CMIP Use Case Report for EDS Plus WP4

This report is a project deliverable from the EDS Plus Work Package 4 CMIP7 Use Case. The report summarises the output of a series of interviews held with CMIP data users from the UK research community conducted with the following objectives: To understand how CMIP data is used and going to be used by the UK research community. What features of CMIP attracts people to use it and what are the obstacles that people run into when using and accessing CMIP data. How the UK research community engages in the CMIP development process. What tools and workflows would be valuable to improve CMIP data access and useability To capture the data requirements of the scientific community as we prepare for CMIP7.