MPAS-A pseudo-global warming (PGW) experiment with convection-permitting resolution and regional configuration using the Model for Prediction Across Scales (MPAS) version 8.0.1

The dataset includes post-processed model outputs from regional configuration simulations (control and PGW) using the MPAS-A version 8.0.1. This is the first dataset publicly available that uses regional MPAS in combination with the PGW approach to study future climate in short time scales. The Limited-Area domain encompasses 30°S to 51°N and 3-km horizontal grid outputs, the post-processed outputs available here were interpolated to a 0.25-degree by 0.25-degree latitude-by-longitude grid and 27 isobaric levels (in the vertical). The namelist files to run the model, as well as a README file, are also included in this repository.

More details of the data and analysis are published in the Geophysical Research Letters (GRL): Núñez Ocasio and Dougherty, 2024: https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL112341

Núñez Ocasio, K. M., & Dougherty, E. M. (2024). The effect of pseudo-global warming on the weather-climate system of Africa in a convection-permitting model. Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2024GL112341. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL112341

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5065/wfzv-nx43

Temporal Range

2006-09-08 12:00:00 to 2006-09-13 18:00:00
2006-09-05 00:00:00 to 2006-09-13 18:00:00
2006-09-06 00:00:00 to 2006-09-13 18:00:00

Temporal Resolution

1.0 hour

Spatial Resolution

0.25 degreeLatitude
0.25 degreeLongitude

Related Links

The effect of pseudo-global warming on the weather-climate system of Africa in a convection-permitting model

GCMD Science Keywords

• Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Humidity > Relative Humidity
• Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Dynamics > Convection
• Atmosphere > Weather Events > Rain Storms
• Atmosphere > Weather Events > Tropical Cyclones > Tropical Depression Motion
• Climate Indicators > Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators > Extreme Weather
• Climate Indicators > Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators > Extreme Weather > Extreme Precipitation
• Climate Indicators > Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators > Extreme Weather > Monsoon Onset/Intensity
• Climate Indicators > Cryospheric Indicators > Climate Warming
• Models > Atmospheric General Circulation Models
• Models > Climate Change Impact Assessment Models
• Models > Weather Research/Forecast Models

File Media Types

• application/gzip
• text/plain

Support Contact

Kelly M. Núñez Ocasio
UCAR/NCAR - Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Laboratory
knocasio@ucar.edu

Data Curator

GDEX Curator
UCAR/NCAR - GDEX
gdex@ucar.edu

Legal Constraints

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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None

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Version History

2.0

1.0