National Climate Database (NCDB)

Dataset · Mon Sep 30 04:00:00 EDT 2024

DOI:https://doi.org/10.25984/2460455· OSTI ID:2460455

Yang, Jaemo ^[1]; Sengupta, Manajit; Habte, Aron; Xie, Yu

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

The National Climate Database (NCDB) is a high resolution, bias-corrected climate dataset consisting of the three most widely used variables of solar radiation- global horizontal (GHI), direct normal (DNI), and diffuse horizontal irradiance (DHI)- as well as other meteorological data. The goal of the NCDB is to provide unbiased high temporal and spatial resolution climate data needed for renewable energy modeling. The NCDB is modeled using a statistical downscaling approach with Regional Climate Model (RCM)-based climate projections obtained from the North American Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (NA-CORDEX; linked below). Daily climate projections simulated by the Canadian Regional Climate Model 4 (CanRCM4) forced by the second-generation Canadian Earth System Model (CanESM2) for two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP4.5 or moderate emissions scenario and RCP8.5 or highest baseline emission scenario) are selected as inputs to the statistical downscaling models. The National Solar Radiation Database (NSRDB) is used to build and calibrate statistical models.

• Research Organization: DOE Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Multiple Programs (EE)
• Contributing Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
• OSTI ID: 2460455
• Report Number(s): 6163
• Availability: [e-mail]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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