GFDL Global Climate Model (GCM)
[1000 year run]

Overview

Description of Dataset Files

Data Access

Questions and Comments

References

Overview

The GCM files we have available are from the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory GCM. The 1000 year GCM run is a control run for temperature with CO2 fixed. The time resolution is monthly and the grid resolution is 48x40 on a gaussian grid.

In addition, we have provided software that can be used to extract values for the grid points. The files are in IEEE format so some form of the accompanying program must be used to convert to ASCII.

Description of Dataset Files

This dataset contains the following files...
• readme - GCM information and software for IEEE to ASCII conversion. (3 K)
• gcm.elevations - (25 K)
• gcm.land_sea_mask - (25 K)
• v29.1.1000 - (92.9 meg.)

Data Access

This dataset is available at ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/datasets/gcm1000 .

If you are going to use anonymous FTP to obtain the data then use the following information...

         Directory : pub/datasets/gcm1000

Questions and Comments

Send questions or comments to ...

     Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory             webmaster@gfdl.noaa.gov 

References

Manabe, S., R.J. Stouffer, M.J. Spelman, and K. Bryan, 1991: Transient response of a coupled ocean-atmosphere model to gradual changes of atmospheric CO2. Part I: Annual mean response. J. of Climate, 4, 785-818

Manabe, S., M.J. Spelman, and R.J. Stouffer, 1992: Transient response of a coupled ocean-atmosphere model to gradual changes of atmospheric CO2. Part II: Seasonal response. J. of Climate, 5, 105-126