The UKSCAPE-G2G river flow and soil moisture datasets: Grid-to-Grid model estimates for the UK for historical and potential future climates

Kay, Alison L.; Bell, Victoria A.; Davies, Helen N.; Lane, Rosanna A.; Rudd, Alison C.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-2533-2023

Articles | Volume 15, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-2533-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-2533-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 6

Data description paper

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21 Jun 2023

Data description paper |

| 21 Jun 2023

The UKSCAPE-G2G river flow and soil moisture datasets: Grid-to-Grid model estimates for the UK for historical and potential future climates

Alison L. Kay, Victoria A. Bell, Helen N. Davies, Rosanna A. Lane, and Alison C. Rudd

Data sets

Grid-to-Grid model estimates of river flow for Great Britain driven by observed data (1980 to 2011). A. L. Kay, A. C. Rudd, H. N. Davies, R. A. Lane, and V. A. Bell https://doi.org/10.5285/2f835517-253e-4697-b774-ab6ff2c0d3da

Grid-to-Grid model estimates of river flow for Northern Ireland driven by observed data (1980 to 2011). A. L. Kay, A. C. Rudd, H. N. Davies, R. A. Lane, and V. A. Bell https://doi.org/10.5285/f5fc1041-e284-4763-b8b7-8643c319b2d0

Grid-to-Grid model estimates of soil moisture for Great Britain and Northern Ireland driven by observed data (1980 to 2011). A. L. Kay, A. C. Rudd, H. N. Davies, R. A. Lane, and V. A. Bell https://doi.org/10.5285/c9a85f7c-45e2-4201-af82-4c833b3f2c5f

Grid-to-Grid model estimates of river flow for Great Britain driven by UK Climate Projections 2018 (UKCP18) Regional (12km) data (1980 to 2080) v2. A. L. Kay, A. C. Rudd, H. N. Davies, R. A. Lane, and V. A. Bell https://doi.org/10.5285/18be3704-0a6d-4917-aa2e-bf38927321c5

Grid-to-Grid model estimates of river flow for Northern Ireland driven by UK Climate Projections 2018 (UKCP18) Regional (12km) data (1980 to 2080) v2. A. L. Kay, A. C. Rudd, H. N. Davies, R. A. Lane, and V. A. Bell https://doi.org/10.5285/76057b0a-b18f-496f-891c-d5b22bd0b291

Grid-to-Grid model estimates of soil moisture for Great Britain and Northern Ireland driven by UK Climate Projections 2018 (UKCP18) Regional (12km) data (1980 to 2080). A. L. Kay, A. C. Rudd, H. N. Davies, R. A. Lane, and V. A. Bell https://doi.org/10.5285/f7142ced-f6ff-486b-af33-44fb8f763cde

Short summary

Climate change will affect the water cycle, including river flows and soil moisture. We have used both observational data (1980–2011) and the latest UK climate projections (1980–2080) to drive a national-scale grid-based hydrological model. The data, covering Great Britain and Northern Ireland, suggest potential future decreases in summer flows, low flows, and summer/autumn soil moisture, and possible future increases in winter and high flows. Society must plan how to adapt to such impacts.