LarsAckermann GMD Iceberg 2023: AWI-ESM2.1 Model Output with Interactive Icebergs

Model output from the 'icb' experiment using the AWI-ESM2.1 Earth system model with interactive icebergs. The dataset includes mean fields over 100 model years and time series spanning 700 years of ocean temperature, salinity, and sea-ice variables. It was produced by Lars Ackermann of the Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung and published in 2023.

Use Cases

• Validate ocean model physics based on 3D temperature and salinity output.
• Study long-term climate variability based on 700-year time series of global ocean temperature.
• Analyze Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) dynamics in the Indo-Pacific sector based on provided time series.
• Investigate sea-ice interactions based on 2D sea-ice height fields.
• Examine ocean stratification based on 3D Väisälä frequency data.

Strengths

• Includes multi-century time series data covering 700 model years.
• Provides spatially resolved 3D fields for key oceanographic variables like temperature and salinity.
• Output is from a peer-reviewed experiment published in a scientific journal (EGUsphere).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

Collection Method

Numerical simulation output from the AWI-ESM2.1 Earth system model.

Time Range

Model output includes means over 100 years and time series over 700 years.

Geography

Global, with zonal means for Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean basins.