IPCC-DDC_CSIRO_SRES_A2: 140 YEARS MONTHLY MEANS Commenwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Australia

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 Mark 2 CSIRO coupled global climate model consists of the

atmospheric component which has 9 vertical levels with a R21

horizontal resolution and the ocean component which was based

on the GFDL code.

M2CSIRO ( http://www.cmar.csiro.au/e-print/open/hennessy_1998a.html#ccm ).

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

sulphur dioxide are prescribed according to the above

mentioned scenario.

Identification

Data identification

Citation

Date (Publication)
2005-02-20
Edition

1
Citation identifier
CSIRO_SRES_A2
Citation identifier
doi:10.1594/WDCC/CSIRO_SRES_A2
Principal investigator
  Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation - Hal Gordon
http://www.dar.csiro.au/
Author
  Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation - Hal Gordon
http://www.dar.csiro.au/
Publisher
  WDC Climate at DKRZ
Point of contact
  Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation - Hal Gordon
http://www.dar.csiro.au/

Format

Name

GRIB
Keywords

  • CSIRO
Keywords

  • CSIRO-Mk2
Keywords

  • IPCC-DDC
Keywords

  • IPCC-TAR
Keywords

  • SRES-A2
Keywords

  • SRES_A2
Keywords

  • WGI
Keywords

  • climate simulation
Use limitation

unrestricted: unrestricted
Language

eng; USA
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Begin date
1961-01-01
End date
2100-12-31
 

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OnLine resource
https://www.wdc-climate.de/ui/entry?acronym=CSIRO_SRES_A2
 

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collection

Non quantitative attribute accuracy

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Measure description

None

Conceptual consistency

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n/a
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None
 

Content

Coverage Description

Attribute description
air_pressure_at_sea_level
Descriptor

sea_level means mean sea level, which is close to the geoid in sea areas. Air pressure at sea level is the quantity often abbreviated as MSLP or PMSL.[CF-Standard Name]; unit: Pa

Coverage Description

Attribute description
surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
Descriptor

surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air [CF-Standard Name]; unit: W m-2

Coverage Description

Attribute description
y_wind
Descriptor

"y" indicates a vector component along the grid y-axis, when this is not true latitude, positive with increasing y. Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere has the standard name upward_air_velocity.)[CF-Standard Name]; unit: m s-1

Coverage Description

Attribute description
air_temperature-atNearSurface (minimum)
Descriptor

Air temperature is the bulk temperature of the air, not the surface (skin) temperature. (minimum) [CF-Standard Name-vertical_coordinate-cell_method]; unit: K

Coverage Description

Attribute description
air_temperature-atNearSurface (maximum)
Descriptor

Air temperature is the bulk temperature of the air, not the surface (skin) temperature. (maximum) [CF-Standard Name-vertical_coordinate-cell_method]; unit: K

Coverage Description

Attribute description
surface_temperature
Descriptor

The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. The surface temperature is the (skin) temperature at the interface, not the bulk temperature of the medium above or below. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: K

Coverage Description

Attribute description
air_temperature
Descriptor

Air temperature is the bulk temperature of the air, not the surface (skin) temperature. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: K

Coverage Description

Attribute description
snowfall_amount
Descriptor

snowfall_amount [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg m-2

Coverage Description

Attribute description
wind_speed-at10m
Descriptor

Speed is the magnitude of velocity. Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere has the standard name upward_air_velocity.) The wind speed is the magnitude of the wind velocity. [CF-Standard Name-vertical_coordinate]; unit: m s-1

Coverage Description

Attribute description
x_wind
Descriptor

"x" indicates a vector component along the grid x-axis, when this is not true longitude, positive with increasing x. Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere has the standard name upward_air_velocity.)[CF-Standard Name]; unit: m s-1

Coverage Description

Attribute description
specific_humidity-atPressureLevel
Descriptor

specific_humidity-atPressureLevel [CF-Standard Name-vertical_coordinate]; unit: kg kg-1

Coverage Description

Attribute description
air_temperature-atNearSurface
Descriptor

Air temperature is the bulk temperature of the air, not the surface (skin) temperature. [CF-Standard Name-vertical_coordinate]; unit: K

Coverage Description

Attribute description
lwe_convective_precipitation_rate
Descriptor

"lwe" means liquid water equivalent. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: mm d-1

Coverage Description

Attribute description
soil_moisture_content
Descriptor

"moisture" means water in all phases contained in soil. "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The "soil content" of a quantity refers to the vertical integral from the surface down to the bottom of the soil model. For the content between specified levels in the soil, standard names including content_of_soil_layer are used. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: m

Coverage Description

Attribute description
convective_precipitation_rate
Descriptor

"Precipitation rate" means the depth or thickness of the layer formed by precipitation per unit time. Convective precipitation is that produced by the convection schemes in an atmosphere model. "Precipitation" in the earth's atmosphere means precipitation of water in all phases. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: mm d-1
 

Metadata

Metadata

File identifier
wdc-climate.de:2000013 XML
Metadata language

eng; USA
Hierarchy level
collection
Hierarchy level name

CSIRO_SRES_A2
Date stamp
2003-11-01T00:00:00
Metadata standard name

ISO 19115
Metadata standard version

ISO 19115-2:2009
Point of contact
  Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation - Hal Gordon
http://www.dar.csiro.au/
 
 

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