A 2000-2004 model development period produced the Hadley Centre Global Environmental Model version 1. This dataset contains outputs from an idealised simulation where carbon dioxide increases 1% annually from 1860 until fixed at twice the preindustrial level. The Hadley Centre used the model for input to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.
Use Cases
- Analyze simulated atmospheric and oceanic coupling dynamics under a 2xCO2 forcing scenario.
- Study the model's representation of the sulphur cycle and aerosol interactions with fixed greenhouse gases.
- Benchmark climate sensitivity metrics from the 1% per annum CO2 increase phase of the simulation.
- Validate the HadGEM1 model's performance for IPCC assessment report inputs against observational data.
Strengths
- Model developed over a 4-year period (2000-2004) with improved resolution.
- Includes interactive couplings for atmosphere-ocean, biosphere, and atmospheric chemistry.
Limitations
- Simulation uses an idealised, non-historical 1% annual CO2 increase scenario.
- Specific temporal coverage and spatial resolution of the output data are unknown.
- Dataset size, row count, and available variables are not provided.
Provenance
- Source
- Hadley Centre, Met Office Unified Model New Dynamics.
- Collection Method
- Outputs from the HadGEM1 climate model simulation.
- Time Range
- Simulation from 1860 onward with a fixed future period.
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Global.