LOCA version 2 at 6 km for the North American domain (approximately southern Canada through central Mexico) using CMIP6 was completed in late 2022. This is one of the downscaled data sets that is being used to inform the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5).
(You can also read how the North American downscaling differs from the California downscaling or how LOCA version 1 differs from LOCA version 2).
Downloading
The preferred method of downloading the data is via Globus from this link. If you have trouble downloading from that link and don’t have an institutional account, make sure you are using the Globus Connect Personal app.
If you can’t use the globus approach, the data are available from a (much slower) server at:
https://cirrus.ucsd.edu/~pierce/LOCA2/
The data can be downloaded for either the entire domain (central Mexico through Southern Canada) in directory NAmer or, if you don’t need the entire domain, you can download data from just your region of interest in directory CONUS_regions_split.
Here are the regions for the regionally split data:
These regions are based on the U.S. climate regions used by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and defined in Thomas R. Karl and Walter James Koss, 1984: “Regional and National Monthly, Seasonal, and Annual Temperature Weighted by Area, 1895-1983.” Historical Climatology Series 4-3, National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC, 38 pp.
Data description
* 6 km spatial resolution
* Daily Tmin, Tmax, and Precipitation. (We are currently working on humidity.)
* 1950-2100
* SSP 245, SSP 370, and SSP 585 are included, but only if the original GCM ran those scenarios
* Up to 10 ensemble members (for models that saved data from multiple ensemble members)
Methodology and references to cite
* Found in the bibliography
Details
Here is the detailed list of models, ensemble members, and SSPs that were downscaled. I downscaled all models with the requisite data available when I started the project.
1 ACCESS-CM2 historical r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1 2 ACCESS-CM2 ssp245 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1 3 ACCESS-CM2 ssp370 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1 4 ACCESS-CM2 ssp585 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1 5 ACCESS-ESM1-5 historical r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1 6 ACCESS-ESM1-5 ssp245 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1 7 ACCESS-ESM1-5 ssp370 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1 8 ACCESS-ESM1-5 ssp585 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1 9 AWI-CM-1-1-MR historical r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1 10 AWI-CM-1-1-MR ssp245 r1i1p1f1 11 AWI-CM-1-1-MR ssp370 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1 12 AWI-CM-1-1-MR ssp585 r1i1p1f1 13 BCC-CSM2-MR historical r1i1p1f1 14 BCC-CSM2-MR ssp245 r1i1p1f1 15 BCC-CSM2-MR ssp370 r1i1p1f1 16 BCC-CSM2-MR ssp585 r1i1p1f1 17 CESM2-LENS historical r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1,r6i1p1f1,r7i1p1f1,r8i1p1f1,r9i1p1f1,r10i1p1f1 18 CESM2-LENS ssp370 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1,r6i1p1f1,r7i1p1f1,r8i1p1f1,r9i1p1f1,r10i1p1f1 19 CNRM-CM6-1 historical r1i1p1f2 20 CNRM-CM6-1 ssp245 r1i1p1f2 21 CNRM-CM6-1 ssp370 r1i1p1f2 22 CNRM-CM6-1 ssp585 r1i1p1f2 23 CNRM-CM6-1-HR historical r1i1p1f2 24 CNRM-CM6-1-HR ssp585 r1i1p1f2 25 CNRM-ESM2-1 historical r1i1p1f2 26 CNRM-ESM2-1 ssp245 r1i1p1f2 27 CNRM-ESM2-1 ssp370 r1i1p1f2 28 CNRM-ESM2-1 ssp585 r1i1p1f2 29 CanESM5 historical r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1,r6i1p1f1,r7i1p1f1 30 CanESM5 ssp245 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1,r6i1p1f1,r7i1p1f1 31 CanESM5 ssp370 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1,r6i1p1f1,r7i1p1f1 32 CanESM5 ssp585 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1,r6i1p1f1,r7i1p1f1 33 EC-Earth3 historical r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1 34 EC-Earth3 ssp245 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1 35 EC-Earth3 ssp370 r1i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1 36 EC-Earth3 ssp585 r1i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1 37 EC-Earth3-Veg historical r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1 38 EC-Earth3-Veg ssp245 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1 39 EC-Earth3-Veg ssp370 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1 40 EC-Earth3-Veg ssp585 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1 41 FGOALS-g3 historical r1i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1 42 FGOALS-g3 ssp245 r1i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1 43 FGOALS-g3 ssp370 r1i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1 44 FGOALS-g3 ssp585 r1i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1 45 GFDL-CM4 historical r1i1p1f1 46 GFDL-CM4 ssp245 r1i1p1f1 47 GFDL-CM4 ssp585 r1i1p1f1 48 GFDL-ESM4 historical r1i1p1f1 49 GFDL-ESM4 ssp245 r1i1p1f1 50 GFDL-ESM4 ssp370 r1i1p1f1 51 GFDL-ESM4 ssp585 r1i1p1f1 52 HadGEM3-GC31-LL historical r1i1p1f3,r2i1p1f3,r3i1p1f3 53 HadGEM3-GC31-LL ssp245 r1i1p1f3 54 HadGEM3-GC31-LL ssp585 r1i1p1f3,r2i1p1f3,r3i1p1f3 55 HadGEM3-GC31-MM historical r1i1p1f3,r2i1p1f3 56 HadGEM3-GC31-MM ssp585 r1i1p1f3,r2i1p1f3 57 INM-CM4-8 historical r1i1p1f1 58 INM-CM4-8 ssp245 r1i1p1f1 59 INM-CM4-8 ssp370 r1i1p1f1 60 INM-CM4-8 ssp585 r1i1p1f1 61 INM-CM5-0 historical r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1 62 INM-CM5-0 ssp245 r1i1p1f1 63 INM-CM5-0 ssp370 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1 64 INM-CM5-0 ssp585 r1i1p1f1 65 IPSL-CM6A-LR historical r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1,r6i1p1f1,r7i1p1f1,r8i1p1f1,r9i1p1f1,r10i1p1f1 66 IPSL-CM6A-LR ssp245 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1 67 IPSL-CM6A-LR ssp370 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1,r6i1p1f1,r7i1p1f1,r8i1p1f1,r9i1p1f1,r10i1p1f1 68 IPSL-CM6A-LR ssp585 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1 69 KACE-1-0-G historical r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1 70 KACE-1-0-G ssp245 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1 71 KACE-1-0-G ssp370 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1 72 KACE-1-0-G ssp585 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1 73 MIROC6 historical r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1 74 MIROC6 ssp245 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1 75 MIROC6 ssp370 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1 76 MIROC6 ssp585 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1 77 MPI-ESM1-2-HR historical r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1,r6i1p1f1,r7i1p1f1,r8i1p1f1,r9i1p1f1,r10i1p1f1 78 MPI-ESM1-2-HR ssp245 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1 79 MPI-ESM1-2-HR ssp370 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1,r6i1p1f1,r7i1p1f1,r8i1p1f1,r9i1p1f1,r10i1p1f1 80 MPI-ESM1-2-HR ssp585 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1 81 MPI-ESM1-2-LR historical r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1,r6i1p1f1,r7i1p1f1,r8i1p1f1,r10i1p1f1 82 MPI-ESM1-2-LR ssp245 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1,r6i1p1f1,r7i1p1f1,r8i1p1f1,r10i1p1f1 83 MPI-ESM1-2-LR ssp370 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1,r7i1p1f1,r8i1p1f1,r10i1p1f1 84 MPI-ESM1-2-LR ssp585 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1,r6i1p1f1,r7i1p1f1,r8i1p1f1,r10i1p1f1 85 MRI-ESM2-0 historical r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1 86 MRI-ESM2-0 ssp245 r1i1p1f1 87 MRI-ESM2-0 ssp370 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1,r4i1p1f1,r5i1p1f1 88 MRI-ESM2-0 ssp585 r1i1p1f1 89 NorESM2-LM historical r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1 90 NorESM2-LM ssp245 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1,r3i1p1f1 91 NorESM2-LM ssp370 r1i1p1f1 92 NorESM2-LM ssp585 r1i1p1f1 93 NorESM2-MM historical r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1 94 NorESM2-MM ssp245 r1i1p1f1,r2i1p1f1 95 NorESM2-MM ssp370 r1i1p1f1 96 NorESM2-MM ssp585 r1i1p1f1 97 TaiESM1 historical r1i1p1f1 98 TaiESM1 ssp245 r1i1p1f1 99 TaiESM1 ssp370 r1i1p1f1 # models : 27 # model/expts : 99 # model/expts/ens : 329 total model years : 26026