GCM-based monthly patterns of local meteorological change, per degree of mean land warming, for driving the IMOGEN impacts model
type: Dataset
citation: Zelazowski, P., Huntingford, C., Mercado, L.M., Schaller, N. (2016). GCM-based monthly patterns of local meteorological change, per degree of mean land warming, for driving the IMOGEN impacts model. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/4e8f3459-4101-4c85-a598-80b3c739f580
description: This dataset consists of monthly spatial patterns of meteorological change for 22 Global Circulation Models (GCMs). The patterns are a set of regression coefficients, each representing the change per degree of mean global warming over land, for the corresponding meteorological variable. The meteorological variables analysed for each GCM include: surface temperature change per degree global warming (K/K); surface relative humidity change per degree global warming (%/K); wind change per degree global warming (m/s/K); longwave change per degree global warming (W/m2/K); shortwave change per degree global warming (W/m2/K); precipitation change per degree global warming (mm/day/K) and pressure change per degree global warming (hPa/K). The 22 GCMs emulated are: BCCR-BCM2.0, CGCM3.1(T47), CNRM-CM3, CSIRO-Mk3.0, CSIRO-Mk3.5, GFDL-CM2.0, GFDL-CM2.1, GISS-EH, GISS-ER, FGOALS-g1.0, INGV-SXG, INM-CM3.0, IPSL-CM4, MIROC3.2(hires), MIROC3.2(medres), ECHO-G, ECHAM5/MPI-OM, MRI-CGCM2.3.2, CCSM3, PCM, UKMO-HadCM3, UKMO-HadGEM1. The supporting information document associated with this metadata includes parameters for an energy balance model (IMOGEN EBM) that calculates the amount of global warming. Each GCM output has been re-mapped on to UKMO-HadCM3 grid, with resolution of 3.75 deg longitude and 2.5 deg latitude; this produces a surface spatial resolution of about 417 km E-W x 278 km N-S, reducing to 295 km E-W x 278 km N-S at 45 degrees North and South. This corresponds to 1631 land points, each of which has a row in the provided data files. The data presented here is calibration of IMOGEN EBM parameters and patterns against 22 GCMs in the CMIP3 GCM ensemble.
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date created: 2016-09-30
date published: 2016-10-10
keywords: Energy Balance Model (EBM)
keywords: Future climate projections
keywords: Global Circulation Model (GCM)
keywords: Global climate-carbon cycle model
keywords: Integrated Model Of Global Effects of climatic aNomalies (IMOGEN)
keywords: Modelling
keywords: Climate and climate change
creator: Zelazowski, P.
creator: Huntingford, C.
creator: Mercado, L.M.
creator: Schaller, N.
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license: Open Government Licence v3
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publisher: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
provider: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
included in data catalog: Environmental Information Data Centre

Modelling
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Climate and climate change
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Environmental Information Data Centre
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alternate name: EIDC

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Open Government Licence v3
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alternate name: OGL-UK-3.0

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Zelazowski, P.
type: Person
family name: Zelazowski
given name: P.
affiliation: University of Warsaw

Huntingford, C.
type: Person
family name: Huntingford
given name: C.
affiliation: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Mercado, L.M.
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family name: Mercado
given name: L.M.
affiliation: University of Exeter

Schaller, N.
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family name: Schaller
given name: N.
affiliation: Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO)

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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University of Warsaw
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University of Exeter
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