Our Future Climate New Zealand - NZ Climate Change Maps
Description
In this dataset, you can explore temperature and rainfall projections for New Zealand.
You can select from:
- six Global Climate Models (GCMs),
- four Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP2.6 = low, RCP4.5 = low-mid, RCP6.0 = mid-high, RCP8.5 = high),
- three future periods (near-future, mid-century and end-of-century), and
- seasonal or annual values.
Date: 2016 Version: v1
Owner: NIWA
Contact: NIWA enquiries@niwa.co.nz
Link to website
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Dataset attributes
| Spatial extent | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Spatial resolution | |
| Temporal extent | 2016 - 2035, 2046 - 2065, 2081 - 2100 |
| Temporal resolution | |
| Evaluation method (Validation) | |
| Evaluation result (Numeric) | |
| Evaluation result (Categorical) | |
| Uncertainty method | |
| Uncertainty data format (Numeric) | |
| Uncertainty data format (Categorical) |
Methodology
For further information on methods, please see: https://ofcnz.niwa.co.nz/#/nationalMaps
Fitness for purpose / limitations
This table indicates whether the dataset is suitable for different types of questions at different scales.
Note: Users should carefully consider their purpose as this dataset may not be suitable.
| Operational | Absolute | Relative | Screening/scoping | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block/farm | No | No | No | No |
| Multi-farms(5+) | No | No | No | No |
| Catchment | Maybe | Yes | Maybe | Yes |
| National/regional | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Caveat(s) | Additional informations are provided in the platform: https://ofcnz.niwa.co.nz/#/additionalInformation |
Data and Resources
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Our Future Climate New Zealand - NZ Climate Change MapsPNG
License: CC BY 4.0 Our Future Climate New Zealand © 2016 NIWA Version:...
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NIWA NZ Climate Change Maps_PREVIEW.pngPNG
License: CC BY 4.0 Description This is the data preview image for the...