Journal Article

Datasets for the CMIP6 Scenario Model Intercomparison Project (ScenarioMIP) Simulations with the Coupled Model CAS FGOALS-f3-L

Yu, Yongqiang, Liu, Hailong, He, Bian, Wang, Xiaowei, Zhao, Shuwen, Lin, Pengfei, Hua, Lijuan, Guo, Yuyang, Bao, Qing, Chen, Kangjun

2021

Overview

The datasets for the tier-1 Scenario Model Intercomparison Project (ScenarioMIP) experiments from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Flexible Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System model, finite-volume version 3 (CAS FGOALS-f3-L) are described in this study. ScenarioMIP is one of the core MIP experiments in phase 6 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6). Considering future CO 2 , CH 4 , N 2 O and other gases’ concentrations, as well as land use, the design of ScenarioMIP involves eight pathways, including two tiers (tier-1 and tier-2) of priority. Tier-1 includes four combined Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) with radiative forcing, i.e., SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0 and SSP5-8.5, in which the globally averaged radiative forcing at the top of the atmosphere around the year 2100 is approximately 2.6, 4.5, 7.0 and 8.5 W m −2 , respectively. This study provides an introduction to the ScenarioMIP datasets of this model, such as their storage location, sizes, variables, etc. Preliminary analysis indicates that surface air temperatures will increase by about 1.89°C, 3.07°C, 4.06°C and 5.17°C by around 2100 under these four scenarios, respectively. Meanwhile, some other key climate variables, such as sea-ice extension, precipitation, heat content, and sea level rise, also show significant long-term trends associated with the radiative forcing increases. These datasets will help us understand how the climate will change under different anthropogenic and radiative forcings.

• Publisher: Science Press,Springer Nature B.V,Center for ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China%Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China%State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (LASG),Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China%State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (LASG),Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China,State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (LASG),Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China,Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
• Subject: Air temperature / Anthropogenic factors / Atmosphere / Atmospheric Sciences / Carbon dioxide / Climate / Climate change / CMIP6 Experiments: Model and Dataset Descriptions / Data Description Article / Datasets / Earth and Environmental Science / Earth Sciences / Enthalpy / Gases / Geophysics/Geodesy / Global climate models / Heat content / Intercomparison / Land use / Meteorology / Methane / Nitrous oxide / Ocean-atmosphere system / Radiative forcing / Sea ice / Sea level / Sea level changes / Sea level rise / Socioeconomic factors / Storage / Surface temperature / Surface-air temperature relationships