Annual maxima of sub-daily precipitation were extracted from each of 35 members of a EURO-CORDEX ensemble with a spatial resolution of 0.11° (EURO-CORDEX: https://www.euro-cordex.net/). Precipitation durations range from 1 to 72 hours. Regional Climate Models (RCMs) involved are: ALADIN63,COSMO, HadREM3, RCA4, RegCM4-6, and REMO2015. For each member, we considered both historical (1950-2005) and future (2006-2100) RCP8.5 scenarios. Simulations of four RCMs (out of a total of six) are also available for the past, with imposed “perfect” lateral boundary conditions following ERA-Interim reanalyses (1979-2019). In EURO-CORDEX, different RCMs can have (slightly) different grids and some RCMs (e.g. ALADIN63 and RegCM4-6) have a much different domain. For each RCM the correct bounds are given in the corresponding dataset. In contrast, the bounds given in the Experiment are smaller and can be found on the EURO-CORDEX website: https://euro-cordex.net/060374/index.php.en For practical applications, we also provide the regridded values on a common grid of 0.11° × 0.11° with spatial coverage of 28N−70N and 13W−35E. In Version 2, we supplemented the original dataset from Version 1 with the regridded data in a common grid. We also added evaluation runs (where available) and useful variables such as “surface elevation” (orog) and “land surface fraction” (sftlf) to all NetCDF files.
Van de Vyver, Hans; Van Schaeybroeck, Bert; De Cruz, Lesley (2025). Subdaily Precipitation Extremes in the EURO-CORDEX 0.11° Ensemble (Version 2). World Data Center for Climate (WDCC) at DKRZ. https://doi.org/10.26050/WDCC/EUCOR_prec_v2
SQA - Scientific Quality Assurance 'approved by author'
Result Date
2025-09-12
Technical Quality Assurance (TQA)
TQA - Technical Quality Assurance 'approved by WDCC'
Description
1. Number of data sets is correct and > 0: passed; 2. Size of every data set is > 0: passed; 3. The data sets and corresponding metadata are accessible: passed; 4. The data sizes are controlled and correct: passed; 5. The spatial-temporal coverage description (metadata) is consistent to the data: passed; 6. The format is correct: passed; 7. Variable description and data are consistent: passed
Method
WDCC-TQA checklist
Method Description
Checks performed by WDCC. The list of TQA metrics are documented in the 'WDCC User Guide for Data Publication' Chapter 8.1.1
[1] DOIVan de Vyver, Hans; Van Schaeybroeck, Bert; De Cruz, Lesley. (2024). Subdaily Precipitation Extremes in the EURO-CORDEX 0.11° Ensemble. doi:10.26050/WDCC/EURCORDEX_prec