Output from Linear Inverse Models (LIMs) emulating the observed spatiotemporal statistics of Australian precipitation and global sea surface temperatures

Data repository for How unusual was Australia's 2017–2019 Tinderbox Drought?

This repository contains LIM data underpinning the paper How unusual was Australia's 2017–2019 Tinderbox Drought? [doi: 10.1016/j.wace.2024.100734 available online in Weather and Climate Extremes 17 October 2024]. All other datasets used in the paper are freely available online (see Data Availability statement in the paper for details). 

The repository contains 12 netcdf files, which together comprise the Linear Inverse Model (LIM) outputs described in the paper. In all cases, please see the paper for important details on the data and how they were produced. 

Global LIMs

• `LIM5000_COBE-globalSST_prec-anoms-aus_monthly.nc`
  • contains 5000 years of emulated Australian precipitation variability, modelled using Australian rainfall data from the Australian Gridded Climate Dataset v2 (AGCD) and global SST data from 'Centennial in situ Observation-Based Estimates of the Variability of SST and Marine Meteorological Variables version 2' (COBE)
• `LIM5000_ERSST-globalSST_prec-anoms-aus_monthly.nc`
  • contains 5000 years of emulated Australian precipitation variability, modelled using Australian rainfall data from the AGCD and global SST data from US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 'Extended Reconstruction SST version 5’ (ERSST)
• `LIM5000_COBE-globalSST_SST-anoms-global_monthly.nc`
  • contains 5000 years of emulated global SST variability, modelled using global SST data from COBE
• `LIM5000_ERSST-globalSST_SST-anoms-global_monthly.nc`
  • contains 5000 years of emulated global SST variability, modelled using global SST data from ERSST

Tropical Pacific Ocean LIMs

• `LIM5000_COBE-TropicalPacificSST_prec-anoms-aus_monthly.nc`
  • contains 5000 years of emulated Australian precipitation variability, modelled using Australian rainfall data from the AGCD and tropical Pacific Ocean SST data from COBE
• `LIM5000_ERSST-TropicalPacificSST_prec-anoms-aus_monthly.nc`
  • contains 5000 years of emulated Australian precipitation variability, modelled using Australian rainfall data from the AGCD and tropical Pacific Ocean SST data from ERSST
• `LIM5000_COBE-TropicalPacificSST_SST-anoms-TropicalPacific_monthly.nc`
  • contains 5000 years of emulated global SST variability, modelled using tropical Pacific Ocean SST data from COBE
• `LIM5000_ERSST-TropicalPacificSST_SST-anoms-TropicalPacific_monthly.nc`
  • contains 5000 years of emulated global SST variability, modelled using tropical Pacific Ocean SST data from ERSST

Indian Ocean LIMs

• `LIM5000_COBE-IndianOceanSST_prec-anoms-aus_monthly.nc`
  • contains 5000 years of emulated Australian precipitation variability, modelled using Australian rainfall data from the AGCD and Indian Ocean SST data from COBE
• `LIM5000_ERSST-IndianOceanSST_prec-anoms-aus_monthly.nc`
  • contains 5000 years of emulated Australian precipitation variability, modelled using Australian rainfall data from the AGCD and Indian Ocean SST data from ERSST
• `LIM5000_COBE-IndianOceanSST_SST-anoms-TropicalPacific_monthly.nc`
  • contains 5000 years of emulated global SST variability, modelled using Indian Ocean SST data from COBE
• `LIM5000_ERSST-IndianOceanSST_SST-anoms-TropicalPacific_monthly.nc`
  • contains 5000 years of emulated global SST variability, modelled using Indian Ocean SST data from ERSST

How to cite this repository

If using this data, please cite the original publication, available from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094724000951.