FaIR Model Ensemble: Temperature Projections for SSP and Cessation Scenarios

FaIR ensemble parameter distributions and modeled temperature time series for Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) and emissions cessation scenarios. The dataset, associated with research from the University of Washington, supports analysis of climate commitment under different warming targets. It contains prior and posterior parameter distributions alongside forcing and temperature projections.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature commitment under 1.5°C and 2.0°C warming targets based on the described SSP scenarios.
• Calibrate or validate simple climate models using the provided FaIR ensemble parameter distributions.
• Study the temperature response to hypothetical emissions cessation in various future years based on the described time series.
• Compare climate outcomes across different socioeconomic pathways (SSPs) using the modeled forcing and temperature data.

Strengths

• Includes both prior and posterior parameter distributions for the FaIR model ensemble.
• Provides temperature projections for multiple standardized Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs).
• Models a specific cessation of emissions scenario for each year along the SSP trajectories.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

University of Washington, author Michelle Dvorak, via paperswithcode.

Collection Method

Model outputs from the Finite-amplitude Impulse Response (FaIR) climate model.

Geography

Global