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Downscaled CMIP3 and CMIP5 Climate and Hydrology Projections

This archive contains high-resolution translations of climate projections for the contiguous United States. Archive content is based on global climate projections from the World Climate Research Programme’s Coupled Model Intercomparison Projects. Phase 3 (CMIP3) and Phase 5 (CMIP5) of these experiments informed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fourth Assessment Report and Fifth Assessment Report, respectively.

Users can specify a customized data retrieval through the Subset Request form, or access ftp directories containing projection-specific full coverage datasets (variable, space, time) in netcdf data format through the Complete Archives tab.

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Hazards
Changing Seasons
Extreme Heat
Flooding – General
Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems
Assets
Agriculture and Food Supply
Energy and Utilities
Natural Areas and Wildlife
People
Transportation and Mobility
Water Infrastructure – General
Sources
Climate Analytics Group Climate Central Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory National Center for Atmospheric Research | Research Applications Laboratory Santa Clara University USACE—U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Bureau of Reclamation USGS—United States Geological Survey
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