Dataset
UKCP Local Projections at 2.2 km Resolution for 1980-2080
Abstract
Convection permitting climate model projections produced as part of the UK Climate Projection 2018 (UKCP18) project. The data produced by the Met Office Hadley Centre provides information on changes in climate for the UK until 2080, downscaled to a high resolution (2.2 km), helping to inform adaptation to a changing climate.
The projections cover the UK and the time period 1981 to 2080 for a high emissions scenario RCP8.5. Each projection provides an example of climate variability in a changing climate, which is consistent across climate variables at different times and spatial locations.
This dataset contains 2.2 km data for the UK on the 2.2 km rotated pole grid.
Note that the first version of this data covered three time slices (1981-2000, 2021-2040 and 2061-2080), and in March 2023 the remaining time slices (2001-2020, 2041-2060) were added. Also note that the data for the three time slices (1981-2000, 2021-2040 and 2061-2080) were updated during summer 2021, after the correction of a coding error relating to graupel. Full details can be found on the Met Office website, on the UKCP Project News page: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/approach/collaboration/ukcp/ukcp18-project-news/index.
Details
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No news update for this record
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| Access rules: |
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Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s): http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
| Data lineage: |
Data provided by the UK Met Office |
| File Format: |
Data are NetCDF formatted
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Process overview
| Title | UKCP18 Climate Simulations from Europe Regional Climate Model Realisations |
| Abstract | The climate model projections are all variants of the limited-area atmosphere-only version of the Met Office Hadley Centre Global Environmental model (HadGEM3). They provide downscaled projections for the UK or Europe, driven by an ensemble of 60km Hadley Centre global coupled models HadGEM3-GC3.05. |
| Input Description | None |
| Output Description | None |
| Software Reference | None |
- 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
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: wind_speed_of_gust
- long_name: Maximum Wind Speed of Gust at 10m
- var_id: wsgmax10m
- 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: 1
- var_id: flashrate
- standard_name: frequency_of_lightning_flashes_per_unit_area
- long_name: NUMBER OF LIGHTNING FLASHES
- 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
- standard_name: snowfall_flux
- var_id: prsn
- units: mm/day
- long_name: Snowfall Flux
- units: 1
- standard_name: specific_humidity
- var_id: huss
- long_name: Specific humidity
- standard_name: surface_snow_amount
- var_id: snw
- units: mm
- long_name: Surface Snow Amount
- 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: degrees
- standard_name: grid_latitude
- var_id: grid_latitude
- var_id: grid_latitude_bnds
- units: degrees
- standard_name: grid_longitude
- var_id: grid_longitude
- var_id: grid_longitude_bnds
- units: 1
- long_name: month_number
- var_id: month_number
- var_id: rotated_latitude_longitude
- var_id: time_bnds
- units: 1
- long_name: year
- var_id: year
- units: 1
- long_name: yyyymm
- var_id: yyyymm
- units: 1
- long_name: yyyymmdd
- var_id: yyyymmdd
- units: 1
- long_name: yyyymmddhh
- var_id: yyyymmddhh
Co-ordinate Variables
- units: degrees_north
- standard_name: latitude
- var_id: latitude
- units: degrees_east
- standard_name: longitude
- var_id: longitude
- standard_name: time
- var_id: time
Temporal Range
1980-01-01T00:00:00
2000-12-30T23:59:59
Geographic Extent
60.5700° |
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-12.6100° |
4.5900° |
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48.8300° |