| Model ID |
Name |
Atmosphere-Resolution |
Ocean-Resolution |
| CGCM3.1 (T63) |
Canadian Global Coupled Model |
T63a (~1.9° x 1.9°) L31b; |
(0.9° x 1.4°) L29c; |
| (Version 3.1) |
31 vertical levels; |
29 vertical levels; |
| |
top = 1 hPa (~50 Km) |
Depth co-ordinate |
| CCSM3 |
Community Climate System Model |
T85 (1.4° x 1.4°) L26 |
(0.3°-1° x 1°) L40; |
| (Version 3) |
26 vertical levels |
40 vertical levels; |
| |
top = 2.2 hPa (~25 Km) |
Depth co-ordinate |
| MIROC3.2 (hires)d |
Model for Interdisciplinary Research on Climate |
T106 (1. 1° X 1.1°) L56 |
(0.2° x 0.3°) L47 |
| (Version 3.2) |
56 vertical levels; |
47 vertical levels; |
| |
top = 40 km |
Sigma/Depth Co-ordinate |
| UKMO-HadGEM1 |
UK Met Office- |
(~1.3° x 1.9°) L38 |
(0.3°-1.0° x 1.0°) L40 |
| Hadley Centre Global Environmental Model (Version 1) |
38 vertical levels; |
40 vertical levels; |
| |
top = 39.2 km |
Depth Co-ordinate |
aâTâ denotes a triangular spectral truncation with a rough translation to degrees latitude and longitude
b, cVertical resolution (L) is the number of vertical levels in the atmosphere and in the ocean respectively
dhires: High resolution |
