Bias-corrected EURO-CORDEX RCM simulations for the OPTAIN case studies
<p>Bias-corrected EURO-CORDEX RCM simulations are available on a daily timescale for:</p>
<p>-period 1981-2099/2100,</p>
<p>-6 RCM,</p>
<p>-3 scenarios (RCPs 2.6, 4.5 and 8.5),</p>
<p>-7 variables (mean, minimum and maximum temperature, precipitation, solar radiation, wind speed at 2 m and relative humidity) and</p>
<p>-18 domains and 23 locations within these domains.</p>
<p>Bias correction and further downscaling to 0.1° was done using <a href="https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/cdsapp#!/dataset/reanalysis-era5-land?tab=overview">ERA5-Land</a> reanalysis data with non-parametric empirical quantile mapping. Moreover, the interpolation of gridded bias-corrected climate model simulations to the locations was made using universal kriging.</p>
<p><strong>Organization of the data</strong></p>
<p>The name of the files are <em>domain</em>-<em>type</em>.zip, where <em>type</em> is gridded (NetCDF) or point (csv). Each zip file contains multiple files, organized in subfolders: <em>experiment</em>/<em>modelNumber</em>/<em>variable</em>.nc for gridded and <em>experiment</em>/<em>modelNumber</em>/<em>variable-pilotFieldNumber</em>.txt for point data, where <em>experiment </em>is rcp26, rcp45 or rcp85.</p>
<p><em>domain and pilotFieldNumber</em></p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<p><strong>domain</strong></p>
</td>
<td>
<p><strong>domain </strong><strong>location (min and max. Longitude, min and max latitude</strong><strong>)</strong></p>
</td>
<td>
<p><strong>pilotFieldNumber</strong></p>
</td>
<td>
<p><strong>pilot field </strong><strong>location (longitude, latitude)</strong></p>
</td>
<td>
<p><strong>case study</strong><strong> number</strong></p>
</td>
<td>
<p><strong>country</strong></p>
</td>
<td>
<p><strong>Name (OPTAIN case study)</strong></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>01</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>50.95 51.45 14.55 15.05</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p> </p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>DEU</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Schoeps</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>02</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>46.35 47.05 6.55 7.15</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>2</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>46.816667 6.95</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>2</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>CHE</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Petite Glane</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>02_1</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>46.75 47.25 7.25 7.75</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>46.983333 7.466667</p>
<p> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>02_34</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>47.35 47.85 8.35</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>3</p>
<p>4</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>47.433333 8.516667</p>
<p>47.683333 8.616667</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>02_5</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>46.15 46.65 5.95 6.45</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>5</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>46.4 6.233333</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>03a</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>46.65 47.15 17.45 17.95</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>4</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>46.92649 17.68246</p>
<p>46.9166 17.68976</p>
<p>46.91283 17.69754</p>
<p>46.91283 17.69723</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>3a</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>HUN</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Csorsza</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>03b</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>46.45 46.95 16.65 17.15</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p> </p>
</td>
<td>
<p>3b</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>HUN</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Felso Valicka</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>04</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>52.35 52.85 18.45 18.95</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>52.597469 18.728617</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>4</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>POL</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Upper Zglowiaczka</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>05</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>46.35 46.85 15.35 15.85</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p> </p>
</td>
<td>
<p>5</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>SVN</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Pesnica</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>06</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>46.45 46.95 16.15 16.65</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p> </p>
</td>
<td>
<p>6</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>HUN/SVN</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Kebele/Kobiljski</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>07</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>49.85 50.35 4.75 5.25</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p> </p>
</td>
<td>
<p>7</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>BEL</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>La Wimbe</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>08</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>55.15 55.75 23.55 24.05</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1</p>
<p>2</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>55.522057 23.799235</p>
<p>55.42233194 23.82580339</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>8</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>LTU</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Dotnuvele</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>09</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>45.45 45.95 9.65 10.15</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> </p>
</td>
<td>
<p> </p>
</td>
<td>
<p>9</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>ITA</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Cherio</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>10</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>59.45 59.95 10.75 11.25</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>7</p>
<p>8</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>59.71949 10.83576</p>
<p>59.6833306 10.8833298</p>
<p>59.6833306 10.8833298</p>
<p>59.665 10.9475</p>
<p>59.665 10.9475</p>
<p>59.841012 10.903597</p>
<p>59.757631 11.072031</p>
<p>59.539623 10.856447</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>10</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>NOR</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Krogstad</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>11</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>46.45 46.95 17.55 18.05</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1</p>
<p>2</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>46.658333 17.75583</p>
<p>46.656944 17.75833</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>11</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>HUN</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Tetves</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>12</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>49.35 49.85 14.75 15.25</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>49.616837 15.078266</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>12</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>CZE</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Cechticky</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>13</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>55.85 56.35 25.85 26.45</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> </p>
</td>
<td>
<p> </p>
</td>
<td>
<p>13</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>LVA</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Dviete</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>14</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>59.75 60.25 17.55 18.05</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> </p>
</td>
<td>
<p> </p>
</td>
<td>
<p>14</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>SWE</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Ingvastaan Lehstaan</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<p><em>modelNumber</em></p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<p><strong>modelNumber</strong></p>
</td>
<td>
<p><strong>Driving Model (GCM)</strong></p>
</td>
<td>
<p><strong>Ensemble</strong></p>
</td>
<td>
<p><strong>RCM </strong></p>
</td>
<td>
<p><strong>End date</strong></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>1</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>EC-EARTH</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>r12i1p1</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>CCLM4-8-17</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>31.12.2100</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>2</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>EC-EARTH</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>r3i1p1</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>HIRHAM5</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>31.12.2100</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>3</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>HadGEM2-ES</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>r1i1p1</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>HIRHAM5</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>30.12.2099</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>4</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>HadGEM2-ES</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>r1i1p1</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>RACMO22E</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>30.12.2099</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>5</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>HadGEM2-ES</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>r1i1p1</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>RCA4</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>30.12.2099</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>6</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>MPI-ESM-LR</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>r2i1p1</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>REMO2009</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>31.12.2100</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<p><em>variable</em></p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<p><strong>variable</strong></p>
</td>
<td>
<p><strong>description</strong></p>
</td>
<td>
<p><strong>Unit</strong></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>Tmean</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Mean temperature</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>°C</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>Tmin</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Min temperature</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>°C</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>Tmax</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Max temperature</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>°C</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>prec</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Precipitation</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>mm</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>solarRad</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Solar radiation</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>MJ/m2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>windSpeed</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Wind speed at 2m</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>m/s</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>relHum</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Relative humidity</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>%</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Methodolody</strong></p>
<p>Bias correction was done using non-parametric empirical quantile mapping with modified method from R package <a href="https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/qmap/index.html">qmap</a>. Parameters selected were: corrections for each day of the year using a moving windows for a 31 days; 100 quantiles; wet days corrections for precipitation. The reference period is 1981-2010.</p>
<p>The interpolation of gridded bias-corrected climate model simulations to the location was made using universal kriging with R packages <a href="https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/automap/index.html">automap</a> and <a href="https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/gstat/index.html">gstat</a> with (external) variables x, y, x2, y2, x*y, z, where x is latitude, y is longitude, and z is elevation. For Digital Elevation Model <a href="https://webmap.ornl.gov/wcsdown/dataset.jsp?dg_id=10008_1">Shuttle Radar Topography Mission</a> was used. If there was an error using above mentioned variables, the number of variables was reduced to x, y, x*y, z and if there was still an error to x, y, z.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Funding</strong></p>
<p>This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 862756.</p>
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