How To find CMIP5 datasets

IPCC-DDC Data Download:

For data download from the IPCC please use the CERA GUI. The following link directs you to the DDC data subset of WDCC’s data: https://cera-www.dkrz.de/WDCC/ui/cerasearch/q?general_key_ss=IPCC-DDC

For data download you need a CERA account at DKRZ which is open and free of charge. If you do not have an account yet, you can register for it here.

A data download guide is available at: https://cera-www.dkrz.de/WDCC/ui/cerasearch/info?site=IPCC-DDC-AR5-data.

Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF) Data Download:

A more general ESGF users guide is found here: ESGF User Guide

For DDC data search and download please do the following:

1. go to one of the ESGF gateways e.g. http://esgf-data.dkrz.de or http://esgf-node.llnl.gov/

2. choose project or search over all projects

3. choose menu ‘Search’

4. click boxes should be set to:

‘Show All Replicas’ ON, ‘Show All Versions’ ON

5. select the facet ‘Datanode’: esgf2.dkrz.de from the menu on the left

6. then either expand the ‘List Files’ open to display all files and download individual files or use the ‘WGET Script’ option to generate a download script to download all files of the selected dataset. The wget script should be ready to use for download from any LINUX system.