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List of global climate models
Note: this is the complete list of 47 global climate models (GCMs) used for producing the 2015 projections products. Looking for details of the eight GCMs pre-selected for production of application-ready datasets?
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CMIP5 Model ID |
Institute and Country of Origin |
Ocean horizontal resolution (°lat x °lon) |
Atmosphere horizontal resolution (°lat x °lon) |
Atmosphere Eq. resolution |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Latitude (Km) |
Longitude (Km) |
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ACCESS-1.0 # * |
CSIRO-BOM, Australia |
1.0×1.0 |
1.9×1.2 |
210 |
130 |
|
ACCESS-1.3 # |
CSIRO-BOM, Australia |
1.0×1.0 |
1.9×1.2 |
210 |
130 |
|
BCC-CSM1-1 |
BCC, CMA, China |
1.0×1.0 |
2.8×2.8 |
310 |
310 |
|
BCC-CSM1-1-M # |
BCC, CMA, China |
1.0×1.0 |
1.1×1.1 |
120 |
120 |
|
BNU-ESM # |
BNU, China |
0.9×1.0 |
2.8×2.8 |
310 |
310 |
|
CanCM4 |
CCCMA, Canada |
1.4×0.9 |
2.8×2.8 |
310 |
310 |
|
CanESM2 # |
CCCMA, Canada |
1.4×0.9 |
2.8×2.8 |
310 |
310 |
|
CCSM4 # * |
NCAR, USA |
1.1×0.6 |
1.2×0.9 |
130 |
100 |
|
CESM1-BGC |
NSF-DOE-NCAR, USA |
1.1×0.6 |
1.2×0.9 |
130 |
100 |
|
CESM1-CAM5 |
NSF-DOE-NCAR, USA |
1.1×0.6 |
1.2×0.9 |
130 |
100 |
|
CESM1-FASTCHEM |
NSF-DOE-NCAR, USA |
1.1×0.6 |
1.2×0.9 |
130 |
100 |
|
CESM1-WACCM |
NSF-DOE-NCAR, USA |
1.1×0.6 |
2.5×1.9 |
275 |
210 |
|
CMCC-CESM |
CMCC, Italy |
2.0×1.9 |
3.7×3.7 |
410 |
410 |
|
CMCC-CM |
CMCC, Italy |
2.0×1.9 |
0.7×0.7 |
78 |
78 |
|
CMCC-CMS # |
CMCC, Italy |
2.0×2.0 |
1.9×1.9 |
210 |
210 |
|
CNRM-CM5 # * |
CNRM-CERFACS, France |
1.0×0.8 |
1.4×1.4 |
155 |
155 |
|
CNRM-CM5-2 |
CNRM-CERFACS, France |
1.0×0.8 |
1.4×1.4 |
155 |
155 |
|
CSIRO-Mk3-6-0 # |
CSIRO-QCCCE, Australia |
1.9×0.9 |
1.9×1.9 |
210 |
210 |
|
EC-EARTH |
EC-EARTH, Europe |
1.0×0.8 |
1.1×1.1 |
120 |
120 |
|
FIO, SOA, China |
1.1×0.6 |
2.8×2.8 |
310 |
310 |
|
|
GFDL-CM2p1 |
NOAA, GFDL, USA |
1.0×1.0 |
2.5×2.0 |
275 |
220 |
|
GFDL-CM3 * |
NOAA, GFDL, USA |
1.0×1.0 |
2.5×2.0 |
275 |
220 |
|
GFDL-ESM2G # |
NOAA, GFDL, USA |
1.0×1.0 |
2.5×2.0 |
275 |
220 |
|
GFDL-ESM2M # |
NOAA, GFDL, USA |
1.0×1.0 |
2.5×2.0 |
275 |
220 |
|
GISS-E2-H |
NASA/GISS, NY, USA |
2.5×2.0 |
2.5×2.0 |
275 |
220 |
|
GISS-E2-H-CC |
NASA/GISS, NY, USA |
1.0×1.0 |
1.0×1.0 |
110 |
110 |
|
GISS-E2-R |
NASA/GISS, NY, USA |
2.5×2.0 |
2.5×2.0 |
275 |
220 |
|
GISS-E2-R-CC |
NASA/GISS, NY, USA |
1.0×1.0 |
1.0×1.0 |
110 |
110 |
|
HadCM3 |
MOHC, UK |
1.2×1.2 |
3.7×2.5 |
410 |
280 |
|
HadGEM2-AO |
NIMR-KMA, Korea |
1.0×1.0 |
1.9×1.2 |
210 |
130 |
|
HadGEM2-CC # |
MOHC, UK |
1.0×1.0 |
1.9×1.2 |
210 |
130 |
|
HadGEM2-ES |
MOHC, UK |
1.0×1.0 |
1.9×1.2 |
210 |
130 |
|
INMCM4 |
INM, Russia |
0.8×0.4 |
2.0×1.5 |
220 |
165 |
|
IPSL-CM5A-LR # |
IPSL, France |
2.0×1.9 |
3.7×1.9 |
410 |
210 |
|
IPSL-CM5A-MR # |
IPSL, France |
1.6×1.4 |
2.5×1.3 |
275 |
145 |
|
IPSL-CM5B-LR # |
IPSL, France |
2.0×1.9 |
3.7×1.9 |
410 |
210 |
|
MIROC4h |
JAMSTEC, Japan |
0.3×0.2 |
0.56×0.56 |
60 |
60 |
|
MIROC5 # |
JAMSTEC, Japan |
1.6×1.4 |
1.4×1.4 |
155 |
155 |
|
MIROC-ESM # |
JAMSTEC, Japan |
1.4×0.9 |
2.8×2.8 |
310 |
310 |
|
MIROC-ESM-CHEM # |
JAMSTEC, Japan |
1.4×0.9 |
2.8×2.8 |
310 |
310 |
|
MPI-ESM-LR # * |
MPI-N, Germany |
1.5×1.5 |
1.9×1.9 |
210 |
210 |
|
MPI-ESM-MR # |
MPI-N, Germany |
0.4×0.4 |
1.9×1.9 |
210 |
210 |
|
MPI-ESM-P |
MPI-N, Germany |
1.5×1.5 |
1.9×1.9 |
210 |
210 |
|
MRI-CGCM3 # |
MRI, Japan |
1.0×0.5 |
1.1×1.1 |
120 |
120 |
|
MRI-ESM1 |
MRI, Japan |
1.0×0.5 |
1.1×1.1 |
120 |
120 |
|
NorESM1-M # * |
NCC, Norway |
1.1×0.6 |
2.5×1.9 |
275 |
210 |
|
NorESM1-ME |
NCC, Norway |
1.1×0.6 |
2.5×1.9 |
275 |
210 |
# Downscaled using Bureau of Meteorology Statistical Downscaling Model (BoM-SDM)
* Downscaled using CSIRO Cubic Conformal Atmospheric Model (CCAM)
Page updated 20th December 2020
