A Stochastically Generated meteorological forcings for the Laurentian Great Lakes to support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

The dataset consists of three folders, each with time series for the Laurentian Great Lakes and their contributing watersheds: 

"observed_historical.zip" : containing daily forcings for Large Lake Thermodynamics Model and Large Basin Runoff Model and Overlake Precipitation time series from GLERL Hydrometeorological Database and consistent with the inputs of GLSGyFS software.

"baseline.zip" :  1000-yr long simulated daily meteorological time series using the Stochastic Weather Generator, without any thermodynamic climate perturbations. 

"scenarios.zip" : 30 scenarios of each 1000-yr long simulated daily meteorological time series using the Stochastic Weather Generator with different thermodynamic perturbations, consistent with Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 6 (CMIP6) projections for the Great Lakes region. 

Acknowledgements: 

This work was funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Action Plan 3, Focus Area 5.2 Conduct Comprehensive Science Programs and Projects. Funding for this work was also provided through the National Science Foundation Grant No. CBET-2144332, and the U.S. Geological Survey Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, which is managed by the USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center, under Grant/Cooperative Agreement No. G21AC10601-00. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the U.S. Geological Survey. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center or the U.S. Geological Survey.