CMIP6 Solar Cycle Ozone Coefficients on a 3-D Latitude-Pressure-Month Grid

Monthly and zonal mean coefficients for the 11-year solar cycle effect on stratospheric ozone derived from the CMIP6 ozone dataset. The dataset, created by Amanda C. Maycock of the University of Leeds, provides coefficients on a 3-D grid for the period 1960-2011. Coefficients are expressed in terms of both percentage and mole fraction change and include associated p-values.

Use Cases

• Quantifying the solar cycle's influence on ozone based on the provided regression coefficients.
• Validating climate model representations of solar-ozone relationships using the CMIP6-derived data.
• Analyzing the spatial (latitude-pressure) and temporal (monthly) patterns of solar signals in ozone.
• Comparing ozone sensitivity to different solar proxies (F10.7cm flux vs. 200-320 nm irradiance).

Strengths

• Coefficients are provided on a detailed 3-D grid spanning latitude, pressure, and month.
• Data covers a 52-year period (1960-2011), capturing multiple solar cycles.
• Provides coefficients in two physical units (% and mol mol-1) and includes statistical significance (p-values).
• Derived from the CMIP6 multi-model ensemble, a standard reference for climate research.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

University of Leeds / CMIP6

Collection Method

Derived using multiple linear regression of ozone against solar proxies from the CMIP6 ozone dataset.

Time Range

1960-2011

Geography

Global (zonal means)