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Global cimate simulations by CMCC

The simulation data are distributed on the CMCC THREDDS server. 

Table 1 reports a summary of all simulation periods and boundary conditions.

Table 2 reports the list of variables available for all simulations.


Table 1.  Summary of the CMCC global numerical simulations available in the NextData Archive

Model

Components and resolutions

Experiment

Period

References

INGV-SXG

 

Atmosphere ECHAM4.6, 1.1°x1.1

Ocean OPA8.2-ORCA2, 2°x2°

 

Preindustrial CMIP3-picntrl

1761-1860

Gualdi, et al., 2008,

J. Climate, 21, 5204–5228.

 

Bellucci, et al., 2008

Clim. Dyn, 31, 759–777

 

Historical CMIP3 -20c3m

1870-2000
 

A1B scenario CMIP3-sresa1b

2001-2100

A2 scenario CMIP3-sresa2

2001-2100

1% increase to 4XCO2

CMIP3-1pctto2x

1870-2100

 

CMCC-MED

Atmosphere ECHAM5, 0.8°x0.8

Ocean OPA8.2-ORCA2, 2°x2°

Mediterranean Sea NEMO-MFS, 1/16°x1/16°

Historical+A1B CMIP3 20c3m+sresa1b

1950-2100

Gualdi et al. 2013,

Bull. Amer. Meteo. Soc.,

94, 65-81

 

CMCC-CM

 

Atmosphere ECHAM5, 0.8°x0.8

Ocean OPA8.2-ORCA2, 2°x2°

 

Preindustrial CMIP5

1550-1850

Scoccimarroet al., 2011,

 J  Climate 24, 4368–4384

Historical CMIP5 piControl

1851-2005

RCP8.5 scenario CMIP5

2005-2100

RCP4.5 scenario CMIP5

2005-2100

1% increase to 4XCO2

CMIP5 1pctCO2

1851-1990

 

 

 

 

CMCC-CM

Atmosphere ECHAM5, 0.8°x0.8

Ocean OPA8.2-ORCA2, 2°x2°

decadal predictions CMIP5 historical+RCP4.5

3-members ensemble simulations, starting at 5-years intervals from 1960 to 2005

1960-2035

Bellucci et al. 2012, Clim. Dyn., DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1468-z

 

CMCC-CMS

(Stratosphere resolving)

 

Atmosphere ECHAM5, 1.8°x1.8 L95

Ocean OPA8.2-ORCA2, 2°x2°

 

Preindustrial CMIP5

1350-1850

Weare, et al., 2012

 J. Geophys. Res., 117, D01103, doi:10.1029/2011JD016247

 

 

Manzini, et al. 2012, Geophys. Res. Lett.,

39, L05801, doi:10.1029/2011GL050771

 

 

Cagnazzo et al. 2013,

Clim Dyn, 41, 3039-3054

Historical CMIP5 piControl

1851-2005

RCP8.5 scenario CMIP5

2005-2100

RCP4.5 scenario CMIP5

2005-2100

 

CMCC-CESM

(Earth System Model)

 

Atmosphere ECHAM5, 1.8°x1.8 L95;

Land-Vegetation SILVA;

Ocean OPA8.2-ORCA2, 2°x2°;

Marine Bio-Geo-Chemistry PEGASUS;

 

 

 

Land-Vegetation SILVA;

Ocean OPA8.2-ORCA2, 2°x2°;

Marine Bio-Geo-Chemistry PEGASUS;

Preindustrial CMIP5

1550-1850

 

Fogli, P. G., et al. 2009,

CMCC Res. Pap. 61, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici, Bologna, Italy.

 

 

 

Vichi et al. 2011

Clim. Dyn. 37, 1929-1947

Historical CMIP5 piControl

1851-2005

RCP8.5 scenario CMIP5

2006-2100

1% CO2/year CMIP5 1pctCO2

1851-2020

 

 

 

 

CMCC/INGV CIGODAS Global Ocean Data Assimilation System

 

 

CIGODAS - OPA8.2 Global Ocean

2°-0.5° ORCA2,

31 vertical levels

 

Forced run CIGODAS Control

1958-2010

Masina et al. 2011

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Vol. 52, 341-366. doi:10.1016/j.dynatmoce. 2011.03.006

OI1 Reanalysis CIGODAS OI1

1962-2001

OI2 Reanalysis CIGODAS OI2

1962-2001

OI3 Reanalysis CIGODAS OI3

1958-2006

OI4 Reanalysis CIGODAS OI4

1958-2006

OI5 Reanalysis CIGODAS OI5

1958-2011

 

CMCC - OceanVar

 

OceanVar - OPA8.2 Global Ocean

2°-0.5° ORCA2,

31 vertical levels

 

LR01 Reanalysis OceanVar LR01

1961-2005

Storto et al.

 Mon. Wea. Review,

139, 738-754.

LR04 Reanalysis OceanVar LR04

1961-2005

MDT1 Reanalysis OceanVar MDT1

1992-2005

MDT2 Reanalysis OceanVar MDT2

1992-2005

MDT3 Reanalysis OceanVar MDT3

1992-2005

MDT4 Reanalysis OceanVar MDT4

1992-2005

 

C-GLORS GLOBAL OCEAN REANALYSES 

C-GLORS (CMCC Global Ocean Reanalysis System): NEMO 3.2.1 + LIM2 + Global OceanVar

0.25° ORCA25, 50 vertical levels

 

FORCED1 (SPINAUX_NEW_CORR_BB). Forced run for testing ocean model for MyOcean

1989-2009

 

 

 

Ferry et al., 2011

Myocean Report MYO-WP4-PUM-GLOBAL-REANALYSIS-PHYS-001-004, available at www.myocean.eu.

 

 

Storto et al.. 2011

Mon. Wea. Rev.,

139, 738–754

 

 

Storto et al., 2012

Ocean Sci.9, 611-648

FORCED2 (SPINAUX_NEW_CORR_BB_PC2). Forced run for testing ocean model for MyOcean

1989-2009

FORCED3 (CTRL03). Forced run for testing ocean model for MyOcean

1979-2010

CORR1 (CTRL). Test correction on forcing fields

1979-2010

CORR2 (GWX). Test correction on forcing fields

1989-2007

CORR3 (EiGWX). Test correction on forcing fields

1989-2010

CORR4 (WINDSTRESS). Test correction on forcing fields

1989-2010

CORR5 (BESTRUN). Test correction on forcing fields

1979-2010

FLUXES (E40). Forcing strategy

1958-2001

BULK (BULKEI). Forcing strategy

1989-2009

CHLA (CHLOROP). Ocean model tuning

1989-2009

C-GLORS v1 (REANAL04). V1 for MyOcean reanalysis production

1993-2009

C-GLORS v2 (REANAL10). V2 for MyOcean reanalysis production

1993-2010


Table 2. List of available variables

DAILY AVERAGES:

average temperture at 2m

maximum temperature at 2m

minimum temperature at 2m

dewpoint temperature at 2 m

precipitation

albedo

cloud cover

sea-level pressure

pressure

radiation (shorwave and longwave)

relative humidity at 2 m

runoff

snow cover

snow temperature

soil temperature

U wind component at 10 m

V wind component at 10 m

maximum wind velocity at 10 m