Downscaled Climate Model for the North Central Atlantic Ocean 2000-2100

• Citation_Information:
• • Originator: Yanyun Liu
  • Publication_Date: 20130930
  • Title: Downscaled Climate Model for the North Central Atlantic Ocean 2000-2100
  • Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: others

• Abstract:

• • The regional MOM5 domain contain the Atlantic Ocean between 100°W and 20°E bounded north and south by 65°N and 20°S, respectively. The regional MOM5 will have a fully eddy-resolving horizontal resolution of 0.1° in the GOM region from 10°N to 30°N and from 100°W to 70°W, decreasing linearly to 0.25° in the rest of the model domain. The regional MOM5 has 25 vertical z-coordinates, and is driven by the surface forcing fields obtained from CMIP5 dataset under the historical, RCP4.5, and RCP8.5 scenarios. The initial and boundary conditions are obtained from CMIP5. The ocean boundaries at 65°N and 20°S will be treated as closed, but are outfitted with about 5° of buffer zones in which the temperature and salinity will be linearly relaxed toward the corresponding fields obtained CMIP5 dataset. The sea surface salinity (SSS) of the model are also relaxed toward CMIP5 dataset. Two additional buffer zones will be located in the northwestern corner over the Labrador Sea, and in the Gulf of Cadiz (representing the Mediterranean Sea). The restoring time scale for the northern and southern boundaries will vary linearly from 25 days at the inner edge to 5 days at the walls. The timescale for the Labrador Sea region will be 25 days and, for the Mediterranean Sea, 365 days. The MOM4 model simulations are initialized from CMIP5 model simulations and are continuously run from 1900 to 2100. The available variables include temperature, salinity, sea surface height, current vectors, etc.

• Purpose:

• • To create high resolution predictions of the oceanographic environment under climate change conditions, through to 2100

• Time_Period_Information:
• • Range_of_Dates/Times:
  • • Beginning_Date: 19000101
    • Ending_Date: 21001231
• Currentness_Reference:

  observed

• Progress: Complete
• Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: irregular

• Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
• • Northern central Atlantic Ocean
• Bounding_Coordinates:
• • West_Bounding_Coordinate: -100
  • East_Bounding_Coordinate: 20
  • North_Bounding_Coordinate: 65
  • South_Bounding_Coordinate: 20

• Theme:
• • Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter
  • Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata
• Theme:
• • Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
  • Theme_Keyword: climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
  • Theme_Keyword: 004
• Theme:
• • Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
  • Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information > Climate
• Theme:
• • Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
  • Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature
  • Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity
  • Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents
• Theme:
• • Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
  • Theme_Keyword: downscaled climate model
• Theme:
• • Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project
  • Theme_Keyword: Developing downscaled climate models for coral reef management into the 21st Century
  • Theme_Keyword: 175
• Place:
• • Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
  • Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
• Place:
• • Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
  • Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean

• None

• None

• Fisheries and the Environment (NOAA), Coral Reef Conservation Program (NOAA)

• Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

  No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted

• not applicable

• Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract.Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for addtional details.

• Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
• • Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

    No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted

• Process_Step:
• • Process_Description:

    Please contact NOAA's Southeast Fisheries Science Center for additional information.

  • Process_Date: 20130930

• Vector

• Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

  Temperature (degC), salinity and current velocities (m/s) are available at varying horizontal and vertical spatial resolutions for the model domain

• Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

  N/A

• Contact_Information:
• • Contact_Person_Primary:
  • • Contact_Person: Barbara Muhling
  • Contact_Address:
  • • Address_Type: mailing and physical
    • Address:

      75 Virginia Beach Drive

    • City: Miami
    • State_or_Province: USA
    • Postal_Code: Florida
    • Country: 33149
  • Contact_Voice_Telephone: 3053614289
  • Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Barbara.Muhling@noaa.gov

• Offline Data

• none

• There are no fees associated with obtaining this data. Please contact the distributor for additional information.

• Contact_Information:
• • Contact_Person_Primary:
  • • Contact_Person: Barbara Muhling
    • Contact_Organization: University of Miami
  • Contact_Address:
  • • Address_Type: mailing and physical
    • Address:

      75 Virginia Beach Drive

    • City: Miami
    • State_or_Province: Florida
    • Postal_Code: 33149
    • Country: USA
  • Contact_Voice_Telephone: 305-361-4289
  • Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Barbara.Muhling@noaa.gov

• FDGC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata and Biological Data Profile

• FDGC-STD-001-1998