High Resolution WRF Simulations of the Current and Future Climate of North America
d612000
| DOI: 10.5065/D6V40SXP
This historical dataset is recommended for ancillary use only and not as a primary research dataset. It has likely been superseded by a newer, improved dataset.
Abstract:
Note: ds612.5 CONUS (Continental U.S.) II High Resolution Present and Future Climate Simulation has superseded this dataset.
The dataset is from a high resolution climate change simulation that permits convection and resolves mesoscale orography at 4 km grid spacing over much of North America using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. Two 13 years simulations were performed, consisting of a retrospective simulation (October 2000 to September 2013) with initial and boundary conditions from ERA-Interim and a future climate sensitivity simulation with initial and boundary conditions derived from reanalysis and modified by adding the CMIP5 ensemble mean of the high emission scenario climate change.
Temporal Range:
2000-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2013-09-30 23:00 +0000
(Entire dataset)
Period details by dataset product
Period details by dataset product
2000-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2013-09-30 23:00 +0000 (Future climate sensitivity simulation using pseudo-global warming approach, PGW 2D data)
2000-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2013-09-30 21:00 +0000 (Future climate sensitivity simulation using pseudo-global warming approach, PGW 3D data)
2000-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2013-09-30 23:00 +0000 (Retrospective simulation with initial and boundary conditions from ERA-Interim, CTRL 2D data)
2000-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2013-09-30 21:00 +0000 (Retrospective simulation with initial and boundary conditions from ERA-Interim, CTRL 3D data)
2000-10-01 00:00 +0000 (The constant WRF fields for this dataset)
2000-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2013-09-30 23:00 +0000 (WRF model-based radar reflectivity from Future climate sensitivity simulation, computed from WRF's Thompson microphysics module, PGW reflectivity)
2000-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2013-09-30 23:00 +0000 (WRF model-based radar reflectivity from Retrospective simulation, computed from WRF's Thompson microphysics module, CTRL reflectivity)
Variables:
| Air Temperature | Canopy Characteristics | Geopotential Height | Land Surface Temperature |
| Longwave Radiation | Outgoing Longwave Radiation | Planetary Boundary Layer Height | Sea Surface Temperature |
| Shortwave Radiation | Skin Temperature | Snow/Ice Temperature | Snow Water Equivalent |
| Soil Moisture/Water Content | Soil Temperature | Surface Pressure | Surface Winds |
| Total Precipitable Water | Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed | Water Vapor |
Vertical Levels:
See the detailed metadata for level information.
Data Types:
Grid
Spatial Coverage:
Longitude Range: Westernmost=138.852W Easternmost=58.735W
Latitude Range: Southernmost=18.12N Northernmost=57.336N Detailed coverage information Detailed coverage information 4km x 4km (at 40N) oriented 98W (1359x1015 Lambert Conformal starting at 18.136N,122.884W) 4km x 4km (at 40N) oriented 98W (1359x1016 Lambert Conformal starting at 18.12N,122.879W) 4km x 4km (at 40N) oriented 98W (1360x1015 Lambert Conformal starting at 18.132N,122.901W)
Latitude Range: Southernmost=18.12N Northernmost=57.336N Detailed coverage information Detailed coverage information 4km x 4km (at 40N) oriented 98W (1359x1015 Lambert Conformal starting at 18.136N,122.884W) 4km x 4km (at 40N) oriented 98W (1359x1016 Lambert Conformal starting at 18.12N,122.879W) 4km x 4km (at 40N) oriented 98W (1360x1015 Lambert Conformal starting at 18.132N,122.901W)
Data Contributors:
UCAR/NCAR/RAP
Research Application Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Publications:
Liu, Changhai, Kyoko Ikeda, Roy Rasmussen, Mike Barlage, Andrew J. Newman, Andreas F. Prein, Fei Chen, Liang Chen, Martyn Clark, Aiguo Dai, Jimy Dudhia, Trude Eidhammer, David Gochis, Ethan Gutmann, Sopan Kurkute, Yanping Li, Gregory Thompson and David Yates, 2017: Continental-scale convection-permitting modeling of the current and future climate of North America. Climate Dynamics, 49, 71-95 (DOI: 10.1007/s00382-016-3327-9).
Total Volume:
192.79 TB
(Entire dataset)
Volume details by dataset product
Volume details by dataset product
The constant WRF fields for this dataset: 182.64 MB
WRF model-based radar reflectivity from Future climate sensitivity simulation, computed from WRF's Thompson microphysics module, PGW reflectivity: 381.4 GB
Future climate sensitivity simulation using pseudo-global warming approach, PGW 3D data: 67.65 TB
Retrospective simulation with initial and boundary conditions from ERA-Interim, CTRL 3D data: 67.82 TB
WRF model-based radar reflectivity from Retrospective simulation, computed from WRF's Thompson microphysics module, CTRL reflectivity: 395.32 GB
Retrospective simulation with initial and boundary conditions from ERA-Interim, CTRL 2D data: 28.35 TB
Future climate sensitivity simulation using pseudo-global warming approach, PGW 2D data: 28.2 TB
Data Formats:
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More Details:
View a more detailed summary of the data, including specific date ranges and locations by parameter
Metadata Record:
Data License:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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