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Current Data Availability

Phase I NCEP-driven runs have been simulated and are in the process of being archived. (Note that archiving is a lengthy process, as it involves stringent testing of file format and data integrity, cross-country shipping of terabyte hard-drives, creation of backup copies, and publication of the data to the ESG data portal.)

Most modeling groups have begun simulation of the Phase II (GCM-driven) runs for their first GCM.

CURRENTLY AVAILABLE:

NCEP-driven runs:

all variables from Table 2 for CRCM, ECPC, MM5I*, RCM3, and WRFP.
all variables from Table 1 for ECPC.
zg500 (500-millibar height) data from Table 3 for CRCM, ECPC, and WRFP.
11 out of 24 variables from Table 3 for RCM3.

*Variables ps and rsds (surface pressure and surface downwelling shortwave radiation) are not yet available for MM5I.

GFDL timeslice experiment:

all variables, all tables, hist (1970-2000) run
all variables, all tables, sres (2040-2070) run

No data is available for the variables mrfso, mrro, and mrros; runoff values were not correctly computed in the 50km model, and it was not clear whether there was a variable that directly corresponded to frozen soil. Note that data from Tables 4 & 5 is available, but has not yet been checked.

IN PROGRESS:

NCEP-driven data for variables from Table 2 for HRM3.
NCEP-driven data from Tables 1, 3, 4, and 5 for all RCMs.
Data from the CAM3 timeslice experiment.

Simulation of these datasets is complete. They are currently being processed for archiving and publication.