Experiments for the IPCC-AR4 with MRI-CGCM2.3.2

Experiment name

Period

(year)
Ensembe number

greenhouse gases

Sulfate aerosol (direct effect only

Solar activity

(solar constant)
Volcano activity
(equiv. radiative forcing)
CO2 (ppmv) CH4 (ppbv) N2O (ppbv) CFCs
(CO2 equiv.)
PIcntrl 1851-2200 1 290 792 285 0 natural only 1366 0
PDcntrl 1801-1950 1 348 1650 306 0 present-day 1367 0
20C3M 1851-2000 5 variable variable variable variable variable variable variable
SRESA1B 2001-2100 5 variable variable variable 0 variable 1367 0
SRESA2 2001-2100 5 variable variable variable 0 variable 1367 0
SRESB1 2001-2100 5 variable variable variable 0 variable 1367 0
1%to2x 1801-2020 1 variable 1650 306 0 present-day 1367 0
1%to4x 1801-2090 1 variable 1650 306 0 present-day 1367 0
Slabcntl 1901-2050 1 348 1650 306 0 present-day 1367 0
2xCO2 1901-2050 1 696 1650 306 0 present-day 1367 0
Commit 2001-2100 1 393.7 1738 315.5 0 year 2000 level 1367 0
AMIP 1979-2002 1 348 1650 306 0 present-day 1367 0



Description of the simulations