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CMIP6 climate projections

This catalogue entry provides daily and monthly global climate projections data from a large number of experiments, models and time periods computed in the framework of the sixth phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6). CMIP6 data underpins the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 6th Assessment Report. The use of these data is mostly aimed at: addressing outstanding scientific questions that arose as part of the IPCC reporting process; improving the understanding of the

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Source details

Licence: other

Evidence quality: 34.9

Listed in cds public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).

Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z

What's in it

Data offered docs-verified: daily and monthly global climate projections · CMIP6 historical experiments (1850-2014) and SSP scenario experiments (2015-2100) · 2D and 3D data with optional spatial and/or temporal subsetting of requests · air temperature · near-surface air temperature · daily maximum and minimum near-surface air temperature · precipitation · snowfall flux · snow depth · near-surface wind speed · relative humidity · near-surface specific humidity · surface downwelling shortwave and longwave radiation · evaporation including sublimation and transpiration · total runoff · moisture in upper portion of soil column · sea surface temperature · sea level pressure · total cloud cover
Coverage docs-verified: Global · 1850-2014 (historical experiments); 2015-2100 (SSP experiments)
Resolution docs-verified: Spatial: varies between models (regular latitude-longitude grid; separate ocean grid). Temporal: monthly, daily, or fixed (no temporal resolution).
Formats docs-verified: NetCDF4
Access docs-verified: Licence: CMIP6 - Data Access - Terms of Use. Cost not stated in docs; login/register shown on the CDS page.

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred: Climate change allowance inputs for drainage strategy using SSP projected rainfall and temperature · Future runoff and soil moisture trend screening for FRA and water resources assessments · Projected evaporation and temperature inputs for drought and low-flow risk assessment · Comparing model ensembles of future precipitation to bound design rainfall uplift
Audience llm-inferred: hydrologists · drainage engineers · flood consultants · water resources engineers · climate risk analysts · environmental consultants

Limitations

Constraints llm-inferred: Global gridded data; no UK-specific downscaling is described in the docs · Horizontal resolution varies between models, so grids are not harmonised · Temporal coverage limited to 1850-2014 historical and 2015-2100 SSP experiments · Requires NetCDF processing and regridding before use in GIS or catchment tools · Terms of use apply under the CMIP6 data access licence

Evidence

Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.