Canadian Climate Centre Model Outputs for Carbon Dioxide Studies
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| DOI: 10.5065/ZT9Z-A625
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.
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 |
Ground or water surface | 500 mbar |
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)