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determining why similarly forced models to produce a range of responses,
evaluating how realistic the different models are in simulating the recent past,
examining climate predictability.

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The global climate projections in the Climate Data Store (CDS) are a quality-controlled subset of the wider CMIP6 data. These data represent only a small subset of CMIP6 archive. A set of 51 core variables from the CMIP6 archive were identified for the CDS. These variables are provided from 9 of the most popular CMIP6 experiments.

The CDS subset of CMIP6 data has been through a quality control procedure which ensures a high standard of dependability of the data. It may be for example, that similar data can be found in the main CMIP6 ESGF archive however these data come with very limited quality assurance and may have metadata errors or omissions.

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Experiment name	Extended Description
historical	The historical experiment is a simulation of the recent past from 1850 to 2014, it is performed with a coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation model (AOGCM). In the historical simulations the model is forced with changing conditions (consistent with observations) which include atmospheric composition, land use and solar forcing. The initial conditions for the historical simulation are taken from the pre-industrial control simulation (piControl) at a point where the remaining length of the piControl is sufficient to extend beyond the period of the historical simulation to the end of any future "scenario" simulations run by the same model. The historical simulation is used to evaluate model performance against present climate and observed climate change.
SSP5-8.5	SSP5-8.5	ssp585	ssp585 is a scenario experiment extending into the near future from 2015 to 2100, it is performed with a coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation model (AOGCM). The forcing for the CMIP6 SSP experiments is derived from shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs), a set of emission scenarios driven by different socioeconomic assumptions, paired with representative concentration pathways (RCPs), global forcing pathways which lead to specific end of century radiative forcing targets. SSP5-8. ssp585 5 is based on SSP5 in which climate change mitigation challenges dominate and RCP8.5, a future pathway with a radiative forcing of 8.5 W/m2 in the year 2100. The ssp585 scenario represents the high end of plausible future forcing pathways. ssp585 SSP5-8.5 is comparable to the CMIP5 experiment RCP8.5.
SSP3-7.0	SSP3-7.0	ssp370	ssp370 is a scenario experiment extending into the near future from 2015 to 2100, it is performed with a coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation model (AOGCM). The forcing for the CMIP6 SSP experiments is derived from shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs), a set of emission scenarios driven by different socioeconomic assumptions, paired with representative concentration pathways (RCPs), global forcing pathways which lead to specific end of century radiative forcing targets. ssp370 SSP3-7.0 is based on SSP3 in which climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges are high and RCP7.0, a future pathway with a radiative forcing of 7.0 W/m2 in the year 2100. The ssp370 SSP3-7.0 scenario represents the medium to high end of plausible future forcing pathways. SSP3-7. ssp370 0 fills a gap in the CMIP5 forcing pathways that is particularly important because it represents a forcing level common to several (unmitigated) SSP baseline pathways.
SSP2-4.5	SSP2-4.5	ssp245	ssp245 is a scenario experiment extending into the near future from 2015 to 2100, it is performed with a coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation model (AOGCM). The forcing for the CMIP6 SSP experiments is derived from shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs), a set of emission scenarios driven by different socioeconomic assumptions, paired with representative concentration pathways (RCPs), global forcing pathways which lead to specific end of century radiative forcing targets. ssp245 SSP2-4.5 is based on SSP2 with intermediate climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges and RCP4.5, a future pathway with a radiative forcing of 4.5 W/m2 in the year 2100. The ssp245 scenario represents the medium part of plausible future forcing pathways. ssp245 SSP2-4.5 is comparable to the CMIP5 experiment RCP4.5.
SSP1-2.6	SSP1-2.6	ssp126	ssp126 is a scenario experiment extending into the near future from 2015 to 2100, it is performed with a coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation model (AOGCM). The forcing for the CMIP6 SSP experiments is derived from shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs), a set of emission scenarios driven by different socioeconomic assumptions, paired with representative concentration pathways (RCPs), global forcing pathways which lead to specific end of century radiative forcing targets. ssp126 SSP1-2.6 is based on SSP1 with low climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges and RCP2.6, a future pathway with a radiative forcing of 2.6 W/m2 in the year 2100. The ssp126 SSP1-2.6 scenario represents the low end of plausible future forcing pathways. ssp126 SSP1-2.6 depicts a "best case" future from a sustainability perspective.
SSP4-6.0	SSP4-6.0	ssp460	ssp460 is a scenario experiment extending into the near future from 2015 to 2100, it is performed with a coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation model (AOGCM). The forcing for the CMIP6 SSP experiments is derived from shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs), a set of emission scenarios driven by different socioeconomic assumptions, paired with representative concentration pathways (RCPs), global forcing pathways which lead to specific end of century radiative forcing targets. ssp460 SSP4-6.0 is based on SSP4 in which climate change adaptation challenges dominate and RCP6.0, a future pathway with a radiative forcing of 6.0 W/m2 in the year 2100. The ssp460 SSP4-6.0 scenario fills in the range of medium plausible future forcing pathways. SSP4-6. ssp370 0 defines the low end of the forcing range for unmitigated SSP baseline scenarios.
SSP4-3.4	SSP4-3.4	ssp434	ssp434 is a scenario experiment extending into the near future from 2015 to 2100, it is performed with a coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation model (AOGCM). The forcing for the CMIP6 SSP experiments is derived from shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs), a set of emission scenarios driven by different socioeconomic assumptions, paired with representative concentration pathways (RCPs), global forcing pathways which lead to specific end of century radiative forcing targets. ssp434 SSP4-3.4 is based on SSP4 in which climate change adaptation challenges dominate and RCP3.4, a future pathway with a radiative forcing of 3.4 W/m2 in the year 2100. The ssp434 SSP4-3.4 scenario fills a gap at the low end of the range of plausible future forcing pathways. SSP4-3. ssp370 4 is of interest to mitigation policy since mitigation costs differ substantially between forcing levels of 4.5 W/m2 and 2.6 W/m2.ssp534
SSP5-	3.4OS	ssp534SSP5-over 3.4OS is a scenario experiment with simulations beginning in the mid-21st century running from 2040 to 2100, it is performed with a coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation model (AOGCM). The forcing for the CMIP6 SSP experiments is derived from shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs), a set of emission scenarios driven by different socioeconomic assumptions, paired with representative concentration pathways (RCPs), global forcing pathways which lead to specific end of century radiative forcing targets. ssp534SSP5-over 3.4OS is based on SSP5 in which climate change mitigation challenges dominate and RCP3.4-over, a future pathway with a peak and decline in forcing towards an eventual radiative forcing of 3.4 W/m2 in the year 2100. The ssp534SSP5-over 3.4OS scenario branches from ssp585 SSP5-8.5 in the year 2040 whereupon it applies substantially negative net emissions. ssp534SSP5-over 3.4OS explores the climate science and policy implications of a peak and decline in forcing during the 21st century. SSP5-3. ssp534 4OS fills a gap in existing climate simulations by investigating the implications of a substantial overshoot in radiative forcing relative to a longer-term target.
SSP1-1.9	SSP1-1.9	ssp119	ssp119 is a scenario experiment extending into the near future from 2015 to 2100, it is performed with a coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation model (AOGCM). The forcing for the CMIP6 SSP experiments is derived from shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs), a set of emission scenarios driven by different socioeconomic assumptions, paired with representative concentration pathways (RCPs), global forcing pathways which lead to specific end of century radiative forcing targets. SSP1-1. ssp119 9 is based on SSP1 with low climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges and RCP1.9, a future pathway with a radiative forcing of 1.9 W/m2 in the year 2100. The ssp119 SSP1-1.9 scenario fills a gap at the very low end of the range of plausible future forcing pathways. ssp119 SSP1-1.9 forcing will be substantially below ssp126 SSP1-2.6 in 2100. There is policy interest in low-forcing scenarios that would inform a possible goal of limiting global mean warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels based on the Paris COP21 agreement.

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Model Name	Modelling Centre	Model Details
ACCESS-CM2 (released in 2019)	CSIRO-ARCCSS (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science)	The model includes the components: aerosol: UKCA-GLOMAP-mode, atmos: MetUM-HadGEM3-GA7.1 (N96; 192 x 144 longitude/latitude; 85 levels; top-level 85 km), land: CABLE2.5, ocean: ACCESS-OM2 (GFDL-MOM5, tripolar primarily 1deg; 360 x 300 longitude/latitude; 50 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), seaIce: CICE5.1.2 (same grid as ocean). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmosphere: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 (released in 2019)	CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)	The model includes the components: aerosol: CLASSIC (v1.0), atmos: HadGAM2 (r1.1, N96; 192 x 145 longitude/latitude; 38 levels; top level 39255 m), land: CABLE2.4, ocean: ACCESS-OM2 (MOM5, tripolar primarily 1deg; 360 x 300 longitude/latitude; 50 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), ocnBgchem: WOMBAT (same grid as ocean), seaIce: CICE4.1 (same grid as ocean). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmosphere: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
AWI-CM-1-1-MR (released in 2018)	AWI (Alfred Wegener Institute)	The model includes the components: atmos: ECHAM6.3.04p1 (T127L95 native atmosphere T127 gaussian grid; 384 x 192 longitude/latitude; 95 levels; top level 80 km), land: JSBACH 3.20, ocean: FESOM 1.4 (unstructured grid in the horizontal with 830305 wet nodes; 46 levels; top grid cell 0-5 m), seaIce: FESOM 1.4. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmos: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 25 km, seaIce: 25 km.
AWI-ESM-1-1-LR (released in 2018)	AWI (Alfred Wegener Institute)	The model includes the components: atmos: ECHAM6.3.04p1 (T63L47 native atmosphere T63 gaussian grid; 192 x 96 longitude/latitude; 47 levels; top-level 80 km), land: JSBACH 3.20 with dynamic vegetation, ocean: FESOM 1.4 (unstructured grid in the horizontal with 126859 wet nodes; 46 levels; top grid cell 0-5 m), seaIce: FESOM 1.4. AWI-ESM 1.1 LR is an extension of the AWI-CM for earth system modelling. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmos: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 50 km, seaIce: 50 km.
BCC-CSM2-MR (released in 2017)	BCC (Beijing Climate Center)	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmosphere: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 50 km, seaIce: 50 km.	BCC-ESM1 (released in 2017)	BCC (Beijing Climate Center)	includes the components: atmos: BCC_AGCM3_MR (T106; 320 x 160 longitude/latitude; 46 levels; top level 1.46 hPa), land: BCC_AVIM2, ocean: MOM4 (1/3 deg 10S-10N, 1/3-1 deg 10-30 N/S, and 1 deg in high latitudes; 360 x 232 longitude/latitude; 40 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), seaIce: SIS2. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmosphere: 250 100 km, atmospheric chemistry: 250 km, land: 250 100 km, ocean: 50 km, seaIce: 50 km.
CAMSBCC-CSM1-0 ESM1 (released in 20162017)	CAMS (Chinese Academy of Meteorological SciencesBCC (Beijing Climate Center)	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmosphere: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.	CanESM5 (released in 2019)	CCCma (Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis)	The includes the components: atmos: BCC_AGCM3_LR (T42; 128 x 64 longitude/latitude; 26 levels; top level 2.19 hPa), atmosChem: BCC-AGCM3-Chem, land: BCC_AVIM2, ocean: MOM4 (1/3 deg 10S-10N, 1/3-1 deg 10-30 N/S, and 1 deg in high latitudes; 360 x 232 longitude/latitude; 40 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), seaIce: SIS2. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 500 km, atmosphere: 500 250 km, atmospheric chemistry: 500 250 km, land: 500 250 km, landIce: 500 km, ocean: 100 50 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 100 50 km.
CanESM5CAMS-CSM1-CanOE 0 (released in 20192016)	CCCma (Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis)	CanESM5-CanOE is identical to CanESM5, except that CMOC (Canadian Model of Ocean Carbon ) was replaced with CanOE (Canadian Ocean Ecosystem model). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 500 km, atmos: 500 km, atmosChem: 500 km, land: 500 km, landIce: 500 km, ocean: 100 km, ocnBgchem: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.	CAMS (Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences)	The model includes the components: atmos: ECHAM5_CAMS (T106; 320 x 160 longitude/latitude; 31 levels; top level 10 mb), land: CoLM 1.0, ocean: MOM4 (tripolar; 360 x 200 longitude/latitude, primarily 1deg latitude/longitude, down to 1/3deg within 30deg of the equatorial tropics; 50 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), seaIce: SIS 1.0.	CAS-ESM2-0 (released in 2019)	CAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences)	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, atmospheric chemistry: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 100 km, ocean biogeochemistryseaIce: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
CanESM5 (released in 2019)	CCCMA (Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis)	The model includes the components: aerosol: interactive, atmos: CanAM5 (T63L49 native atmosphere, T63 Linear Gaussian Grid; 128 x 64 longitude/latitude; 49 levels; top-level 1 hPa), atmosChem: specified oxidants for aerosols, land: CLASS3.6/CTEM1.2, landIce: specified ice sheets, ocean: NEMO3.4.1 (ORCA1 tripolar grid, 1 deg with refinement to 1/3 deg within 20 degrees of the equator; 361 x 290 longitude/latitude; 45 vertical levels; top grid cell 0-6.19 m), ocnBgchem: Canadian Model of Ocean Carbon (CMOC); NPZD ecosystem with OMIP prescribed carbonate chemistry, seaIce: LIM2	CESM2	NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research)	The Community Earth System Model version 2 (CESM2) is a state-of-the-art coupled model that includes ocean, wave, land, land-ice, sea-ice, and river runoff models as well as both low-top and high-top full chemistry versions of atmospheric models. The model also includes biogeochemistry. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 500 km, atmosatmosphere: 100 500 km, atmosChematmospheric chemistry: 100 500 km, land: 100 500 km, landIce: 5 500 km, ocean: 100 km, ocnBgchem ocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
CESM2CanESM5-FV2 CanOE (released in 2019)	NCAR CCCMA (National Center for Atmospheric Research)Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis)	CanESM5-CanOE is identical to CanESM5, except that CMOC (Canadian Model of Ocean Carbon) was replaced with CanOE (Canadian Ocean Ecosystem model). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 500 km, atmosphereatmos: 250 500 km, atmospheric chemistryatmosChem: 250 500 km, land: 250 500 km, landIce: 5 500 km, ocean: 100 km, ocean biogeochemistryocnBgchem: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
CESM2CAS-ESM2-WACCM 0 (released in 20182019)	NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric ResearchCAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences)	The model was run in native nominal resolutionsincludes the components: aerosol: 100 kmIAP AACM, atmosphere: 100 km, atmospheric chemistry: 100 km, land: 100 km, landIce: 5 km, ocean: 100 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.	CESM2-WACCM-FV2 (released in 2019)	NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research)	atmos: IAP AGCM 5.0 (Finite difference dynamical core; 256 x 128 longitude/latitude; 35 levels; top level 2.2 hPa), atmosChem: IAP AACM, land: CoLM, ocean: LICOM2.0 (LICOM2.0, primarily 1deg; 362 x 196 longitude/latitude; 30 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), ocnBgchem: IAP OBGCM, seaIce: CICE4. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 100 km, atmosphere: 250 100 km, atmospheric chemistry: 250 100 km, land: 250 km, landIce: 5 100 km, ocean: 100 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
CESM2	NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research	CIESM (released in 2017)	THU (Tsinghua University - Department of Earth System Science)	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, atmospheric chemistry: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 50 km, seaIce: 50 km.	CMCC-CM2-SR5 (released in 2016)	CMCC (Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per I Cambiamenti Climatici)	includes the components: aerosol: MAM4 (same grid as atmos), atmos: CAM6 (0.9x1.25 finite volume grid; 288 x 192 longitude/latitude; 32 levels; top level 2.25 mb), atmosChem: MAM4 (same grid as atmos), land: CLM5 (same grid as atmos), landIce: CISM2.1, ocean: POP2 (320x384 longitude/latitude; 60 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), ocnBgchem: MARBL (same grid as ocean), seaIce: CICE5.1 (same grid as ocean). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmos: 100 km, atmosphereatmosChem: 100 km, land: 100 km, landIce: 5 km, ocean: 100 km, ocnBgchem: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
CNRMCESM2-CM6-1 FV2 (released in 20172019)	CNRM-CERFACS NCAR (National Center for Meteorological Research, Météo-France and CNRS laboratory, Climate Modeling and Global changeAtmospheric Research)	The model was run in native nominal resolutions includes the components: aerosol: 250 km, atmos: 250 km, atmosChem: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.	CNRM-CM6-1-HR (released in 2017)	CNRM-CERFACS (National Center for Meteorological Research, Météo-France and CNRS laboratory, Climate Modeling and Global change)	MAM4 (same grid as atmos), atmos: CAM6 (1.9x2.5 finite volume grid; 144 x 96 longitude/latitude; 32 levels; top level 2.25 mb), atmosChem: MAM4 (same grid as atmos), land: CLM5 (same grid as atmos), landIce: CISM2.1, ocean: POP2 (320x384 longitude/latitude; 60 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), ocnBgchem: MARBL (same grid as ocean), seaIce: CICE5.1 (same grid as ocean). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 250 km, atmosphere: 100 250 km, atmospheric chemistry: 100 250 km, land: 250 km, landIce: 5 km, ocean: 100 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 25 100 km, seaIce: 25 100 km.
CNRMCESM2-ESM2-1 WACCM (released in 20172018)	CNRM-CERFACS (NCAR (National Center for Meteorological Research, Météo-France and CNRS laboratory, Climate Modeling and Global changeAtmospheric Research)	The model was run in native nominal resolutionsincludes the components: aerosol: 250 km, atmos: 250 km, atmosChem: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, ocnBgchem: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.	E3SM-1-0 (released in 2018)	E3SM-Project LLNL (Energy Exascale Earth System Model, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)	MAM4 (same grid as atmos), atmos: WACCM6 (0.9x1.25 finite volume grid; 288 x 192 longitude/latitude; 70 levels; top level 4.5e-06 mb), atmosChem: MAM4 (same grid as atmos), land: CLM5 (same grid as atmos), landIce: CISM2.1, ocean: POP2 (320 x 384 longitude/latitude; 60 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), ocnBgchem: MARBL (same grid as ocean), seaIce: CICE5.1 (same grid as ocean). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, atmospheric chemistry: 100 km, land: 100 km, landIce: 5 km, ocean: 50 100 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 50 100 km.
E3SMCESM2-1WACCM-1 FV2 (released in 2019)	E3SM-Project RUBISCO (Energy Exascale Earth System Model, Reducing Uncertainty in Biogeochemical Interactions through Synthesis and COmputationNCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research)	The model was run in native nominal resolutionsincludes the components: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, atmospheric chemistry: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 50 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 50 km, seaIce: 50 km.	E3SM-1-1-ECA (released in 2019)	E3SM-Project (Energy Exascale Earth System Model)	MAM4 (same grid as atmos), atmos: WACCM6 (1.9x2.5 finite volume grid; 144 x 96 longitude/latitude; 70 levels; top level 4.5e-06 mb), atmosChem: MAM4 (same grid as atmos), land: CLM5 (same grid as atmos), landIce: CISM2.1, ocean: POP2 (320x384 longitude/latitude; 60 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), ocnBgchem: MARBL (same grid as ocean), seaIce: CICE5.1 (same grid as ocean). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 250 km, atmosphere: 100 250 km, atmospheric chemistry: 100 250 km, land: 250 km, landIce: 100 5 km, ocean: 50 100 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 50 100 km, seaIce: 50 100 km.
EC-Earth3 CIESM (released in 20192017)	EC-Earth-Consortium	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmos: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
EC-Earth3-LR (released in 2019)	EC-Earth-Consortium	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmos: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
THU (Tsinghua University - Department of Earth System Science)	The model includes the components: aerosol: MAM4, atmos: CIESM-AM (FV/FD; 288 x 192 longitude/latitude; 30 levels; top level 2.255 hPa), atmosChem: trop_mam4, land: CIESM-LM (modified CLM4.5), ocean: CIESM-OM (FD, SCCGrid Displaced Pole; 720 x 560 longitude/latitude; 46 levels; top grid cell 0-6 m), seaIce: CICE4. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, atmospheric chemistry: 100 km	EC-Earth3-Veg (released in 2019)	EC-Earth-Consortium	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmos: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 100 50 km, seaIce: 100 50 km.
ECCMCC-Earth3CM2-Veg-LR SR5 (released in 20192016)	EC-Earth-Consortium	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmos: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.	FGOALS-f3-L (released in 2017)	CAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences)	CMCC (Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per I Cambiamenti Climatici)	The model includes the components: aerosol: MAM3, atmos: CAM5.3 (1deg; 288 x 192 longitude/latitude; 30 levels; top at ~2 hPa), land: CLM4.5 (BGC mode), ocean: NEMO3.6 (ORCA1 tripolar primarly 1 deg lat/lon with meridional refinement down to 1/3 degree in the tropics; 362 x 292 longitude/latitude; 50 vertical levels; top grid cell 0-1 m), seaIce: CICE4.0. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
FGOALSCNRM-CM6-g3 1 (released in 2017)	CAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences)	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmosphere: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
FIO-ESM-2-0 (released in 2018)	FIO-QLNM (First Institute of Oceanography (FIO) and Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (QNLM))	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
GFDL-AM4 (released in 2018)	NOAA-GFDL (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory)	This is the Atmosphere and Land component (AM4.0.1) of GFDL coupled model CM4.0 for use in CMIP6. The vegetation, land and glacier models differ from AM4.0 in the following aspects: 1) dynamical vegetation was used instead the static vegetation used in AM4.0. 2) glacier albedo is retuned. 3) other minor tuning in the land model. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmos: 100 km, atmosChem: 100 km, land: 100 km, landIce: 100 km.
GFDL-CM4 (released in 2018)	NOAA-GFDL (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory)	This is the GFDL physical coupled model CM4.0 for use in CMIP6. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmos: 100 km, atmosChem: 100 km, land: 100 km, landIce: 100 km, ocean: 25 km, ocnBgchem: 25 km, seaIce: 25 km.
GFDL-ESM4 (released in 2018)	NOAA-GFDL (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory)	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, atmospheric chemistry: 100 km, land: 100 km, landIce: 100 km, ocean: 50 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 50 km, seaIce: 50 km.
CNRM-CERFACS (National Center for Meteorological Research, Météo-France and CNRS laboratory, Climate Modeling and Global change)	The model includes the components: aerosol: prescribed monthly fields computed by TACTIC_v2 scheme, atmos: Arpege 6.3 (T127; Gaussian Reduced with 24572 grid points in total distributed over 128 latitude circles (with 256 grid points per latitude circle between 30degN and 30degS reducing to 20 grid points per latitude circle at 88.9degN and 88.9degS); 91 levels; top-level 78.4 km), atmosChem: OZL_v2, land: Surfex 8.0c, ocean: Nemo 3.6 (eORCA1, tripolar primarily 1deg; 362 x 294 longitude/latitude; 75 levels; top grid cell 0-1 m), seaIce: Gelato 6.1. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmos: 250 km, atmosChem: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
CNRM-CM6-1-HR (released in 2017)	CNRM-CERFACS (National Center for Meteorological Research, Météo-France and CNRS laboratory, Climate Modeling and Global change)	The model includes the components: aerosol: prescribed monthly fields computed by TACTIC_v2 scheme, atmos: Arpege 6.3 (T359; Gaussian Reduced with 181724 grid points in total distributed over 360 latitude circles (with 720 grid points per latitude circle between 32.2degN and 32.2degS reducing to 18 grid points per latitude circle at 89.6degN and 89.6degS); 91 levels; top-level 78.4 km), atmosChem: OZL_v2, land: Surfex 8.0c, ocean: Nemo 3.6 (eORCA025, tripolar primarily 1/4deg; 1442 x 1050 longitude/latitude; 75 levels; top grid cell 0-1 m), seaIce: Gelato 6.1.	GISS-E2-1-G (released in 2019)	NASA-GISS (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Goddard Institute for Space Studies)	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 100 km, atmosphere: 250 100 km, atmospheric chemistry: 250 100 km, land: 250 100 km, ocean: 100 25 km, seaIce: 250 25 km.
GISSCNRM-E2ESM2-1-H 1 (released in 20192017)	NASACNRM-GISS CERFACS (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Goddard Institute for Space StudiesCenter for Meteorological Research, Météo-France and CNRS laboratory, Climate Modeling and Global change)	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmosphere: 250 km, atmospheric chemistry: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 250 km.	GISS-E2-2-G (released in 2019)	NASA-GISS (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Goddard Institute for Space Studies)	includes the components: aerosol: TACTIC_v2, atmos: Arpege 6.3 (T127; Gaussian Reduced with 24572 grid points in total distributed over 128 latitude circles (with 256 grid points per latitude circle between 30degN and 30degS reducing to 20 grid points per latitude circle at 88.9degN and 88.9degS); 91 levels; top-level 78.4 km), atmosChem: REPROBUS-C_v2, land: Surfex 8.0c, ocean: Nemo 3.6 (eORCA1, tripolar primarily 1deg; 362 x 294 longitude/latitude; 75 levels; top grid cell 0-1 m), ocnBgchem: Pisces 2.s, seaIce: Gelato 6.1. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmosphereatmos: 250 km, atmospheric chemistryatmosChem: 250 km, land: 250 km, landIceocean: 250 100 km, oceanocnBgchem: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
HadGEM3E3SM-GC311-LL 0 (released in 20162018)	MOHC NERC (Met Office Hadley Centre, Natural Environmental Research CouncilE3SM-Project LLNL (Energy Exascale Earth System Model, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)	INM-CM4-8 (released in 2016)	INM (Institute of Numerical Mathematics)	The model was run in native nominal resolutionsincludes the components: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 25 km, seaIce: 25 km.
HadGEM3-GC31-MM (released in 2016)	MOHC (Met Office Hadley Centre)	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 25 km, seaIce: 25 km.
IITM-ESM (released in 2015)	CCCR-IITM (Centre for Climate Change Research, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology)	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmosphere: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
MAM4 with resuspension, marine organics, and secondary organics (same grid as atmos), atmos: EAM (v1.0, cubed sphere spectral-element grid; 5400 elements with p=3; 1 deg average grid spacing; 90 x 90 x 6 longitude/latitude/cubeface; 72 levels; top level 0.1 hPa), atmosChem: Troposphere specified oxidants for aerosols. Stratosphere linearized interactive ozone (LINOZ v2) (same grid as atmos), land: ELM (v1.0, cubed sphere spectral-element grid; 5400 elements with p=3; 1 deg average grid spacing; 90 x 90 x 6 longitude/latitude/cubeface; satellite phenology mode), MOSART (v1.0, 0.5 degree latitude/longitude grid), ocean: MPAS-Ocean (v6.0, oEC60to30 unstructured SVTs mesh with 235160 cells and 714274 edges, variable resolution 60 km to 30 km; 60 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), seaIce: MPAS-Seaice (v6.0, same grid as ocean). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, atmospheric chemistry: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 100 50 km, seaIce: 100 50 km.
INME3SM-CM51-0 1 (released in 20162019)	INM (Institute of Numerical MathematicsE3SM-Project RUBISCO (Energy Exascale Earth System Model, Reducing Uncertainty in Biogeochemical Interactions through Synthesis and COmputation)	KIOST-ESM (released in 2018)	KIOST (Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology)	The model was run in native nominal resolutionsincludes the components: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 50 km, seaIce: 50 km.
IPSL-CM6A-LR (released in 2017)	IPSL (Institut Pierre‐Simon Laplace)	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmosphere: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
KACE-1-0-G (released in 2018)	NIMS-KMA (National Institute of Meteorological Sciences/Korea Met. Administration)	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmos: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
MAM4 with resuspension, marine organics, and secondary organics (same grid as atmos), atmos: EAM (v1.1, cubed sphere spectral-element grid; 5400 elements with p=3; 1 deg average grid spacing; 90 x 90 x 6 longitude/latitude/cubeface; 72 levels; top-level 0.1 hPa), atmosChem: Troposphere specified oxidants for aerosols. Stratosphere linearized interactive ozone (LINOZ v2) (same grid as atmos), land: ELM (v1.1, same grid as atmos; active biogeochemistry using the Converging Trophic Cascade plant and soil carbon and nutrient mechanisms to represent carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycles), MOSART (v1.1, 0.5 degree latitude/longitude grid), ocean: MPAS-Ocean (v6.0, oEC60to30 unstructured SVTs mesh with 235160 cells and 714274 edges, variable resolution 60 km to 30 km; 60 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), ocnBgchem: BEC (Biogeochemical Elemental Cycling model, NPZD-type with C/N/P/Fe/Si/O; same grid as ocean), seaIce: MPAS-Seaice (v6.0; same grid as ocean). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 250 100 km, atmospheric chemistry: 250 100 km, land: 250 100 km, landIce: 250 km, ocean: 100 50 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 100 50 km, seaIce: 100 50 km.
MCME3SM-UA1-1-0 ECA (released in 19912019)	UA (University of Arizona - Department of GeosciencesE3SM-Project (Energy Exascale Earth System Model)	The model was run in native nominal resolutionsincludes the components: aerosol: 250 km, atmos: 250 km, land: 250 km, landIce: 250 km, ocean: 250 km, seaIce: 250 km.
MIROC6 (released in 2017)	MIROC (Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI), Centre for Climate System Research - National Institute for Environmental Studies (CCSR-NIES) and Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI))	MIROC6 is a physical climate model mainly composed of three sub-models: atmosphere, land, and sea ice-ocean. The atmospheric model is based on the CCSR-NIES atmospheric general circulation model. The model top is placed at 0.004 hPa, and there are 81 vertical levels. A coupler system calculates heat and freshwater fluxes between the sub-models in order to ensure that all fluxes are conserved within machine precision and then exchanges the fluxes among the sub-models. No flux adjustments are used in MIROC6. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmos: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
MAM4 with resuspension, marine organics, and secondary organics (same grid as atmos), atmos: EAM (v1.1, cubed sphere spectral-element grid; 5400 elements with p=3; 1 deg average grid spacing; 90 x 90 x 6 longitude/latitude/cubeface; 72 levels; top-level 0.1 hPa), atmosChem: Troposphere specified oxidants for aerosols. Stratosphere linearized interactive ozone (LINOZ v2) (same grid as atmos), land: ELM (v1.1, same as atmos; active biogeochemistry using the Equilibrium Chemistry Approximation to represent plant and soil carbon and nutrient mechanisms especially carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus limitation), MOSART (v1.1, 0.5 degree latitude/longitude grid), ocean: MPAS-Ocean (v6.0, oEC60to30 unstructured SVTs mesh with 235160 cells and 714274 edges, variable resolution 60 km to 30 km; 60 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), ocnBgchem: BEC (Biogeochemical Elemental Cycling model, NPZD-type with C/N/P/Fe/Si/O; same grid as ocean), seaIce: MPAS-Seaice (v6.0; same grid as ocean). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, atmospheric chemistry: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 50 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 50 km, seaIce: 50 km.
EC-Earth3 (released in 2019)	EC-Earth-Consortium	The model includes the components: atmos: IFS cy36r4 (TL255, linearly reduced Gaussian grid equivalent to 512 x 256 longitude/latitude; 91 levels; top-level 0.01 hPa), land: HTESSEL (land surface scheme built-in IFS), ocean: NEMO3.6 (ORCA1 tripolar primarily 1 deg with meridional refinement down to 1/3 degree in the tropics; 362 x 292 longitude/latitude; 75 levels; top grid cell 0-1 m), seaIce: LIM3. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmos: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
EC-Earth3-LR (released in 2019)	EC-Earth-Consortium	The model includes the components: atmos: IFS cy36r4 (TL159, linearly reduced Gaussian grid equivalent to 320 x 160 longitude/latitude; 62 levels; top-level 5 hPa), land: HTESSEL (land surface scheme built-in IFS), ocean: NEMO3.6 (ORCA1 tripolar primarily 1 degree with meridional refinement down to 1/3 degree in the tropics; 362 x 292 longitude/latitude; 75 levels; top grid cell 0-1 m), seaIce: LIM3. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmos: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
EC-Earth3-Veg (released in 2019)	EC-Earth-Consortium	The model includes the components: atmos: IFS cy36r4 (TL255, linearly reduced Gaussian grid equivalent to 512 x 256 longitude/latitude; 91 levels; top-level 0.01 hPa), land: HTESSEL (land surface scheme built-in IFS) and LPJ-GUESS v4, ocean: NEMO3.6 (ORCA1 tripolar primarily 1 degree with meridional refinement down to 1/3 degree in the tropics; 362 x 292 longitude/latitude; 75 levels; top grid cell 0-1 m), seaIce: LIM3. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmos: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
EC-Earth3-Veg-LR (released in 2019)	EC-Earth-Consortium	The model includes the components: atmos: IFS cy36r4 (TL159, linearly reduced Gaussian grid equivalent to 320 x 160 longitude/latitude; 62 levels; top-level 5 hPa), land: HTESSEL (land surface scheme built-in IFS) and LPJ-GUESS v4, ocean: NEMO3.6 (ORCA1 tripolar primarily 1 degree with meridional refinement down to 1/3 degree in the tropics; 362 x 292 longitude/latitude; 75 levels; top grid cell 0-1 m), seaIce: LIM3. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmos: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
FGOALS-f3-L (released in 2017)	CAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences)	The model includes the components: atmos: FAMIL2.2 (Cubed-sphere, c96; 360 x 180 longitude/latitude; 32 levels; top level 2.16 hPa), land: CLM4.0, ocean: LICOM3.0 (LICOM3.0, tripolar primarily 1deg; 360 x 218 longitude/latitude; 30 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), seaIce: CICE4.0. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmosphere: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
FGOALS-g3 (released in 2017)	CAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences)	The model includes the components: atmos: GAMIL3 (180 x 80 longitude/latitude; 26 levels; top level 2.19hPa), land: CAS-LSM, ocean: LICOM3.0 (LICOM3.0, tripolar primarily 1deg; 360 x 218 longitude/latitude; 30 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), seaIce: CICE4.0. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmosphere: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
FIO-ESM-2-0 (released in 2018)	FIO-QLNM (First Institute of Oceanography (FIO) and Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (QNLM))	The model includes the components: aerosol: Prescribed monthly fields, atmos: CAM4 (0.9x1.25 finite volume grid; 192 x 288 longitude/latitude; 26 levels; top level ~2 hPa), land: CLM4.0 (same grid at atmos), ocean: POP2-W (POP2 coupled with MASNUM surface wave model, Displaced Pole; 320 x 384 longitude/latitude; 60 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), seaIce: CICE4.0 (same grid as ocean). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
GFDL-AM4 (released in 2018)	NOAA-GFDL (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory)	The model includes the components: aerosol: interactive, atmos: GFDL-AM4.0 (Cubed-sphere (c96) - 1 degree nominal horizontal resolution; 360 x 180 longitude/latitude; 33 levels; top level 1 hPa), atmosChem: fast chemistry, aerosol only, land: GFDL-LM4.0, landIce: GFDL-LM4.0. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmos: 100 km, atmosChem: 100 km, land: 100 km, landIce: 100 km.
GFDL-CM4 (released in 2018)	NOAA-GFDL (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory)	The model includes the components: aerosol: interactive, atmos: GFDL-AM4.0.1 (Cubed-sphere (c96) - 1 degree nominal horizontal resolution; 360 x 180 longitude/latitude; 33 levels; top level 1 hPa), atmosChem: fast chemistry, aerosol only, land: GFDL-LM4.0.1 (1 degree nominal horizontal resolution; 360 x 180 longitude/latitude; 20 levels; bottom level 10m); land-Veg:unnamed (dynamic vegetation, dynamic land use); land-Hydro:unnamed (soil water and ice, multi-layer snow, rivers and lakes), landIce: GFDL-LM4.0.1, ocean: GFDL-OM4p25 (GFDL-MOM6, tripolar - nominal 0.25 deg; 1440 x 1080 longitude/latitude; 75 levels; top grid cell 0-2 m), ocnBgchem: GFDL-BLINGv2, seaIce: GFDL-SIM4p25 (GFDL-SIS2.0, tripolar - nominal 0.25 deg; 1440 x 1080 longitude/latitude; 5 layers; 5 thickness categories). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmos: 100 km, atmosChem: 100 km, land: 100 km, landIce: 100 km, ocean: 25 km, ocnBgchem: 25 km, seaIce: 25 km.
GFDL-ESM4 (released in 2018)	NOAA-GFDL (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory)	The model includes the components: aerosol: interactive, atmos: GFDL-AM4.1 (Cubed-sphere (c96) - 1 degree nominal horizontal resolution; 360 x 180 longitude/latitude; 49 levels; top level 1 Pa), atmosChem: GFDL-ATMCHEM4.1 (full atmospheric chemistry), land: GFDL-LM4.1, landIce: GFDL-LM4.1, ocean: GFDL-OM4p5 (GFDL-MOM6, tripolar - nominal 0.5 deg; 720 x 576 longitude/latitude; 75 levels; top grid cell 0-2 m), ocnBgchem: GFDL-COBALTv2, seaIce: GFDL-SIM4p5 (GFDL-SIS2.0, tripolar - nominal 0.5 deg; 720 x 576 longitude/latitude; 5 layers; 5 thickness categories). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, atmospheric chemistry: 100 km, land: 100 km, landIce: 100 km, ocean: 50 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 50 km, seaIce: 50 km.
GISS-E2-1-G (released in 2019)	NASA-GISS (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Goddard Institute for Space Studies)	The model includes the components: aerosol: Varies with physics-version (p==1 none, p==3 OMA, p==4 TOMAS, p==5 MATRIX), atmos: GISS-E2.1 (2.5x2 degree; 144 x 90 longitude/latitude; 40 levels; top level 0.1 hPa), atmosChem: Varies with physics-version (p==1 Non-interactive, p>1 GPUCCINI), land: GISS LSM, ocean: GISS Ocean (GO1, 1 degree; 360 x 180 longitude/latitude; 40 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), seaIce: GISS SI. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmosphere: 250 km, atmospheric chemistry: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 250 km.
GISS-E2-1-H (released in 2019)	NASA-GISS (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Goddard Institute for Space Studies)	The model includes the components: aerosol: Varies with physics-version (p==1 none, p==3 OMA, p==4 TOMAS, p==5 MATRIX), atmos: GISS-E2.1 (2.5x2 degree; 144 x 90 longitude/latitude; 40 levels; top level 0.1 hPa), atmosChem: Varies with physics-version (p==1 Non-interactive, p>1 GPUCCINI), land: GISS LSM, ocean: HYCOM Ocean (~1 degree tripolar grid; 360 x 180 longitude/latitude; 32 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), seaIce: GISS SI. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmosphere: 250 km, atmospheric chemistry: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 250 km.
GISS-E2-2-G (released in 2019)	NASA-GISS (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Goddard Institute for Space Studies)	The model includes the components: aerosol: varies with physics-version (p==1 none, p==3 OMA, p==4 TOMAS, p==5 MATRIX), atmos: GISS-E2.2 (High-top, 2 x 2.5 degrees; 144 x 90 longitude/latitude; 102 levels; top level 0.002 hPa), atmosChem: varies with physics-version (p==1 Non-interactive, p>1 GPUCCINI), land: GISS LSM, landIce: Fixed, ocean: GISS Ocean (GO1, 1 degree; 360 x 180 longitude/latitude; 40 levels; top grid cell 0-10m), seaIce: GISS SI. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmosphere: 250 km, atmospheric chemistry: 250 km, land: 250 km, landIce: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
HadGEM3-GC31-LL (released in 2016)	MOHC NERC (Met Office Hadley Centre, Natural Environmental Research Council)	The model includes the components: aerosol: UKCA-GLOMAP-mode, atmos: MetUM-HadGEM3-GA7.1 (N96; 192 x 144 longitude/latitude; 85 levels; top level 85 km), land: JULES-HadGEM3-GL7.1, ocean: NEMO-HadGEM3-GO6.0 (eORCA1 tripolar primarily 1 deg with meridional refinement down to 1/3 degree in the tropics; 360 x 330 longitude/latitude; 75 levels; top grid cell 0-1 m), seaIce: CICE-HadGEM3-GSI8 (eORCA1 tripolar primarily 1 deg; 360 x 330 longitude/latitude). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 25 km, seaIce: 25 km.
HadGEM3-GC31-MM (released in 2016)	MOHC (Met Office Hadley Centre)	The model includes the components: aerosol: UKCA-GLOMAP-mode, atmos: MetUM-HadGEM3-GA7.1 (N216; 432 x 324 longitude/latitude; 85 levels; top level 85 km), land: JULES-HadGEM3-GL7.1, ocean: NEMO-HadGEM3-GO6.0 (eORCA025 tripolar primarily 0.25 deg; 1440 x 1205 longitude/latitude; 75 levels; top grid cell 0-1 m), seaIce: CICE-HadGEM3-GSI8 (eORCA025 tripolar primarily 0.25 deg; 1440 x 1205 longitude/latitude). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 25 km, seaIce: 25 km.
IITM-ESM (released in 2015)	CCCR-IITM (Centre for Climate Change Research, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology)	The model includes the components: aerosol: prescribed MAC-v2, atmos: IITM-GFSv1 (T62L64, Linearly Reduced Gaussian Grid; 192 x 94 longitude/latitude; 64 levels; top level 0.2 mb), land: NOAH LSMv2.7.1, ocean: MOM4p1 (tripolar, primarily 1deg; 360 x 200 longitude/latitude; 50 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), ocnBgchem: TOPAZv2.0, seaIce: SISv1.0. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmosphere: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
INM-CM4-8 (released in 2016)	INM (Institute of Numerical Mathematics)	The model includes the components: aerosol: INM-AER1, atmos: INM-AM4-8 (2x1.5; 180 x 120 longitude/latitude; 21 levels; top level sigma = 0.01), land: INM-LND1, ocean: INM-OM5 (North Pole shifted to 60N, 90E; 360 x 318 longitude/latitude; 40 levels; sigma vertical coordinate), seaIce: INM-ICE1. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
INM-CM5-0 (released in 2016)	INM (Institute of Numerical Mathematics)	The model includes the components: aerosol: INM-AER1, atmos: INM-AM5-0 (2x1.5; 180 x 120 longitude/latitude; 73 levels; top level sigma = 0.0002), land: INM-LND1, ocean: INM-OM5 (North Pole shifted to 60N, 90E. 0.5x0.25; 720 x 720 longitude/latitude; 40 levels; vertical sigma coordinate), seaIce: INM-ICE1. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 50 km, seaIce: 50 km.
IPSL-CM6A-LR (released in 2017)	IPSL (Institut Pierre‐Simon Laplace)	The model includes the components: atmos: LMDZ (NPv6, N96; 144 x 143 longitude/latitude; 79 levels; top level 80000 m), land: ORCHIDEE (v2.0, Water/Carbon/Energy mode), ocean: NEMO-OPA (eORCA1.3, tripolar primarily 1deg; 362 x 332 longitude/latitude; 75 levels; top grid cell 0-2 m), ocnBgchem: NEMO-PISCES, seaIce: NEMO-LIM3. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmosphere: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
KACE-1-0-G (released in 2018)	NIMS-KMA (National Institute of Meteorological Sciences/Korea Met. Administration)	The model includes the components: aerosol: UKCA-GLOMAP-mode, atmos: MetUM-HadGEM3-GA7.1 (N96; 192 x 144 longitude/latitude; 85 levels; top level 85 km), land: JULES-HadGEM3-GL7.1, ocean: MOM4p1 (tripolar primarily 1deg; 360 x 200 longitude/latitude; 50 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), seaIce: CICE-HadGEM3-GSI8 (tripolar primarily 1deg; 360 x 200 longitude/latitude). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmos: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
KIOST-ESM (released in 2018)	KIOST (Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology)	The model includes the components: atmos: GFDL-AM2.0 (cubed sphere (C48); 192 x 96 longitude/latitude; 32 vertical levels; top level 2 hPa), atmosChem: Simple carbon aerosol model (emission type), land: NCAR-CLM4, landIce: NCAR-CLM4, ocean: GFDL-MOM5.0 (tripolar - nominal 1.0 deg; 360 x 200 longitude/latitude; 52 levels; top grid cell 0-2 m; NK mixed layer scheme), ocnBgchem: TOPAZ2, seaIce: GFDL-SIS. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmosphere: 250 km, atmospheric chemistry: 250 km, land: 250 km, landIce: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
MCM-UA-1-0 (released in 1991)	UA (University of Arizona - Department of Geosciences)	The model includes the components: aerosol: Modifies surface albedoes (Haywood et al. 1997, doi: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<1562:GCMCOT>2.0.CO;2), atmos: R30L14 (3.75 X 2.5 degree (long-lat) configuration; 96 x 80 longitude/latitude; 14 levels; top level 0.015 sigma, 15 mb), land: Standard Manabe bucket hydrology scheme (Manabe 1969, doi: 10.1175/1520-0493(1969)097<0739:CATOC>2.3.CO;2), landIce: Specified location - invariant in time, has high albedo and latent heat capacity, ocean: MOM1.0 (MOM1, 1.875 X 2.5 deg; 192 x 80 longitude/latitude; 18 levels; top grid cell 0-40 m), seaIce: Thermodynamic ice model (free drift dynamics). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmos: 250 km, land: 250 km, landIce: 250 km, ocean: 250 km, seaIce: 250 km.
MIROC6 (released in 2017)	MIROC (Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI), Centre for Climate System Research - National Institute for Environmental Studies (CCSR-NIES) and Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI))	The model includes the components: aerosol: SPRINTARS6.0, atmos: CCSR AGCM (T85; 256 x 128 longitude/latitude; 81 levels; top level 0.004 hPa), land: MATSIRO6.0, ocean: COCO4.9 (tripolar primarily 1deg; 360 x 256 longitude/latitude; 63 levels; top grid cell 0-2 m), seaIce: COCO4.9. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmos: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
MIROC-ES2L (released in 2018)	MIROC (Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI), Centre for Climate System Research - National Institute for Environmental Studies (CCSR-NIES) and Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI))	The model includes the components: aerosol: SPRINTARS6.0, atmos: CCSR AGCM (T42; 128 x 64 longitude/latitude; 40 levels; top level 3 hPa), land: MATSIRO6.0+VISIT-e ver.1.0, ocean: COCO4.9 (tripolar primarily 1deg; 360 x 256 longitude/latitude; 63 levels; top grid cell 0-2 m), ocnBgchem: OECO ver.2.0; NPZD-type with C/N/P/Fe/O cycles, seaIce: COCO4.9. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 500 km, atmos: 500 km, land: 500 km, ocean: 100 km, ocnBgchem: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
MPI-ESM-1-2-HAM (released in 2017)	HAMMOZ-Consortium (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH-Zurich), Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), Forschungszentrum Jülich, University of Oxford, Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (IfT) and Center for Climate Systems Modeling (C2SM) at ETH Zurich)	The model includes the components: aerosol: HAM2.3, atmos: ECHAM6.3 (spectral T63; 192 x 96 longitude/latitude; 47 levels; top level 0.01 hPa), atmosChem: sulfur chemistry (unnamed), land: JSBACH 3.20, ocean: MPIOM1.63 (bipolar GR1.5, approximately 1.5deg; 256 x 220 longitude/latitude; 40 levels; top grid cell 0-12 m), ocnBgchem: HAMOCC6, seaIce: unnamed (thermodynamic (Semtner zero-layer) dynamic (Hibler 79) sea ice model). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmos: 250 km, atmosChem: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 250 km, ocnBgchem: 250 km, seaIce: 250 km.
MPI-ESM1-2-HR (released in 2017)	MPI-M DWD DKRZ (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), German Meteorological Service (DWD), German Climate Computing Center (DKRZ))	The model includes the components: aerosol: none, prescribed MACv2-SP, atmos: ECHAM6.3 (spectral T127; 384 x 192 longitude/latitude; 95 levels; top level 0.01 hPa), land: JSBACH3.20, landIce: none/prescribed, ocean: MPIOM1.63 (tripolar TP04, approximately 0.4deg; 802 x 404 longitude/latitude; 40 levels; top grid cell 0-12 m), ocnBgchem: HAMOCC6, seaIce: unnamed (thermodynamic (Semtner zero-layer) dynamic (Hibler 79) sea ice model). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, land: 100 km, landIce: none, ocean: 50 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 50 km, seaIce: 50 km.
MPI-ESM1-2-LR (released in 2017)	MPI-M AWI (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), AWI (Alfred Wegener Institute))	The model includes the components: aerosol: none, prescribed MACv2-SP, atmos: ECHAM6.3 (spectral T63; 192 x 96 longitude/latitude; 47 levels; top level 0.01 hPa), land: JSBACH3.20, landIce: none/prescribed, ocean: MPIOM1.63 (bipolar GR1.5, approximately 1.5deg; 256 x 220 longitude/latitude; 40 levels; top grid cell 0-12 m), ocnBgchem: HAMOCC6, seaIce: unnamed (thermodynamic (Semtner zero-layer) dynamic (Hibler 79) sea ice model). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmosphere: 250 km, land: 250 km, landIce: none, ocean: 250 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 250 km, seaIce: 250 km.
MRI-ESM2-0 (released in 2017)	MRI (Meteorological Research Institute, Japan)	The model includes the components: aerosol: MASINGAR mk2r4 (TL95; 192 x 96 longitude/latitude; 80 levels; top level 0.01 hPa), atmos: MRI-AGCM3.5 (TL159; 320 x 160 longitude/latitude; 80 levels; top level 0.01 hPa), atmosChem: MRI-CCM2.1 (T42; 128 x 64 longitude/latitude; 80 levels; top level 0.01 hPa), land: HAL 1.0, ocean: MRI.COM4.4 (tripolar primarily 0.5 deg latitude/1 deg longitude with meridional refinement down to 0.3 deg within 10 degrees north and south of the equator; 360 x 364 longitude/latitude; 61 levels; top grid cell 0-2 m), ocnBgchem: MRI.COM4.4, seaIce: MRI.COM4.4.	MIROC-ES2L (released in 2018)	MIROC (Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI), Centre for Climate System Research - National Institute for Environmental Studies (CCSR-NIES) and Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI))	MIROC-AGCM is the atmospheric component of a climate model, the Model for Interdisciplinary Research on Climate version 6 (MIROC6). The MIROC-AGCM employs a spectral dynamical core, and standard physical parameterizations for cumulus convections, radiative transfer, cloud microphysics, turbulence, and gravity wave drag. It also has an aerosol module. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 500 250 km, atmosphere: 100 km, atmosatmospheric chemistry: 500 250 km, land: 500 100 km, ocean: 100 km, ocnBgchemocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
MPI-ESM-1-2-HAM NESM3 (released in 20172016)	HAMMOZ-Consortium (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH-Zurich), Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), Forschungszentrum Jülich, University of Oxford, Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (IfT) and Center for Climate Systems Modeling (C2SM) at ETH Zurich)	NUIST (Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology)	The model includes the components: atmos: ECHAM v6.3 (T63; 192 x 96 longitude/latitude; 47 levels; top level 1 Pa), land: JSBACH v3.1, ocean: NEMO v3.4 (NEMO v3.4, tripolar primarily 1deg; 384 x 362 longitude/latitude; 46 levels; top grid cell 0-6 m), seaIce: CICE4.1. MPI-ESM1.2-HAM is the latest version of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology Earth System Model (MPI-ESM1.2) coupled with the Hamburg Aerosol Module (HAM2.3), developed by the HAMMOZ consortium. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmos: 250 km, atmosChem: atmosphere: 250 km, land: 250 2.5 km, ocean: 250 km, ocnBgchem: 250 100 km, seaIce: 250 100 km.
MPI-ESM1-2-HR NorCPM1 (released in 20172019)	MPI-M DWD DKRZ (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), German Meteorological Service (DWD), German Climate Computing Center (DKRZ))	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, land: 100 km, landIce: none, ocean: 50 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 50 km, seaIce: 50 km.
MPI-ESM1-2-LR (released in 2017)	MPI-M AWI (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), AWI (Alfred Wegener Institute))	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmosphere: 250 km, land: 250 km, landIce: none, ocean: 250 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 250 km, seaIce: 250 km.
NCC (Norwegian Climate Centre)	The model includes the components: aerosol: OsloAero4.1 (same grid as atmos), atmos: CAM-OSLO4.1 (2 degree resolution; 144 x 96 longitude/latitude; 26 levels; top level ~2 hPa), atmosChem: OsloChemSimp4.1 (same grid as atmos), land: CLM4 (same grid as atmos), ocean: MICOM1.1 (1 degree resolution; 320 x 384 longitude/latitude; 53 levels; top grid cell 0-2.5 m [native model uses hybrid density and generic upper-layer coordinate interpolated to z-level for contributed data]), ocnBgchem: HAMOCC5.1 (same grid as ocean), seaIce: CICE4 (same grid as ocean).	MRI-ESM2-0 (released in 2017)	MRI (Meteorological Research Institute, Japan)	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmosphere: 100 250 km, atmospheric chemistry: 250 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 100 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.	NESM3 (released in 2016)	NUIST (Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology)	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmospherechemistry: 250 km, land: 250 km, landocean: 2.5 100 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
NorCPM1 NorESM1-F (released in 20192018)	NCC (Norwegian Climate Centre)	The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmosphere: 250 km, atmospheric chemistry: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.	NorESM1-F (released in 2018)	NCC (Norwegian Climate Centre)	includes the components: atmos: CAM4 (2 degree resolution; 144 x 96; 32 levels; top level 3 mb), land: CLM4, landIce: CISM, ocean: MICOM (1 degree resolution; 360 x 384; 70 levels; top grid cell minimum 0-2.5 m [native model uses hybrid density and generic upper-layer coordinate interpolated to z-level for contributed data]), ocnBgchem: HAMOCC5.1, seaIce: CICE4. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: atmosphere: 250 km, land: 250 km, landIce: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
NorESM2-LM (released in 2017)	NCC (Norwegian Climate Centre)Norwegian Climate Centre)	The model includes the components: aerosol: OsloAero, atmos: CAM-OSLO (2 degree resolution; 144 x 96; 32 levels; top level 3 mb), atmosChem: OsloChemSimp, land: CLM, landIce: CISM, ocean: MICOM (1 degree resolution; 360 x 384; 70 levels; top grid cell minimum 0-2.5 m [native model uses hybrid density and generic upper-layer coordinate interpolated to z-level for contributed data]), ocnBgchem: HAMOCC, seaIce: CICE. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmospheric: 250 km, atmospheric chemistry: 250 km, land: 250 km, landIce: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
NorESM2-MM (released in 2017)	NCC (Norwegian Climate Centre))	The model includes the components: aerosol: OsloAero, atmos: CAM-OSLO (1 degree resolution; 288 x 192; 32 levels; top level 3 mb), atmosChem: OsloChemSimp, land: CLM, landIce: CISM, ocean: MICOM (1 degree resolution; 360 x 384; 70 levels; top grid cell minimum 0-2.5 m [native model uses hybrid density and generic upper-layer coordinate interpolated to z-level for contributed data]), ocnBgchem: HAMOCC, seaIce: CICE. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, atmospheric chemistry: 100 km, land: 100 km, landIce: 100 km, ocean: 100 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
SAM0-UNICON (released in 2017)	SNU (Seoul National University)	The atmospheric component of SEM0 is the Seoul National University Atmospheric Model Version 0 with a Unified Convection Scheme (SAM0-UNICON), which replaces CAM5's shallow and deep convection schemes and revises CAM5's cloud microphysics scheme. The other components of SEM0 (i.e., ocean, land, land-ice, sea-ice, and coupler) are identical to those of the Community Earth System Model version 1.2 (CESM1.2).model includes the components: aerosol: MAM3, atmos: CAM5.3 with UNICON (1deg; 288 x 192 longitude/latitude; 30 levels; top level ~2 hPa), land: CLM4.0, ocean: POP2 (Displaced Pole; 320 x 384 longitude/latitude; 60 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), seaIce: CICE4.0. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmos: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.
TaiESM1 (released in 2018)	AS-RCEC (Research Center for Environmental Changes))	The model includes the components: aerosol: SNAP (same grid as atmos), atmos: TaiAM1 (0.9x1.25 degree; 288 x 192 longitude/latitude; 30 levels; top level ~2 hPa), atmosChem: SNAP (same grid as atmos), land: CLM4.0 (same grid as atmos), ocean: POP2 (320x384 longitude/latitude; 60 levels; top grid cell 0-10 m), seaIce: CICE4. The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 100 km, atmosphere: 100 km, atmospheric chemistry: 100 km, land: 100 km, ocean: 100 km, seaIce: 50 km.
UKESM1-0-LL (released in 2018)	MOHC, NERC, NIMS-KMA, NIWA (Met Office Hadley Centre, Natural Environmental Research Council, National Institute of Meteorological Science / Korean Meteorological Administration (NIMS-KMA), National Institute of Weather and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)) Institute of Meteorological Science / Korean Meteorological Administration (NIMS-KMA), National Institute of Weather and Atmospheric Research (NIWA))	The model includes the components: aerosol: UKCA-GLOMAP-mode, atmos: MetUM-HadGEM3-GA7.1 (N96; 192 x 144 longitude/latitude; 85 levels; top level 85 km), atmosChem: UKCA-StratTrop, land: JULES-ES-1.0, ocean: NEMO-HadGEM3-GO6.0 (eORCA1 tripolar primarily 1 deg with meridional refinement down to 1/3 degree in the tropics; 360 x 330 longitude/latitude; 75 levels; top grid cell 0-1 m), ocnBgchem: MEDUSA2, seaIce: CICE-HadGEM3-GSI8 (eORCA1 tripolar primarily 1 deg; 360 x 330 longitude/latitude). The model was run in native nominal resolutions: aerosol: 250 km, atmosphere: 250 km, atmospheric chemistry: 250 km, land: 250 km, ocean: 100 km, ocean biogeochemistry: 100 km, seaIce: 100 km.

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CMIP6 data is reported either on the model’s native grid or re-gridded to one or more target grids with data variables generally provided near the center centre of each grid cell (rather than at the boundaries). For CMIP6 there is a requirement to record both the native grid of the model and the grid of its output (archived in the CMIP6 repository) as a “nominal_resolution”. The "nominal_resolution” enables users to identify which models are relatively high resolution and have data that might be challenging to download and store locally. HOW THE USERS WILL KNOW WHAT GRID IS USED FOR THE GIVEN MODEL? Information about the grids can be found in the model table above, under 'Model Details' and within the NetCDF file metadata.

Pressure levels

For pressure level data the model output is available on the pressure levels according to the table below. Note that since the model output is standardised all models produce the data on the same pressure levels. I SAW WE WILL HAVE ALSO 3-HOURLY DATA, THEY ALL WILL BE SINGLE LEVEL FIELDS?pressure levels.

Frequency	Number of Levels	Pressure Levels (hPa)
Daily	8	1000., 850., 700., 500., 250., 100., 50., 10.
Monthly	19	1000., 925., 850., 700., 600., 500., 400., 300., 250., 200., 150., 100., 70., 50., 30., 20., 10., 5., 1.

Ensembles

IN THE FIRST BATCH WE WILL HAVE ONLY THE CONTROL MEMBER. I HOPE (WE ARE DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE WITH RUTH AND MARTIN) WE WILL HAVE ALSO ENSEMBLE MEMBERS. THEREFORE I GUESS THE TEXT BELOW WILL NOT BE NEEDED AT THE FIRST PUBLICATION.

Each modelling centre typically run the same experiment using the same model with slightly different settings several times to confirm the robustness of results and inform sensitivity studies through the generation of statistical information. A model and its collection of runs is referred to as an ensemble. Within these ensembles, four different categories of sensitivity studies are done, and the resulting individual model runs are labelled by four integers indexing the experiments in each category

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The first category, labelled realization_index (referred to with letter r), performs experiments which differ only in random perturbations of the initial conditions of the experiment. Comparing different realizations allow estimation of the internal variability of the model climate.
The second category, labelled initialization_index (referred to with letter i), refers to variation in initialisation parameters. Comparing differently initialised output provides an estimate of how sensitive the model is to initial conditions.
The third category, labelled physics_index (referred to with letter p), refers to variations in the way in which sub-grid scale processes are represented. Comparing different simulations in this category provides an estimate of the structural uncertainty associated with choices in the model design.
The fourth category labelled forcing_index (referred to with letter f) is used to distinguish runs of a single CMIP6 experiment, but with different forcings applied.

Parameter listings

MAYBE WE CAN ALSO INDICATE THE TIME-INDEPENDENT FIELDS (THERE ARE QUITE A FEW). Time-Independent parameters are marked with a *

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title	List of parameters

KelvinMinimum 2m temperature hours tasmin Kelvin2 2 2 2

CDS parameter name for CMIP5	Variable ESGF variable id	Long name to be used in CMIP6	Units
2m temperature	tas	Near-Surface Air Temperature	Kelvin
Maximum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours	tasmax	Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature	Kelvin		Kelvin
Minimum 2m temperature in the last 24 hours	tasmin	Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature	Kelvin
Maximum 10m wind speed in the last 24	hours	sfcwindmax	Daily Minimum Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature	Wind Speed	m s^-1
Skin temperature	ts	Surface Temperature	Kelvin
Mean sea level pressure	psl	Sea Level Pressure	Pa
Surface pressure	ps	Surface Air Pressure	Pa
10m u component of wind	uas	Eastward Near-Surface Windm	m s^-1
10m v component of wind	vas	Northward Near-Surface Windm	m s^-1
10m wind speed	sfcWind	Near-Surface Wind Speedm	m s^-1
2m relative humidity	hurs	Near-Surface Relative Humidity	1
2m specific humidity	huss	Near-Surface Specific Humidity	1
Mean precipitation flux	pr	Precipitation	kg m^-2s^-1
Snowfall	prsn	Snowfall Flux	kg m^-	²s^-1
Evaporation	evspsbl	Evaporation Including Sublimation and Transpiration	kg m^-	²s^-1
Atmosphere water vapor content	prw	Atmosphere Water Vapor Content	kg m^-2
Eastward turbulent surface stress	tauu	Surface Downward Eastward Wind Stress	Pa
Northward turbulent surface stress	tauv	Surface Downward Northward Wind Stress	Pa
Surface latent heat flux	hfls	Surface Upward Latent Heat Flux	W m^-2
Surface sensible heat flux	hfss	Surface Upward Sensible Heat Flux	W m^-	²
Surface thermal radiation downwards	rlds	Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiation	W m^-2
Surface upwelling longwave radiation	rlus	Surface Upwelling Longwave Radiation	W m^-2
Surface solar radiation downwards	rsds	Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation	W m^-2
Surface upwelling shortwave radiation	rsus	Surface Upwelling Shortwave RadiationRadiation	W m^-2
TOA incident solar radiation	rsdt	TOA Incident Shortwave Radiation	W m^-2
TOA outgoing shortwave radiation	rsut	TOA Outgoing Shortwave Radiation	W m^-2
TOA outgoing longwave radiation	rlut	TOA Outgoing Longwave Radiation	W m^-2
TOA outgoing clear-sky shortwave radiation	rsutcs	TOA Outgoing Shortwave Flux Assuming Clear Sky	W m^-2
TOA outgoing clear-sky longwave radiation	rlutcs	TOA Outgoing Longwave Flux Assuming Clear Sky	W m^-2
Total cloud cover	clt	Total Cloud Cover Percentage	1
Air temperature	ta	Air Temperature	K
U-component of wind	ua	Eastward Windm	m s^-1
V-component of wind	va	Northward Windm	m s^-1
Relative humidity	hur	Relative Humidity	1
Specific humidity	hus	Specific Humidity	1
Geopotential height	zg	Geopotential Height	m
Surface snow amount	snw	Surface Snow Amountkg m	kg m^-2
Snow depth?	snd	Snow Depth		snd	Snow Depth	m
Surface runoff	mrros	Surface Runoff Flux	kg m^-2s^-1m
Runoff	mrro	Total Runoff	kg m^-	²s^-1
Soil moisture content	mrsos	Moisture in Upper Portion of Soil Column	kg m^-2
Sea-ice are area percentage?	siconc	Sea-Ice Area Percentage (Ocean Grid)	1
Sea ice thickness	sithick	Sea Ice Thickness	m
Sea ice plus snow amount	simass	Sea-Ice Mass per Area	kg m^-2
Sea ice surface temperature	sitemptop	Surface Temperature of Sea Ice	K
Sea surface temperature	tos	Sea Surface Temperature	K
Sea surface salinity?	sos	Sea Surface Salinity1e-3	PSU
Sea surface height above geoid	zos	Sea Surface Height Above Geoid	m
Grid-cell area for atmospheric grid ocean variables??	areacello	Grid-Cell Area for Ocean Variables*m2	m²
Sea area percentage?	sftof	Sea Area Percentage*	%
Grid-cell area for ocean atmospheric grid variables??	areacella	Grid-Cell Area for Atmospheric Grid Variables*m2	m²
Capacity of soil to store water ?(field capacity)	mrsofc	Capacity of Soil to Store Water (Field Capacity)*	kg m^-2
Percentage of grid cell occupied by land (including lakes)?	sftlf	Percentage of the Grid Cell Occupied by Land (Including Lakes)*	%
Land ice area percentage?	sftgif	Land Ice Area Percentage*	1
Orography	orog	Surface Altitude*	m

Data Format

The CDS subset of CMIP6 data are provided as NetCDF files. NetCDF (Network Common Data Form) is a file format that is freely available and commonly used in the climate modelling community. See more details: What are NetCDF files and how can I read them

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Global metadata: these fields can describe many different aspects of the file such as
- when the file was created
- the name of the institution and model used to generate the file
- Information on the horizontal grid and regridding procedure
- links to peer-reviewed papers and technical documentation describing the climate model,
- links to supporting documentation on the climate model used to generate the file,
- software used in post-processing.
variable dimensions: such as time, latitude, longitude and height
variable data: the gridded data
variable metadata: e.g. the variable units, averaging period (if relevant) and additional descriptive data

File naming conventions

THIS WILL CHANGE, SINCE WE WILL NOT ANY MORE OFFER FULL FILES USING THE WPS SERVICES. THE OUTPUT FILE NAMES WILL BE PROPOSED BY THE WPS TEAM OR THE CDS TEAM, TO BE CHECKED WITH THEM!

When you download a CMIP6 file from the CDS it will have a naming convention that is as follows:

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CDS users will now be able to apply subsetting operations to CMIP6 datasets. This mechanism (the "roocs" WPS framework) that runs at each of the partner sites: CEDA, DKRZ and IPSL. The WPS can receive requests for processing based on dataset identifiers, a temporal range, a bounding box and a range of vertical levels. Each request is converted to a job that is run asynchronously on the processing servers at the partner sites. NetCDF files are generated and the response contains download links to each of the files. Users of the CDS will be able to make subsetting selections using the web forms provided by the CDS catalogue web-interface. More advanced users will be able to define their own API requests in the CDS Toolbox that will call the WPS. Output files will be automatically retrieved so that users can access them directly within the CDS.WE WILL HAVE TO UPDATE THIS PART ABOVE ONCE NEW PROCESSES (LIKE AVERAGING OR RE-GRIDDING WILL BE AVAILABLE)

References

Durack, P J. (2020) CMIP6_CVs. v6.2.53.5. Available at: https://github.com/WCRP-CMIP/CMIP6_CVs (Accessed: 26 October 2020).

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