Data and products of statistically downscaled climate scenarios datasets based on an ensemble of global climate model projections from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5)
The Statistically downscaled climate scenarios dataset provides projected changes in temperature and precipitation, with respect to the reference period of 1986-2005, for three emission scenarios, RCP2.6, RCP4.5, RCP8.5, at a 10km resolution. Downscaled data are based on global climate model projections from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). The median projected changes across the downscaled multi-model ensemble are shown.
Access
How to access the data
This data is available from the MSC GeoMet API / web services and on the MSC Datamart data server:
- Data available from the GeoMet-Climate API / geospatial web services
- NetCDF data available on the MSC Datamart
An overview and examples to access and use the Meteorological Service of Canada's open data is available. Example of a web map configured to display the DCS.PR.RCP26.YEAR.2021-2040_PCTL50 layer served by MSC GeoMet:
Licence
The end-user licence for Environment and Climate Change Canada's data servers specifies the conditions of use of this data.
Metadata
- The metadata of the statistically downscaled scenarios of projected mean temperature change are available on the Open Government Portal.
- The metadata of the statistically downscaled scenarios of projected maximum temperature change are available on the Open Government Portal.
- The metadata of the statistically downscaled scenarios of projected minimum temperature change are available on the Open Government Portal.
- The metadata of the statistically downscaled scenarios of projected total precipitation change are available on the Open Government Portal.
Technical documentation
- Technical note
- Statistically downscaled climate scenarios
- Introduction to climate scenarios
- This data is also available through the Canadian Climate Services Centre