The following table contains a list of the global climate models in use in the CDS and a brief description of the model where this information is readily available, further details can be found on the Earth System Documentation site.

Model name

Modelling centre

Model details

ACCESS1-0

CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia), and BOM (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia)

ACCESS1-0 2011. Atmosphere: AGCM v1.0 (N96 grid-point, 1.875 degrees EW x approx 1.25 degree NS, 38 levels); ocean: NOAA/GFDL MOM4p1 (nominal 1.0 degree EW x 1.0 degrees NS, tripolar north of 65N, equatorial refinement to 1/3 degree from 10S to 10 N, cosine dependent NS south of 25S, 50 levels); sea ice: CICE4.1 (nominal 1.0 degree EW x 1.0 degrees NS, tripolar north of 65N, equatorial refinement to 1/3 degree from 10S to 10 N, cosine dependent NS south of 25S); land: MOSES2 (1.875 degree EW x 1.25 degree NS, 4 levels;

ACCESS1.3

CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia), and BOM (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia)

ACCESS1-3 2011. Atmosphere: AGCM v1.0 (N96 grid-point, 1.875 degrees EW x approx 1.25 degree NS, 38 levels); ocean: NOAA/GFDL MOM4p1 (nominal 1.0 degree EW x 1.0 degrees NS, tripolar north of 65N, equatorial refinement to 1/3 degree from 10S to 10 N, cosine dependent NS south of 25S, 50 levels); sea ice: CICE4.1 (nominal 1.0 degree EW x 1.0 degrees NS, tripolar north of 65N, equatorial refinement to 1/3 degree from 10S to 10 N, cosine dependent NS south of 25S); land: CABLE1.0 (1.875 degree EW x 1.25 degree NS, 6 levels;

bcc-csm1-1

Beijing Climate Center(BCC),China Meteorological Administration,China

bcc-csm1-1:atmosphere: BCC_AGCM2.1 (T42L26); land: BCC_AVIM1.0;ocean: MOM4_L40 (tripolar, 1 lon x (1-1/3) lat, L40);sea ice: SIS (tripolar,1 lon x (1-1/3) lat);

bcc-csm1-1-m

Beijing Climate Center(BCC),China Meteorological Administration,China

bcc-csm1-1-m:atmosphere: BCC_AGCM2.2 (T106L26); land: BCC_AVIM1.1;ocean: MOM4_L40v2 (tripolar, 1 lon x (1-1/3) lat, L40);sea ice: SIS (tripolar,1 lon x (1-1/3) lat);

BNU-ESM

GCESS,BNU,Beijing,China

BNU-ESM;

CanAM4

CCCma (Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Victoria, BC, Canada)

CanAM4 2010 atmosphere: CanAM4 (AGCM15i, T63L35) land: CLASS2.7 (Note: Adjusted Land Cover and soil albedo relative to that used in CanESM2 and CanCM4);

CanCM4

CCCma (Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Victoria, BC, Canada)

CanCM4 2010 atmosphere: CanAM4 (AGCM15i, T63L35) ocean: CanOM4 (OGCM4.0, 256x192L40) sea ice: CanSIM1 (Cavitating Fluid, T63 Gaussian Grid) land: CLASS2.7;

CanESM2

CCCma (Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Victoria, BC, Canada)

CanESM2 2010 atmosphere: CanAM4 (AGCM15i, T63L35) ocean: CanOM4 (OGCM4.0, 256x192L40) and CMOC1.2 sea ice: CanSIM1 (Cavitating Fluid, T63 Gaussian Grid) land: CLASS2.7 and CTEM1;

CCSM4

NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) Boulder, CO, USA

CCSM4 (repository tag: ccsm4_0_beta49 compset: BRCP26CN);

CESM1-BGC

NSF/DOE NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) Boulder, CO, USA

CESM1-BGC;

CESM1-CAM5

NSF/DOE NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) Boulder, CO, USA

CESM1-CAM5;

CESM1-FASTCHEM

NSF/DOE NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) Boulder, CO, USA

CESM1-FASTCHEM;

CESM1-WACCM

NSF/DOE NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) Boulder, CO, USA

CESM1-WACCM;

CMCC-CESM

CMCC - Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici, Bologna, Italy

CMCC-CESM;

CMCC-CM

CMCC - Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti

CMCC-CM;

CMCC-CMS

CMCC - Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici, Bologna, Italy

CMCC-CMS;

CNRM-CM5

CNRM (Centre National de Recherches Meteorologiques, Meteo-France, Toulouse,France) and CERFACS (Centre Europeen de Recherches et de Formation Avancee en Calcul Scientifique, Toulouse, France)

CNRM-CM5 2010 Atmosphere: ARPEGE-Climat (V5.2.1, TL127L31); Ocean: NEMO (nemo3.3.v10.6.6P, ORCA1degL42); Sea Ice: GELATO (V5.30); River Routing: TRIP (v1); Land: SURFEX (v5.1.c); Coupler : OASIS 3;

CNRM-CM5-2

CNRM (Centre National de Recherches Meteorologiques, Meteo-France, Toulouse, France) and CERFACS (Centre Europeen de Recherches et de Formation Avancee en Calcul Scientifique, Toulouse, France)

CNRM-CM5-2 2010 Atmosphere: ARPEGE-Climat (V5.2.3i, TL127L31); Ocean: NEMO (nemo3.2.v11.3, ORCA1degL42); Sea Ice: GELATO (V5.47f); River Routing: TRIP (v1); Land: SURFEX (v5.1.c); Coupler : OASIS 3;

CSIRO-Mk3-6-0

Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Marine and Atmospheric Research (Melbourne, Australia) in collaboration with the Queensland Climate Change Centre of Excellence (QCCCE) (Brisbane, Australia)

CSIRO-Mk3-6-0 2010 atmosphere: AGCM v7.3.8 (T63 spectral, 1.875 degrees EW x approx. 1.875 degrees NS, 18 levels); ocean: GFDL MOM2.2 (1.875 degrees EW x approx. 0.9375 degrees NS, 31 levels);

EC-EARTH

EC-EARTH (European Earth System Model)

EC-EARTH 2.3 (2011); atmosphere: IFS (cy31R1+modifications, T159L62); ocean: NEMO (version2+modifications, ORCA1-42lev); sea ice: LIM2; land: HTessel;

FGOALS_g2

IAP (Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China) and THU (Tsinghua University)

FGOALS_g2 2011 atmosphere: GAMIL (gamil2, 128x60L26); ocean: LICOM (licom2, 360x196L30); ice: CICE (cice4_lasg, 360x196L4); land: CLM (clm3, 128x60);

FGOALS-s2; IAP(Institute of Atmospheric Physics),CAS(Chinese Academy of Sciences),Beijing,China

FGOALS-s2 SAMIL 2-4-7


FIO-ESM

FIO(The First Institution of Oceanography,SOA,Qingdao,China)

FIO-ESM

GFDL-CM2p1

NOAA GFDL(201 Forrestal Rd, Princeton, NJ, 08540)

GFDL-CM2p1 2010 ocean: MOM4 (MOM4p1_x1_Z50_cCM2M,Tripolar360x200L50); atmosphere: AM2 (AM2p14,M45L24); sea ice: SIS (SISp2,Tripolar360x200L50); land: LM2 (LM2,M45);

GFDL-CM3

NOAA GFDL(201 Forrestal Rd, Princeton, NJ, 08540)

GFDL-CM3 2010 atmosphere: AM3 (AM3p9,C48L48); sea ice: SIS (SISp2,Tripolar360x200); land: LM3 (LM3p7_cCM3,C48); ocean: MOM4 (MOM4p1_x1_Z50_cCM3,Tripolar360x200L50);

GFDL-ESM2G

NOAA GFDL(201 Forrestal Rd, Princeton, NJ, 08540)

GFDL-ESM2G 2010 ocean: TOPAZ (TOPAZ1p2,Tripolar360x210L63); atmosphere: AM2 (AM2p14,M45L24); sea ice: SIS (SISp2,Tripolar360x210L63); land: LM3 (LM3p7_cESM,M45);

GFDL-ESM2M

NOAA GFDL(201 Forrestal Rd, Princeton, NJ, 08540)

GFDL-ESM2M 2010 ocean: MOM4 (MOM4p1_x1_Z50_cCM2M,Tripolar360x200L50); atmosphere: AM2 (AM2p14,M45L24); sea ice: SIS (SISp2,Tripolar360x200L50); land: LM3 (LM3p7_cESM,M45) Computing resources were provided by the Climate Simulation Laboratory at the NCAR Computational and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL),\n,;

GFDL-HIRAM-C180

NOAA GFDL(201 Forrestal Rd, Princeton, NJ, 08540)

GFDL-HIRAM-C180 2010 atmosphere: HIRAM (HIRAMp1,C180L32); land: LM3 (LM3p7_cHIRAM,C180);

GFDL-HIRAM-C360

NOAA GFDL(201 Forrestal Rd, Princeton, NJ, 08540)

GFDL-HIRAM-C360 2010 atmosphere: HIRAM (HIRAMp1,C360L32); land: LM3 (LM3p7_cHIRAM,C360);

GISS-E2-H

NASA/GISS (Goddard Institute for Space Studies) New York, NY

GISS-E2-H-Eh135f9b Atmosphere: GISS-E2; Ocean: H;

GISS-E2-H-CC

NASA/GISS (Goddard Institute for Space Studies) New York, NY

GISS-E2-H-CC-E4arobio_h8P Atmosphere: GISS-E2; Ocean: H;

GISS-E2-R

NASA/GISS (Goddard Institute for Space Studies) New York, NY

GISS-E2-R-E135OCNf9aF40 Atmosphere: GISS-E2;

GISS-E2-R-CC

NASA/GISS (Goddard Institute for Space Studies) New York, NY

GISS-E2-R-CC-E4arobio_g8RCP45 Atmosphere: GISS-E2; Ocean: R;

HadCM3

Met Office Hadley Centre, Fitzroy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3PB, UK, (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)

HadCM3 - Hadley Centre Coupled Model Version 3 (2000) atmosphere: HadAM3 (N48L19); ocean: HadOM (lat: 1.25 lon: 1.25 L20); land-surface/vegetation: MOSES1;;

HadGEM2-A

Met Office Hadley Centre, Fitzroy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3PB, UK, (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)

HadGEM2-A (2009) atmosphere: HadGAM2 (N96L38); land-surface/vegetation: MOSES2;

HadGEM2-CC

Met Office Hadley Centre, Fitzroy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3PB, UK, (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)

HadGEM2-CC (2011) atmosphere: HadGAM2(N96L60); ocean: HadGOM2 (lat: 1.0-0.3 lon: 1.0 L40); land-surface/vegetation: MOSES2 and TRIFFID; ocean biogeochemistry: diat-HadOCC;

HadGEM2-ES

Met Office Hadley Centre, Fitzroy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3PB, UK, (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)

HadGEM2-ES (2009) atmosphere: HadGAM2 (N96L38); ocean: HadGOM2 (lat: 1.0-0.3 lon: 1.0 L40); land-surface/vegetation: MOSES2 and TRIFFID; tropospheric chemistry: UKCA; ocean biogeochemistry: diat-HadOCC;

inmcm4

INM (Institute for Numerical Mathematics, Moscow, Russia)

inmcm4 (2009);

IPSL-CM5A-LR

IPSL (Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Paris, France)

IPSL-CM5A-LR (2010) : atmos : LMDZ4 (LMDZ4_v5, 96x95x39); ocean : ORCA2 (NEMOV2_3, 2x2L31); seaIce : LIM2 (NEMOV2_3); ocnBgchem : PISCES (NEMOV2_3); land : ORCHIDEE (orchidee_1_9_4_AR5);

IPSL-CM5A-MR

IPSL (Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Paris, France)

IPSL-CM5A-MR (2010) : atmos : LMDZ4 (LMDZ4_v5, 144x143x39); ocean : ORCA2 (NEMOV2_3, 2x2L31); seaIce : LIM2 (NEMOV2_3); ocnBgchem : PISCES (NEMOV2_3); land : ORCHIDEE (orchidee_1_9_4_AR5);

IPSL-CM5B-LR

IPSL (Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Paris, France)

IPSL-CM5B-LR (2011) : atmos : LMDZ5 (LMDZ5_NPv3.1, 96x95x39); ocean : ORCA2 (NEMOV2_3, 2x2L31); seaIce : LIM2 (NEMOV2_3); ocnBgchem : PISCES (NEMOV2_3); land : ORCHIDEE (orchidee_1_9_4_AR5);

MPI-ESM-LR

Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

MPI-ESM-LR 2011; URL: http://svn.zmaw.de/svn/cosmos/branches/releases/mpi-esm-cmip5/src/mod; atmosphere: ECHAM6 (REV: 4418), T63L47; land: JSBACH (REV: 4418);;

MPI-ESM-MR

Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

MPI-ESM-MR 2011; URL: http://svn.zmaw.de/svn/cosmos/branches/releases/mpi-esm-cmip5/src/mod; atmosphere: ECHAM6 (REV: 4968), T63L47; land: JSBACH (REV: 4968);;

MPI-ESM-P

Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

MPI-ESM-P 2011; URL: http://svn.zmaw.de/svn/cosmos/branches/releases/mpi-esm-cmip5/src/mod; atmosphere: ECHAM6 (REV: 5051), T63L47; land: JSBACH (REV: 5051); ocean: MPIOM (REV: 5051), GR15L40; sea ice: 5051; marine bgc: HAMOCC (REV: 5051);;

NorESM1-M

Norwegian Climate Centre

NorESM1-M 2011 atmosphere: CAM-Oslo (CAM4-Oslo-noresm-ver1_cmip5-r112, f19L26); ocean: MICOM (MICOM-noresm-ver1_cmip5-r112, gx1v6L53); sea ice: CICE (CICE4-noresm-ver1_cmip5-r112); land: CLM (CLM4-noresm-ver1_cmip5-r112);

NorESM1-ME

Norwegian Climate Centre

NorESM1-ME 2011 atmosphere: CAM-Oslo (CAM4-Oslo-noresm-ver1_cmip5-r139, f19L26); ocean: MICOM (MICOM-noresm-ver1_cmip5-r139, gx1v6L53); ocean biogeochemistry: HAMOCC (HAMOCC-noresm-ver1_cmip5-r139, gx1v6L53); sea ice: CICE (CICE4-noresm-ver1_cmip5-r139); land: CLM (CLM4-noresm-ver1_cmip5-r139);