GFDL Climate Model Experiments for IPCC Scenarios

Four distinct GFDL global climate model integrations are available, spanning periods from 1766 to 2065. The data includes control runs with constant CO2 and scenario runs with compound greenhouse gas increases. This model experiment data is distributed by the IPCC Data Distribution Center for scientific use.

Use Cases

• Analyze climate system response under constant CO2 conditions using the 100-year and 1000-year Control Integration outputs.
• Project future climate variables under a 1% compound greenhouse gas increase from 1958 to 2057 using the Greenhouse Gas Integration.
• Study the combined effects of greenhouse gases and sulphate aerosols on climate from 1766 to 2065 using the Greenhouse Gas plus Sulphate Integration.
• Compare baseline climate states from control integrations against forced scenario integrations to isolate anthropogenic climate signals.

Strengths

• Includes a long-term 1000-year control integration for establishing baseline climate statistics.
• Provides scenario integrations covering a future projection period up to 2065.

Limitations

• Specific data variables, row counts, and file formats are not provided in the description.
• The dataset's completeness and accessibility details for each integration are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Global Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) model data distributed by the IPCC Data Distribution Center.

Collection Method

Output from GFDL global climate model simulations.

Time Range

Integrations cover periods from 1766 to 2065.

Freshness

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Geography

Global coverage.