Second Generation Canadian Center for Climate Modelling and Analysis Earth System Model

Abbreviated Model Name:

CanESM2

Ensemble:

CMIP5

Experiments:

RCP 2.6

RCP 4.5

RCP 8.5

historical

Getting the Data

Data Access Link:

World Data Center for Climate CMIP5 Archive

Create an account here to download CMIP5 data. Instructions on how to search for and acquire the data are available here.

Data File Format:

.nc

Data Filename Convention:

prc_day_CanESM2_rcp85_r1i1p1_20060101-21001231.nc

Data Filenames to Download:

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Documentation

Model Documentation Link:

Data Distribution Center (select model and experiment from table)

IPCC AR5 WG1 Chapter 9 Report (see Appendix 9A)

World Data Center for Climate (click magnifying glass in far right column for each experiment)

CMIP5 Variable Descriptions

CMIP5 Model Component Descriptions (ES-DOC)

CMIP5 Variable Descriptions (New Table)

Time and Space Information

Available Years of Data:

1850-2005

2006-2100