Table 1 Time periods and basic outputs information of selected iGCMs.
GCM | Simulation method | Horizontal resolution (longitude × latitude) | Time period | Key references |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CAM2 | Free-running | 2.8° × 2.8° | 1958–2003 | Lee, et al.111 |
GISS E | Free-running and nudged by NCEP | 2.5° × 2° | 1969–2009 | Schmidt, et al.27 |
HadAM3 | Free-running | 3.75° × 2.5° | 1870–2001 | Tindall, et al.29 |
IsoGSM2 | nudged by NCEP | 1° × 1° | 1979–2017 | Yoshimura, et al.54 |
LMDZ4 | Free-running and nudged by ECMWF | 3.75° × 2.5° | 1979–2007 | Risi, et al.30 |
Zoomed (nudged by ECMWF) | 50–60 km | 1979–2017 | Gao, et al.55 | |
MIROC32 | Free-running | 2.8° × 2.8° | 1979–2007 | Kurita, et al.31 |
