Canadian Climate Centre Model Outputs for Carbon Dioxide Studies
ds318.3
| DOI: 10.5065/ZT9Z-A625
Abstract:
The second generation General Circulation Model (GCMII) at the Canadian Climate Centre was used to run a CO2 experiment in which the current climate (1xCO2) was compared with a new equilibrium climate obtained with twice the amount of atmospheric CO2 (2xCO2). The model was run around November 1989 at T32 resolution, and several surface parameters and 500mb heights were output on a 3.75-degree resolution grid.
For the globe, DSS has monthly 20-year climatologies of some surface parameters. For a North American window (30 by 19), DSS has 12-hourly data of several surface parameters and 500mb heights and monthly 10-year climatologies created from the aforementioned data.
Variables:
| Air Temperature | Albedo | Cloud Frequency | Evaporation |
| Geopotential Height | Heat Flux | Heat Flux | Humidity |
| Incoming Solar Radiation | Maximum/Minimum Temperature | Net Radiation | Precipitation Rate |
| Sea Ice Concentration | Sea Level Pressure | Sea Surface Temperature | Skin Temperature |
| Snow Cover | Soil Moisture/Water Content | Surface Pressure | Surface Winds |
Vertical Levels:
| Ground or water surface | 500 mbar |
Temporal Frequencies:
Every 12 hours
, Monthly Climatology
Data Types:
Grid
Spatial Coverage:
Longitude Range: Westernmost=180W Easternmost=180E
Latitude Range: Southernmost=87.16S Northernmost=87.16N Detailed coverage information Detailed coverage information 3.75° x ~3.708° from 150W to 41.25W and 20.41N to 87.16N (30 x 19 Longitude/Gaussian Latitude) 3.75° x ~3.709° from 0E to 360E and 87.16S to 87.16N (97 x 48 Longitude/Gaussian Latitude)
Latitude Range: Southernmost=87.16S Northernmost=87.16N Detailed coverage information Detailed coverage information 3.75° x ~3.708° from 150W to 41.25W and 20.41N to 87.16N (30 x 19 Longitude/Gaussian Latitude) 3.75° x ~3.709° from 0E to 360E and 87.16S to 87.16N (97 x 48 Longitude/Gaussian Latitude)
Data Contributors:
CA/EC/MSC/CRB/CCMA
Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Climate Research Branch, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada
Publications:
Boer, G.J., N.A. McFarlane, and M. Lazare, 1992: Greenhouse Gas-induced Climate Change Simulated with the CCC Second-Generation General Circulation Model J. Clim., 5, 1045-1077.
Total Volume:
2.98 GB
(Entire dataset)
Volume details by dataset product
Volume details by dataset product
Model information: 2.81 MB
1xCO2 Run (Nov 1989): 1.49 GB
2xCO2 Run (Nov 1989): 1.49 GB
Data Formats:
ASCII (see dataset documentation)
Metadata Record:
Data License:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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