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--- pmip3:design:li:index [2010/07/20 10:53] – lunt
+++ pmip3:design:li:index [2010/09/16 14:33] (current) – Added link to final BC page in the top warning jypeter
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-~~DISCUSSION~~
+~~DISCUSSION:closed~~
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 ====== Last Interglacial Experimental Design ======
-<note warning>**Page in progress**: this is not the final version!\\ \\ Use the [[index#page_bottom_tag|discussion]] panel at the end of the page for comments </note>
+<note warning>This was a BC //development page// (see [[index#page_bottom_tag|discussion]] panel at the end of the page)\\ \\ Make sure you use the [[pmip3:design:li:final|final version of the LI BC]]!</note>
 ===== Goal =====
-Run **early Eemian**, **mid-Eemian** and **glacial inception** snap shots. This will allow us to model the response to obliquity maximum (//130ka//) and minimum (//115ka//), and near precession optimum for ITCZ shift, ENSO and tropical monsoons (//125ka//)
+Run **early Eemian**, **mid-Eemian** and **glacial inception** snap shots. This will allow us to model the high latitude response to obliquity maximum (//130ka//) and minimum (//115ka//), and near precession optimum for ITCZ shift, ENSO and tropical monsoons (//125ka//)
 ==== Core experiments ====
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 ^      ^   PMIP3  ^  Alternative solution  ^
-|  Orbital parameters  |  varying, model interpolates values given on a 1k resolution.  See values here: http://www.paleo.bris.ac.uk/~ggdjl/pmip/orbit_pmip.out  | |
+|  Orbital parameters  |  varying, model interpolates values given on a 1k resolution.  See values here: http://www.paleo.bris.ac.uk/~ggdjl/pmip/orbit_pmip.out  Values are given for 132-115ka.  | |
 |  Date of vernal equinox  |  March 21 at noon  | |
-|  Trace gases  |  varying, model interpolates values given on a 0.1k resolution.  See values here: http://www.paleo.bris.ac.uk/~ggdjl/pmip/pmip_hol_lig_gases.txt   | |
+|  Trace gases  |  varying, model interpolates values given on a 0.1k resolution.  See values here: http://www.paleo.bris.ac.uk/~ggdjl/pmip/pmip_hol_lig_gases.txt Values are given for 132-115ka.  | |
 |  Aerosols  |  Same as PI  | |
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 ^      ^   PMIP3  ^  Alternative solution  ^
-|  Orbital parameters  |  varying, model interpolates values given on a 1k resolution.  See values here: http://www.paleo.bris.ac.uk/~ggdjl/pmip/orbit_pmip.out  | |
+|  Orbital parameters  |  varying, model interpolates values given on a 1k resolution.  See values here: http://www.paleo.bris.ac.uk/~ggdjl/pmip/orbit_pmip.out  Values are given for 10-0ka.  | |
 |  Date of vernal equinox  |  March 21 at noon  | |
-|  Trace gases  |  varying, model interpolates values given on a 0.1k resolution.  See values here: http://www.paleo.bris.ac.uk/~ggdjl/pmip/pmip_hol_lig_gases.txt   | |
+|  Trace gases  |  varying, model interpolates values given on a 0.1k resolution.  See values here: http://www.paleo.bris.ac.uk/~ggdjl/pmip/pmip_hol_lig_gases.txt   Values are given for 10-0ka.  | |
 |  Aerosols  |  Same as PI  | |
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 ===== Initial conditions =====
+For snapshots:
 ^  ^  PMIP3  ^  Alternative solution  ^
-| Initial conditions |  Branch off PI after adjustement  |  Same as in PI  |
+| Initial conditions |  Branch off PI after adjustment  |  Same as in PI  |
 | Model spin up      |  Same as in PI  |  |
+For transients:
+^  ^  PMIP3  ^  Alternative solution  ^
+| Initial conditions |  Branch off PI after adjustment  |  Same as in PI  |
+| Model spin up      |  2kyr or less before transient starts |  Same as in PI  |
+For initial conditions, and especially spinup, the key thing is to document what you do!
+For the transient simulations, orbits and trace gas values are given for up to 2ky before the start date of the simulation.
 ===== Participating groups =====