Model output

CRCM5 model output

Nomenclature

Experiment names:

  ${region}_${resolution}_${GCM}${period}${ensemble}

Region	Resolution	GCM	Period	Ensemble
NorthAmerica	0.44deg	Can: CanESM2	Histo: historical, 1950-2005	E1: see below
Africa	0.11deg	MPI: MPI-ESM	RCP45: RCP 4.5, 2006-2100	E2: see below
		Had: HadGEM2_ES	30yr_: 30 year period	B1: see below
		ERAInterim: ERA-Interim		p1: 1981-2010
		ERA40-Int: ERA40 + ERA-Interim (1989)		p2: 2041-2070

Original version:

- GEMCLIM v_3.3.3
- 26 soil layers
- off-centering 0.55 / 0.45
- ECOCLIMAP SAND, CLAY and bare soil albedo

Ensembles:

		Model	SST & Geophysical fields
E1 :	0.44 deg (CanESM2):	Original version
E1 :	0.44 deg (MPI-ESM), 0.11 deg:	Original version plus:   - new snow conductivity (Sturm et al.)   - new snow albedo refreshment threshold downward   - "corrected" ponding depth over organic soils	- corrected SST  (not for MPI)
E2 :		Original version plus:   - new snow conductivity (Sturm et al.)   - new snow albedo refreshment threshold downward   - "corrected" ponding depth over organic soils	- corrected SST  (NA: not for MPI)   - peatlands  (for NA only)
B1 :		Original version plus:   - new snow conductivity (Sturm et al.)   - new snow albedo refreshment threshold downward   - "corrected" ponding depth over organic soils   - corrected lake depth   - modified vertical heat diffusion   - PBL bug fixes   - stable <-> instable hysteresis   - low level blocking modifications	- corrected SST   - peatlands   - 50% vegetated desert   - 30% bare soil in boreal forest and north   - 30% crops converted into short grass and forbs   - extrapolated SAND & CLAY

North America

The model output can be found either on:

The model output can be found on all UQAM servers (sti, skynet, beluga) here:

     /HOME/data/Simulations/CRCM5/North_America

The blue experiments are comparable.

0.44 degree

	Ensemble	ERA40 / ERA-Interim	CanESM2	MPI-ESM	Comments
ERA-Interim 1984-2008		NA_CORDEX_0.44deg_03L_lakesFL1 Finished			Version v_3.3.2.1, 3 soil layers
ERA40 / Interim 1958-2008 resp. 1958-201105 resp. 1958-201304		NorthAmerica_0.44deg_ERA40-Int Finished
		NorthAmerica_0.44deg_ERA40-Int2 Finished			As above but new I0 initialization
		NorthAmerica_0.44deg_ERA40-Int_B1 Finished			Updates: Model & geophysical fields ERA-Interim 2.0 deg, 198901-200812
		NorthAmerica_0.44deg_ERA40-Int1.5_B1 Finished			Updates: Model & geophysical fields ERA-Interim 1.5 deg, 197901-201105
		NorthAmerica_0.44deg_ERA40-Int0.75_B1 Finished			As 1.5 above but driven with 0.75
		NorthAmerica_0.44deg_ERA40-Int0.75_QC_B1 Finished			As 0.75 above but driven with QC as well
historical 1950-2005	r1i1p1		NorthAmerica_0.44deg_CanHistoE1 Finished	NorthAmerica_0.44deg_MPIHistoE1 Finished
			NorthAmerica_0.44deg_CanHistoE2 Finished
			NorthAmerica_0.44deg_CanHisto_B1 Finished	NorthAmerica_0.44deg_MPIHisto_B1 Finished	Updates: Model & geophysical fields
RCP 4.5 2006-2100	r1i1p1		NorthAmerica_0.44deg_CanRCP45E1 Finished	NorthAmerica_0.44deg_MPIRCP45E1 Finished
			NorthAmerica_0.44deg_CanRCP45E2 Finished
			NorthAmerica_0.44deg_CanRCP45_B1 Started	NorthAmerica_0.44deg_MPIRCP45_B1 Started	Updates: Model & geophysical fields
30 year period 1981-2010	r1i1p1		NorthAmerica_0.44deg_Can30yr_p1 Finished
30 year period 2041-2070	r1i1p1		NorthAmerica_0.44deg_Can30yr_p2 Finished

0.11 degree

	Ensemble	ERA-Interim	CanESM2
ERA-Interim 198312-2008		NorthAmerica_0.11deg_ERAInterim Running
30 year period 1981-2010	r1i1p1		NorthAmerica_0.11deg_Can30yr_p1 Running
30 year period 2041-2070	r1i1p1		NorthAmerica_0.11deg_Can30yr_p2 Running

Africa

The model output can be found on all UQAM servers (sti, skynet, beluga) here:

   /HOME/data/Simulations/CRCM5/Africa

The green experiments are comparable.

	Ensemble	ERA40 / ERA-Interim	CanESM2	MPI-ESM	Comments
ERA-Interim 2.0 deg 1984-2008		Africa_CORDEX_0.44deg_0.3L_lakesFL1 Finished			Version v_3.3.2.1, 3 soil layers
		Africa_0.44deg_ERA40-Int_E2 Finished
ERA-Interim 1.5 deg 1974-201105		Africa_0.44deg_ERA40-Int1.5_E2 Finished			Same as above but ERA-Interim 1.5 deg
ERA-Interim 0.75 deg 1974-201304		Africa_0.44deg_ERA40-Int0.75_E2 Finished			Same as above but ERA-Interim 0.75 deg
historical	r1i1p1		Africa_0.44deg_CanHistoE1 Finished	Africa_0.44deg_MPIHistoE1 Finished
			Africa_0.44deg_CanHistoE2 Finished	Africa_0.44deg_MPIHistoE2 Finished
RCP 4.5	r1i1p1		Africa_0.44deg_CanRCP45E1 Finished	Africa_0.44deg_MPIRCP45E1 Finished
			Africa_0.44deg_CanRCP45E2 Finished	Africa_0.44deg_MPIRCP45E2 Started
30 year period 1981-2010	r1i1p1		Africa_0.44deg_Can30yr_p1 Finished
30 year period 2041-2070	r1i1p1		Africa_0.44deg_Can30yr_p2 Finished