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Dataset

 

QUEST Quaternary: FAMOUS glacial cycle model data

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2010-09-29
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2008-12-10
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 1.08K Files | 156GB

Abstract

Quaternary QUEST was led by Dr Tim Lenton at UEA, with a team of 10 co-investigators at the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Reading, Leeds, Bristol, Southampton and at UEA.

This dataset contains FAMOUS (FAst Met Office/UK Universities Simulator) glacial cycle model data from 150,000 years ago to present.

The project team aimed to compile a synthesis of palaeodata from sediments and ice cores, improve the synchronization of these records with each other, and use this greater understanding of the Earth’s ancient atmosphere to improve Earth system models simulating climate over very long timescales. A combined long-term data synthesis and modelling approach has helped to constrain some key mechanisms responsible for glacial-interglacial CO2 change, and Quaternary QUEST have narrowed the field of ocean processes that could have caused glacial CO2 drawdown.

Citable as:  Lenton, T. (2008): QUEST Quaternary: FAMOUS glacial cycle model data. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/a43dcfaccfae4824ab9ab2b572703e72/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: QUEST, Quaternary, carbon dioxide, climate change, glaciation

Details

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Data lineage:

Data provided by Prof Tim Lenton at the University of East Anglia for archiving at the BADC.

Data Quality:
Not known.
File Format:
Data are netCDF formatted

Process overview

This dataset was generated by the computation detailed below.
Title

FAMOUS Climate model

Abstract

FAMOUS (FAst Met Office/UK Universities Simulator) is an ocean-atmosphere general circulation model of low resolution, based on version 4.5 of the UK MetOffice Unified Model.

Input Description

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Output Description

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Software Reference

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Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
0001-01-01T00:01:15
End time:
2008-11-30T23:59:59
Geographic Extent

 
90.0000°
 
-180.0000°
 
180.0000°
 
-90.0000°
 
Related parties
Authors (1)
Principal Investigators (1)