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Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project (PlioMIP): experimental design and boundary conditions (Experiment 2)

January 1, 2011

The Palaeoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project has expanded to include a model intercomparison for the mid-Pliocene warm period (3.29 to 2.97 million yr ago). This project is referred to as PlioMIP (the Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project). Two experiments have been agreed upon and together compose the initial phase of PlioMIP. The first (Experiment 1) is being performed with atmosphere-only climate models. The second (Experiment 2) utilises fully coupled ocean-atmosphere climate models. Following on from the publication of the experimental design and boundary conditions for Experiment 1 in Geoscientific Model Development, this paper provides the necessary description of differences and/or additions to the experimental design for Experiment 2.

Publication Year 2011
Title Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project (PlioMIP): experimental design and boundary conditions (Experiment 2)
DOI 10.5194/gmd-4-571-2011
Authors A.M. Haywood, Harry J. Dowsett, Marci M. Robinson, Danielle K. Stoll, A.M. Dolan, D.J. Lunt, B. Otto-Bliesner, M.A. Chandler
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Geoscientific Model Development
Index ID 70044296
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center; Florence Bascom Geoscience Center