This dataset is an interpolated and converted version of the CORINE 2012 (Version 2020_20u1) land cover raster database (https://land.copernicus.eu/pan-european/corine-land-cover/clc-2012) to WRF geogrid compatible format. The original CORINE database has a 100 m resolution, but WRF requires a resolution defined in degrees, which is set to 0.00208333° in both directions (around 250 m at mid-latitudes). The WRF dataset covers the region: longitudes between -30° and 45.6°and latitudes between 26° and 72°. Interpolation is based on a simple most abundant category basis. Two versions are available: 1) A conversion implying that the CORINE land cover types are used jointly with the USGS one, resulting an expansion of the number of land use codes. The original USGS codes span from 1 to 40, and CORINE from 51 to 98. (corine_2012v2020) 2) The 44 CORINE categories are recategorized to fit the USGS categories based on Pineda et al. (2004) (corine2usgs_2012v2021) The resulting files are 1 bit binary files. There are two resolutions available, per tile one with 960x960 grid points (around 250 m resolution), and one with 480x480 grid points (around 500 m resolution), each tile covering a 2°x 2° region to make use easier. File names follow the convention of the WRF model. The WPS required index file can be found in the respective folders. Source code and table modification required for the application of the data, which can be found here: https://github.com/BHajni/WRF-CORINE

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