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Dataset

 

World Climate Research Programme's (WCRP) Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 3 (CMIP3) Project Database: Parallel Climate Model (PCM) (National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)) data

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2020-03-19
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2008-02-29
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 5.98K Files | 2TB

Abstract

Data from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Parallel Climate Model (PCM) simulations

Citable as:  National Centre for Atmospheric Research (2008): World Climate Research Programme's (WCRP) Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 3 (CMIP3) Project Database: Parallel Climate Model (PCM) (National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)) data. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/642633c00f434b97817a42970c283d2b

Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: CMIP3

Details

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Access rules:
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Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s):
https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/cmip3.pdf
When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Data lineage:

Data was converted to CF netCDF by the data provider.

File Format:
Data are netCDF formatted

Process overview

This dataset was generated by the computation detailed below.
Title

NCAR Parallel Climate Model (PCM) deployed on National Centre for Atmospheric Research (USA) computing facility

Abstract

NCAR Parallel Climate Model (PCM) deployed on National Centre for Atmospheric Research (USA) computing facility

Input Description

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Output Description

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Software Reference

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  • units: %
  • var_id: r95t
  • long_name: Fraction of precipitation due to events exceeding the 95 percentile
  • standard_name: Fraction of precipitation due to events exceeding the 95 percentile
  • units: %
  • var_id: tn90
  • long_name: Fraction of time Tmin > 90th percentile of daily Tmin in 1961-1990 base period
  • standard_name: Fraction of time Tmin > 90th percentile of daily Tmin in 1961-1990 base period
  • units: days
  • var_id: gsl
  • long_name: Growing season length
  • standard_name: Growing season length
  • units: days
  • var_id: hwdi
  • long_name: Heat wave duration index
  • standard_name: Heat wave duration index
  • units: K
  • var_id: etr
  • long_name: Intra-annual extreme temperature range
  • standard_name: Intra-annual extreme temperature range
  • units: kg m-2
  • var_id: r5d
  • long_name: Maximum 5 d precipitation total
  • standard_name: Maximum 5 d precipitation total
  • units: days
  • var_id: cdd
  • long_name: Maximum number of consecutive dry days
  • standard_name: Maximum number of consecutive dry days
  • units: days
  • var_id: r10
  • long_name: No of days with precipitaiton greater than or equal to 10 mm/day
  • standard_name: No of days with precipitaiton greater than or equal to 10 mm/day
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • var_id: sdii
  • long_name: Simple daily intensity index
  • standard_name: Simple daily intensity index
  • units: days
  • var_id: fd
  • long_name: Total number of frost days
  • standard_name: Total number of frost days
  • units: Pa
  • var_id: psl
  • standard_name: air_pressure_at_sea_level
  • long_name: air_pressure_at_sea_level
  • units: K
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • var_id: tasmax
  • long_name: air_temperature
  • standard_name: atmosphere_hybrid_sigma_pressure_coordinate
  • var_id: lev_bnds
  • units: kg m-2
  • standard_name: atmosphere_water_vapor_content
  • var_id: prw
  • long_name: atmosphere_water_vapor_content
  • units: percent
  • standard_name: cloud_area_fraction
  • var_id: clt
  • long_name: cloud_area_fraction
  • units: percent
  • standard_name: cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer
  • var_id: cl
  • long_name: cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • standard_name: convective_precipitation_flux
  • var_id: prc
  • long_name: convective_precipitation_flux
  • units: m
  • var_id: depth
  • standard_name: depth
  • var_id: depth_bnds
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: eastward_sea_ice_velocity
  • var_id: usi
  • long_name: eastward_sea_ice_velocity
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: eastward_sea_water_velocity
  • long_name: eastward_sea_water_velocity
  • var_id: uo
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: eastward_wind
  • var_id: ua
  • long_name: eastward_wind
  • units: m
  • standard_name: geopotential_height
  • var_id: zg
  • long_name: geopotential_height
  • units: m
  • standard_name: height
  • var_id: height
  • long_name: height
  • var_id: a
  • long_name: hybrid sigma coordinate A coefficient for layer
  • var_id: a_bnds
  • long_name: hybrid sigma coordinate A coefficient for layer bounds
  • var_id: b
  • long_name: hybrid sigma coordinate B coefficient for layer
  • var_id: b_bnds
  • long_name: hybrid sigma coordinate B coefficient for layer bounds
  • units: Pa s-1
  • standard_name: lagrangian_tendency_of_air_pressure
  • var_id: wap
  • long_name: lagrangian_tendency_of_air_pressure
  • units: %
  • standard_name: land_area_fraction
  • var_id: sftlf
  • long_name: land area fraction
  • units: %
  • standard_name: land_ice_area_fraction
  • var_id: sftgif
  • long_name: land ice area fraction
  • var_id: lat_bnds
  • var_id: lon_bnds
  • units: 1e-9
  • standard_name: mole_fraction_of_o3_in_air
  • var_id: tro3
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_o3_in_air
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: net_downward_radiative_flux_at_top_of_atmosphere_model
  • var_id: rtmt
  • long_name: net_downward_radiative_flux_at_top_of_atmosphere_model
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: northward_sea_ice_velocity
  • var_id: vsi
  • long_name: northward_sea_ice_velocity
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: northward_sea_water_velocity
  • long_name: northward_sea_water_velocity
  • var_id: vo
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: northward_wind
  • var_id: va
  • long_name: northward_wind
  • var_id: pr
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • standard_name: precipitation_flux
  • long_name: precipitation_flux
  • units: Pa
  • standard_name: air_pressure
  • long_name: pressure
  • var_id: plev
  • units: Pa
  • var_id: p0
  • long_name: reference pressure for hybrid sigma coordinate
  • units: percent
  • standard_name: relative_humidity
  • long_name: relative_humidity
  • var_id: hur
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • standard_name: runoff_flux
  • var_id: mrro
  • long_name: runoff_flux
  • units: m
  • standard_name: sea_floor_depth_below_geoid
  • var_id: zobt
  • long_name: sea_floor_depth_below_geoid
  • units: %
  • standard_name: sea_ice_area_fraction
  • var_id: sic
  • long_name: sea_ice_area_fraction
  • units: m
  • standard_name: sea_ice_thickness
  • var_id: sit
  • long_name: sea_ice_thickness
  • units: m
  • long_name: sea_surface_height_above_geoid
  • var_id: zos
  • standard_name: sea_surface_height_above_geoid
  • units: K
  • standard_name: sea_surface_temperature
  • var_id: tos
  • long_name: sea_surface_temperature
  • units: kg m-3
  • standard_name: sea_water_potential_density
  • var_id: rhopoto
  • long_name: sea_water_potential_density
  • units: K
  • standard_name: sea_water_potential_temperature
  • long_name: sea_water_potential_temperature
  • var_id: thetao
  • standard_name: sea_water_salinity
  • units: 1e-3
  • long_name: sea_water_salinity
  • var_id: so
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • standard_name: snowfall_flux
  • var_id: prsn
  • long_name: snowfall_flux
  • units: kg m-2
  • standard_name: soil_moisture_content
  • var_id: mrso
  • long_name: soil_moisture_content
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: specific_humidity
  • var_id: hus
  • long_name: specific_humidity
  • units: Pa
  • standard_name: surface_air_pressure
  • var_id: ps
  • long_name: surface pressure
  • units: Pa
  • standard_name: surface_air_pressure
  • var_id: ps
  • long_name: surface_air_pressure
  • units: m
  • standard_name: surface_altitude
  • var_id: orog
  • long_name: surface_altitude
  • units: N m-2
  • standard_name: surface_downward_eastward_stress
  • var_id: tauu
  • long_name: surface_downward_eastward_stress
  • units: N m-2
  • standard_name: surface_downward_northward_stress
  • var_id: tauv
  • long_name: surface_downward_northward_stress
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
  • var_id: rlds
  • long_name: surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky
  • var_id: rldscs
  • long_name: surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
  • var_id: rsds
  • long_name: surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • standard_name: surface_runoff_flux
  • var_id: mrros
  • long_name: surface_runoff_flux
  • units: m
  • standard_name: surface_snow_thickness
  • var_id: snd
  • long_name: surface_snow_thickness
  • units: K
  • standard_name: surface_temperature
  • var_id: ts
  • long_name: surface_temperature
  • var_id: hfls
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_upward_latent_heat_flux
  • long_name: surface_upward_latent_heat_flux
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux
  • var_id: hfss
  • long_name: surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
  • var_id: rlus
  • long_name: surface_upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: surface_upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
  • var_id: rsus
  • long_name: surface_upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
  • var_id: time_bnds
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: toa_incoming_shortwave_flux
  • var_id: rsdt
  • long_name: toa_incoming_shortwave_flux
  • var_id: rlut
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: toa_outgoing_longwave_flux
  • long_name: toa_outgoing_longwave_flux
  • var_id: rlutcs
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: toa_outgoing_longwave_flux_assuming_clear_sky
  • long_name: toa_outgoing_longwave_flux_assuming_clear_sky
  • var_id: rsut
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: toa_outgoing_shortwave_flux
  • long_name: toa_outgoing_shortwave_flux
  • var_id: rsutcs
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: toa_outgoing_shortwave_flux_assuming_clear_sky
  • long_name: toa_outgoing_shortwave_flux_assuming_clear_sky

Co-ordinate Variables

  • units: degrees_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • var_id: lat
  • long_name: Latitude
  • units: degrees_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • var_id: lon
  • long_name: Longitude
  • units: degrees_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • long_name: latitude
  • var_id: lat
  • units: degrees_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • long_name: longitude
  • var_id: lon
  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: time
  • units: days
  • long_name: simulation time
  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: time
  • units: days
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1850-01-01T00:00:00
End time:
2300-12-31T23:59:59
Geographic Extent

 
90.0000°
 
-180.0000°
 
180.0000°
 
-90.0000°