Dataset
UKCP Local Projections by Administrative Regions over the UK 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 (2.2km), helping to inform adaptation to a changing climate.
The projections cover the UK and three time-slices (1981-2000, 2021-2040 and 2061-2080), 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 2.2km data for UK Administrative Regions.
Note that these data 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 Project News page: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/approach/collaboration/ukcp/ukcp18-project-news/index. The previous version of the data will be retained on CEDA for twelve months until 21st July 2022.
Details
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No news update for this record
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No related previous identifiers.
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| Access rules: |
Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence: 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 Realisations for UK Administrative Regions 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: 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
- var_id: geo_region
- long_name: Region
- units: no_unit
- 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: 1
- long_name: month_number
- var_id: month_number
- var_id: month_number_bnds
- standard_name: region
- var_id: region
- long_name: season
- var_id: season
- units: no_unit
- units: 1
- long_name: season_year
- var_id: season_year
- var_id: time_bnds
- units: 1
- long_name: year
- var_id: year
- var_id: year_bnds
- units: 1
- long_name: yyyymm
- var_id: yyyymm
- units: 1
- long_name: yyyymmdd
- var_id: yyyymmdd
Co-ordinate Variables
- 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° |