ACCESS1-3 Model Output: CMIP5 Pre-Industrial Control Run

ACCESS1-3 Earth System model output for the CMIP5 piControl experiment, imposing non-evolving pre-industrial conditions. Data is formatted as time series per variable at the model's grid spatial resolution in netCDF format. The dataset is part of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5, coordinated by the Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term climate variability based on the pre-industrial control run time series.
• Benchmark other climate model simulations against the CMIP5-standardized piControl experiment.
• Study the internal dynamics of the coupled atmosphere/ocean system under non-evolving conditions.
• Validate the ACCESS1-3 Earth System model's performance in a stable climate state.

Strengths

• Data adheres to the CMIP5 experimental design and standard output specifications.
• Output is provided in the widely-used, self-describing netCDF format.
• Follows the structured Data Reference Syntax for precise dataset identification.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified; last metadata update was 2026-06-16.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, part of the CMIP5 project.

Collection Method

Simulation output from the ACCESS1-3 Earth System model.

Freshness

Last metadata update was 2026-06-16.

Geography

Global model grid.