Data and products of the climate scenarios datasets based on an ensemble of global climate model projections from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5)
The Global climate model scenarios dataset is based on an ensemble of global climate model projections from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) are provided. Multi-model ensembles of modelled output (actual value) and projected change (anomaly) are available for historical simulations and three emission scenarios at a 1x1 degree grid resolution. Projected changes are expressed as anomalies with respect to the reference period of 1986-2005. A range of percentiles across the multi-model ensembles are available for download.
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 on the GeoMet-Climate geospatial web services
- Data available on the GeoMet-OGC-API geospatial web services:
- CMIP5 - Projected annual
- CMIP5 - Projected seasonal
- CMIP5 - Projected monthly
- CMIP5 - Projected annual anomaly
- CMIP5 - Projected seasonal anomaly
- CMIP5 - Projected monthly anomaly
- CMIP5 - Projected annual anomaly for 20 years average
- CMIP5 - Projected seasonal anomaly for 20 years average
- CMIP5 - Historical annual
- CMIP5 - Historical seasonal
- CMIP5 - Historical monthly
- CMIP5 - Historical annual anomaly
- CMIP5 - Historical seasonal anomaly
- CMIP5 - Historical monthly anomaly
- 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 CMIP5.TT.HISTO.SUMMER.ABS_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.
MSC Open Data Service Usage Policy
The MSC Open Data Service Usage Policy determines what constitutes an acceptable use of MSC Open Data services and provides users best practices for optimal use.
Metadata
- The metadata of the projected temperature change based on CMIP5 multi-model ensembles are available on the Open Government Portal
- The metadata of the projected precipitation change based on CMIP5 multi-model ensembles are available on the Open Government Portal
- The metadata of the projected Snow Depth change based on CMIP5 multi-model ensembles are available on the Open Government Portal
- The metadata of the projected sea ice thickness change based on CMIP5 multi-model ensembles are available on the Open Government Portal
- The metadata of the projected sea ice concentration change based on CMIP5 multi-model ensembles are available on the Open Government Portal
- The metadata of the projected surface wind speed change based on CMIP5 multi-model ensembles are available on the Open Government Portal
Technical documentation
- Technical note
- Information on Representative Concentration Pathways
- Introduction to climate scenarios
- This data is also available through the Canadian Climate Services Centre