This experiment (2006-2100) uses the data from the WRF60_hadgem2_rcp45 experiment as forcing data for downscaling to 12km resolution by the regional model WRFV3.5.1 for the region of West Africa. 'rcp45' is an experiment of the CMIP5 - Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (https://pcmdi.llnl.gov/mips/cmip5). 4.1 rcp45 (4.1 RCP4.5) - future projection (2006-2300) forced by RCP4.5. Experiment design:https://cera-www.dkrz.de/WDCC/ui/Entry.jsp?acronym=Taylor_CMIP5_design.pdf . This experiment is divided into several time slices of 11 years. The first year of each time slice is used as a spin-up phase and should not be used in the analysis. All experiments with HadGEM forcing refer to a calendar with 360 days. The 12 km resolution of this experiment is the second step of the two step downscaling WRF experiment.

Please note that data representing a warmer future climate are flawed by the use of incorrect sea ice coverage data. All data of the 1.5°C and the 2.0°C experiment of this CERA experiment have been replaced by and all data of the current decade and the 57-year-long AMIP experiment have been copied to http://cera-www.dkrz.de/WDCC/ui/Compact.jsp?acronym=HAPPI-global-ECHAM6.3_v2. For detailed information refer to that experiment. Global HAPPI-MIP protocol data based on the ECHAM6.3 AGCM developed by the MPI-M (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology). This CERA experiment includes data of five AMIP simulations of the period 1959-2015 and 100 AMIP simulations of 2006-2015. In addition it includes data of 100 AMIP-like simulations of 2106-2115 representing a climate warmer by 1.5°C than under pre-industrial conditions (1861-1880) and 100 AMIP-like simulations of 2106-2115 representing a climate warmer by 2.0°C than under pre-industrial conditions.

These data include a subset of the CMIP6 input data assessed by the IPCC AR6 WGI authors for region Europe (60°W – 60°E, 30°N – 75°N). Included are 12 core variables (orog, sftlf, sftgif, psl, tas, tasmin, tasmax, uas, vas, huss, pr, rsds) of the experiments historical, ssp126, ssp245, ssp370, and ssp585 for models providing more than 5 of these variables. Further details are provided in the additional information "IPCC AR6 Data for Regions".

These data include a subset of the CMIP6 input data assessed by the IPCC AR6 WGI authors for region Europe (60°W – 60°E, 30°N – 75°N). Included is the monthly mean air temperature in 2m height (tas) data of the experiments historical, ssp126, ssp245, ssp370, and ssp585 for models providing more than 5 out of 12 core variables. Further details are provided in the additional information "IPCC AR6 Data for Regions".

These data include a subset of the CMIP6 input data assessed by the IPCC AR6 WGI authors for region Europe (60°W - 60°E, 30°N - 75°N). Included is the monthly mean specific humidity (huss) data of the experiments historical, ssp126, ssp245, ssp370, and ssp585 for models providing more than 5 out of 12 core variables. Further details are provided in the additional information "IPCC AR6 Data for Regions".

These data include a subset of the CMIP6 input data assessed by the IPCC AR6 WGI authors for region Europe (60°W - 60°E, 30°N - 75°N). Included is the monthly mean maximum air temperature in 2m height (tasmax) data of the experiments historical, ssp126, ssp245, ssp370, and ssp585 for models providing more than 5 out of 12 core variables. Further details are provided in the additional information "IPCC AR6 Data for Regions".

These data include a subset of the CMIP6 input data assessed by the IPCC AR6 WGI authors for region Europe (60°W - 60°E, 30°N - 75°N). Included is the monthly mean downwelling shortwave flux at the surface (rsds) data of the experiments historical, ssp126, ssp245, ssp370, and ssp585 for models providing more than 5 out of 12 core variables. Further details are provided in the additional information "IPCC AR6 Data for Regions".

These data include a subset of the CMIP6 input data assessed by the IPCC AR6 WGI authors for region Europe (60°W - 60°E, 30°N - 75°N). Included is the land area fraction (sftlf) data of the experiments historical, ssp126, ssp245, ssp370, and ssp585 for models providing more than 5 out of 12 core variables. Further details are provided in the additional information "IPCC AR6 Data for Regions".

These data include a subset of the CMIP6 input data assessed by the IPCC AR6 WGI authors for region Europe (60°W - 60°E, 30°N - 75°N). Included is the surface altitude (orog) data of the experiments historical, ssp126, ssp245, ssp370, and ssp585 for models providing more than 5 out of 12 core variables. Further details are provided in the additional information "IPCC AR6 Data for Regions".

These data include a subset of the CMIP6 input data assessed by the IPCC AR6 WGI authors for region Europe (60°W - 60°E, 30°N - 75°N). Included is the monthly mean precipitation flux (pr) data of the experiments historical, ssp126, ssp245, ssp370, and ssp585 for models providing more than 5 out of 12 core variables. Further details are provided in the additional information "IPCC AR6 Data for Regions".