CMIP6 Historical Simulations, model CM6A-LR (IPSL)
This dataset features a selection of variables generated by the IPSL-CM6A-LR Earth system model as part of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6).
The data covers the historical simulation period 1850–2014. Unlike future projections, this experiment utilizes observed time-varying external forcings to reconstruct the climate evolution of the industrial era.
The data is distributed in a compressed Zarr format with near-zero precision loss. It features a daily temporal resolution and is structurally optimized for high-throughput regional assessments and time-series analysis.
How to download the data
1import xarray as xr 2 3xr.open_dataset( 4 "https://data.earthdatahub.destine.eu/cmip6/IPSL-CM6A-LR-historical-r1i1p1f1-day-gr-v0.zarr", 5 storage_options={"client_kwargs":{"trust_env":True}}, 6 chunks={}, 7 engine="zarr", 8) 9
Variables
| Short Name | Units | Description |
|---|---|---|
pr | kg m-2 s-1 | Precipitation |
tas | K | Near-Surface Air Temperature |
uas | m s-1 | Eastward Near-Surface Wind |
vas | m s-1 | Northward Near-Surface Wind |
psl | Pa | Sea Level Pressure |
rlds | W m-2 | Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiation |
rlus | W m-2 | Surface Upwelling Longwave Radiation |
rlut | W m-2 | TOA Outgoing Longwave Radiation |
rsds | W m-2 | Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation |
hfls | W m-2 | Surface Upward Latent Heat Flux |
hfss | W m-2 | Surface Upward Sensible Heat Flux |
hursmax | % | This is the relative humidity with respect to liquid water for T> 0 C, and with respect to ice for T<0 C. |
prc | kg m-2 s-1 | at surface; includes both liquid and solid phases. |
prsn | kg m-2 s-1 | at surface; includes precipitation of all forms of water in the solid phase |
sfcWind | m s-1 | Daily-Mean Near-Surface Wind Speed |
sfcWindmax | m s-1 | Daily Maximum Near-Surface Wind Speed |
tasmax | K | Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature |
tasmin | K | Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature |