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IPCC 4th Assessment Model Output database

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: IPCC

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: IPCC 4th Assessment Model Output database

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI)
Issue_Identification:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Livermore, CA
Publisher: LLNL, IPCC, Earth System Grid

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: https://esg.llnl.gov:8443/home/publicHomePage.do

Description:

Abstract:: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environmental Program to assess scientific information on climate change. The IPCC publishes reports that summarize the state of the science. At the request of the JSC / CLIVAR Working Group on Coupled Modeling (WGCM), the PCMDI is archiving coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation model output to support the Working Group 1 component of the IPCC's 4th Assessment Report. The data archived by the PCMDI from each participating coupled ocean-atmosphere model is a subset of that model's output. Working Group 1 of the IPCC focuses on the physical climate system -- atmosphere, land surface, ocean and sea ice -- and the choice of variables archived at the PCMDI reflects this focus. This is the portal for the IPCC 4th Assessment Model Output database, recently renamed WCRP CMIP3 multi-model database (World Climate Research Programme, Coupled Model Intercomparison Project): https://esg.llnl.gov:8443/index.jsp. The Earth System Grid (ESG) integrates supercomputers with large-scale data and analysis servers located at numerous national labs and research centers to create a powerful environment for next generation climate research. This portal is the primary point of entry into the ESG. This database consists of model output data generated for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 4th Assessment. The data output from the following models are available: BCC-CM1, China BCCR-BCM2.0, Norway CCSM3, USA CGCM3,1 (T47), Canada CGCM3,1 (T63), Canada CNRM-CM3, France CSIRO-Mk3.0, Australia ECHAM5/MPI-OM, Germany ECHO-G, Germany/Korea FGOALS-g1.0, China GFDL-CM2.0, USA GFDL-CM2.1, USA GISS-AOM, USA GISS-EH, USA GISS-ER, USA INM-CM3.0, Russia IPSL-CM4, France MIROC3.2(hires), Japan MIROC3.2(medres), Japan MRI-CGCM2.3.2, Japan PCM, USA UKMO-HadCM3, UK UKMO-HadGEM1, UK The following scenarios are available: 1%/year CO2 increase (to doubling), 1pctto2x 1%/year CO2 increase (to quadrupling), 1pctto4x 2xCO2 equilibrium, 2xco2 550 ppm stabilization (SRES B1), sresb1 720 ppm stabilization (SRES A1B), sresa1b AMIP, amip SRES A2, sresa2 Climate of the 20th Century, 20c3m Committed climate change, commit Pre-industrial control, picntrl Present-day control, pdcntrl Slab ocean control, slabcntl All of the data are available online (registration is required to download the data), through ftp, and through OPeNDAP. The GFDL model data are also available from: http://nomads.gfdl.noaa.gov/ The NCAR CCSM and PCM model data are also available from: http://www.earthsystemgrid.org/
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Houghton, J.T. et al. (Eds) (2001). Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis, Contributions of Working Group 1 to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 881 p., Cambridge University Press, New York.
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: For a complete list of publications, see: http://www-pcmdi.llnl.gov/ipcc/subproject_publications.php

Status:

Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0

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Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Access_Constraints: Users must register before downloading the data.

Use_Constraints:

Users must register before downloading the data

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Not Available

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Not Available

Completeness_Report:

Not Available

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Not Available
Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: DOE/LLNL/PCMDI > Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy
Contact_Person: PETER GLECKLER

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: AMIP Project Office
Address: PCMDI, L-264
Address: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Address: P.O. Box 808
City: Livermore
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 94550
Country: USA

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: amip@pcmdi.llnl.gov

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: esg-admin@llnl.gov

Resource_Description: IPCC_AR4_MODEL_OUTPUT

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www-pcmdi.llnl.gov/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: https://esg.llnl.gov:8443/home/publicHomePage.do

Access_Instructions:

Access to IPCC 4th Assessment model output

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www-pcmdi.llnl.gov/software-portal/esg_data...

Access_Instructions:

Information on downloading data via OPeNDAP

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.earthsystemgrid.org/

Access_Instructions:

Earth System Grid (ESG) and data access

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www-pcmdi.llnl.gov/ipcc/about_ipcc.php

Access_Instructions:

Background information and documentation for the IPCC Model Output Portal

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www-pcmdi.llnl.gov/ipcc/standard_output.htm...

Access_Instructions:

Information on model output variables and definitions

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060912

Metadata_Review_Date: 20080327

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GCMD User Support Office
Contact_Organization: NASA Global Change Master Directory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Not Available
City: Lanham
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20706
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Not Available

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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