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Download links for CMIP3-based climate data (subsampled at 4km)

This dataset below was created by Diana Stralberg, Xianli Wang, and Andreas Hamann. It is based on the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 3 (CMIP3) database corresponding to the 4th IPCC Assessment Report (2009). Cite Stralberg et al 2015 Ecol Appl 25: 52-69 for usage.

The database was generated from a 1km digital elevation model, but sub-sampled at 4km vertical and horizontal intervals for a managable database size. This preserves the full range of climate values (as opposed to a 4km average), and captures elevational gradients, temperature inversions, and rain shadows in the mountenous landscape of western North America.

Two sets of variables are available for download in standard ESRI ASCII format. One comprises 20 biologically relevant variables, including seasonal and annual means, extremes, growing and chilling degree days, snow fall, potential evapotranspiration, and a number of drought indices. The second dataset consists of 36 monthly temperature and precipitation variables.

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20 Bioclimate variables
(1961-1990 normal period)
36 Monthly variables
(1961-1990 normal period)
Reference files:
Elev, ID, Boundary
Meta data:
Projection, Variables
ASCII: ASCII format ASCII: ASCII format ASCII, Shape: ASCII format Readme: CSV format, ESRI: ASCII format
 
Average ensembles for all B1 models
Average ensembles for all A1B models
Average ensembles for all A2 models
2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
 
AOGCM name, country of origin, validation rank (lower is better)1
 Emission scenario2
20 Bioclimate variables
36 Monthly variables
BCCR-BCM2.0, Norway, 17 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
CCSM3, USA, 4 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
CGCM 3.1 (T47), Canada, 7 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
CGCM 3.1 (T63), Canada, 7 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
CNRM-CM3, France, 8 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 unavailable unavailable
CSIRO-Mk3.0, Australia, 6 B1 unavailable unavailable
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
CSIRO-Mk3.5, Australia, 5 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
ECHAM5/MPI-OM, Germany, 5 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
ECHO-G/MIUB, Germany/Korea, 6 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
FGOALS-g1.0, China, 12 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 unavailable unavailable
GFDL-CM2.0, USA, 6 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
GFDL-CM2.1, USA, 6 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
GISS-AOM, USA, 13 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 unavailable unavailable
GISS-EH, USA, 19 B1 unavailable unavailable
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 unavailable unavailable
GISS-ER, USA, 12 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
INGV-ECHAM4, Italy/Germany, 1 B1 unavailable unavailable
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
INM-CM3.0, Russia, 10 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
IPSL-CM4, France, 10 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
MIROC3.2 (hires), Japan, 6 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 unavailable unavailable
MIROC3.2 (medres), Japan, 7 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
MRI-CGCM2.3.2, Japan, 8 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
PCM, USA, 9 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
UKMO-HadCM3, UK, 5 B1 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
UKMO-HadGEM1, UK, 5 B1 unavailable unavailable
  A1B 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
  A2 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format 2020s: CSV format, 2050s: ASCII format, 2080s: ASCII format
   1) Validation rank according to Stralberg et al 2015 Ecol Appl 25: 52-69, Appendix 1 (view PDF).
   2) B1: low emission scenario, A1B: moderate emission scenario, A2: high emission scenario.
   3) 2020s: average for years 2011-2040, 2050s: 2041-2070, 2080s: 2071-2100.