NASA GMAO Decadal Climate Predictions for CMIP5

NASA GMAO Decadal Analysis & Prediction for CMIP5 is a climate modeling dataset contributed to the CMIP5 project. It contains a three-member ensemble of decadal predictions from the GEOS-5 AOGCM, initialized each December 1 from 1960 to 2010. The dataset is managed by NASA's NCCS and is available from the CMIP5 Archive.

Use Cases

• Analyzing decadal-scale variations in aerosol optical depth and atmospheric pressure.
• Studying ocean circulation patterns, including currents, upwelling, and vorticity.
• Investigating land surface processes such as soil temperature and ground ice.
• Validating and comparing decadal prediction ensemble members from 1960 to 2010.
• Supporting mission planning for Earth observation satellites.

Strengths

• Provides a three-member ensemble for each initialization, allowing for uncertainty analysis.
• Covers a long temporal range with annual initializations from 1960 to 2010.
• Includes multiple Earth system components like atmosphere, ocean, and land surface.

Limitations

• Specific row count, file size, and complete column list are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on license information, with one specifying 'other-license-specified' and another listing 'None'.
• The dataset's author and precise data collection method are unknown.

Provenance

Source

NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) via the CMIP5 Archive at NASA NCCS.

Collection Method

Generated by decadal predictions using a version of the GEOS-5 AOGCM (Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Model).

Time Range

1960 to 2010 (initialization dates).

Freshness

2026-03-13 02:04:53.465565

Geography

Global (implied by Earth system and climate model scope).