RAPID Understanding uncertainty in simulations of THC-related rapid climate change:

The main tools that are used for making projections of climate change in the coming century resulting from greenhouse-gas and other emissions are detailed coupled three-dimensional models of the atmosphere and ocean. However, such models give widely different results for some important aspects of climate change, thus limiting our ability to make practically useful projections. One such aspect is changes that may happen in the Atlantic Ocean thermohaline circulation, often referred to as the Gulf Stream. This circulation transports a great deal of heat northwards. If it weakened, future warming in Europe in particular could be reduced or possibly reversed. The spread of model results basically reflects limitations in current understanding of how the large-scale climate system operates. The aim of this project was to identify which are the most important aspects of that uncertainty by making comparisons of the responses simulated by a range of climate models. The results were intended to help improve the models by focusing attention on the aspects which require further theoretical or observational study.

This dataset collection contains meteorology and ocean model outputs.

Rapid Climate Change (RAPID) was a £20 million, six-year (2001-2007) programme for the Natural Environment Research Council. The programme aimed to improve the ability to quantify the probability and magnitude of future rapid change in climate, with a main (but not exclusive) focus on the role of the Atlantic Ocean's Thermohaline Circulation.

Date (Publication): 2008-12-10T02:40:23

Date (Creation): 2008-12-10T02:40:23

Citation identifier: https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/6ceb72ed91df42f69050a2a0fa18ea55

Citation identifier: NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) / 6ceb72ed91df42f69050a2a0fa18ea55

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)		unknown	Author
Unavailable	Gregory, Jonathan M.	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Cameron, David	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	et. al,	Unavailable	Author
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Custodian
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Distributor
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	pointofContact
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Publisher

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RAPID
Climate change
Atlantic Ocean's Thermohaline Circulation

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

atmospheric conditions

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Language: English

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Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere

Begin date: 1958-01-01T00:00:00

End date: 2091-01-01T00:00:00

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84

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NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Distributor

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/6ceb72ed91df42f69050a2a0fa18ea55	CEDA Data Catalogue Page

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/badc_datadocs/rapid/scienceplan.pdf	RAPID Science plan

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/badc_datadocs/rapid/models.html	Rapid Models

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/badc_datadocs/rapid/rapid_brochure.pdf	Rapid brochure

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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

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

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Date stamp: 2026-03-01T03:27:58

Metadata standard name: UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version: 2.3

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Point of contact

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