IPCC I.D. CSIRO-Mk3.0
Originating group(s) CSIRO Atmospheric Research
Country Australia
Database directory name: csiro_mk3_0
Experiment Expt. Realization first available year first available month last available year last available month  control or 20C3M simulation from which this run was initiated year in control or 20C3M simulation that corre-sponds to the first available year of this run comment
1%/year CO2 increase experiment (to doubling) 1%to2x Run 1 2001 1 2080 12 PIcntrl Run 1 1871 -
climate of the 20th Century experiment (20C3M) 20C3M Run 1 1871 1 2000 12 PIcntrl Run 1 1871 i.e., Initialised from the end of the 120 year so-called adjustment coupled control run, as per PIcntrl
20C3M Run 2 1871 1 2000 12 PIcntrl Run 1 1881 20C3M Run 2 initialised from PIcntrl Run 1 ten years later than 20C3M Run 1, i.e., at end of Model year 130 = Data year 1880 of PIcntrl Run 1.                      I.e., year 1871 of 20CM3 Run 2 has corresponding control year of 1881 in PIcntrl Run 1
20C3M Run 3 1871 1 2000 12 PIcntrl Run 1 1891 20C3M Run 3 initialised from PIcntrl Run 1 twenty years later than 20C3M Run 1, i.e., at end of Model year 140 = Data year 1890 of PIcntrl Run 1.                      I.e., year 1871 of 20CM3 Run 3 has corresponding control year of 1891 in PIcntrl Run 1
2xCO2 equilibrium experiment 2xCO2 Run 1 2001 1 2060 12 Slabcntl 2001 Initialized from year 110 of a specified SST run (as for Slabcntl)
committed climate change experiment Commit Run 1 2001 1 2100 12 20C3M Run 1 2001 -
pre-industrial control experiment PIcntrl Run 1 1871 1 2250 12 NA NA Both Run 1 and Run 2 of PIcntrl were initialised from the end of a 120 year so-called adjustment control run with the full coupled model. Model year 121 renamed as 1871 to make it easier to match years to scenario runs
PIcntrl Run 2 2001 1 2080 12 NA NA Same start as Run 1, tiny perturbation applied at end of year 120 of the so-called adjustment coupled control to give a different control realisation. Model year 121 of this realisation renamed as 2001 to match the 1% run
slab ocean control experiment Slabcntl Run 1 2001 1 2060 12 NA NA Started from year 110 of a specified SST run. No separate qflux spinup period.
720 ppm stabilization experiment (SRES A1B) SRESA1B Run 1 2001 1 2200 12 20C3M Run 1 2001 -
SRES A2 experiment SRESA2 Run 1 2001 1 2100 12 20C3M Run 1 2001 -
550 ppm stabilization experiment (SRES B1) SRESB1 Run 1 2001 1 2300 12 20C3M Run 1 1940* *Portion of run from 1940 through 2000 is not included in submitted set