PROJECT
CMIP – Coupled Model Intercomparison Project
- Institution(s):Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, and Institut für Datenwissenschaften, Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, ETH Zurich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Environment and Climate Change Canada, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Université, Ècole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Met Office Hadley Center, Priestley International Center for Climate, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, CNRS/Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique (CERFACS), PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Climate & Energy College, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, National Institute of Meteorological Sciences/Korea Meteorological Administration, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC), NOAA/OAR/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Ocean Circulation & Climate Change Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Meteorological Research Institute, Earth System Modeling Center, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, First Institute of Oceanography (FIO), Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum, CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach, University of Arizona, Research Institute for Global Change (RIGC), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Institute of Numerical Mathematics, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Beijing Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration, Danish Meteorological Institute, LASG, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Link:https://cmip.ucar.edu/scenario-mip
- Contact:Claudia Tebaldi
The objective of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) is to better understand past, present and future climate changes arising from either natural, unforced variability or in response to changes in radiative forcing in a multi-model context.
This understanding includes assessments of model performance during the historical period and quantifications of the causes of the spread in future projections. Idealized experiments are also used to increase understanding of the model responses. In addition to these long time scale responses, experiments are performed to investigate the predictability of the climate system on various time and space scales as well as making predictions from observed climate states.
An important part of CMIP is to make the multi-model output publicly available in a standardized format.
