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Dataset

 

RAPID: Radiative forcing model output for 1690 from the HadCM3 model

Update Frequency: As Needed
Latest Data Update: 2008-08-04
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2008-12-10
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 2.1K Files | 8GB

Abstract

"To what extent was the Little Ice Age a result of a change in the thermohaline circulation?" project. This was a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) RAPID Climate Change Research Programme project (Joint International Round - NE/C509507/1 - Duration 1 Aug 2005 - 31 Jul 2008) led by Dr Tim Osborn of the University of East Anglia, with co-investigators at the University of East Anglia and Royal Netherlands Meteorology Institute.

The dataset contains radiative forcing model output from the HadCM3 model.

Citable as:  Kleinen, T.; Osborn, T. (2008): RAPID: Radiative forcing model output for 1690 from the HadCM3 model. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/9ec74a6731844c3d9f38451b8da0277a
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: RAPID, Climate change, Atlantic Ocean's Thermohaline Circulation

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Data lineage:

Data from Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia

Data Quality:
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File Format:
Data are netCDF formatted

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Process overview

This dataset was generated by the computation detailed below.
Title

Hadley Centre Coupled Model 3 (HadCM3) deployed on unknown computer

Abstract

This computation involved: Hadley Centre Coupled Model 3 (HadCM3).

Input Description

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Output Description

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Software Reference

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  • long_name: 10 METRE WIND SPEED M/S
  • var_id: wind
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: 10 METRE WIND U-COMP
  • var_id: u
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  • long_name: 10 METRE WIND V-COMP
  • var_id: v
  • long_name: AICE : ICE CONCENTRATION
  • var_id: iceconc
  • units:
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: CLEAR-SKY (II) DOWN SURFACE LW FLUX
  • var_id: csilr
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: CLEAR-SKY (II) DOWN SURFACE SW FLUX
  • var_id: field208
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  • var_id: field207_1
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: CLEAR-SKY (II) UPWARD LW FLUX (TOA)
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  • long_name: CLEAR-SKY (II) UPWARD SW FLUX (TOA)
  • var_id: field207
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  • long_name: DEEP SOIL TEMPERATURE AFTER B.LAYER
  • var_id: soiltemp
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  • long_name: GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT: PRESSURE LEVELS
  • var_id: ht_2
  • long_name: GROSS PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY KG C/M2/S
  • units: kg C m-2 s-1
  • var_id: field1388
  • units: m
  • long_name: HICE: MEAN ICE DEPTH OVER GRIDBOX M
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  • long_name: INCOMING SW RAD FLUX (TOA): ALL TSS
  • var_id: field200
  • units: m
  • long_name: MIXED LAYER DEPTH (OCEAN) M
  • var_id: field653
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: NET DOWN SURFACE LW RAD FLUX
  • var_id: longwave
  • long_name: NET DOWN SURFACE SW FLUX: SW TS ONLY
  • units: W m-2
  • var_id: solar
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: NET DOWNWARD LW FLUX AT THE TROP.
  • var_id: longwave_1
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: NET DOWNWARD SW FLUX AT THE TROP.
  • var_id: solar_1
  • long_name: NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY KG C/M2/S
  • units: kg C m-2 s-1
  • var_id: field1389
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: OUTGOING LW RAD FLUX (TOA)
  • var_id: olr
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: OUTGOING SW RAD FLUX (TOA)
  • var_id: field201
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  • long_name: P-E FLUX CORRECTION KG/M2/S A
  • var_id: field672
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: PLE:PRECIP-EVAP INTO OCEAN KG/M2/S A
  • var_id: PLE
  • var_id: temp
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  • long_name: POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE (OCEAN) DEG.C
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  • var_id: p_2
  • units: Pa
  • var_id: p
  • long_name: PSTAR AFTER TIMESTEP
  • var_id: rh
  • long_name: RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT 1.5M
  • units:
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: RIVER OUTFLOW INTO OCEAN KG/M2/S A
  • var_id: outflow
  • units: (psu-35)/1000
  • long_name: SALINITY (OCEAN) (PSU-35)/1000
  • var_id: salinity
  • units: m
  • long_name: SEA ICE DEPTH (MEAN OVER ICE) M
  • var_id: icedepth
  • units: 0-1
  • long_name: SEA ICE FRACTION AFTER TIMESTEP
  • var_id: iceconc
  • units: kg m-2
  • long_name: SNOW AMOUNT AFTER TIMESTEP KG/M2
  • var_id: snowdepth
  • units: kg m-2
  • long_name: SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT
  • var_id: sm
  • units: kg kg-1
  • var_id: q
  • long_name: SPECIFIC HUMIDITY AT 1.5M
  • units: cm3 s-1
  • long_name: STREAMFUNCTION (OCEAN) CM3/S
  • var_id: field611
  • units: kg m-2
  • long_name: SUB-SURFACE RUNOFF AMOUNT KG/M2/TS
  • var_id: slowrunoff
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: SURF & BL TOTL MOISTURE FLUX KG/M2/S
  • var_id: field184
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: SURFACE & B.LAYER HEAT FLUXES W/M2
  • var_id: sh
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: SURFACE LATENT HEAT FLUX W/M2
  • var_id: lh
  • units: kg m-2
  • long_name: SURFACE RUNOFF AMOUNT KG/M2/TS
  • var_id: fastrunoff
  • units: K
  • var_id: temp
  • long_name: SURFACE TEMPERATURE AFTER TIMESTEP
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Stash code = 1408
  • var_id: field201_2
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Stash code = 1438
  • var_id: field201_3
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Stash code = 2438
  • var_id: ilr_3
  • units: K
  • var_id: temp_1
  • long_name: TEMPERATURE AT 1.5M
  • units: K
  • var_id: temp_2
  • long_name: TEMPERATURE ON PRESSURE LEVELS
  • long_name: TOTAL CLOUD AMOUNT IN LW RADIATION
  • units: 0-1
  • var_id: field30
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: TOTAL DOWNWARD LW FLUX AT THE TROP.
  • var_id: ilr_1
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: TOTAL DOWNWARD SURFACE SW FLUX
  • var_id: field203
  • units: cm s-1
  • long_name: TOTAL OCEAN U-VELOCITY CM S**-1
  • var_id: field703
  • units: cm s-1
  • long_name: TOTAL OCEAN V-VELOCITY CM S**-1
  • var_id: field704
  • units: kg m-2
  • long_name: TOTAL PRECIPITATION RATE KG/M2/S
  • var_id: precip
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: TOTAL RAINFALL RATE: LS+CONV KG/M2/S
  • var_id: rain
  • units: kg m-2 s-1
  • long_name: TOTAL SNOWFALL RATE: LS+CONV KG/M2/S
  • var_id: snow
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: U COMPNT OF WIND ON PRESSURE LEVELS
  • var_id: u_1
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: UPWARD SW FLUX AT THE TROP.
  • var_id: field201_1
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: V COMPNT OF WIND ON PRESSURE LEVELS
  • var_id: v_1
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: WATER_FLUX*SALINITY/DENSITY m Gs**-1
  • var_id: field632
  • units: m
  • var_id: blht
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: clear-sky (II) downward LW flux forcing (surface)
  • var_id: csilr_1
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: clear-sky (II) downward SW flux forcing (surface)
  • var_id: field208_1
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: clear-sky (II) upward LW flux forcing (toa)
  • var_id: csolr_1
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: clear-sky (II) upward SW flux forcing (surface)
  • var_id: field207_3
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: clear-sky (II) upward SW flux forcing (toa)
  • var_id: field207_2
  • units: K
  • var_id: temp_1
  • long_name: daily maximum temperature at 1.5m
  • units: Pa
  • var_id: p
  • long_name: daily mean pressure at mean sea level
  • units: K
  • var_id: temp
  • long_name: daily mean temperature at 1.5m
  • units: K
  • var_id: temp_2
  • long_name: daily minimum temperature at 1.5m
  • units: m
  • var_id: depth
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: downward LW flux forcing (surface)
  • var_id: ilr_2
  • units: m
  • var_id: ht
  • units: m
  • var_id: ht_1
  • units: level
  • var_id: hybrid_p_x1000
  • units: level
  • var_id: hybrid_p_x1000_1
  • units: degrees_north
  • var_id: latitude
  • units: degrees_north
  • long_name: latitudes for velocity grid
  • var_id: latitude_1
  • units: degrees_east
  • var_id: longitude
  • units: degrees_east
  • long_name: longitudes for velocity grid
  • var_id: longitude_1
  • units: level
  • var_id: msl
  • long_name: mean sea level
  • units: level
  • var_id: msl
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: net downward SW flux forcing (tropopause)
  • var_id: solar_3
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: net downward surface LW flux forcing
  • var_id: longwave_2
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: net downward surface SW flux forcing
  • var_id: solar_2
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: outgoing LW flux forcing (toa)
  • var_id: olr_1
  • units: mbar
  • var_id: p_1
  • long_name: pressure levels
  • units: level
  • long_name: soil levels
  • var_id: level6
  • units: level
  • var_id: surface
  • var_id: t
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  • long_name: top of atmosphere
  • var_id: toa
  • long_name: total cloud amount on levels
  • var_id: CH3COO2
  • units:
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: total downward LW flux forcing (tropopause)
  • var_id: longwave_3
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: total downward SW flux forcing (surface)
  • var_id: field203_1
  • units: level
  • long_name: tropopause
  • var_id: Trop
  • units: m
  • var_id: ht
  • long_name: tropopause height SW
  • units: unspecified
  • var_id: unspecified

Co-ordinate Variables

Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1659-12-01T00:01:15
End time:
1691-01-01T00:01:14
Geographic Extent

 
90.0000°
 
-180.0000°
 
180.0000°
 
-90.0000°