The CMIP6 Data for our Hackathon

[naomi-henderson]

Hi all, I am Naomi Henderson (research scientist, LDEO) and I have been putting together our zarr CMIP6 bucket in Google Cloud Storage (GCS). I will get this started by giving a few general tips which should apply to both the NCAR/GLADE and the LDEO/GCS collections.

1. Finding the data you need:

• Identify your project and decide which variables and experiments you will need

• Check availability at: ESGF

• CMIP6 Data for beginners: Google Doc

• CMIP6 table_id is a code for specifying realm and frequency, see: HERE

• CMIP6 experiments (experiment_id):

  • List of: Tier 1 Experiments
  • List of: Tier 2 Experiments
  • List of: Tier 3 Experiments
  • List of: Tier 4 Experiments

• CMIP6 models (source_id):

  • List of: Models

• CMIP6 variables (variable_id):

  • List of: Variables

• Check the CMIP ERRATA page

2. Make a request: HERE

• A data request can be made with a minimum of 3 keywords: experiment_id, table_id, and variable_id.

• The Google Form which we have put together allows you to specify first a table_id and then select multiple experiment_ids and provide a list of variable_ids.

• Normally, we would assume you would like all available models, but if you would like specific models, you can select source_ids from a list.

• Please add comments and questions if the simple form does not quite fit your requirements.