HadGEM1 Climate Model Output For 1% Annual CO2 Increase

1860 to 1999 simulation outputs from the Hadley Centre Global Environmental Model version 1, assuming a 1% per annum compound increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide. The model was developed by the Met Office from 2000 to 2004 and provided input for the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. It includes interactive couplings for the atmosphere, ocean, biosphere, chemistry, sulphur cycle, and aerosols.

Use Cases

• Analyze projected changes in atmospheric variables like temperature or pressure under a prescribed CO2 increase scenario.
• Study the model's representation of interactive couplings between features like ocean temperature and atmospheric aerosols.
• Validate or compare newer climate models against HadGEM1 outputs for the 1860-1999 period.
• Investigate the simulated response of the sulphur cycle or atmospheric chemistry to rising CO2 concentrations.

Strengths

• Model developed over a 4-year period (2000-2004) with improved resolution over predecessors.
• Simulation covers a 140-year temporal range (1860-1999).
• Includes multiple interactive system couplings (atmosphere-ocean, biosphere, chemistry, aerosols).

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column names, and data volumes are unknown.
• Model is a legacy version (HadGEM1), which may lack features of contemporary models.
• Simulation uses a simplified, fixed 1% annual CO2 increase rather than historical or complex future pathways.

Provenance

Source

Hadley Centre, Met Office

Collection Method

Outputs from the HadGEM1 climate model simulation.

Time Range

1860 to 1999

Freshness

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Geography

Global