| activity_id |
an identifier of different CORDEX activities as dynamical downscaling (DD) or empirical- statistical downscaling (ESD). Used in faceted searches, part of DRS. |
"DD" is the only option, (see reference CV) |
- |
CV |
always |
| comment |
additional information about the data or methods used to produce the simulation |
- |
comment |
free form |
never |
| contact |
contact information of the institution that is responsible for CORDEX simulations (avoid personal contact information) |
- |
contact |
free form |
always |
| Conventions |
Climate and Forecast (CF) metadata conventions version |
"CF-1.11" is the only option. |
Conventions |
CV |
always |
| creation_date |
date when the file was created in format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ |
"2023-01-15T14:30:23Z" |
creation_date |
structured form |
always |
| domain |
name of the CORDEX region |
"Africa", "South-East Asia" (see reference CV) |
- |
CV |
always |
| domain_id |
an identifier assigned to each CORDEX region including a flag for resolution. Used in faceted searches, part of DRS. |
"AFR-25", "SEA-25" (see reference CV) |
CORDEX_domain |
CV |
always |
| driving_experiment |
short description of the reanalysis-driven experiment or the driving CMIP6 experiment |
"evaluation run with reanalysis forcing", "all-forcing simulation of the recent past", "gap-filling scenario reaching 7.0 based on SSP3" (see reference CV) |
experiment |
CV |
always |
| driving_experiment_id |
an identifier of the reanalysis-driven experiment or the driving CMIP6 experiment. Used in faceted searches, part of DRS. |
"evaluation", "historical", "ssp370" (see reference CV) |
experiment_id |
CV |
always |
| driving_institution_id |
an identifier of the institution that is responsible for the driving reanalysis or CMIP6 simulation |
"ECMWF" (see reference CV) |
part of driving_model_id |
CV |
always |
| driving_source_id |
reanalysis or CMIP6 model identifier Used in faceted searches, part of DRS. |
"ERA5" (reference CV) |
part of driving_model_id |
CV |
always |
| driving_variant_label |
variant_label of the CMIP6 simulation or driving reanalysis. Used in faceted searches, part of DRS. |
"r1i1p1f1", "r2i1p1f1" |
driving_model_ensemble_member (ensemble_member in CMIP5) |
|
always |
| frequency |
sampling frequency Used in faceted searches, part of DRS. |
day, mon, 6hr, 3hr, 1hr, fx (see reference CV) |
frequency |
CV |
always |
| grid |
provides information about the horizontal grid and regridding procedure |
see note 1 |
- |
free form |
always |
| history |
a timestamped trail for modifications to the original data, as suggested by the CF conventions |
- |
history |
free form |
never |
| institution |
full name of the institution that is responsible for CORDEX simulations |
(see reference CV) |
institution |
CV to register |
always |
| institution_id |
an identifier of the institution that is responsible for CORDEX simulations Used in faceted searches, part of DRS. |
(see reference CV) |
institute_id |
CV to register |
always |
| license |
provides information about the license |
"https://cordex.org/data-access/cordex-cmip6-data/cordex-cmip6-terms-of-use" is the only option |
- |
CV |
always |
| mip_era |
determines what cycle of CMIP defines experiment and data specifications |
"CMIP6" is the only option. |
- |
CV |
always |
| product |
product type Used in faceted searches. |
"model-output" is the only option |
product |
CV |
always |
| project_id |
project identifier Used in faceted searches, part of DRS. |
"CORDEX-CMIP6" is the only option. |
project_id |
CV |
always |
| references |
published or web-based references that describe the data, model or methods used |
- |
references |
free form |
never |
| source |
full model name/version |
see "label_extended" in reference CV |
- |
CV to register |
always |
| source_id |
model identifier (acronym) Used in faceted searches, part of DRS. |
see "source_id" in reference CV |
part of model_id |
CV to register |
always |
| source_type |
model configuration Used in faceted searches |
"ARCM", "AORCM", "AGCM", "AOGCM" (see reference CV) |
- |
CV |
always |
| tracking_id |
unique file identifier |
see note 3 |
tracking_id |
structured form |
always |
| variable_id |
variable identifier Used in faceted searches, part of DRS. |
"tas", "pr" (see CORDEX-CMIP6 CMOR Tables) |
- |
CV |
always |
| version_realization |
identifies versions of CORDEX datasets and RCM realizations Used in faceted searches, part of DRS. |
"v1-r1", "v2-r1", "v1-r2" |
rcm_version_id |
structured form |
always |
| version_realization_info |
description of version_realization if it is not "v1-r1" |
see note 2 |
- |
free form |
never but recommended |