IGAC/SPARC Chemistry-Climate Model Initiative (CCMI) Community Simulations in Support of Upcoming Ozone and Climate Assessments

Output are from the CESM2(WACCM-X).The model’s dynamical fields (temperature, zonal and meridional winds and surface pressure) are specified in the troposphere and stratosphere from the Modern Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) [Rienecker et al., 2011]. The model has a horizontal resolution of 1.9˚ latitude by 2.5˚ longitude. This simulation followed the “REFC1D” protocol of the Chemistry Climate Model Initiative [Eyring et al., 2013] for the specification of time-dependent greenhouse gases and ozone depleting substances. Data are provided for evaluation/validation purposes. Please contact [e-mail] for terms of use.

Eyring et al. (2013), Overview of IGAC/SPARC Chemistry-Climate Model Initiative (CCMI) Community Simulations in Support of Upcoming Ozone and Climate Assessments, SPARC newsletter, Zurich, Switzerland, 40, 48–66.

Rienecker, M. M., et al. (2011), MERRA: NASA’s Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications, J. Clim., 24, 3624–3648, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D- 11-00015.1

Daily average data includes ordinary daily averages (h3) and daily average​s of ​transformed Eulerian mean zonal mean​ (h5)