Technical descriptions of the experimental dynamical downscaling simulations over North America by the CAM-MPAS variable-resolution model
Comprehensive assessment of climate datasets is important for communicating model projections and associated uncertainties to stakeholders. Uncertainties can arise not only from assumptions and biases within the model but also from external factors such as computational constraint and data processin...
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ftncar:oai:drupal-site.org:articles_26380 2024-04-14T08:19:17+00:00 Technical descriptions of the experimental dynamical downscaling simulations over North America by the CAM-MPAS variable-resolution model Sakaguchi, Koichi (author) Leung, L. Ruby (author) Zarzycki, Colin M. (author) Jang, Jihyeon (author) McGinnis, Seth (author) Harrop, Bryce E. (author) Skamarock, William C. (author) Gettelman, Andrew (author) Zhao, Chun (author) Gutowski, William J. (author) Leak, Stephen (author) Mearns, Linda (author) 2023-06-01 https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-3029-2023 en eng Geoscientific Model Development--Geosci. Model Dev.--1991-9603 FACETS Dynamical Downscaling Simulations over North America by the CAM-MPAS Variable-Resolution Model--10.25584/PNNL.data/1895153 The NA-CORDEX dataset--10.5065/D6SJ1JCH NCAR Command Language (NCL)--10.5065/D6WD3XH5 GNU Parallel 20210922 ('Vindelev')--10.5281/zenodo.5523272 nco/nco: Crossroads--10.5281/zenodo.595745 kosaka90/cesm1.5-mpasv4: Code version used for the FACETS downscaling data--10.5281/zenodo.7262209 Model input data for the FACETS downscaling simulation with the CAM-MPAS model--10.5281/zenodo.7490129 articles:26380 doi:10.5194/gmd-16-3029-2023 ark:/85065/d7rv0sqh Copyright author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. article Text 2023 ftncar https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-3029-2023 2024-03-21T18:00:26Z Comprehensive assessment of climate datasets is important for communicating model projections and associated uncertainties to stakeholders. Uncertainties can arise not only from assumptions and biases within the model but also from external factors such as computational constraint and data processing. To understand sources of uncertainties in global variable-resolution (VR) dynamical downscaling, we produced a regional climate dataset using the Model for Prediction Across Scales (MPAS; dynamical core version 4.0) coupled to the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM; version 5.4), which we refer to as CAM-MPAS hereafter. This document provides technical details of the model configuration, simulations, computational requirements, post-processing, and data archive of the experimental CAM-MPAS downscaling data.The CAM-MPAS model is configured with VR meshes featuring higher resolutions over North America as well as quasi-uniform-resolution meshes across the globe. The dataset includes multiple uniform- (240 and 120 km) and variable-resolution (50-200, 25-100, and 12-46 km) simulations for both the present-day (1990-2010) and future (2080-2100) periods, closely following the protocol of the North American Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment. A deviation from the protocol is the pseudo-warming experiment for the future period, using the ocean boundary conditions produced by adding the sea surface temperature and sea-ice changes from the low-resolution version of the Max Planck Institute Earth System Model (MPI-ESM-LR) in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 to the present-day ocean state from a reanalysis product.Some unique aspects of global VR models are evaluated to provide background knowledge to data users and to explore good practices for modelers who use VR models for regional downscaling. In the coarse-resolution domain, strong resolution sensitivity of the hydrological cycles exists over the tropics but does not appear to affect the midlatitude circulations in the Northern Hemisphere, ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Sea ice OpenSky (NCAR/UCAR - National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research) Geoscientific Model Development 16 10 3029 3081 |
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Comprehensive assessment of climate datasets is important for communicating model projections and associated uncertainties to stakeholders. Uncertainties can arise not only from assumptions and biases within the model but also from external factors such as computational constraint and data processing. To understand sources of uncertainties in global variable-resolution (VR) dynamical downscaling, we produced a regional climate dataset using the Model for Prediction Across Scales (MPAS; dynamical core version 4.0) coupled to the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM; version 5.4), which we refer to as CAM-MPAS hereafter. This document provides technical details of the model configuration, simulations, computational requirements, post-processing, and data archive of the experimental CAM-MPAS downscaling data.The CAM-MPAS model is configured with VR meshes featuring higher resolutions over North America as well as quasi-uniform-resolution meshes across the globe. The dataset includes multiple uniform- (240 and 120 km) and variable-resolution (50-200, 25-100, and 12-46 km) simulations for both the present-day (1990-2010) and future (2080-2100) periods, closely following the protocol of the North American Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment. A deviation from the protocol is the pseudo-warming experiment for the future period, using the ocean boundary conditions produced by adding the sea surface temperature and sea-ice changes from the low-resolution version of the Max Planck Institute Earth System Model (MPI-ESM-LR) in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 to the present-day ocean state from a reanalysis product.Some unique aspects of global VR models are evaluated to provide background knowledge to data users and to explore good practices for modelers who use VR models for regional downscaling. In the coarse-resolution domain, strong resolution sensitivity of the hydrological cycles exists over the tropics but does not appear to affect the midlatitude circulations in the Northern Hemisphere, ... |
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Sakaguchi, Koichi (author) Leung, L. Ruby (author) Zarzycki, Colin M. (author) Jang, Jihyeon (author) McGinnis, Seth (author) Harrop, Bryce E. (author) Skamarock, William C. (author) Gettelman, Andrew (author) Zhao, Chun (author) Gutowski, William J. (author) Leak, Stephen (author) Mearns, Linda (author) |
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Geoscientific Model Development--Geosci. Model Dev.--1991-9603 FACETS Dynamical Downscaling Simulations over North America by the CAM-MPAS Variable-Resolution Model--10.25584/PNNL.data/1895153 The NA-CORDEX dataset--10.5065/D6SJ1JCH NCAR Command Language (NCL)--10.5065/D6WD3XH5 GNU Parallel 20210922 ('Vindelev')--10.5281/zenodo.5523272 nco/nco: Crossroads--10.5281/zenodo.595745 kosaka90/cesm1.5-mpasv4: Code version used for the FACETS downscaling data--10.5281/zenodo.7262209 Model input data for the FACETS downscaling simulation with the CAM-MPAS model--10.5281/zenodo.7490129 articles:26380 doi:10.5194/gmd-16-3029-2023 ark:/85065/d7rv0sqh |
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