Gridded 20-year Parameterization of a Stochastic Weather Generator (CLIGEN) to Fill Gaps in Coverage in the Northern Hemisphere
<p>CLImate GENerator (CLIGEN) is a stochastic weather generator that produces weather time series for soil erosion modeling and various other applications. The generated time series are statistically similar to observed long-term time series. This gridded CLIGEN parameterization with 0.25° spatial resolution complements existing global coverages by filling in remaining gaps that existed in the northern hemisphere (see the map layer *.kmz file with all grid point locations). The coverage is largely represented by Canada, Europe, and Russia and encompasses countries north of ~40°N with no previous known coverage. The CLIGEN inputs may be used to generate daily precipitation, temperature, dewpoint, solar radiation, and wind time series, as well as sub-daily precipitation patterns. The gridded parameterization allows CLIGEN time series to be generated at any point the grid. In particular, the dataset can provide climate drivers for climate-related research in ungauged areas where observed climate records are unavailable.</p> <p>The data are formatted as CLIGEN *.par files, which are the only required input for CLIGEN. The files are contained in the "Grid Files" download with n=114,150 files corresponding to the total number of grid points. The files are labeled according to grid point lat/lon coordinates (WGS84) in decimal degrees. The labeling convention uses 'N' and 'E' (north, east) to represent coordinates with a positive sign and 'S' and 'W' (south, west) to represent coordinates with a negative sign.</p>
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| Format: | Dataset biblioteca |
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2023
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| Subjects: | Climatology, Hydrology, Environmental sciences, Soil sciences, Climate Change, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, climate models, soil erosion, hydrology, NP211, data.gov, ARS, |
| Online Access: | https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Gridded_20-year_Parameterization_of_a_Stochastic_Weather_Generator_CLIGEN_to_Fill_Gaps_in_Coverage_in_the_Northern_Hemisphere/25217369 |
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