www.geosci-model-dev-discuss.net/2/1215/2009/ doi:10.5194/gmdd-2-1215-2009 © Author(s) 2009. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project (PlioMIP): experimental design and boundary conditions (Experiment 1) 1School of Earth and Environment, Univ. of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK 2Eastern Geology and Climate Science Center, US Geological Survey, MS926A, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, USA 3CCR, CGD/NCAR, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000, USA 4Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia Univ., 2880 Broadway, New York, New York 10025, USA 5NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, USA 6British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, Cambs, CB3 0ET, UK 7School of Geographical Sciences, Univ. of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK Abstract. In 2008 the temporal focus of the Palaeoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project was expanded to include a model intercomparison for the mid-Pliocene warm period (ca. 2.97 to 3.29 Ma BP). This project is referred to as PlioMIP (Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project). Two experiments have been agreed upon and comprise phase 1 of the PlioMIP. The first (Experiment 1) will be performed with atmosphere-only GCMs. The second (Experiment 2) will utilise fully coupled ocean-atmosphere GCMs. This paper describes the experimental design and boundary conditions that will be utilised for Experiment 1 of the PlioMIP project. Discussion Paper (PDF, 1457 KB) Interactive Discussion (Closed, 6 Comments) Final Revised Paper (GMD) Citation: Haywood, A. M., Dowsett, H. J., Otto-Bliesner, B., Chandler, M. A., Dolan, A. M., Hill, D. J., Lunt, D. J., Robinson, M. M., Rosenbloom, N., Salzmann, U., and Sohl, L. E.: Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project (PlioMIP): experimental design and boundary conditions (Experiment 1), Geosci. Model Dev. Discuss., 2, 1215-1244, doi:10.5194/gmdd-2-1215-2009, 2009. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager XML |
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