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GCM-based monthly patterns of local meteorological change, per degree of mean land warming, for driving the IMOGEN impacts model
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
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- Date (Publication)
- 2016-10-10
- Date (Creation)
- 2016-09-30
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- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/4e8f3459-4101-4c85-a598-80b3c739f580
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- doi: / 10.5285/4e8f3459-4101-4c85-a598-80b3c739f580
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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 10.5285/4e8f3459-4101-4c85-a598-80b3c739f580
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Huntingford, C.
Point of contact University of Warsaw Zelazowski, P.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Huntingford, C. Author University of Exeter Mercado, L.M.
Author Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO)
Schaller, N.
Author NERC Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Owner
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Atmospheric Conditions
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Meteorological geographical features
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- Modelling
- Climate and climate change
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IMOGEN
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Global Circulation Model
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GCM
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Global climate-carbon cycle model
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Future climate projections
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Energy Balance Model
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EBM
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Integrated Model Of Global Effects of climatic aNomalies
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© UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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Please be aware that this dataset should be considered to be a beta product
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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
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- Grid
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- English
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- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
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- UKMO HadCM3 grid
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/4e8f3459-4101-4c85-a598-80b3c739f580.zip Supporting information
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/4e8f3459-4101-4c85-a598-80b3c739f580 Download the data
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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
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- 2010-12-08
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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.
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- 4e8f3459-4101-4c85-a598-80b3c739f580 XML
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- English
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- 8859 Part 1
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dataset
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- 2025-11-13T16:18:58
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
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2.3
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Point of contact
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