CCSM4 T31 Preindustrial Control

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Abstract:

The low-resolution version of the Community Climate System Model, version 4 (CCSM4) is a computationally efficient alternative to the intermediate and standard resolution versions of this fully coupled climate system model. It employs an atmospheric horizontal grid of 3.75 x 3.75 degrees and 26 levels in the vertical with a spectral dynamical core (T31) and an oceanic horizontal grid that consists of a nominal 3 degree resolution with 60 levels in the vertical. This low-resolution version (T31 x 3) can be used for a variety of applications including long equilibrium simulations, development work, and sensitivity studies. 1

The simulation available here is the CCSM4 T31 preindustrial control simulation, and is documented in the reference publication cited below.

1This paragraph is taken with the lead author's permission from Shields et al. (2012).

Variables:
Latent Heat Flux Rain Sea Level Pressure Specific Humidity
Surface Temperature Upper Air Temperature U/V Wind Components Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed
Data Types:
Model Simulation ,  Grid
Data Contributors:
UCAR/NCAR/CGD
Climate and Global Dynamics Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Publications:
Shields, C. A., D. A. Bailey, G. Danabasoglu, M. Jochum, J. T. Kiehl, S. Levis, and S. Park, 2012: The Low-Resolution CCSM4. J. Climate, 25, 3993-4014 (DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00260.1).
Total Volume:
401.3 GB (Entire dataset) Volume details by dataset product
Data Formats:
netCDF
Metadata Record:
Data License:
Data LicenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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