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

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

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

Description:

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_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19000101

Ending_Date: 21001231

Currentness_Reference: observed

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: irregular

Spatial_Domain:

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

Keywords:

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

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Data_Set_Credit:

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

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted

Logical_Consistency_Report: not applicable

Completeness_Report:

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.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

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

Process_Date: 20130930

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

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

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

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

Resource_Description: Offline Data

Distribution_Liability: none

Custom_Order_Process:

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

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20200329

Metadata_Contact:

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

Metadata_Standard_Name:

FDGC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata and Biological Data Profile

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

CoRIS:

CoRIS_Metadata_Link:

https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/downscaled_climate_model_natlantic.html

CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 6754