Table 1 List of PMIP3 models used in this study. The TSI and volcanic columns indicate forcing data sets prescribed in the models. V11: Vieira et al. (2011), S09: Steinhilber et al. (2009), C00: Crowley (2000), JM04: Jones and Mann (2004), DB09: Delaygue and Bard (2009), G08: Gao et al. (2008), C08: Crowley et al. (2008)
Model | Atmospheric resolution | TSI | Volcanic |
|---|---|---|---|
BCC-CSM1–1 | 2.813° × 2.791°, L26 | V11 | G08 |
CCSM4 | 1.25° × 0.942°, L26 | V11 | G08 |
CSIRO-Mk3L-1-2 | 5.625° × 3.186°, L18 | S09 | C08 |
FGOALS-gl | 5.0° × 4.103° | C00, JM04 | C00, JM04 |
FGOALS-s2 | 2.813° × 2.791°, L26 | V11 | G08 |
GISS-E2-R | 2.5° × 2.0°, L40 | V11 | G08 |
HadCM3 | 3.75° × 2.5°, L19 | S09 | C08 |
IPSL-CM5A-LR | 3.75° × 1.875°, L39 | V11 | G08 |
MPI-ESM-P | 1.875° × 1.865°, L47 | V11 | C08 |
MRI-CGCM3 | 1.125° × 1.125°, L48 | DB09 | G08 |