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Summary of 6ka boundary conditions
PMIP3 | Alternative solution | |
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Orbital parameters | ecc=0.018682, obl=24.105 °, peri-180°= 0.87 ° | |
date of the Vernal equinox | March 21 at Noon | |
Trace Gazes | CO2 = 280 ppm, CH4 = 650 ppb, N2O = 270 ppb, CFC = 0, O3 = same as PI | |
Aerosols | Same as PI | |
Solar constant | 1365W/m2 | As in PI |
Vegetation | Interactive | See specific note below |
Ice sheet | remnant Laurentide ice-sheet (provided) | Same as PI |
Topography and coastline | Modification of the Hudson Bay (provided) | Same as PI |
Vegetation
Depending on the complexity of the model used the vegetation will be either
- computed by the model
- prescribed to PI
- prescribed to 6ka vegetation reconstructed from a combination of model output and data analyses (please use the map provided here)
- Obtained from asynschonous coupling with a DVGM (Biome 4 model provided )
For Earth System Model with interactive carbone cycle The simlations are force by the CO2 concentrations. Please use the same protocal as in CMIP5 to store the carbone fluxes and the variables needed for PCMIP (see list here)
Insolation Note that insolation should follows PMIP requirements. Please check it carefuly using the following tables
PMIP3 | Alternative solution | |
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Initial conditions | branch off PI after adjustement | Same as in PI |
Model spin up | Same as in PI |
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Discussion
For orbital parameters, include how to set orbital year for those models that have that option.
Finally I am not sure I understand this comment. The PI is 1950 AD, 6ka is 6kyr BP calendar, Orbital parameters are from Berger(1978). Insolation tables are provided for 360 and 365 day year. Do you think we should push the groups to use a celestial calendar to compute 6ka monthly means? There is already so many things to fix in the different models to produce the CMIP5 output that I am not sure that this will not add too much constraint on the groups.
No I didn't mean that we should push groups to use the celestial calendar.
What I would like is to include in the table heading: “orbital parameters”, a description of the orbital year. That is, in our model and possibly other models, we use code that allows us to set orb_year to -4050 (i.e. 1950 minus 6000) for 6ka. This is easier than setting eccentricity, obliquity, and perihelion (this latter can be tricky).
Another alternative solution for modification of Hudson Bay coastlines might be to allow users to specify some percentage of appropriate land grid squares as lakes.
I have the feeling that the implementation is really model dependant (some have % ocean for example), and that it will be impossible to make sure everybody does the same.
A vegetation map for 6ka reconstructed from a combination of model output and data analyses would be very useful for modeling groups that will not be using interactive vegetation in their PI and 20th century runs. We could query groups on the best format. For CCSM, a pft vegetation map would be best.
For solar constant, do we want to specify under the PMIP3/CMIP5 “prescribed as in CMIP5 PI”?
CMIP5 CO2 pre-industrial concentrations are 285 ppmv for 1850, 286 ppmv for 1860. HadGEM2ES PI control is getting spun up to 286 ppmv, so I would plan on using 286 for the 6k too.
I recommand that you use the trace gazes listed for 6ka in your 6k simulations. I should be able to circulate the new protocol soon. The control should be your CMIP5 pre-industrial Similarly use the same solar constant as in your PI.