diff --git a/examples/spectral_var/run_cmip7 b/examples/spectral_var/run_cmip7
index b895edcf..f052651a 100755
--- a/examples/spectral_var/run_cmip7
+++ b/examples/spectral_var/run_cmip7
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Add CMIP7 solar variability data (version 4.6) to the GA9 spectral files
 # This script creates the following files:
 #   sp_sw_ga9_cmip7_picontrol_4_6
-#   sp_sw_ga9_cmip7_ref_mon_4_6
-#   sp_sw_ga9_cmip7_ref_day_4_6
+#   sp_sw_ga9_cmip7_scenario_mon_4_6
+#   sp_sw_ga9_cmip7_scenario_day_4_6
 
 if [ ! $SOCRATES_DATA_DIR ] ; then
   SOCRATES_DATA_DIR=.
@@ -14,34 +14,53 @@ CMIP7_DATA_DIR=${SOCRATES_DATA_DIR}/solarisheppa/cmip7
 PICON_FILE='multiple_input4MIPs_solar_CMIP_SOLARIS-HEPPA-CMIP-4-6_gn.nc'
 MONTH_FILE='multiple_input4MIPs_solar_CMIP_SOLARIS-HEPPA-CMIP-4-6_gn_185001-202312.nc'
 DAILY_FILE='multiple_input4MIPs_solar_CMIP_SOLARIS-HEPPA-CMIP-4-6_gn_18500101-20231231.nc'
+FUTURE_MONFILE='multiple_input4MIPs_solar_ScenarioMIP_SOLARIS-HEPPA-ScenarioMIP-4-6_gn_202201-229912.nc'
+FUTURE_DAYFILE='multiple_input4MIPs_solar_ScenarioMIP_SOLARIS-HEPPA-ScenarioMIP-4-6_gn_20220101-22991231.nc'
 
 # Download CMIP7 solar variability data
+
+function check_for_solaris_file () {
+  file_name="$1"
+  cloud_loc="$2"
+  extension="$3"
+  url_base="https://cloud.iaa.es/index.php/s"
+  # ret_file_name is the name of the file to be retrieved from SOLARIS website
+  if [[ "$extension" == "gz" ]]; then
+    ret_file_name="$file_name.$extension"
+  else
+    ret_file_name="$file_name"
+  fi
+
+  # if no file, then act.
+  if [[ ! -f $file_name ]]; then
+    # if the file that would be downloaded is absent, download it.
+    if [[ ! -f $ret_file_name ]]; then
+      echo "Downloading data from SOLARIS website"
+      echo " .... ${cloud_loc}/download/$ret_file_name"
+      wget $url_base/${cloud_loc}/download/$ret_file_name
+    fi
+    # if the file that has been downloaded is zipped, unzip it.
+    if [[ "$extension" == "gz" ]]; then
+      echo "Gunzipping local data"
+      gunzip -c $ret_file_name > $file_name
+      rm $ret_file_name
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
 if [[ -r $CMIP7_DATA_DIR ]]; then
   echo "Gunzipping data from $CMIP7_DATA_DIR"
   gunzip -c ${CMIP7_DATA_DIR}/${PICON_FILE}.gz > ${PICON_FILE}
   gunzip -c ${CMIP7_DATA_DIR}/${MONTH_FILE}.gz > ${MONTH_FILE}
   gunzip -c ${CMIP7_DATA_DIR}/${DAILY_FILE}.gz > ${DAILY_FILE}
+  FUTURE_MONFILE=${CMIP7_DATA_DIR}/${FUTURE_MONFILE}
+  FUTURE_DAYFILE=${CMIP7_DATA_DIR}/${FUTURE_DAYFILE}
 else
-  for i in $(seq 1 3); do
-    if [[ $i == 1 ]]; then
-      SOLARIS_FILE=$PICON_FILE
-      CLOUD_LOC='XaSb85EpGNYqkEw'
-    elif [[ $i == 2 ]]; then
-      SOLARIS_FILE=$MONTH_FILE
-      CLOUD_LOC='n7cacmRBjk5Gb8f'
-    else
-      SOLARIS_FILE=$DAILY_FILE
-      CLOUD_LOC='nJFTPcnFwZ3smTo'
-    fi
-    if [[ ! -f $SOLARIS_FILE ]]; then
-      if [[ ! -f $SOLARIS_FILE.gz ]]; then
-	echo 'Downloading data from SOLARIS website'
-        wget https://cloud.iaa.es/index.php/s/${CLOUD_LOC}/download/$SOLARIS_FILE.gz
-      fi
-      echo "Gunzipping local data"
-      gunzip -c $SOLARIS_FILE.gz > $SOLARIS_FILE
-    fi
-  done
+  check_for_solaris_file $PICON_FILE 'XaSb85EpGNYqkEw' "gz"
+  check_for_solaris_file $MONTH_FILE 'n7cacmRBjk5Gb8f' "gz"
+  check_for_solaris_file $DAILY_FILE 'nJFTPcnFwZ3smTo' "gz"
+  check_for_solaris_file $FUTURE_MONFILE 'QWorEALDriYabgN' ""
+  check_for_solaris_file $FUTURE_DAYFILE 'j7ncYwoHXCtRwRE' ""
 fi
 
 echo 'Checking files are at vn4.6'
@@ -52,12 +71,22 @@ if [[ $PICON_VN != 'source_version = "4.6"' ]]; then
 fi
 MONTH_VN=`ncdump -h $MONTH_FILE | grep -o 'source_version = ".*"'`
 if [[ $MONTH_VN != 'source_version = "4.6"' ]]; then
-  echo 'Monthly data is not at version 4.6: '$MONTH_VN
+  echo 'Monthly historical data is not at version 4.6: '$MONTH_VN
   exit 1
 fi
 DAILY_VN=`ncdump -h $DAILY_FILE | grep -o 'source_version = ".*"'`
 if [[ $DAILY_VN != 'source_version = "4.6"' ]]; then
-  echo 'Daily data is not at version 4.6: '$DAILY_VN
+  echo 'Daily historical data is not at version 4.6: '$DAILY_VN
+  exit 1
+fi
+FUTURE_MON_VN=`ncdump -h $FUTURE_MONFILE | grep -o 'source_version = ".*"'`
+if [[ $FUTURE_MON_VN != 'source_version = "4.6"' ]]; then
+  echo 'Monthly future scenario data is not at version 4.6: '$FUTURE_MON_VN
+  exit 1
+fi
+FUTURE_DAY_VN=`ncdump -h $FUTURE_DAYFILE | grep -o 'source_version = ".*"'`
+if [[ $FUTURE_DAY_VN != 'source_version = "4.6"' ]]; then
+  echo 'Daily future scenario data is not at version 4.6: '$FUTURE_DAY_VN
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -82,7 +111,7 @@ EOF
 mv sp_sw_ga9_var sp_sw_ga9_cmip7_picontrol_4_6
 rm $PICON_FILE
 
-echo 'Adding monthly solar reference scenario data to spectral file'
+echo 'Adding monthly solar reference & future scenario data to spectral file'
 prep_spec << EOF > ref_mon.log
 sp_sw_ga9
 a
@@ -92,14 +121,18 @@ y
 -2
 6
 $MONTH_FILE
+3312
+6
+$FUTURE_MONFILE
+2024 1 1
 0
 0
 -1
 EOF
-mv sp_sw_ga9_var sp_sw_ga9_cmip7_ref_mon_4_6
+mv sp_sw_ga9_var sp_sw_ga9_cmip7_scenario_mon_4_6
 rm $MONTH_FILE
 
-echo 'Adding daily solar reference scenario data to spectral file'
+echo 'Adding daily solar reference & future scenario data to spectral file'
 prep_spec << EOF > ref_day.log
 sp_sw_ga9
 a
@@ -109,11 +142,15 @@ y
 -2
 6
 $DAILY_FILE
+100807
+6
+$FUTURE_DAYFILE
+2024 1 1
 0
 0
 -1
 EOF
-mv sp_sw_ga9_var sp_sw_ga9_cmip7_ref_day_4_6
+mv sp_sw_ga9_var sp_sw_ga9_cmip7_scenario_day_4_6
 rm $DAILY_FILE
 
 exit 0