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CONUS404 BA: CONUS404 climate forcing variable subset for hydrologic models, 1979-2022: downscaled to 1 km and bias-adjusted for precipitation and temperature

Domain: Climate

Variables:
▶ U2D; V2D; LWDOWN; RAINRATE; T2D;
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Spatial Resolution: 1 kilometer

Temporal Frequency: hourly

Temporal Coverage: 1979 - 2022

Spatial Extent: CONUS

Source: USGS

Update Type: Static

Update Frequency: NA

Update Detail: NA

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Description:

This dataset is a bias-adjusted version of a subset of variables in the CONUS404 dataset. The CONUS404 BA output contain downscaled hourly data for U component of wind, V component of wind, downward longwave radiation, downward shortwave radiation, air temperature, water vapor mixing ratio, surface pressure, and accumulated precipitation variables. The air temperature and accumulated precipitation variables were both downscaled and bias adjusted while the remaining variables were just downscaled. This is a dataset of historical conditions (water years 1980-2022, October 1, 1979-September 30, 2022) and has sufficient temporal and spatial detail to resolve mesoscale atmospheric processes, making it appropriate for forcing hydrological models and conducting meteorological analyses.
This dataset was prepared for use in a WRF-Hydro simulation run for use in the National Water Availability Assessment.

Citation:

Zhang, Y., Grim, J., Cabell, R., Srivastava, I., Gochis, D., Prein, A., Rasmussen, R., Ikeda, K., and Schneider, T., 2024, CONUS404 climate forcing variable subset for hydrologic models, 1979-2022: downscaled to 1 km and bias-adjusted for precipitation and temperature: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9JE61P7 .

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