The MACA dataset is a spatially and temporally complete, high-resolution (1/24th degree ~4-km) gridded dataset of downscaled climate projections of surface meteorological variables (temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind, radiation) for the coterminous United States. The climate projections originate from phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Projection (CMIP5) from 1979-present and include outputs from 20 global climate models (GCMs) for the historical GCM forcings (1950-2005) and the future Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) RCP 4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios (2006-2100). Note there are 3 different MACA products depending on which version of MACA was used and which historical training dataset was used: MACAv1-METDATA, MACAv2-LIVNEH and MACAv2-METDATA.
Data and Resources
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Modified | 2016-10-06 |
| Release Date | 2016-10-06 |
| Publisher | |
| Identifier | {B50F8E7D-1C04-4B80-BFC6-50A102B0701B} |
| Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location | -180,-90,180,90 |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0) |
| Public Access Level | Public |
| POD Theme | geospatial climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere |
| Harvest Source Title | REACCH PNA |
| Harvest Source URI | http://nknportal.nkn.uidaho.edu/final.json |
| Last Harvest Performed | Fri, 02/01/2019 - 17:30 |