Statistically Downscaled Climate Scenarios

Description

PCIC offers statisically downscaled daily climate scenarios, at a gridded resolution of 300 arc-seconds (0.0833 degrees, or roughly 10 km) for the simulated period of 1950-2100. The variables available include minimum temperature, maximum temperature, and precipitation. These downscaling outputs are based on Global Climate Model (GCM) projections from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) and historical daily gridded climate data for Canada. Statistical properties and spatial patterns of the downscaled scenarios are based on this gridded observational dataset, which represents one approximation of the actual historical climate. Gridded values may differ from climate stations and biases may be present at high elevations or in areas with low station density. Projected change from historical (1950-2005) in several indices of climate extremes under three Global Circulation Models for two time periods (2050s and 2080s) under RCP 8.5 is provided.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 https://www.pacificclimate.org/data/statistically-downscaled-climate-scenarios
0 http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2011JAMC2684.1
0 http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2011BAMS3132.1
55 The metadata original source https://data.doi.gov/harvest/object/f460b750-bc95-441a-a692-5b73087f3594

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  • precipitation
  • montana
  • evapotranspiration
  • frost-days
  • idaho
  • dry-spell
  • growing-season
  • hydrometeorolgical
  • washington
  • warm-spell
  • british-columbia
  • temperature
  • water-deficit
  • maximum-temperature
  • precipitation-intensity
  • climate-extreme

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