FOAM 1.0 Model Experiments

You may download seasonal and monthly output from these experiments by clicking the appropriate link in the Experiment Name column. Not all data is available. The numbers on the end of the filename correspond to the years.

Experiment Tables

  • Holocene Experiments
  • CO2 Experiments
  • Vegetation Experiments

FOAM 1.0 Holocene Experiments
CCR Expt Name Description  Res
(2) 		 SSTs
(3) 		 Sea ice
(4) 		 Insol. (5a) Mask (5b) CO2   Calendar (6) Hist Files
(7) 		 Run
Length
 (in years)		 Years Avged 

0k

Atmosphere Monthly
Atmosphere Seasonal
Coupler Monthly
Coupler Seasonal
Ocean Monthly
Ocean Seasonal

 coupled modern control 0k  R15,128x128  FO  I  0k  CCM1,128x128  330  M  M  150   486605 

0kFix

Atmosphere Monthly
Atmosphere Seasonal
Coupler Monthly
Coupler Seasonal

 fixed SST modern control 0k  R15,128x128  F  F  0k  CCM1,128x128  330  M  M  15   461470 

3k

Gstats

Atmosphere Monthly
Atmosphere Seasonal
Coupler Monthly
Coupler Seasonal
Ocean Monthly
Ocean Seasonal

 coupled 3k radiation  R15,128x128  FO  I  3k  CCM1,128x128  330  M  M  150   486605 

3kFix

Gstats

Atmosphere Monthly
Atmosphere Seasonal
Coupler Monthly
Coupler Seasonal

 fixed SST; 3k radiation  R15,128x128  F  F  3k  CCM1,128x128  330  M  M  15   461470 

6k

Gstats

Atmosphere Monthly
Atmosphere Seasonal
Coupler Monthly
Coupler Seasonal
Ocean Monthly
Ocean Seasonal

 coupled 6k radiation  R15,128x128  FO  I  6k  CCM1,128x128  330  M  M  150   486605 

6kFix

Gstats

Atmosphere Monthly
Atmosphere Seasonal
Coupler Monthly
Coupler Seasonal

 fixed SST; 6k radiation  R15,128x128  F  F  6k  CCM1,128x128  330  M  M  15   461470 

8k

Gstats

Atmosphere Monthly
Atmosphere Seasonal
Ocean Monthly
Ocean Seasonal

 coupled 8k radiation  R15,128x128  FO  I  8k  CCM1,128x128  330  M  M  150   486605 

8kFix

Gstats

Atmosphere Monthly
Atmosphere Seasonal
Coupler Monthly
Coupler Seasonal

 fixed SST; 8k radiation  R15,128x128  F  F  8k  CCM1,128x128  330  M  M  15   461470 

11k

Gstats

Atmosphere Monthly
Atmosphere Seasonal
Coupler Monthly
Coupler Seasonal
Ocean Monthly
Ocean Seasonal

 11k radiation coupled  R15,128x128  FO  I  11k  CCM1,128x128  330  M  M  150   486605 

11kFix

Gstats

Atmosphere Monthly
Atmosphere Seasonal
Coupler Monthly
Coupler Seasonal

 fixed SST 11k radiation  R15,128x128  F  F  11k  CCM1,128x128  330  M  M  15   461470 

126k

Atmosphere
Coupler
Ocean

   R15,128x128  FO  I  11k  CCM1,128x128    M  M  150   486605 
Related Publications

Vavrus, S., Z. Liu, and M. Notaro, “Enhanced Equatorial Heating and Rapid Warming in the Tropical Pacific Ocean under Greenhouse Forcing.” Accepted by Journal of Climate. CCR #857.

Yang, H., Q. Zhang, Y. Zhong, S. Vavrus, and Z. Liu (2005). How does extratropical warming effect ENSO? Geophysical Research Letters 32, L01702. doi: 10.1029/2004GL021624. CCR #865.

Ruter, A., J. Arzt, S. Vavrus, R. A. Bryson, J. E. Kutzbach (2004). Climate and Environment of the Tropical Americas (NH) in the mid-Holocene: comparison of observations with climate model simulations. Quarternary Science Reviews 23: 663-679, DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2003.09.006. CCR #823.

 

FOAM 1.0 CO2 Experiments
CCR Expt Name Description  Res
(2) 		 SSTs
(3) 		 Sea ice
(4) 		 Insol. (5a) Mask (5b) CO2   Calendar (6) Hist Files
(7) 		 Run
Length
 (in years)		 Years Avged 

2XCO2

Gstats

 coupled 2XCO2  R15,128x128  FO  I  0k  CCM1,128x128  660  M  M  150   486605 

2XCO2Fix

Gstats

 fixed SST 2XCO2  R15,128x128  F  F  0k  CCM1,128x128  660  M  M  15   461470 

4XCO2

Gstats

Atmosphere Monthly
Atmosphere Seasonal
Coupler Monthly
Coupler Seasonal
Ocean Monthly
Ocean Seasonal

 coupled 4XCO2  R15,128x128  FO  I  0k  CCM1,128x128  1320  M  M  150   486605 
Related Publications  

 

FOAM 1.0 Vegetation Experiments
CCR Expt Name Description  Res
(2) 		 SSTs
(3) 		 Sea ice
(4) 		 Insol. (5a) Mask (5b) CO2   Calendar (6) Hist Files
(7) 		 Run
Length
 (in years)		 Years Avged 

VegSA

Gstats

Atmosphere Monthly
Atmosphere Seasonal
Coupler Monthly
Coupler Seasonal
Ocean Monthly
Ocean Seasonal

 coupled 0k with deforested Amazonian vegetation  R15,128x128  FO  I  0k  CCM1,128x128  330  M  M  150   486605 

VegSAFix

Gstats

Atmosphere Monthly
Atmosphere Seasonal
Coupler Monthly
Coupler Seasonal

 fixed SST 0k with deforested Amazonian vegetation  R15,128x128  F  F  0k  CCM1,128x128  330  M  M  15   461470 

VegAS

Gstats

Atmosphere Monthly
Atmosphere Seasonal
Coupler Monthly
Coupler Seasonal
Ocean Monthly
Ocean Seasonal

 coupled 0k with deforested Asian vegetation  R15,128x128  FO  I  0k  CCM1,128x128  330  M  M  150   486605 

VegASFix

Gstats

Atmosphere Monthly
Atmosphere Seasonal
Coupler Monthly
Coupler Seasonal

 fixed SST 0k with deforested Asian vegetation  R15,128x128  F  F  0k  CCM1,128x128  330  M  M  15   461470 
Related Publications

Delire, Christine, P. Behling, M.T. Coe, J.A. Foley, R. Jacob, J.Kutzbach, Z. Liu, and S. Vavrus (2001). Simulated response of the atmosphere-ocean system to deforestation in the Indonesian Archipelago. Geophysical Research Letters 28(10): 2081-2084. CCR #795

Tables Key

1 Experiment Name, Global Stats (Standard Areas), Downloadable Data
2 Resolution: T42 (2.8125 x 2.8125)
3 SSTs: ML=mixed-layer, F=fixed, FO=Full-Ocean
4 Sea-ice: I=interactive, P=prescribed, F=fixed 
5a Insolation: M=modern
5b Mask: M=modern, C=calculated, P=Peltier reconstruction
CO2: A=Atmosphere, V=Vegetation
6 Calendar: M=modern dates, number=paleodate before present (i.e., 6k)
7 History file written: D=daily, M=monthly