HadCM3 Climate Simulation With Constant Year 2100 Forcings

A 100-year climate simulation from 2100 to 2199 using the Hadley Centre Coupled Model Version 3 (HadCM3). The simulation holds greenhouse gases, sulfur emissions, and ozone forcings constant at year 2100 levels. The model was developed by the Hadley Centre and contributed to the IPCC Third Assessment Report.

Use Cases

• Analyze climate system response to constant greenhouse gas and aerosol forcing over a 100-year period.
• Study the impact of fixed sulfur emissions and ozone levels on atmospheric radiation and convection patterns.
• Compare this simulation's output against standard SRES-A1B runs to isolate the effect of non-evolving forcings.
• Validate the model's land surface scheme performance under long-term, stabilized boundary conditions.

Strengths

• Simulation spans a 100-year period from 2100 to 2199.
• Model incorporates a sophisticated radiation scheme and improved land surface processes.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column details, and spatial resolution are unknown.
• The dataset's temporal coverage is a future projection, not historical observation.
• Momentum flux exchange between atmosphere and ocean grids is not precisely conserved.

Provenance

Source

Hadley Centre (Met Office) via NASA Earth Data.

Collection Method

Output from the HadCM3 coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation model.

Time Range

2100 to 2199.

Freshness

Simulation end date is 2199-12-01, representing a completed future projection.

Geography

Global.