CAS FGOALS-g3: Climate Model Output for CMIP6 Land Surface Experiments

Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) datasets from the FGOALS-g3 climate model released in 2017. The model was run by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and includes components for atmosphere, land, ocean, and sea ice at specified nominal resolutions. These simulation data provide a basis for climate research and serve as a resource for authors of the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-AR6).

Use Cases

• Analyzing land surface processes and interactions based on the LS3MIP experiment framework.
• Comparing climate model performance and variability using output from the FGOALS-g3 model components.
• Studying future climate projections and scenarios as part of the CMIP6 multi-model ensemble.
• Validating and calibrating earth system models against standardized CMIP6 experiment data.

Strengths

• Data is part of the internationally-coordinated CMIP6 project, which includes simulations from about 120 global climate models and around 45 institutions.
• Model output follows the full CMIP6 Data Reference Syntax, ensuring standardized metadata and interoperability.
• The FGOALS-g3 model specification includes detailed component resolutions (e.g., atmos: 250 km, ocean: 100 km).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Collection Method

Climate model simulation output generated for the CMIP6 LS3MIP experiments.

Geography

Global