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Climate Model Data

Raw CMIP Archives

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The data is available as downloaded from ESGF.

Note

"Resolution: native" means that each model output is available on the native grid on which it was run. Size and file information last updated in June 2021.

CMIP2

/net/atmos/data/cmip2
  • Size: 0.01 TB
  • Number of files: 500
  • Access: direct / rsync
  • Status: frozen (2010-10)
  • Resolution: native

CMIP3

/net/atmos/data/cmip3
  • Size: 6 TB
  • Number of files: 40.000
  • Access: direct / rsync
  • Status: frozen (2016-12)
  • Resolution: native

CMIP5

/net/atmos/data/cmip5
  • Size: 130 TB
  • Number of files: 700.000
  • Access: direct / rsync
  • Status: monthly updated
  • Resolution: native

CMIP6

/net/atmos/data/cmip6

/nfs/atmos/c2sm/cmip6
  • Size: 520 TB
  • Number of Files: 5.500.000
  • Access: direct / rsync
  • Status: weekly updated
  • Resolution: native

CMIP Next Generation

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The datasets are checked, standardized, and regridded to common grid.

Note

Next Generation (ng) archives were maintained by Reto's group (Jan Sedlacek/Lukas Brunner). Ruth Lorenz / C2SM took over cmip6-ng in 2022. Contact: cmip6-archive@env.ethz.ch. Documentation: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.373412 .

CMIP3-ng

/net/atmos/data/cmip3-ng
  • Size: 0.5 TB
  • Number of files: 5.000
  • Access: direct / rsync
  • Status: frozen (2019-03)
  • Variables: n/a
  • Resolution: native and 2.5°x2.5°

CMIP5-ng

/net/atmos/data/cmip5-ng
  • Size: 33 TB
  • Number of files: 100.000
  • Access: direct / rsync
  • Status: frozen (2019-03)
  • Variables: n/a
  • Resolution: native and 2.5° x 2.5°

CMIP6-ng

/net/atmos/data/cmip6-ng

/nfs/atmos/c2sm/cmip6-ng
  • Size: 200.63 TB
  • Number of files: 663,802
  • Access: direct / rsync
  • Status: frozen (2019-03)
  • Variables: areacella, clt, co2mass, evspsbl, evspsblsoi, evspsblveg, gpp, hfds, hfls, hfss, hurs, huss, lai, masks, mrro, mrros, mrso, mrsol, mrsos, nbp, npp, pr, prw, ps, psl, ra, rh, rlds, rldscs, rlus, rlut, rlutcs, rsds, rsdscs, rsdt, rsus, rsuscs, rsut, rsutcs, rtmt, sfcWind, sftlf, siconc, ta, tas, tasmax, tasmin, tauu, tauv, tos, tran, treeFrac, tsl, uas, vas, zg500, zos
  • Resolution: native and 2.5° x 2.5°

Raw CORDEX

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The data is available as downloaded.

CORDEX

/net/atmos/data/cordex

/nfs/atmos/c2sm/cordex

/store/c2sm/c2sme/cordex
  • Size: 356.97 TB
  • Number of files: 552,595
  • Access: direct / rsync
  • Status: monthly updated
  • Resolution: 0.44° and 0.11°

CORDEX-ReKliEs

/net/atmos/data/cordex-reklies

/nfs/atmos/c2sm/cordex-reklies
  • Size: 22.41 TB
  • Number of files: 94,936
  • Access: direct
  • Status: monthly updated
  • Resolution: 0.11°

CORDEX Data for Climate Scenarios

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The data is checked, and regridded to identical grids if necessary.

CORDEX.ch2018

/net/ch4/data/cordex.ch2018-freeze-2.1

/store/c2sm/c2sme/cordex.ch2018-freeze-2.1
  • Size: 11 TB
  • Number of files: 1.800
  • Access: direct
  • Status: frozen (2019-04)
  • Variables: hfls, hfss, hurs, huss, pr, prc, ps, psl, rlds, rlus, rsds, rsus, sfcWind, sund, tas, evspsbl, hus850, mrro, mrso, rlut, rsdt, rsut, snd, snw, ta200, ta500, ta850, ts, ua500, ua850, uas, va500, va850, vas, zg500, clt, prhmax, prsn, sfcWindmax, snc, tasmax, tasmin, wsgsmax, orog, sftlf
  • Resolution: 0.44° and 0.11°

CORDEX.ch2025

/net/ch4/data/cordex.ch2025/
  • Size: 46 TB
  • Number of files: 3.500
  • Access: direct
  • Status: ongoing
  • Variables:
    • daily: pr, tas, tasmax, tasmin, zg500
  • Resolution: 0.44° and 0.11°

CORDEX-FPSCONV

/net/krypton/hyclimm_nobackup/CORDEX-FPSCONV/ALP-3/

/store/c2sm/c2sme/CH202X/CORDEX-FPSCONV/ALP-3/
  • Size: 30 TB
  • Number of files: 22.949
  • Access: direct / rsync
  • Status: ongoing
  • Variables:
    • 1hr: pr, tas
    • daily: pr, tas, tasmax, tasmin
  • Resolution: 2-3 km