Gridded 1 x 1 km climate and hydrological projections for Norway

Abstract

An ensemble of ten EURO-CORDEX GCM/RCM simulations, each representing two alternative emission pathways (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5), were bias-corrected using an empirical quantile mapping method. These corrected datasets covering the period 1971-2100 were then forced with a spatially distributed, gridded version of the HBV model to generate daily time series of different hydrological components. These high-resolution climate and hydrological projections, despite their limitations, represent a valuable data source for different types of climate impact studies at a national and local scale.