Standard data package, Climate Data

Data Delivery Details

This standard package for climate data includes:

Geographical domain	Choice of one region (see World-Wide-HYPE model)
Model version	WWH1.3.3 (GCM), WWH1.3.6 (RCM)
Driving data	Choice of one option: GCM¹ 18 models, RCP 4.5 and 8.5 (Available for all domains) RCM², at least 10 models, RCP 4.5 and 8.5 (Available for Africa and Middle East, Europe and Mediterranean, and West Asia)
Variables	Choice of one option: Monthly average timeseries of river discharge and runoff (1981-2100), see Table 1. Monthly Indicators of climate (table 2) and water (table 3) for time windows (1981-2010,2011-2040, 2041-2070, 2071-2100) Annual Indicators of climate (table 4) and water (table 5) for period (1981-2010,2011-2040, 2041-2070, 2071-2100)
Delivery format	NetCDF for time series/indicators and shape file for catchment borders.
Price	€ 6,000

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Notes:

Global Climate Models from Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) from the World Climate Research Programme (https://www.wcrp-climate.org/wgcm-cmip)
Regional Climate Models from Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) from the World Climate Research Programme (https://cordex.org/)

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GCM: 18 models ,RCP 4.5 and 8.5 (Available for all domains)
RCM: 10 models ,RCP 4.5 and 8.5 (Only available for Africa and Middle East, Europe, East and South Asia)

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Monthly mean time series (table 1) of river discharge (m3/s) and runoff (mm/period)for the period 1981-2100
Monthly Indicators of water and climate (table 2 and 3) for 30-year periods 1981-2010,2011-2040,2041-2070,2071-2100
Annual Indicator of climate and water (tables 4 and 5) for 30-year periods 1981-2010, 2011-2040, 2041-2070, 2071-2100

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Global Regions From The World-Wide-HYPE Model

Climate change impact river flow in the World-Wide HYPE model is compared to other climate services by:

Merks, C. Photiadou, F. Ludwig & B. Arheimer (2020) Comparison of open access global climate services for hydrological data, Hydrological Sciences Journal, DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2020.1820012, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02626667.2020.1820012

The standard package includes time series for some 10 000 – 30 000 catchments in each region. Click on the maps below to enlarge them.

Arctic Ocean drainage area

23.26 million km2 (area)
divided into 27 887 catchments

North America

21.46 million km² (area)
divided into 29 429 catchments

Central America

21.74 million km2 (area)
divided into 22 682 catchments

South America

21.46 million km2 (area)
divided into 29 429 catchments

Europe and Mediterranean

17.76 million km2 (area)
divided into 16 394 catchments

Middle East, Northern Africa

39.13 million km2 (area)
divided into 27 155 catchments

Africa and Middle East

40.31 million km2 (area)
divided into 27 889 catchments

Middle East and West Asia

35.34 million km2 (area)
divided into 28 520 catchments

Central Asia

35.87 million km2 (area)
divided into 31 184 catchments

East Asia

27.53 million km2 (area)
divided into 27 453 catchments

Australia and Oceania

10.16 million km2 (area)
divided into 9 845 catchments

Standard Package Tables

Table1: Monthly time series (ECV). Monthly means for 1981-2100.

Variable	Aggregation	Unit	Definition
River discharge (cout)	Monthly	m3/s	Volume rate of water flow that is transported through a given cross-sectional area. It is synonymous to streamflow.
Runoff (crun)	Monthly	mm/month	Runoff is defined as the sum of surface and subsurface runoff to streams for each grid cell or catchment.

River discharge (cout)

Variable	River discharge (cout)
Aggregation	Monthly
Unit	m3/s
Definition	Volume rate of water flow that is transported through a given cross-sectional area. It is synonymous to streamflow.

Runoff (crun)

Variable	Runoff (crun)
Aggregation	Monthly
Unit	mm/month
Definition	Runoff is defined as the sum of surface and subsurface runoff to streams for each grid cell or catchment.

Table 2: Climate Indicators (monthly). Monthly averages for the following 30yr periods: 1981-2010, 2011-2040, 2041-2070, 2071-2100

Indicator	Aggregation	Unit	Definition
Precipitation mean	Monthly	mm/day	Calculated as the mean monthly values of daily precipitation averaged over a 30 year period.
Mean Temperature	Monthly	C°	Calculated as the mean monthly values of daily mean temperature (at 2m height) averaged over a 30 year period.
Heating degree	Monthly	C°	Calculated as the monthly sum of 17C° minus daily mean temperature (at 2m height) when it is below 17C averaged over a 30 year period. Zero values indicate no heating degree.
Maximum temperature	Monthly	C°	Calculated as the maximum monthly values of daily maximum temperature (at 2m height) averaged over a 30 year period.
Minimum temperature	Monthly	C°	Calculated as the minimum monthly values of daily minimum temperature (at 2m height) averaged over a 30 year period.
Frost days	Monthly	no. of days	Calculated as the number of days per monthly when daily minimum temperature (at 2m height) is below 0oC, averaged over a 30 year period.
Tropical nights	Monthly	no. of days	Calculated as the monthly number of days when daily minimum temperature (at 2m height) is above 20oC, averaged over a 30 year period.

Table 3: Water Indicators (monthly). Monthly averages for the following 30yr periods: 1981-2010, 2011-2040, 2041-2070, 2071-2100.

Indicator	Aggregation	Unit	Definition
Mean runoff (crun)	monthly	mm/month	Runoff is defined as the sum of surface and subsurface runoff to streams for each grid cell or catchment. The indicator is calculated as the monthly mean values of daily runoff averaged over a 30 year period.
Mean water discharge (cout)	monthly	m3/s	River discharge is the volume rate of water flow that is transported through a given cross-sectional area. It is synonymous to streamflow. The indicator is calculated as the monthly mean values of daily runoff averaged over a 30 year period.
Mean soil moisture (srff)	monthly	–	Soil moisture is the water stored in the soil and is affected by precipitation, temperature, soil characteristics, and more. Here soil moisture is defined as soil moisture root zone (upper two soil layers) as fraction of the field capacity volume. The indicator is calculated as the mean monthly soil moisture root zone as a fraction of field capacity for a 30 years period.
Wetness potential (epot, cprc)	monthly	mm/month	The indicator is calculated as the monthly mean values of precipitation minus potential evapotranspiration averaged over a 30 year period.
Aridity potential (epot, cprc)	monthly	–	The indicator is calculated as the monthly mean values of the ratio between potential evapotranspiration and precipitation over a 30 year period. Potential evapotranspiration is the modelled evapotranspiration when there is abundant water.
Aridity actual (evap, cprc)	monthly	–	The indicator is calculated as the monthly mean values of the ratio between actual evapotranspiration and precipitation over a 30 year period. Actual evapotranspiration is the modelled evapotranspiration computed only with available water.
Water temperature in catchments (cct2)	monthly	°C	Water temperature is the simulated water temperature in a catchment. The indicator is calculated as mean monthly values of water temperature for a 30 years period.

Table 4: Water Indicators (annual). Annual averages for the following 30yr periods: 1981-2010, 2011-2040, 2041-2070, 2071-2100.

Indicator	Aggregation	Unit	Definition
Mean runoff (crun)	Annual	mm/month	Runoff is defined as the sum of surface and subsurface runoff to streams for each grid cell or catchment. The indicator is calculated as the annual mean values of daily runoff averaged over a 30 year period.
Mean water discharge (cout)	Annual	m3/s	River discharge is the volume rate of water flow that is transported through a given cross-sectional area. It is synonymous to streamflow. The indicator is calculated as the annual mean values of daily runoff averaged over a 30 year period.
Flood recurrence (cout)	2,5,10, 50 year flood recurrence	m3/s	Distribution of annual maximum river discharge. The indicator is calculated as the 2, 5 ,10, and 50 year return period of annual daily maximum river discharge.
Maximum river discharge (cout)	Annual	m3/s	River discharge is the volume rate of water flow that is transported through a given cross-sectional area. The indicator is calculated as the mean annual daily maximum discharge over a 30 year period.
Minimum river discharge (cout)	Annual	m3/s	River discharge is the volume rate of water flow that is transported through a given cross-sectional area. The indicator is calculated as the mean annual daily minimum discharge over a 30 year period.
Mean soil moisture (srff)	Annual	–	Soil moisture is the water stored in the soil and is affected by precipitation, temperature, soil characteristics, and more. Here soil moisture is defined as soil moisture root zone (upper two soil layers) as fraction of the field capacity volume. The indicator is calculated as the mean annual soil moisture root zone as a fraction of field capacity for a 30 years period.
Aridity potential (epot, cprc)	Annual	–	The indicator is calculated as the annual mean values of the ratio between potential evapotranspiration and precipitation over a 30 year period. Potential evapotranspiration is the modelled evapotranspiration when there is abundant water.
Aridity actual (evap, cprc)	Annual	–	The indicator is calculated as the annual mean values of the ratio between actual evapotranspiration and precipitation over a 30 year period. Actual evapotranspiration is the modelled evapotranspiration computed only with available water.
Water temperature in catchments (cct2)	Annual	°C	Water temperature is the simulated water temperature in a catchment. The indicator is calculated as mean annual values of water temperature for a 30 years period.

Table 5: Climate Indicators (Annual). Annual averages for the following 30yr periods: 1981-2010, 2011-2040, 2041-2070, 2071-2100.

Indicator	Aggregation	Unit	Definition
Precipitation mean	Annual	mm/day	Calculated as the mean annual values of daily precipitation averaged over a 30-year period.
Longest dry spells	Annual	days	Calculated as the maximum number of consecutive dry days (daily precipitation < 1mm) over a 30 year period.
Number of dry spells	Annual	No of. days	Calculated as the number of dry periods for more than 5 days for a 30 year period.
Mean Temperature	Annual	C°	Calculated as the mean annual values of daily mean temperature (at 2m height) averaged over a 30 year period.
Heating degree	Annual	C°	Calculated as the annual sum of 17C° minus daily mean temperature (at 2m height) when it is below 17C averaged over a 30 year period. Zero values indicate no heating degree.
Maximum temperature	Annual	C°	Calculated as the maximum annual values of daily maximum temperature (at 2m height) averaged over a 30 year period.
Minimum temperature	Annual	C°	Calculated as the minimum annual values of daily minimum temperature (at 2m height) averaged over a 30 year period.
Frost days	Annual	no. of days	Calculated as the number of days per year when daily minimum temperature (at 2m height) is below 0oC, averaged over a 30 year period.
Tropical nights	Annual	no. of days	Calculated as the annual number of days when daily minimum temperature (at 2m height) is above 20oC, averaged over a 30 year period.