IPCC-DDC_HADCM3_SRES_A2b: 140 YEARS MONTHLY MEANS Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research - UK Met Office

The SRES data sets were published by the IPCC in 2000 and classified

into four different scenario families (A1, A2, B1, B2).

SRES_A2 storyline describes a very heterogeneous world

with the underlying theme of self-reliance and preservation

of local identities. It results in this scenario a continous

increasing population together with a slower economic growth

and technological change.

The Hadley Centre Circulation Model is a 3-dim AOGCM described

by (Gordon et al., 2000 and Pope et al., 2000).

The atmospheric component has a 19 levels horizontal resolution,

comparable with spectral resolution of T42, while the ocean

component has a 20 levels resolution.

HADCM3( http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/modelling-systems/unified-model/climate-models/hadcm 3 )

The changes of anthropogenic emissions of CO2, CH4, N2O and

sulphur dioxide are prescribed according to the above

mentioned scenario.

These data belongs to a set of three ensemble runs, with the

HADCM3-model, using the SRES_A2 scenario. They provide monthly

averaged values of selected variables for the IPCC-DDC.

HadCM3_SRES_A2b and HadCM3_SRES_A2c follow the same experimental design

and historical plus future forcings as HadCM3_SRES_A2 (Johns et al.

2003) but starting from initial conditions taken respectively 100 years

and 200 years further into the HadCM3 control simulation.

Identification

Data identification

Citation

Alternate title

IPCC-DDC_HADCM3_SRES_A2b: 140 YEARS MONTHLY MEANS Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research - UK Met Office
Date (Creation)
2003-11-19
Citation identifier
None
Citation identifier
doi:10.1594/WDCC/HADCM3_SRES_A2b / IPCC-DDC_HADCM3_SRES_A2b: 140 YEARS MONTHLY MEANS Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research - UK Met Office
Other citation details

doi:10.1594/WDCC/HADCM3_SRES_A2b
Author
  Met Office Hadley Centre - Dr. Tim C. Johns
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk
Author
  n/a - Dr. Jonathan M. Gregory
n/a
Author
  n/a - W. J. Ingram
n/a
Author
  n/a - C. E. Johnson
n/a
Author
  n/a - A. Jones
n/a
Author
  n/a - Dr. Jason A. Lowe
n/a
Author
  Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research - UK Met Office - John Mitchell
http://www.meto.gov.uk/sec5/sec5pg1.html
Author
  n/a - D. L. Roberts
n/a
Author
  n/a - D. M. Sexton
n/a
Author
  n/a - D. S. Stevenson
n/a
Author
  n/a - S. F. Tett
n/a
Author
  n/a - M. J. Woodage
n/a
Point of contact
  Met Office Hadley Centre - Dr. Tim C. Johns
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk
Theme

  • HadCM3
Theme

  • Hadley-Centre
Theme

  • IPCC-TAR
Theme

  • SRES-A2
Theme

  • UKMO
Theme

  • SRES_A2B
Language
English

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Begin date
1960-01-01
End date
2099-12-31
Begin date
1990-01-01
End date
2100-12-31
 

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  • GRIB ( WMO format GRIdded Binary data )

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OnLine resource
http://doi.org/doi:10.1594/WDCC/HADCM3_SRES_A2b
 

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Series
 

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air_temperature
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modelResult
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K

Coverage Description

Attribute description
air_temperature
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modelResult
Descriptor

K

Coverage Description

Attribute description
air_temperature
Content type
modelResult
Descriptor

K

Coverage Description

Attribute description
convective_rainfall_rate
Content type
modelResult
Descriptor

mm d-1

Coverage Description

Attribute description
lwe_convective_precipitation_rate
Content type
modelResult
Descriptor

mm d-1

Coverage Description

Attribute description
lwe_convective_snowfall_rate
Content type
modelResult
Descriptor

mm d-1

Coverage Description

Attribute description
lwe_large_scale_snowfall_rate
Content type
modelResult
Descriptor

mm d-1

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Attribute description
rainfall_rate
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modelResult
Descriptor

mm d-1

Coverage Description

Attribute description
relative_humidity
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modelResult
Descriptor

0.01

Coverage Description

Attribute description
snowfall_amount
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modelResult
Descriptor

kg m-2

Coverage Description

Attribute description
surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
Content type
modelResult
Descriptor

W m-2

Coverage Description

Attribute description
wind_speed
Content type
modelResult
Descriptor

m s-1
 

Metadata

Metadata

File identifier
de.dkrz.wdcc.iso2018980 XML
Hierarchy level
Series
Hierarchy level name

HADCM3_SRES_A2b
Date stamp
2022-04-25T04:36:57
Metadata standard name

ISO 19115
Metadata standard version

ISO 19139 / DKRZ ISO Simple Profile V1.0
Author
  Met Office Hadley Centre - Dr. Tim C. Johns
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk
Author
  n/a - Dr. Jonathan M. Gregory
n/a
Author
  n/a - W. J. Ingram
n/a
Author
  n/a - C. E. Johnson
n/a
Author
  n/a - A. Jones
n/a
Author
  n/a - Dr. Jason A. Lowe
n/a
Author
  Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research - UK Met Office - John Mitchell
http://www.meto.gov.uk/sec5/sec5pg1.html
Author
  n/a - D. L. Roberts
n/a
Author
  n/a - D. M. Sexton
n/a
Author
  n/a - D. S. Stevenson
n/a
Author
  n/a - S. F. Tett
n/a
Author
  n/a - M. J. Woodage
n/a
Point of contact
  Met Office Hadley Centre - Dr. Tim C. Johns
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk
Dataset URI

http://doi.org/doi:10.1594/WDCC/HADCM3_SRES_A2b

 
 

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Keywords

HadCM3 Hadley-Centre IPCC-TAR SRES-A2 SRES_A2B UKMO

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