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Fyffe, C.L. et al

Averaged WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) data for the Rio Santa and Vilcanota regions, Peru, 1980-2018

https://doi.org/10.5285/7dbb2d72-7032-4cfa-bc9b-aa02bebe8df5 Cite this dataset
Averaged outputs from the WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) model for the Rio Santa and Vilcanota, Urubamba and Vilcabamba catchments in Peru. Averaging was applied over the entire model period from 1980 to 2018.

Data includes:

- Averaged precipitation and air temperature records and the related standard deviation at a 4km resolution (annually and for each season) for each catchment.

Monthly averaged and monthly totals of air temperature and precipitation (averaged over each catchment).

- WRF model input elevation for each catchment.

- WRF total precipitation and maximum/minimum air temperature at the location of five on-glacier weather stations (Artesonraju Glacier, Shallap Glacier, Cuchillacocha Glacier, Quisoquipina Glacier and Quelccaya Ice Cap) at a daily resolution from 1980 to 2018.

Publication date: 2021-10-01

Formats

Comma-separated values (CSV)
NetCDF
Text (txt)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Raster

Temporal information

Temporal extent
1980-01-01    to    2018-12-31

Provenance & quality

The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model version 3.8.1 was run from 1980 to 2018 over an outer domain with 12 km horizontal resolution covering Peru, and two inner domains with 4 km horizontal resolution covering the two study catchments (the Rio Santa and Vilcanota catchments).

The precipitation and temperature data were bias-corrected against in-situ precipitation and air temperature observations in both regions.

For the bias correction, the model precipitation output is first corrected for the number of wet days, then a constant multiplicative correction is applied to adjust the magnitude. Furthermore, the model minimum and maximum daily temperatures are corrected additively, with the correction amount constant across the domain for the maximum daily temperature, and variable with latitude, longitude and height for minimum daily temperature.

Correspondence/contact details

Fyffe, C.L.
Northumbria University
Engineering and Environment
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
UK
 catriona.fyffe@northumbria.ac.uk

Authors

Fyffe, C.L.
Northumbria University
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6950-3501
Potter, E.
University of Leeds
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5273-1292
Fugger, S.
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4659-4209
Orr, A.
British Antarctic Survey
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5111-8402
Fatichi, S.
National University of Singapore
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-6659
Loarte, E.
Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Glaciares y Ecosistemas de Montaña
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3123-1904
Medina, K.
Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Glaciares y Ecosistemas de Montaña
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2910-6808
Hellström, R.Å.
Bridgewater State University
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6004-5177
Bernat, M.
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Aubry-Wake, C.
University of Saskatchewan
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9452-8580
Gurgiser, W.
University of Innsbruck
Perry, L.B.
Appalachian State University
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0598-6393
Suarez, W.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología del Perú
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3409-790X
Quincey, D.J.
University of Leeds
Pellicciotti, F.
Northumbria University

Other contacts

Rights holders
Northumbria University, University of Leeds
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Keywords
climate modelling , Cordillera Blanca , Cordillera Urubamba , Cordillera Vilcabamba , Cordillera Vilcanota , Peru , Peruvian climate , Rio Santa , tropical glaciers , Weather Research and Forecasting , WRF
Last updated
01 March 2024 11:27

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CITE AS: Fyffe, C.L.; Potter, E. ; Fugger, S.; Orr, A.; Fatichi, S.; Loarte, E.; Medina, K.; Hellström, R.Å.; Bernat, M.; Aubry-Wake, C.; Gurgiser, W.; Perry, L.B.; Suarez, W.; Quincey, D.J.; Pellicciotti, F. (2021). Averaged WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) data for the Rio Santa and Vilcanota regions, Peru, 1980-2018. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/7dbb2d72-7032-4cfa-bc9b-aa02bebe8df5