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Dataset

 

UKCP18 Global Projections on a 60km grid over the UK for 1900-2100

Update Frequency: As Needed
Latest Data Update: 2020-10-15
Status: Ongoing
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2018-11-26
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 21.41K Files | 64GB

Abstract

Global climate model projections for the CMIP5 RCP8.5 emissions scenario produced as part of the UK Climate Projection 2018 (UKCP18) project. Data has been produced by the UK Met Office Hadley Centre, and provides information on changes in 21st century climate for the UK, helping to inform adaptation to a changing climate.

The set of 28 projections is a combination of 15 coupled model simulations produced by the Met Office Hadley Centre, and 13 coupled simulations from CMIP5 contributed by different climate modelling centres.

This data set provides information on changes in climate across the entire globe from 1900 to 2100 for RCP8.5. Each projection provides an example of climate variability in a changing climate, which is consistent across many climate variables at different times and spatial locations.

This dataset contains 60km for the UK only on the Ordnance Survey's British National Grid.

Citable as:  Met Office Hadley Centre (2018): UKCP18 Global Projections on a 60km grid over the UK for 1900-2100. Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/854bb0de8a5e4bfaafe322bbfc57ea57
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: UK, Climate, Projections, UKCP18, Global, Simulation, Model, Runs, RCP8.5, rcp85

Details

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Data lineage:

Data provided by the UK Met Office.
Some data files that were incorrectly added to the archive were removed on 27/04/2020. Details are provided at: http://dap.ceda.ac.uk/thredds/fileServer/badc/ukcp18/data/land-gcm/uk/60km/rcp85/01/ERRATA.txt

File Format:
Data are NetCDF formatted

Process overview

This dataset was generated by the computation detailed below.
Title

UKCP18 Climate Realisations for UK on OSGB grid from Global Runs

Abstract

Climate model simulations made using the HadGEM3 model. The uncertainties in the projections of future climate are represented by the spread of the perturbed multi-model ensemble.

Input Description

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Output Description

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Software Reference

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  • units: %
  • standard_name: cloud_area_fraction
  • var_id: clt
  • long_name: Cloud area fraction
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: eastward_wind
  • var_id: uas
  • long_name: Eastward wind component
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • units: degC
  • var_id: tasmax
  • long_name: Maximum air temperature
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • var_id: tas
  • units: degC
  • long_name: Mean air temperature
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • units: degC
  • var_id: tasmin
  • long_name: Minimum air temperature
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_net_downward_longwave_flux
  • var_id: rls
  • long_name: Net Surface long wave flux
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_net_downward_shortwave_flux
  • var_id: rss
  • long_name: Net Surface short wave flux
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: northward_wind
  • var_id: vas
  • long_name: Northward wind component
  • var_id: pr
  • units: mm/day
  • standard_name: lwe_precipitation_rate
  • long_name: Precipitation rate
  • units: hPa
  • var_id: psl
  • standard_name: air_pressure_at_sea_level
  • long_name: Pressure at mean sea level
  • standard_name: relative_humidity
  • units: %
  • long_name: Relative humidity
  • var_id: hurs
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: specific_humidity
  • var_id: huss
  • long_name: Specific humidity
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: wind_speed
  • var_id: sfcWind
  • long_name: Wind speed at 10m
  • units: 1
  • long_name: ensemble_member
  • var_id: ensemble_member
  • units: 1
  • long_name: ensemble_member_id
  • var_id: ensemble_member_id
  • units: 1
  • long_name: month_number
  • var_id: month_number
  • units: m
  • standard_name: projection_x_coordinate
  • var_id: projection_x_coordinate
  • var_id: projection_x_coordinate_bnds
  • units: m
  • standard_name: projection_y_coordinate
  • var_id: projection_y_coordinate
  • var_id: projection_y_coordinate_bnds
  • units: 1
  • long_name: season
  • var_id: season
  • var_id: time_bnds
  • var_id: transverse_mercator
  • units: 1
  • long_name: year
  • var_id: year
  • units: 1
  • long_name: yyyymm
  • var_id: yyyymm
  • units: 1
  • long_name: yyyymmdd
  • var_id: yyyymmdd

Co-ordinate Variables

  • units: degrees_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • var_id: latitude
  • units: degrees_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • var_id: longitude
  • long_name: time
  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: time
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1961-01-01T00:00:00
End time:
2100-12-30T23:59:59
Geographic Extent

 
60.5700°
 
-12.6100°
 
4.5900°
 
48.8300°
 
Related parties
Principal Investigators (1)