Index
The index is a central point to help you navigate round the UKCP09 site. For each term in the list below, there's a definition, where appropriate, and details of where to find further information.
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Alphabetical list
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Numerals
11-member RCM
1st percentile of the daily maximum temperature (coldest day of the season)
1st percentile of the daily minimum temperature (coldest night of the season)
25 km grid
99th percentile of the daily maximum temperature (warmest day of the season)
99th percentile of the daily minimum temperature (warmest night of the season)
99th percentile of the daily precipitation rate (wettest day of the season)
A
Adaptation
Administrative regions
Aerosols
Aggregated area
Albedo
Anticyclones
Assumptions (in UKCP09)
Atmosphere-Ocean Global Climate Model (AOGCM)
Atlantic Ocean Circulation (Gulf Stream)
B
Baseline
Bayes' Theorem/Bayesian probability
Blocking
C
CDF data
Central England Temperature (CET)
Change factor
Climate
Climate change
Climate change projection
Climate feedback
Climate model
Climate projection
Climate simulation
Clipping
Cloud cover
Coldest day of the season
Coldest night of the season
Confidence
Coupled Model Intercomparision Project (CMIP3)
csv archive
csv file format
Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF)
D
Discrepancy
Direct radiation
Downscaling
Downward diffuse radiation
Dummy data
E
El Niño
Emissions scenario
Emulator
Ensemble
F
Fog
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
G
GIS data
Global Climate Model (GCM)
Greenhouse gas
Grids
Gulf Stream
H
HadCM3
HadRM3
HadSM3
Hail
High emissions scenario
I
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Internal climate variability
J
K
L
La Niña
Latent heat flux
Lightning
Limitations (of UKCP09)
Location
Low emissions scenario
M
Mean daily temperature
Medium emissions scenario
Met Office Hadley Centre
Methane cycle
Model configuration
Model variant
Modelling uncertainty
Morphing
Multi-level ocean projections
Multi-level ocean model variables
Multi-model ensemble (MME)
N
O
Observed data
Output format
Output type
P
Parameter error
Parameterisation scheme
Parameters
Percentile
Perturbed physics ensemble (PPE)
Perturb/perturbing
POLCOMS
Probabilistic climate change projections
Probabilistic climate projections
Probability level
PROWAM
R
Radiative forcing
Rain
Regional Climate Model (RCM)
Request
Resilience
Risk
River basins
S
Scenario
Science review
Sea level rise
Seasonal
Shapefiles
Sitemap
Slab ocean
Snow
Snowfall rate
Soil moisture
Standard deviation
Stochastic
Storm track
Storms
Strengths (of UKCP09)
Structural error
Sunshine hours
Sulphur cycle
T
Temporal average
Thermal expansion
Threshold
Thunderstorm
Time period
Timescaling
Tipping point
Total cloud
Transient climate response
U
UKCIP02
UKCP09 25 km grid
UKCP09 Climate change projections
UKCP09 Marine & coastal projections
UKCP09 User Interface
UKCP09 Users' Panel
Uncertainty
Unlikely
Urban Heat Island (UHI)
V
Variable
Vulnerability
Vulnerability assessment
W
Warmest day of the season
Warmest night of the season
Waves
Weather Generator
Weather Generator variables
Wettest day of the season
Wind
Wind speed
- Last updated: Wednesday, 18 July 2012