IPCC I.D. CCSM3
Originating group(s) National Center for Atmospheric Research
Country USA
Database directory name: ncar_ccsm3_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 1 410 1 629 12 PDcntrl 410 -
1%/year CO2 increase experiment (to quadrupling) 1%to4x Run 1 410 1 699 12 PDcntrl 410 b30.026.ES01 ( yrs 410-549), b30.026b(yrs(550-699); Note: this 1%to4x run branched from the PDcntrl run at year 400, but CO2 was held fixed until year 410, when it began to increase.
climate of the 20th Century experiment (20C3M) 20C3M Run 1 1870 1 1999 12 PIcntrl Run 1 360 b30.030a
20C3M Run 2 1870 1 1999 12 PIcntrl Run 1 380 b30.030b
20C3M Run 3 1870 1 1999 12 PIcntrl Run 1 400 b30.030c
20C3M Run 4 1870 1 1999 12 PIcntrl Run 1 420 b30.030d
20C3M Run 5 1870 1 1999 12 PIcntrl Run 1 440 b30.030e
20C3M Run 6 1870 1 1999 12 PIcntrl Run 2 380 b30.030b.ES01
20C3M Run 7 1870 1 1999 12 PIcntrl Run 2 410 b30.030f.ES01
20C3M Run 8 1870 1 1999 12 PIcntrl Run 2 460 b30.030g.ES01
20C3M Run 9 1870 1 1999 12 PIcntrl Run 2 540 b30.030h.ES01
2xCO2 equilibrium experiment 2xCO2 Run 1 0 1 67 12 NA NA eul128x256_d50somd
AMIP simulation AMIP Run 1 1978 1 2000 12 NA NA eul128x256_d48ttne2amip
committed climate change experiment Commit Run 1 2000 1 2099 12 20C3M run 1 2000 b30.036a
Commit Run 2 2000 1 2099 12 20C3M run 2 2000 b30.036b
Commit Run 3 2000 1 2099 12 20C3M run 3 2000 b30.036c
Commit Run 4 2000 1 2099 12 20C3M run 4 2000 b30.036d
Commit Run 5 2000 1 2099 12 20C3M run 5 2000 b30.036e
Commit Run 6 2000 1 2049 12 20C3M run 6 2000 b30.036b.ES01
Commit Run 7 2000 1 2049 12 20C3M run 7 2000 b30.036f.ES01
Commit Run 8 2000 1 2049 12 20C3M run 8 2000 b30.036g.ES01
present-day control experiment PDcntrl Run 1 100 1 699 12 NA NA b30.009
pre-industrial control experiment PIcntrl Run 1 280 1 509 12 b30.017 280 b30.020
PIcntrl Run 2 300 1 799 12 b30.020 300 b30.020.ES01, b30.020.ES02
slab ocean control experiment Slabcntl Run 1 0 1 50 12 NA NA  eul128x256_d50som
720 ppm stabilization experiment (SRES A1B) SRESA1B Run 1 2000 1 2199 12 20C3M run 1 2000 b30.040a (2000-2099) b30.044a (2100-2199)
SRESA1B Run 2 2000 1 2199 12 20C3M run 2 2000 b30.040b (2000-2099) b30.44b (2100-2199)
SRESA1B Run 3 2000 1 2199 12 20C3M run 3 2000 b30.040c (2000-2099) b30.044c (2100-2199)
SRESA1B Run 4 2000 1 2199 12 20C3M run 4 2000 b30.040d (2000-2099) b30.044d (2100-2199)
SRESA1B Run 5 2000 1 2199 12 20C3M run 5 2000 b30.040e (2000-2099) b30.044e (2100-2199)
SRESA1B Run 6 2000 1 2449 12 20C3M run 6 2000 b30.040b.ES01 (2000-2099) b30.044b.ES01 (2100-2449)
SRESA1B Run 7 2000 1 2349 12 20C3M run 7 2000 b30.040f.ES01 (2000-2099) b30.044f.ES01 (2100-2349)
SRESA1B Run 8 2000 1 2349 12 20C3M run 8 2000 b30.040g.ES01 (2000-2099) b30.044g.ES01 (2100-2349)
SRES A2 experiment SRESA2 Run 1 2000 1 2099 12 20C3M run 1 2000 b30.042a
SRESA2 Run 2 2000 1 2099 12 20C3M run 2 2000 b30.042b
SRESA2 Run 3 2000 1 2099 12 20C3M run 3 2000 b30.042c
SRESA2 Run 4 2000 1 2099 12 20C3M run 4 2000 b30.042d
SRESA2 Run 5 2000 1 2099 12 20C3M run 5 2000 b30.042e
550 ppm stabilization experiment (SRES B1) SRESB1 Run 1 2000 1 2199 12 20C3M run 1 2000 b30.041a (2000-2099) b30.045a (2100-2199)
SRESB1 Run 2 2000 1 2199 12 20C3M run 2 2000 b30.041b (2000-2099) b30.045b (2100-2199)
SRESB1 Run 3 2000 1 2199 12 20C3M run 3 2000 b30.041c (2000-2099) b30.045c (2100-2199)
SRESB1 Run 4 2000 1 2099 12 20C3M run 4 2000 b30.041d (2000-2099) b30.045d (2100-2199)
SRESB1 Run 5 2000 1 2099 12 20C3M run 5 2000 b30.041e (2000-2099) b30.045e (2100-2199)
SRESB1 Run 6 2000 1 2449 12 20C3M run 6 2000 b30.041b.ES01 (2000-2099) b30.045b.ES01 (2100-2449)
SRESB1 Run 7 2000 1 2349 12 20C3M run 7 2000 b30.041f.ES01 (2000-2099) b30.045f.ES01 (2100-2349)
SRESB1 Run 8 2000 1 2349 12 20C3M run 8 2000 b30.041g.ES01 (2000-2099) b30.045g.ES01 (2100-2349)