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Downscaled CMIP6 Climate Projections Dataset for Australia from the Queensland Future Climate Science Program (10km) 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: completed
Update Frequency: notPlanned
Security Classification: unclassified
Dataset Published: 2026-08-13
Dataset Last Modified: 2026-08-14
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Metadata Created: 2026-05-11
Metadata Last Modified: 2026-08-14
How to cite this collection:
McGloin, R., Trancoso, R., Syktus, J., Chapman, S., Toombs, N., Eccles, R., Owens, D., Zhang, H. & Ma, S. (2026). Downscaled CMIP6 Climate Projections Dataset for Australia from the Queensland Future Climate Science Program (10km). Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://dx.doi.org/10.25901/dbfr-r513 
Data can be accessed from the following links:
OPeNDAPCMIP6 Climate Projections
HTTPSupplementary Material: Variable list
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URL
HTTPro-crate-metadata.json
The Queensland Future Climate Science Program has downscaled CMIP6 climate projections (QldFCP-2) and produced web-based decision support tools such as the Queensland Future Climate Dashboard and Regional Explorer. These tools provide summaries of projected climate metrics (mean climate and extreme indices) for Queensland based on an ensemble of 15 downscaled CMIP6 model simulations extending to the end of the 21st century. To enable users to further explore the underlying data, the Queensland Future Climate Science program is releasing the gridded NetCDF datasets underpinning these web applications. The data will be available in two formats: 1. Annual time series, and 2. Average climatologies for five 20-year time periods. The dataset covers the entire Australian continent and includes three Shared Socioeconomic Pathway emissions scenarios (SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, and SSP3-7.0). Data is available for all the variables and seasonal options featured in the web tools. This dataset will support a wide range of applications, including climate risk assessments, infrastructure planning, natural resource management, and research into the impacts of climate change on ecosystems, communities, and industries.
 
Credit
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Purpose
Data not provided. 
Lineage
The Queensland Future Climate projections (QldFCP-2) are based on Global Climate Model (GCM) simulations from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6). The global projections are then dynamically downscaled with the Conformal-Cubic Atmospheric Model (CCAM) to generate finer-scale 10 km resolution projections. The downscaled outputs are used to calculate mean climate and extreme indices, with bias correction applied to the extreme indices using available gridded observational datasets. Annual time series and climatologies for future periods are then calculated by temporally aggregating the daily data, and these are provided as NetCDF files. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure StepsData not provided.
Spatial Description
Datasets are available for all of Australia and Queensland 
Temporal Coverage
From 1960-01-01 to 2100-01-01 
Spatial Resolution

Distance of 10000 Metres

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

Data Quality Assessment Scope
Data quality checks were conducted using automated scripts to ensure the integrity of the dataset. These scripts verified the presence of the correct number of files with appropriate names, confirmed that files could be opened, checked the time length and the delta time between time steps, and validated that the domain dimensions and resolution aligned with expectations. In addition to automated checks, a comprehensive review of data was performed. This involved plotting and visually inspecting outputs as time series and maps to identify any anomalies. Suspicious data were thoroughly investigated and corrected as necessary. 
Data Quality Report
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Data Quality Assessment Outcome
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ANZSRC - FOR
Climate change science
Data Stream
Climate and Bioclimate
GCMD Sciences
ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE - AIR TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS - EXTREME PRECIPITATION
CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSES - CLIMATE ADAPTATION
DROUGHT
LAND SURFACE/AGRICULTURE INDICATORS - FOREST FIRE DANGER INDEX
PRECIPITATION
WEATHER EVENTS - HEAT WAVE
Horizontal Resolution
10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Parameters
average duration of extreme drought
average duration of extreme wetness
average duration of moderate drought
average duration of moderate wetness
average duration of severe drought
average duration of severe wetness
average heatwave duration
consecutive dry days
consecutive wet days
extremely wet day precipitation
Food and Agriculture Organisation reference evapotranspiration
frequency of extreme drought
frequency of extreme wetness
frequency of moderate drought
frequency of moderate wetness
frequency of severe drought
frequency of severe wetness
heatwave frequency
heatwave peak heat index
maximum 1-day precipitation
maximum 5-day precipitation
maximum heatwave duration
maximum near-surface air temperature
mean temperature
minimum near-surface air temperature
net downward solar radiation at surface
number of high fire weather days
number of moderate fire weather days
number of very high fire weather days
number of 95th Percentile fire weather days
number of 99.7th Percentile fire weather days
number of cold nights
number of extreme fire weather days
number of hot days
number of hot nights
number of low fire weather days
number of very hot days
percent time in extreme drought
percent time in moderate drought
percent time in period of extreme wetness
percent time in period of moderate wetness
percent time in period of severe wetness
percent time in severe drought
precipitation amount
relative humidity
simple daily intensity index
surface wind speed
synthetic class A pan evaporation
Project
Queensland Future Climate Science Program
Temporal Resolution
Annual
Topic
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Author
McGloin, Ryan
Co-Author
Trancoso, Ralph
Syktus, Jozef
Chapman, Sarah
Toombs, Nathan
Eccles, Rohan
Owens, David
Zhang, Hong
Ma, Shaoxiu
Contact Point
McGloin, Ryan
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
80 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Queensland, 4068, Australia.
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