ISIMIP3b Simulation Data from the Global Water Sector
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Simon N. Gosling, Hannes Müller Schmied, Peter Burek, Luca Guillaumot, Naota Hanasaki, Sian Kou-Giesbrecht, Kedar Otta, Reetik-Kumar Sahu, Jacob Schewe (2023): ISIMIP3b Simulation Data from the Global Water Sector (v1.0). ISIMIP Repository. https://doi.org/10.48364/ISIMIP.230418
Metadata
- Title:
- ISIMIP3b Simulation Data from the Global Water Sector
- Version:
- 1.0
- Creators:
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- Simon N. Gosling 0000-0001-5973-6862
- Hannes Müller Schmied 0000-0001-5330-9923
- Peter Burek 0000-0001-6390-8487
- Luca Guillaumot 0000-0002-6579-6287
- Naota Hanasaki 0000-0002-5092-7563
- Sian Kou-Giesbrecht 0000-0002-4086-0561
- Kedar Otta 0000-0002-2540-9879
- Reetik-Kumar Sahu 0000-0003-0681-0509
- Jacob Schewe 0000-0001-9455-4159
- Contact person:
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- Jacob Schewe 0000-0001-9455-4159
For inquiries concerning this dataset, please contact info@isimip.org.
- Abstract:
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This dataset contains ISIMIP3b (www.isimip.org, Frieler et al. 2024, in prep.) simulation data from 4 global water models: CLASSIC (Melton et al. 2020, Asaadi et al. 2021), CWatM (Burek et al. 2020), H08 (Hanasaki et al. 2018, Yoshida et al. 2022), and WaterGAP2-2e (Müller Schmied et al. 2021).
The outputs are based on simulations according to the ISIMIP3a protocol (https://protocol.isimip.org) A more detailed description of the models are available on https://www.isimip.org.
- Publication date:
- Dec. 7, 2023
- Publisher:
- ISIMIP Repository
- Contributors:
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- Matthias Büchner 0000-0002-1382-7424
- Jochen Klar 0000-0002-5883-4273
- Dánnell Quesada-Chacón 0000-0001-5700-1846
- Jan Volkholz 0000-0002-2533-3739
- Matthias Mengel 0000-0001-6724-9685
- Christian Otto 0000-0001-5500-6774
- Franziska Piontek 0000-0003-4305-7552
- Christopher P.O. Reyer 0000-0003-1067-1492
- Jacob Schewe 0000-0001-9455-4159
- Martin Park 0000-0002-2467-3256
- Katja Frieler 0000-0003-4869-3013
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) 03e8s1d88
Here we list the persons and organizations, who are responsible for the collection, the management, and the publication of this dataset.
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References
- Asaadi A, Arora V et al. Implementation of nitrogen cycle in the CLASSIC land model. Biogeosciences, 18, 669-706, 2021. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-669-2021
- Burek P, Satoh Y, Kahil T, Tang T, Greve P, Smilovic M, Guillaumot L, Zhao F, Wada Y et al. Development of the Community Water Model (CWatM v1.04) – a high-resolution hydrological model for global and regional assessment of integrated water resources management. Geoscientific Model Development, 13, 3267-3298, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-3267-2020
- Hanasaki, N., Yoshikawa, S., Pokhrel, Y., Kanae, S. et al. A global hydrological simulation to specify the sources of water used by humans. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 22, 789–817, 2018. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-789-2018
- Joe R. Melton, Vivek K. Arora, Eduard Wisernig-Cojoc, Christian Seiler, Matthew Fortier, Ed Chan, and Lina Teckentrup et al. CLASSIC v1.0: the open-source community successor to the Canadian Land Surface Scheme (CLASS) and the Canadian Terrestrial Ecosystem Model (CTEM) – Part 1: Model framework and site-level performance. Geoscientific Model Development, 13, 2825–2850, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-2825-2020
- Müller Schmied, H., Trautmann, T., Ackermann, S., Cáceres, D., Flörke, M., Gerdener, H., Kynast, E., Peiris, T. A., Schiebener, L., Schumacher, M., and Döll, P.: The global water resources and use model WaterGAP v2.2e: description and evaluation of modifications and new features, Geosci. Model Dev. Discuss. [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2023-213, in review, 2023.
- Yoshida, T., Hanasaki, N., Nishina, K., Boulange, J., Okada, M., Troch, P. A. et al. Inference of parameters for a global hydrological model by applying Approximate Bayesian Computation: Identifiability of climate-based parameters. Water Resources Research, 58, e2021WR030660, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR030660
Additional documentation
- Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP) → https://www.isimip.org
- ISIMIP3 simulation protocol → https://protocol.isimip.org
- Detailed description on isimip.org: CLASSIC → https://www.isimip.org/impactmodels/details/306/
- Detailed description on isimip.org: CWatM → https://www.isimip.org/impactmodels/details/257/
- Detailed description on isimip.org: H08 → https://www.isimip.org/impactmodels/details/52/
- Detailed description on isimip.org: WaterGAP2-2e → https://www.isimip.org/impactmodels/details/313/
Other references
- Model Homepage CLASSIC. → https://cccma.gitlab.io/classic/
- Model Homepage CWatM. → https://cwatm.iiasa.ac.at/
- Model Homepage H08. → http://h08.nies.go.jp/
- Model Homepage WaterGAP2-2c. → http://watergap.de/
This DOI is the previous version of
- Gosling, Simon N.; Müller Schmied, Hannes; Burek, Peter; Guillaumot, Luca; Hanasaki, Naota; Kou-Giesbrecht, Sian; Otta, Kedar; Sahu, Reetik-Kumar; Satoh, Yusuke; Schewe, Jacob (2024): ISIMIP3b Simulation Data from the Global Water Sector. Version 1.1. ISIMIP Repository. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.48364/ISIMIP.230418.1.
Version History
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Version 1.9 was created on June 9, 2026.
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Version 1.8 was created on March 15, 2026.
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Version 1.7 was created on Dec. 9, 2025.
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Version 1.6 was created on Oct. 15, 2025.
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Version 1.5 was created on Sept. 8, 2025.
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Version 1.4 was created on Jan. 8, 2025.
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Version 1.3 was created on Aug. 21, 2024.
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Version 1.2 was created on May 15, 2024.
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Version 1.1 was created on April 10, 2024.
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Version 1.0 was created on Dec. 11, 2023.this version
GCMD Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL PLANT SCIENCE > IRRIGATION
- EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE INDICATORS > FRESHWATER RUNOFF
- EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
- EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ECONOMIC RESOURCES > ENERGY PRODUCTION/USE > HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY PRODUCTION/USE
- EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
- EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > WATER MANAGEMENT
- EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION > IRRIGATION
- EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > NATURAL HAZARDS > DROUGHTS
- EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > NATURAL HAZARDS > FLOODS
- EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > SUSTAINABILITY > ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
- EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > SUSTAINABILITY > SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
- EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GROUND WATER > GROUND WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS > DISCHARGE
- EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
- EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER FEATURES > RIVERS/STREAMS
- EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS > AQUIFER RECHARGE
- EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS > FLOODS
- EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS > RUNOFF
- EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS > TOTAL SURFACE WATER
- Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords are a hierarchical set of controlled vocabularies maintained by NASA (more information).
Issues and notes for datasets for this DOI
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note low newISIMIP3b: CWatM with corrupted pliveww file #79
Affected datasets should not be used until this issue is resolved.
Matthias Büchner created this note on Dec. 1, 2025. It was last updated on Dec. 2, 2025.
Affected versions: before 20251201
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issue high resolvedISIMIP3a+b: H08 withdraws all groundwstor files #75
Please use the replaced datasets for new simulations or research.
Matthias Büchner created this issue on Sept. 29, 2025. It was last updated on Oct. 16, 2025.
Affected versions: before 20250929
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issue high resolvedISIMIP3a+3b: CWatM with wrong evaporation #57
Please use the replaced datasets for new simulations or research.
Matthias Büchner created this issue on April 10, 2024. It was last updated on May 14, 2024.
Affected versions: before 20240410
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issue low on holdISIMIP3b: CWatM total actual water withdrawal (all sectors) not matching the sum of sectors. #50
Affected datasets can still be used for simulations or research.
Ahmad Awad created this issue on Jan. 30, 2024. It was last updated on Feb. 1, 2024.
Affected versions: before 20240131
Datasets for this DOI
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm adomww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm aindww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm aliveww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm atotusegw 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm atotww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm atotwwgw 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm canopystor 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm cellarea 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm contfrac 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm dis 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm dis 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm evap Archived 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm groundwstor 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm lakestor 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pdomuse 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pdomww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pinduse 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pindww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pirrww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pliveuse 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pliveww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm potevap 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm ptotuse 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm ptotww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm ptotwwgw 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm qg 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm qr 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm qs 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm qtot 20230216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm qtot 20230216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm reservoirstor 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm riverstor 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm soilmoist 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm swe 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm tws 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm adomww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm aindww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm aliveww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm atotusegw 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm atotww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm atotwwgw 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm canopystor 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm cellarea 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm contfrac 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm dis 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm dis 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm evap Archived 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm groundwstor 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm lakestor 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pdomuse 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pdomww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pinduse 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pindww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pirrww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pliveuse 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pliveww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm potevap 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm ptotuse 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm ptotww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm ptotwwgw 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm qg 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm qr 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm qs 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm qtot 20230216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm qtot 20230216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm reservoirstor 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm riverstor 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm soilmoist 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm swe 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm tws 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm adomww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm aindww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm aliveww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm atotusegw 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm atotww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm atotwwgw 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm canopystor 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm cellarea 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm contfrac 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm dis 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm dis 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm evap Archived 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm groundwstor 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm lakestor 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pdomuse 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pdomww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pinduse 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pindww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pirrww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pliveuse 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm pliveww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm potevap 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm ptotuse 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm ptotww 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm ptotwwgw 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm qg 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm qr 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm qs 20221216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm qtot 20230216
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ISIMIP3b OutputData water_global gfdl-esm4 future cwatm qtot 20230216