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Short Description of CMIP5 Experiments



Table 3 : Baseline simulations for model evaluation and for understanding historical and paleoclimates.

Exp 3.1

Experiment Short Name Exp Nb Tier Nb of year Short description
pre-industrial control (1800-) piControl 3.1 core > 500 Coupled atmosphere/ocean pre-industrial control run. Prescribed atmospheric concentrations of (i) all well-mixed gases (including CO2) (ii) some short-lived (reactive) species. Prescribed non-evolving emissions or concentrations of (i) natural aerosols or their precursors (ii) some short-lived (reactive) species. Unperturbed land use.

Exp 3.2

Experiment Short Name Exp Nb Tier Nb of year Short description
historical (1850-2005) historical 3.2 core

Exp 3.3

Experiment Short Name Exp Nb Tier Nb of year Short description
AMIP (1979-2009) amip 3.3 core

Exp 3.4

Experiment Short Name Exp Nb Tier Nb of year Short description
mid-Holocene midHolocene 3.4 tier 1

Exp 3.5

Experiment Short Name Exp Nb Tier Nb of year Short description
last glacial minimum lgm 3.5 tier 1

Exp 3.6

Experiment Short Name Exp Nb Tier Nb of year Short description
last millenium past1000 3.6 tier 2