CORDEX
Regional climate downscaling (RCD) techniques, including both dynamical and statistical approaches, are being increasingly used to provide higher-resolution climate information than is available directly from contemporary global climate models. The techniques available, their applications, and the community using them are broad and varied, and it is a growing area. It is important however that these techniques, and the results they produce, be applied appropriately and that their strengths and weaknesses are understood. This requires a better evaluation and quantification of the performance of the different techniques for application to specific problems. Building on experience gained in the global modelling community, a coordinated, international effort to objectively assess and intercompare various RCD techniques will provide a means to evaluate their performance, to illustrate benefits and shortcomings of different approaches, and to provide a more solid scientific basis for impact assessments and other uses of downscaled climate information.
The WCRP views regional downscaling as both an important research topic and an opportunity to engage a broader community of climate scientists in its activities. The Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) has served as a catalyst to achieve this goal.
Official website: http://wcrp-cordex.ipsl.jussieu.fr/
EURO-CORDEX - High resolution climate model at 0.44 degrees and 0.11 degrees.
Official website: http://www.euro-cordex.net/
Node in Sweden: http://esg-dn1.nsc.liu.se/esgf-web-fe/
Procedure to download CORDEX data
- Select a node.
- Click "Search" on the top toolbar.
- On search categories choos at least three criteria.
- Add useful datasets to the cart.
- Go to the tab "Data Cart".
- Click on "WGET all selected" to create an executable file allowing the automatic download of all the selected files.
- Execute the file on a unix client and followi instruction.
Data will downloaded in netCDF format in the same folder of the executed file.
