TERN Geospatial Catalogue
Queensland Future Climate Dataset - Downscaled CMIP5 climate projections for RCP8.5 and RCP4.5
Dynamically downscaled high-resolution (~10 km spatial resolution) climate change projection data for Queensland. Downscaling was completed using CSIRO Conformal Cubic Atmospheric Model (CCAM) for two RCPs (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5) from 11 CMIP5 global coarse resolution models for period 1980-2099. The Queensland Future Climate Dashboard (www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/qld-future-climate/ ) provides easy access to climate projection for Queensland. The dashboard allows users to explore, visualize and download the latest high-resolution climate modelling data for specific regions, catchments, disaster areas, local government areas and grid squares. Underlying data is provided via TERN for easy access for each of 11 downscaled models. The Queensland Future Climate Dataset provides high resolution data for over 30 different metrics grouped in six climate themes: (i) Mean Climate; (ii) Heatwaves; (iii) Extreme Temperature Indices; (iv) Extreme Precipitation Indices; (v) Droughts; and (vi) Floods. In addition selected variables at daily and monthly intervals are also available.
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2020-02-04
- Date (Publication)
- 2020-03-04
- Date (Revision)
- 2020-02-05
- Edition
- 1.0.2
Identifier
Publisher
Author
School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland - Syktus, Jozef ()
Building 8, The University of Queensland
St Lucia
QLD
4072
Australia
Co-author
Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government - Toombs, Nathan ()
Ecosciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Road
Dutton Park
QLD
4102
Australia
Co-author
Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government - Wong, Kenneth Koon-Ho ()
Ecosciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Road
Dutton Park
QLD
4102
Australia
Co-author
School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland - Trancoso, Ralph ()
Building 8, The University of Queensland
St Lucia
QLD
4072
Australia
Co-author
Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government - Ahrens, David ()
Ecosciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Road
Dutton Park
QLD
4102
Australia
- Website
- https://www.tern.org.au/
- Purpose
- High-resolution climate change projection data for Queensland is provided to support the implementation of Queensland Climate Adaptation Strategy (https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/climate/climate-change/adapting). A subset of daily, monthly and seasonally averaged for selected climate variables is provided in netcdf format. In addition underlying data for the interactive Queensland Future Climate Dashboard (https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/qld-future-climate/) is provided for the mean climate (rainfall, temperature, solar radiation, windspeed, relative humidity and pan evaporation), heatwaves, climate extreme indices and SPI drought and flood.
- Credit
- Marcus Thatcher and Jack Katzfey from CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere provided access to the CSIRO Conformal Cubic Atmospheric Model and associated data-sets. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) and the Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF) provided access to data storage and assisted with publication of data. Queensland Climate Adaptation Strategy (Q-CAS) lead by the Department of Environment and Science provided financial support for modelling and data preparation.
- Status
- On going
Principal investigator
School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland - Syktus, Jozef ()
Building 8, The University of Queensland
GPO Box 378
St Lucia
QLD
4072
Australia
Spatial resolution
- Level of detail
- 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
- Topic category
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- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
Extent
- Description
- Queensland region at ~10 km spatial resolution
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Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2020-02-04
- Title
- Queensland Future Climate Web Site
- Website
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Queensland Future Climate Web Site
Related documentation
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
- Keywords
- Keywords
- Keywords
- Keywords
- Keywords
- Keywords
- Keywords
- GCMD Earth Science and Earth Science Services Keywords
- Temporal Resolution
- ANZSRC Fields of Research
- Keywords
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- Climate Extremes
- High-resolution climate change projections
- Daily, monthly and seasonal frequency
- CMIP5
- Keywords
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- None
- Keywords (dataResolution)
Resource constraints
- Use limitation
- The Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license allows others to copy, distribute, display, and create derivative works provided that they credit the original source and any other nominated parties. Details are provided at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- File name
- 88x31.png
- File description
- CCBy Logo from creativecommons.org
- File type
- png
- Title
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
- Alternate title
- CC-BY
- Edition
- 4.0
- Access constraints
- License
- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- TERN services are provided on an "as-is" and "as available" basis. Users use any TERN services at their discretion and risk. They will be solely responsible for any damage or loss whatsoever that results from such use including use of any data obtained through TERN and any analysis performed using the TERN infrastructure. <br/>Web links to and from external, third party websites should not be construed as implying any relationships with and/or endorsement of the external site or its content by TERN. <br /><br />Please advise any work or publications that use this data via the online form at https://www.tern.org.au/research-publications/#reporting
- Other constraints
- Please cite this dataset as {Author} ({PublicationYear}). {Title}. {Version, as appropriate}. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. {Identifier}.
Resource constraints
- Classification
- Unclassified
Distribution Information
Distributor
Distributor
- OnLine resource
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Queensland Future Climate Data Access
Queensland Future Climate Data Access
Data quality info
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Other
- Modeling results were compared to observed data from Australian Gridded Climate Data (AWAP), which was spatially aggregated to 10 km over Queensland region for the 1986-2005 and 1981-2010 periods.
Report
Result
- Statement
- Mean bias, rmse and correlation between model variables (rainfall, mean, maximum and minimum) temperature were assessed against observed data at seasonal and annual basis. Manuscript in preparation. In addition daily data was used to compute Perkins skill score of PDF distribution for rainfall, maximum and minimum temperatures.
Resource lineage
- Statement
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland and the Science Division from the Department of Environment and Sciences (DES) developed a comprehensive set of high resolution climate change projections for Queensland to underpin the Queensland Climate Adaptation Strategy (Q-CAS). A set of high-resolution climate change projections for RCP8.5 and RCP4.5 using CSIRO CCAM climate model. Eleven CMIP5 models were downscaled to a 50 km global resolution for 1950-2099 using bias corrected SSTs from global models. Subsequently projection at 10 km resolution were completed with CCAM stretched over Queensland region. These simulations were the first CMIP5 downscaled climate projections in Australia and consists of a large ensemble with continuous simulations for 1980 to 2099.
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Reference System Information
- Reference system identifier
- EPSG/WGS84 (EPSG:4326)
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
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urn:uuid/bf437edd-a533-4967-ad46-b1cb1dc3ac82
- Title
- TERN GeoNetwork UUID
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Metadata linkage
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https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/bf437edd-a533-4967-ad46-b1cb1dc3ac82
Point-of-truth metadata URL
- Date info (Creation)
- 2008-11-12T00:00:00
- Date info (Revision)
- 2022-04-21T06:15:50
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-1:2014/AMD 1:2018 Geographic information - Metadata - Fundamentals
- Edition
- 1
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO/TS 19115-3:2016
- Edition
- 1.0
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO/TS 19157-2:2016
- Edition
- 1.0
- Title
- Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-3:2016 and ISO 19157-2:2016
- Date (published)
- 2021
- Edition
- 1.0
Identifier
Overviews
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Associated resources
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