Canadian Climate Change Scenarios Network (CCCSN)

The Canadian Climate Change Scenarios Network (CCCSN is a partner interface for distributing climate change scenarios and adaptation research. Its goals are to: (1) support climate change impact and adaptation research in Canada and other countries; (2) support stakeholders requiring scenario information for decision making and policy development; (3) provide access to the work of AIRS, an Environment Canada research group under the auspices of the Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate; and (4) provide access to Canadian research on the development of scenarios and adaptation research. CCCSN provides access various databases, namely: Climate models [Global Climate Model (GCM) and Canadian Regional Climate Model (CRCM); Reanalysis products; Statistical downscaling input; Observations; and other data. Data available for download are at various temporal resolutions: time series (climate variables at daily, monthly, seasonal or annual scale) and period averages [average values over 3 decades (for the baseline period, and future periods) at monthly, seasonal or annual scale]. All time series and period average climate information are available for the baseline period (i.e. 1961-1990) and the three future periods (i.e. 2011-2040, 2041-2070, and 2071-2100, called 2020s, 2050s, and 2080s, respectively), if the model data is released.