EURO-CORDEX datasets for SMHI-RCA4 regional climate model, Andalusia

• Reference websites for the CORDEX and EURO-CORDEX projects
• EURO-CORDEX reference paper: Jacob et al., 2014
• CORDEX archive specifications: technical reference and list of variables
• Regional Climate Model: SMHI-RCA4 (additional documentation)
• Driving Global climate models: EC-Earth, CNRM-CM5, IPSL-CM5A-MR, HadGEM2-ES, MPI-ESM-LR
• Data Format: NetCDF
• Original Projection: EURO-CORDEX curvilinear grid
• Original Resolution: 0.11 deg curv grid, 3 hourly data
• Output Projection/Resolution: unchanged
• Domain: 8W-1.4W; 35.8N-39.0N
• Time Period: 2010, 2025 (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5)
• Postprocessed by: ISAC-CNR

Available variables and units:

• tasmin, tasmax, tas:

  • daily minimum, maximum, mean near surface air temperature
  • Frequency (units) of original data: 3h (K)
  • Frequency (units) of output data: monthly means (Celsius)

• pr:

  • precipitation intensity:
  • Frequency (units) of original data: 3h (kg m-2 s-1)
  • Frequency (units) of output data: monthly means (mm/day)