Regional Climate Change Projection
Data by MOEJ (in cooperation with JMA)
1. IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
Name

Regional Climate Change Projection Data by MOEJ (in cooperation with JMA)

Abbreviation

MOEJ and JMA Regional Climate Change Projection Data

Metadata
Identifier

NHRCM20_ADAPT201320230727070510-DIAS20221121113753-en

2. CONTACT
2.1 CONTACT on DATASET
Name

Climate Change Adaptation Office, Policy Planning Division, Global Environment
BureauOrganization

The Ministry of the Environment of Japan

Address

No. 5 Godochosha, 1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8975, JapanTEL+81-3-5521-8242

2.2 CONTACT on PROJECT
2.2.1 Data Integration and Analysis System
Name

DIAS OfficeOrganization

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

Address

3173-25, Showa-Cho, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 236-0001, Japan

E-maildias-office@diasjp.net

3. DOCUMENT AUTHOR
Name

Climate Change Adaptation Office, Policy Planning Division, Global Environment
BureauOrganization

The Ministry of the Environment of Japan

4. DATASET CREATOR
Name

Climate Change Adaptation Office, Policy Planning Division, Global Environment
BureauOrganization

The Ministry of the Environment of Japan15. DATE OF THIS DOCUMENT2023-07-27

6. DATE OF DATASET
�creation : 2014-03-31
�publication : 2014-03-31

7. DATASET OVERVIEW
7.1 Abstract
This dataset is the output data of NHRCM20, the regional climate change projection model provided
by Meteorological Research Institute, as part of the project which aims to provide detailed climatechange projections around Japan for adaptation planning.

7.2 Topic Category(ISO19139)
�climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

7.3 Temporal Extent
Begin Date

1984-09-01

End Date

2100-08-31

Temporal
Characteristics

from hourly to monthly

7.4 Geographic Bounding Box
Northlatitude

bound 46.61

Westlongitudebound 117.43

Eastboundlongitude

160.93

Southlatitude

bound 19.48

7.5 Grid
Dimension Name

Dimension
Size Resolution Unit
(slice number ofthe dimension)

row21120 (km)column175

20 (km)vertical40

unequal (level)

7.6 Geographic Description

27.7 Keywords
7.7.1 Keywords on Dataset
Keyword Type

Keyword

KeywordName

thesaurus

theme

GLOBAL CHANGE > Regional climate change

AGU

theme

Atmosphere

GCMD_science

theme

Climate

GEOSS

place

Asia > Eastern Asia > JapanCountry

7.7.2 Keywords on Project
7.7.2.1 Data Integration and Analysis System
Keyword Type

Keyword

KeywordNamethesaurus

theme

DIAS &amp;gt; Data Integration and Analysis System

No_Dictionary

7.8 Online Resource
�You can download this dataset from DIAS. : https://data.diasjp.net/dl/storages/filelist/
dataset:215

7.9 Data Environmental Information
19/05/2015: Some of the data have been replaced with modified data because of the error in radiation
variables. Modified data lists are shown in the documents below. [Raw data] NHRCM20_ADAPT2013 >tier1_list_modified.txt [Processed data] NHRCM20_ADAPT2013 > tier2_list_modified.txt

7.10 Distribution Information
nameversion

specificationbinary

Meteorological Research Institute NHRCM20 output data(rawdata)

netCDF

MeteorologicalResearchdata(processed data)text

Meteorological Research Institute NHRCM20 output data(biascorrected data)

Institute

NHRCM20output

8. DATA PROCESSING
8.1 Data Processing (1)8.1.1 General Explanation of the data producer's knowledge about thelineage of a dataset
binary : raw data3

netCDF : processed datatext : bias corrected data

8.1.2 Data Source
Data Source Citation Name

Description of derived parameters and processing
techniques used

9. DATA REMARKS
10. DATA POLICY
10.1 Data Policy by the Data Provider
1. These data sets are to be used only for scientific research, or educational or political purposes.
Commercial use and exploitation of these data sets are prohibited. (Users shall keep in mind thatthe dataset creator may verify the purposes of their use.)
2. Any modification or change of the original these data sets is prohibited.
3. Any Re-export or transfer of the original data sets to a third party is prohibited.
4. The origin of these data being used for any publication of scientific results must be acknowledged
and referenced in the publication, with the "quotation" given below as an acknowledgement.
5. Whenever these data sets are used for publication of scientific results, the author(s) shallsend a copy of the respective publication, preferably in an electronic form or in a separate printed
version, to the "Contact" as indicated above.

10.2 Data Policy by the Project
10.2.1 Data Integration and Analysis System
If data provider does not have data policy, DIAS Terms of Service (https://diasjp.net/en/terms/)
and DIAS Privacy Policy (https://diasjp.net/en/privacy/) apply.
If there is a conflict between DIAS Terms of Service and data provider's policy, the data provider'spolicy shall prevail.

11. LICENSE
12. DATA SOURCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
12.1 Acknowledge the Data Provider
Whenever this data set is used for any academic presentations, and any publication of scientificresults, the author(s) shall specify the following acknowledgement.
"This work uses the data set produced and provided in the FY2013 and FY 2014 climate change
projection project conducted by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan. This data set is created4and provided by using the climate models developed by the Meteorological Research Institute, incooperation with the Japan Meteorological Agency, and the Program for Risk Information on Climate
Change conducted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan."12.2 Acknowledge the Project
12.2.1 Data Integration and Analysis System
If you plan to use this dataset for a conference presentation, paper, journal article, or reportetc., please include acknowledgments referred to following examples. If the data provider describes
examples of acknowledgments, include them as well.
" In this study, [Name of Dataset] provided by [Name of Data Provider] was utilized. This dataset
was also collected and provided under the Data Integration and Analysis System (DIAS), which wasdeveloped and operated by a project supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology. "13. REFERENCES

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