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UK Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Model Version 3

Abbreviated Model Name:

HadCM3

Ensemble:

CMIP5

Experiments:

RCP 4.5

historical

Getting the Data

Data Access Link:

World Data Center for Climate CMIP5 Archive

Create an account here to download CMIP5 data. Instructions on how to search for and acquire the data are available here.

Data File Format:

.nc

Data Filename Convention:

cmip5/output1/MOHC/HadCM3/historical/day/atmos/day/r1i1p1/v20110728/pr/pr_day_HadCM3_historical_r1i1p1_18591201-18841130.nc

Data Filenames to Download:

MOC3r4MAAvas111v110905 MOC3r4MAAuas111v110905 MOC3r4MAAprsn111v110905 MOC3r4MAAprc111v110905 MOC3hiDADpr111v110728 MOC3r4DADtas111v110905 MOC3r4DADtasmin111v110905 MOC3r4DADtasmax111v110905 MOC3r4DADpsl111v110905 MOC3r4DADpr111v110905 MOC3hiXAHsftlf000v120229 MOC3hiMAAvas111v110823 MOC3hiMAAuas111v110823 MOC3hiMAAprsn111v110823 MOC3hiMAAprc111v110823 MOC3hiDADtas111v110728 MOC3hiDADtasmin111v110728 MOC3hiDADtasmax111v110728 MOC3hiDADpsl111v110728 MOC3hiMAAts1011v110728 MOC3hiMOOtos1011v110728 MOC3hiMIXsic1011v110728

Documentation

Model Documentation Link:

Model documentation

Data Distribution Center (select model and experiment from table)

IPCC AR5 WG1 Chapter 9 Report (see Appendix 9A)

World Data Center for Climate (click magnifying glass in far right column for each experiment)

CMIP5 Variable Descriptions

CMIP5 Model Component Descriptions (ES-DOC)

CMIP5 Variable Descriptions (New Table)

Time and Space Information

Available Years of Data:

1860-2005

2006-2036

Length (years) of Files:

30 years

Spatial Coverage:

United States

Canada

Spatial Resolution (atmospheric):

2.5° latitude, 3.75° longitude

Model Components

Atmospheric Dynamical Core:

Finite differences

Variables and Units

only the variables that are being collected for the Ensemble are shown

Temperature

Mean Temperature Output Name:

tas

Mean Temperature Temporal Frequency:

Daily

Min/Max Temperature Output Name:

tasmin/tasmax

Min/Max Temperature Temporal Frequency:

Daily

Temperature Units:

Kelvin

Precipitation

Total Precipitation Output Name:

pr

Total Precipitation Temporal Frequency:

Daily

Convective Precipitation Output Name:

prc

Convective Precipitation Temporal Frequency:

Monthly

Precipitation Units:

kg m-2 s-1

Sea Level Pressure

Sea Level Pressure Output Name:

psl

Sea Level Pressure Temporal Frequency:

Daily

Sea Level Pressure Units:

Pascal (Pa)

Wind

Wind Output Name:

uas/vas

Wind Temporal Frequency:

Monthly

Wind Speed Units:

m/s

Snow

Snow Depth Output Name:

snd

Snow Depth Temporal Frequency:

Monthly

Snow Depth Units:

meters

Snowfall Flux Output Name:

prsn

Snowfall Flux Temporal Frequency:

Monthly

Snowfall Flux Units:

kg m-2 s-1

Figures

Representation of Great Lakes

Land-Sea Fractions

Land-Sea Mask Data:

Sea Surface Temperatures

Winter (DJF):

Spring (MAM):

Summer (JJA):

Fall (SON):

Skin Temperature (SST for open ocean)

Winter (DJF):

Spring (MAM):

Summer (JJA):

Fall (SON):

Great Lakes Ice

Ice Area Fraction (DJF):

Precipitation Climatologies

Summer(JJA) mean total precipitation

Winter(DJF) mean total precipitation

Annual mean total precipitation

Winter(DJF) mean snowfall flux

Temperature Climatologies

Summer(JJA) mean temperature

Winter(DJF) mean temperature

Annual mean temperature

Evaluation Checklist

Number of Lakes Covered by Water:

1

Number of Lakes Covered by Sea:

3