Experiment

Exp. No.

Years

Ens. size

Type

Pre-industrial control

3.1

500

1

CPL

Historical (1850-2005), extended to 2012

3.2

163

1

CPL

Ensemble of historical runs

3.2-E

156

2

CPL

RCP4.5 (2006-2100)

4.1

95

1

CPL

RCP4.5 (2100-2300)

4.1-L

200

1

CPL

RCP8.5 (2006-2100)

4.2

95

1

CPL

RCP2.6 (2006-2100)

4.3

95

1

CPL

RCP6.0 (2006-2100)

4.4

95

1

CPL

1% per year CO2

6.1

140

1

CPL

Abrupt 4xCO2

6.3

150

1

CPL

Historic with natural forcing only

7.1

163

1

CPL

Historic with GHG forcing only

7.2

163

1

CPL

Historic with aerosol forcing only

7.3

163

1

CPL

2030 time-slice

2.1

10

1

A

AMIP (1979-2008)

3.3

30

1

A

Ensemble of AMIP runs

3.3-E

30

3

A

Control SST climatology

6.2a

>30

1

A

CO2 forcing

6.2b

>30

1

A

Aerosol forcing

6.4

>30

1

A

4xCO2 AMIP

6.5

30

1

A