ClimateChange Assessment Guide.pdf - University of Waterloo

D-2Guide for Assessment of Hydrological Effects of Climate Change in Ontario5. Data adjustersEach NetCDF file contains one month of data. A monthly factor and an offset are listed in each file. Data must bemultiplied by the monthly factor and then added by the offset before arriving at the final values.As evident, there is additional work in processing the NetCDF files for modelling purposes. AquaResource Inc. isavailable to assist users through this process.GCM DataThe data file for the daily GCM is much simpler than the Regional Climate Model NetCDF data, as it does not varyspatially. The GCM data are *.txt files. There is one month of data in each file, with a data point for each day of themonth. The parameter, year and month of the data are contained in the filename. For modelling purposes, acontinuous time series of the datasets was created using a piece of code written in Microsoft Visual Basic.AquaResource Inc. can provide assistance to users to complete this step.