NetCDF Metadata

Variables

Variables	monthly	seasonal	annual
"variable"	*	*	*
transverse_mercator	*	*	*
time	*	*	*
time_bnds	*	*	*
projection_y_coordinate	*	*	*
projection_y_coordinate_bnds	*	*	*
projection_x_coordinate	*	*	*
projection_x_coordinate_bnds	*	*	*
percentile	*	*	*
latitude	*	*	*
longitude	*	*	*
month_number	*
season		*
season_year	*	*	*
year	*	*	*

Variables	daily GCM	daily RCM	daily CPM	monthly GCM	monthly RCM	monthly CPM	seasonal GCM	seasonal RCM	seasonal CPM	annual GCM	annual RCM	annual CPM
"variable"	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
transverse_mercator	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
ensemble_member	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
time	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
time_bnds	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
projection_y_coordinate	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
projection_y_coordinate_bnds	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
projection_x_coordinate	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
projection_x_coordinate_bnds	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
ensemble_member_id	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
grid_latitude		*	*		*	*		*	*		*	*
grid_longitude		*	*		*	*		*	*		*	*
latitude	*			*			*			*
longitude	*			*			*			*
month_number	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
season							*	*	*
season_year									*
year	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
yyyymm				*	*	*
yyyymmdd	*	*	*

Variables	monthly	seasonal	annual
"variable"	*	*	*
time	*	*	*
time_bnds	*	*	*
region	*	*	*
percentile	*	*	*
geo_region	*	*	*
month_number	*	*	*
season		*
year	*	*	*

Variables	daily	monthly	seasonal	annual
"variable"	*	*	*	*
ensemble_member	*	*	*	*
time	*	*	*	*
time_bnds	*	*	*	*
region	*	*	*	*
geo_region	*	*	*	*
ensemble_member_id	*	*	*	*
month_number	*	*	GCM and RCM
season			*
season_year			CPM only
year	*	*	*	*
yyyymm		*
yyyymmdd	*

Term	Example Value	Source for Value	Notes
baseline_period	"b8100"	UKCP18_baseline_period.json	land-prob only?
collection	"land-prob"	UKCP18_collection.json
contact	"ukcpproject@metoffice.gov.uk, UKCP Team, Met Office Hadley Centre"	-
creation_date	"2018-10-08T08:32:03"	-
domain	"uk"	UKCP18_domain.json
frequency	"ann"	UKCP18_frequency.json
institution	"Met Office Hadley Centre (MOHC), FitzRoy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3PB, UK."	-
institution_id	"MOHC"	UKCP18_institution_id.json
prob_data_type	"cdf"	UKCP18_prob_data_type.json	land-prob only
project	"UKCP18"	UKCP18_project.json
references	"http://ukclimateprojections.metoffice.gov.uk/"	-
resolution	"25km"	UKCP18_resolution.json
scenario	"rcp85"	UKCP18_scenario.json
source	"Probabilistic climate prediction based on family of Met Office Hadley Centre climate models HadCM3, HadRM3 and HadSM3, plus climate models from other climate centres contributing to IPCC AR5 and CFMIP."	-
time_slice_type	"1y"	UKCP18_time_slice_type.json
title	"UKCP18 probabilistic projections for mean air temperature anomaly at 1.5m (K) for UK land points, for the RCP 8.5 scenario with a 1981-2000 baseline."	-
version	"v20181004"	-
Conventions	"CF-1.5"	-