Dataset used for "Exploring the ability of the variable-resolution CESM to simulate cryospheric-hydrological variables in High Mountain Asia"

General Info

This dataset contains monthly output from two 20-year (1979-1998) variable-resolution (VR) CESM2 simulations (HMA_VR7a and HMA_VR7b). The coupled atmosphere-land simulations were run with a newly generated VR grid that has regional grid refinements up to 7 km over High Mountain Asia. The HMA_VR7b simulation was performed with an updated glacier-cover dataset (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7864689) and includes snow and glacier model modifications. Further, monthly output from a globally uniform 1-degree CESM simulation (NE30), used for evaluation of the HMA VR simulations, is also included. The monthly output have been used for analysis and discussion in the paper “Exploring the ability of the variable-resolution CESM to simulate cryospheric-hydrological variables in High Mountain Asia” that is currently under review in the Cryosphere Discussions, https://tc.copernicus.org/preprints/tc-2022-256/.

Contact

René Wijngaard ([e-mail] / [e-mail]) 

Raw Data

Raw monthly and daily unstructured HMA VR model output are available on request.  

Dataset Contents

NE30.tar

HMA_VR7a.tar

HMA_VR7b.tar 

These files contain atmosphere (CAM) and land (CLM) model output that are regridded to a 1-degree finite volume (0.9 x 1.25 degrees latitude/longitude) grid. The following variables are included: CLDLIQ, OMEGA, Q, STEND_CLUBB, SWCF, T, Z3, EFLX_LH_TOT, FGR, FIRE, FLDS, FSA, FSDS, FSH, FSM, FSNO, FSM, FSR, H2OSNO, PCT_LANDUNIT, QICE_MELT, QSNOFRZ, RAIN, SNOW, and TSA. 

SMB_HMA_VR7a.tar

SMB_HMA_VR7b.tar

These files contain unstructured SMB-related CLM model output (i.e., on the HMA VR grid). The following variables are included: PCT_LANDUNIT, QRUNOFF_ICE, QSNOFRZ_ICE, QSNOMELT_ICE, QSOIL_ICE, RAIN_ICE, and SNOW_ICE.