PlioMIP: experimental design, mid-Pliocene boundary conditions and implementation
PlioMIP: experimental design, mid-Pliocene boundary conditions and implementation
Editor(s): GMD topic editors | Coordinator: A. M. Haywood
In 2008 the temporal focus of the Palaeoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project was expanded to include a model intercomparison for the mid-Pliocene warm period (ca. 3 Ma BP). This project is referred to as PlioMIP (Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project). Two experiments have been agreed upon and comprise phase 1 of the PlioMIP. The first (Experiment 1) will be performed with atmosphere-only GCMs. The second (Experiment 2) will utilise fully coupled ocean-atmosphere GCMs. In previous PMIP-style studies it has often been challenging to disentangle the effects of differences in model parametrisations and physics from differences in the methodology employed to implement the palaeo-boundary conditions. This special issue of Geoscientific Model Development provides a means for each participating group within PlioMIP to provide detailed information on how Pliocene boundary conditions were included within their models. This will help facilitate the identification of discrepancies between models at the intercomparison phase. The issue also provides a means for each group to provide basic climatology's from each PlioMIP experiment, ensuring that a minimum level of output is readily available for the intercomparison phase. Finally the issue includes two papers that describe in detail the experimental design and boundary conditions used for both PlioMIP Experiments 1 and 2.

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07 Aug 2013
The mid-Pliocene climate simulated by FGOALS-g2
W. Zheng, Z. Zhang, L. Chen, and Y. Yu
Geosci. Model Dev., 6, 1127–1135, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-1127-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-1127-2013, 2013
26 Apr 2013
Simulating the mid-Pliocene Warm Period with the CCSM4 model
N. A. Rosenbloom, B. L. Otto-Bliesner, E. C. Brady, and P. J. Lawrence
Geosci. Model Dev., 6, 549–561, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-549-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-549-2013, 2013
24 Apr 2013
Simulations of the mid-Pliocene Warm Period using two versions of the NASA/GISS ModelE2-R Coupled Model
M. A. Chandler, L. E. Sohl, J. A. Jonas, H. J. Dowsett, and M. Kelley
Geosci. Model Dev., 6, 517–531, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-517-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-517-2013, 2013
05 Oct 2012
Modelling mid-Pliocene climate with COSMOS
C. Stepanek and G. Lohmann
Geosci. Model Dev., 5, 1221–1243, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-1221-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-1221-2012, 2012
13 Sep 2012
Mid-Pliocene climate modelled using the UK Hadley Centre Model: PlioMIP Experiments 1 and 2
F. J. Bragg, D. J. Lunt, and A. M. Haywood
Geosci. Model Dev., 5, 1109–1125, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-1109-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-1109-2012, 2012
21 Aug 2012
Pre-industrial and mid-Pliocene simulations with NorESM-L: AGCM simulations
Z. Zhang and Q. Yan
Geosci. Model Dev., 5, 1033–1043, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-1033-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-1033-2012, 2012
18 Jul 2012
Pliocene Ice Sheet Modelling Intercomparison Project (PLISMIP) – experimental design
A. M. Dolan, S. J. Koenig, D. J. Hill, A. M. Haywood, and R. M. DeConto
Geosci. Model Dev., 5, 963–974, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-963-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-963-2012, 2012
28 Jun 2012
Modelling the mid-Pliocene Warm Period climate with the IPSL coupled model and its atmospheric component LMDZ5A
C. Contoux, G. Ramstein, and A. Jost
Geosci. Model Dev., 5, 903–917, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-903-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-903-2012, 2012
25 May 2012
Mid-Pliocene global climate simulation with MRI-CGCM2.3: set-up and initial results of PlioMIP Experiments 1 and 2
Y. Kamae and H. Ueda
Geosci. Model Dev., 5, 793–808, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-793-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-793-2012, 2012
25 Apr 2012
Pre-industrial and mid-Pliocene simulations with NorESM-L
Z. S. Zhang, K. Nisancioglu, M. Bentsen, J. Tjiputra, I. Bethke, Q. Yan, B. Risebrobakken, C. Andersson, and E. Jansen
Geosci. Model Dev., 5, 523–533, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-523-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-523-2012, 2012
09 Mar 2012
Set-up and preliminary results of mid-Pliocene climate simulations with CAM3.1
Q. Yan, Z. S. Zhang, H. J. Wang, Y. Q. Gao, and W. P. Zheng
Geosci. Model Dev., 5, 289–297, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-289-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-289-2012, 2012
18 Jan 2012
Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project Experiment 1: implementation strategy and mid-Pliocene global climatology using GENESIS v3.0 GCM
S. J. Koenig, R. M. DeConto, and D. Pollard
Geosci. Model Dev., 5, 73–85, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-73-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-73-2012, 2012
29 Nov 2011
Simulating the mid-Pliocene climate with the MIROC general circulation model: experimental design and initial results
W.-L. Chan, A. Abe-Ouchi, and R. Ohgaito
Geosci. Model Dev., 4, 1035–1049, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-4-1035-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-4-1035-2011, 2011
01 Jul 2011
Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project (PlioMIP): experimental design and boundary conditions (Experiment 2)
A. M. Haywood, H. J. Dowsett, M. M. Robinson, D. K. Stoll, A. M. Dolan, D. J. Lunt, B. Otto-Bliesner, and M. A. Chandler
Geosci. Model Dev., 4, 571–577, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-4-571-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-4-571-2011, 2011
26 Mar 2010
Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project (PlioMIP): experimental design and boundary conditions (Experiment 1)
A. M. Haywood, H. J. Dowsett, B. Otto-Bliesner, M. A. Chandler, A. M. Dolan, D. J. Hill, D. J. Lunt, M. M. Robinson, N. Rosenbloom, U. Salzmann, and L. E. Sohl
Geosci. Model Dev., 3, 227–242, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-3-227-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-3-227-2010, 2010
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