Update climate layers: Add climate zone predictions for multiple future scenarios and use the newest KG layers
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Description
Currently, the Köppen-Geiger climate classification maps are only used for future predictions under RCP 4.5. It would be nice to have predictions for RCP 2.6 and RCP 8.5 too, representing the most optimistic and pessimistic emission scenario respectively. In addition, a new set of KG layers has been published half a year ago. They are constructed at a higher resolution (1km) than the ones we use so far so it would be nice to switch to these layers instead. These layers can be found here and are published in this paper. The historical maps encompass 1901–1930, 1931–1960, 1961–1990, and 1991–2020, while the future maps encompass 2041–2070 and 2071–2099.
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing how the R package currently loads and applies Köppen-Geiger layers, then read the linked dataset page and paper for the newer 1 km layers and scenario coverage. Done means supporting RCP 2.6, 4.5, and 8.5 predictions with the updated historical and future periods listed in the issue.
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