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Title:

Vapor pressure data for the conterminous United States at a 30 arcsecond resolution for 28 CMIP5 Global Climate Models under RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 scenarios

Author(s):

Drapek, Ray J.; Kim, John B.; Thrasher, Bridget L.

Publication Year:

2023

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Drapek, Ray J.; Kim, John B.; Thrasher, Bridget L. 2023. Vapor pressure data for the conterminous United States at a 30 arcsecond resolution for 28 CMIP5 Global Climate Models under RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 scenarios. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2023-0001

Abstract:

We calculated monthly vapor pressure values for the conterminous United States from 1950 to 2100 from global climate models (GCM) output published by Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). These data include 28 GCMs under Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 4.5 and RCP 8.5 climate change scenarios. Vapor pressure data were then downscaled from their original spatial resolutions to 30 arcsecond using a statistical downscaling method called Bias Correction-Spatial Disaggregation (BCSD). These monthly vapor pressure data are provided as separate NetCDF files for each year (1950-2100), each of 28 GCM's, and each scenario (historical, RCP 4.5, and RCP 8.5).

Keywords:

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; Climate change; Climatology; vapor pressure; vapor pressure deficit; bias correction spatial disaggregation; PRISM; statistical downscaling; humidity; climate change; conterminous United States

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• Drapek, Raymond J.; Thrasher, Bridget L.; Kim, John B. 2023. Dataset of monthly downscaled future vapor pressure projections for the conterminous USA for RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 compatible with NEXDCP30. Data in Brief. 48: 109169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109169
• Srivastava, Lorie; Hand, Michael; Kim, John B.; Sanchez, Jose J.; Lupi, Frank; Garnache, Cloe; Drapek, Raymond J.; Quinn, James F. . 2020. How will climate change affect the provision and value of water from public lands in Southern California through the 21st century?. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 49(1): 117-149. https://doi.org/10.1017/age.2020.3 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/60421
• Underwood, Emma C.; Hollander, Allan D.; Safford, Hugh D.; Kim, John B.; Srivastava, Lorie; Drapek, Raymond J. 2019. The impacts of climate change on ecosystem services in southern California. Ecosystem Services. 39: 101008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.101008 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/59322

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