Identification

Title

GCM-based monthly patterns of local meteorological change, per degree of mean land warming, for driving the IMOGEN impacts model

Abstract

This dataset consists of monthly spatial patterns of meteorological change for 22 Global Circulation Models (GCMs). The patterns are a set of regression coefficients, each representing the change per degree of mean global warming over land, for the corresponding meteorological variable. The meteorological variables analysed for each GCM include: surface temperature change per degree global warming (K/K); surface relative humidity change per degree global warming (%/K); wind change per degree global warming (m/s/K); longwave change per degree global warming (W/m2/K); shortwave change per degree global warming (W/m2/K); precipitation change per degree global warming (mm/day/K) and pressure change per degree global warming (hPa/K). The 22 GCMs emulated are: BCCR-BCM2.0, CGCM3.1(T47), CNRM-CM3, CSIRO-Mk3.0, CSIRO-Mk3.5, GFDL-CM2.0, GFDL-CM2.1, GISS-EH, GISS-ER, FGOALS-g1.0, INGV-SXG, INM-CM3.0, IPSL-CM4, MIROC3.2(hires), MIROC3.2(medres), ECHO-G, ECHAM5/MPI-OM, MRI-CGCM2.3.2, CCSM3, PCM, UKMO-HadCM3, UKMO-HadGEM1. The supporting information document associated with this metadata includes parameters for an energy balance model (IMOGEN EBM) that calculates the amount of global warming. Each GCM output has been re-mapped on to UKMO-HadCM3 grid, with resolution of 3.75 deg longitude and 2.5 deg latitude; this produces a surface spatial resolution of about 417 km E-W x 278 km N-S, reducing to 295 km E-W x 278 km N-S at 45 degrees North and South. This corresponds to 1631 land points, each of which has a row in the provided data files. The data presented here is calibration of IMOGEN EBM parameters and patterns against 22 GCMs in the CMIP3 GCM ensemble. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/4e8f3459-4101-4c85-a598-80b3c739f580

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/4e8f3459-4101-4c85-a598-80b3c739f580.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/download?fileIdentifier=4e8f3459-4101-4c85-a598-80b3c739f580

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: order

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/4e8f3459-4101-4c85-a598-80b3c739f580

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

UKMO HadCM3 grid

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Atmospheric Conditions

Meteorological geographical features

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

IMOGEN

Global Circulation Model

GCM

Global climate-carbon cycle model

Future climate projections

Energy Balance Model

EBM

Integrated Model Of Global Effects of climatic aNomalies

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-180

East bounding longitude

180

North bounding latitude

90

South bounding latitude

-90

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2016-10-10

date type

creation

effective date

2016-09-30

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

The pattern-scaling set is derived from 22 global circulation models (GCM) of the he World Climate Research Programme's (WCRP's) Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 3 (CMIP3) multi-model dataset. For each GCM emulated, regression is performed for each meteorological variable, each month and each grid box against global mean warming over land. This calibration is a "beta" program. Although significant effort was placed on ensuring the EBM parameters and parameters are accurate, this exercise should be regarded as generating a "beta" product, and predominantly for sensitivity studies in research. Plans are now being put in place to revisit this activity, but with calibration against CMIP5 models. This newer attempt will ensure full numerical code documentation, traceability on demand and with scripts utilising open-access software. This will aim to meet ISO standards for numerical model building.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

explanation

Data format

name of format

text

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

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Limitations on public access

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Limitations on public access

© UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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Limitations on public access

Please be aware that this dataset should be considered to be a beta product

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Zelazowski, P., Huntingford, C., Mercado, L.M., Schaller, N. (2016). GCM-based monthly patterns of local meteorological change, per degree of mean land warming, for driving the IMOGEN impacts model. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/4e8f3459-4101-4c85-a598-80b3c739f580

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Warsaw

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Exeter

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO)

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Responsible party

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

UK

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2020-03-13T14:26:19

Metadata language

eng