Climate data

Climate data are available from different sources and in different resolutions. 

Note: these climate files are for use with DIVA-GIS 4.1 and higher!

You need to unzip these files and copy them to the default DIVA-GIS climate data folder: "c:\program files\diva-gis\environ\" 
or to any another folder, and change the Folder in the "Tools/Options/Climate" window.  

Current climate (~1950-2000)

Source: Worldclim, version 1.3, October 2004

Resolution: 10 minutes (20 MB), 5 minutes (73 MB), 2.5 minutes (256 MB)

Future climate (2xCO₂ climate conditions, CCM3 model) 

Source: B. Govindasamy, P. B. Duffy, J. Coquard, 2003. High-resolution simulations of global climate, part 2: effects of increased greenhouse cases. Climate Dynamics 21: 391–404.

High Resolution Simulations of Global Climate, Part 2: Effects of Increased Greenhouse Gases. Submitted to Climate Dynamics. These data were subsequently downscaled and matched to the WorldClim estiamtes of current climate.

Resolution: 10 minutes (20 MB), 5 minutes (73 MB), 2.5 minutes (256 MB)