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Additionally, the uncertainty related to internal variability is sampled by several members of a few RCM-GCM combinations. Each member of the ensemble is named after a triad of integers associated to the letters r (as realization), i (as initialization) and p (as physics representing parameter settings in the models). These three letters cover variations in initial conditions as well as in the physical parameters of the models. The associated numbers are typically assigned sequentially. For instance, the member "r1i1p1" and the member "r2i1p1" being two realizations for the same model and experiment indicate that the corresponding simulations differ only in which GCM realization that has been downscaled. Different GCM realizations, in turn, differ only in definition of the initial conditions applied as being representative of the pre-industrial time, i.e. typically 1850. More details behind these sequential ensemble numbers will be available in the detailed documentation.
This dataset is planned to be updated regularly when new RCM simulations will be available in the CORDEX database.
More details about the product are given in the Documentation section.