Dataset
Chapter 6 of the Working Group I Contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - Input data for Figure 6.8 (v20230213)
Abstract
Input Data for Figure 6.8 from Chapter 6 of the Working Group I (WGI) Contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6).
Figure 6.8 depicts the time evolution of changes in global mean aerosol optical depth (AOD) at 550 nm
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How to cite this dataset
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When citing this dataset, please include both the data citation below (under 'Citable as') and the following citation for the report component from which the figure originates:
Szopa, S., V. Naik, B. Adhikary, P. Artaxo, T. Berntsen, W.D. Collins, S. Fuzzi, L. Gallardo, A. Kiendler-Scharr, Z. Klimont, H. Liao, N. Unger, and P. Zanis, 2021: Short-Lived Climate Forcers. In Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, A. Pirani, S.L. Connors, C. Péan, S. Berger, N. Caud, Y. Chen, L. Goldfarb, M.I. Gomis, M. Huang, K. Leitzell, E. Lonnoy, J.B.R. Matthews, T.K. Maycock, T. Waterfield, O. Yelekçi, R. Yu, and B. Zhou (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, pp. 817–922, doi:10.1017/9781009157896.008.
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List of data provided
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This dataset contains netcdf files of 3-dimensional (time,lat,lon) aerosol optical depth (od550aer) time-series from 1850 to 2014 from the historical simulations performed by 16 CMIP6 models. Multiple ensemble members are included for some models.
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Data provided in relation to figure
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Instructions in how to relate the input data with the figure in the 'Notes on reproducing the figure from the provided data' field.
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Notes on reproducing the figure from the provided data
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This data file should be used in conjunction with the code Fig6.8_trend_plot_AOD_rolling_10change_volcanic_mask.py
This code creates the AOD timeseries (1850-2014) using the ensemble mean of individual CMIP6 models output in AOD_trend.png and is linked in the Related Documents section of this catalogue record.
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Sources of additional information
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The following weblinks are provided in the Related Documents section of this catalogue record:
- Link to the figure on the IPCC AR6 website
- Link to the report component containing the figure (Chapter 6)
- Link to the Supplementary Material for Chapter 6, which contains details on the input data used in Table 6.SM.3
- Link to the code for the figure, archived on Zenodo.
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Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
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Data produced by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) authors and supplied for archiving at the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) by the Technical Support Unit (TSU) for IPCC Working Group I (WGI). |
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Data as provided by the IPCC
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Data are netCDF formatted
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Process overview
| Title | Caption for Figure 6.8 from Chapter 6 of the Working Group I (WGI) Contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) |
| Abstract | Time evolution of changes in global mean aerosol optical depth (AOD) at 550 nm. The year of reference is 1850. Data shown from individual Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) historical simulations. Each time series corresponds to the ensemble mean of realizations done by each model. Simulation results from years including major volcanic eruptions (e.g., Novarupta, 1912; Pinatubo, 1991), are excluded from the analysis for models encompassing the contribution of stratospheric volcanic aerosols to total AOD. Further details on data sources and processing are available in the chapter data table (Table 6.SM.1). |
| Input Description | None |
| Output Description | None |
| Software Reference | None |
- units: 1
- var_id: od550aer
- standard_name: atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol_particles
- long_name: ambient aerosol optical thickness at 550 nm
- var_id: time
- units: year
Co-ordinate Variables
Temporal Range
1850-01-01T12:00:00
2014-12-31T12:00:00
Geographic Extent
90.0000° |
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-180.0000° |
180.0000° |
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-90.0000° |