Documentation of the PMIP models (Bonfils et al. 1998)


Table 5 : Atmospheric chemistry.

The table lists the constituents that are included in the atmospheric radiation calculations, the values for CO2 concentration, the different cycles included and the value of the solar constant.
 
 
 
.
.
CO2 (ppm)
.
.
ozone
other gases
aerosols
cycles
solar cst
0fix
6fix
21fix
0cal
6cal
21cal
.
.
.
.
(W/m2)
bmrc
345
280
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
s/d
1 365
ccc2.0
345
280
200
280
-
200
x
-
-
s/d
1 365
ccm1
-
-
-
330
-
191
x
O2, CH4, N2O, CFC
-
s
1 365
ccm3
355
288
-
-
-
-
x
O2, CH4, N2O, CFC
x
s/d
1 365
ccsr1
345
280
200
-
-
-
x
O2, CH4, N2O
-
s/d
1 365
climber2
345
280
-
345
-
200
x
-
x
s
1 365
cnrm-2
353
286
-
-
-
-
x
CH4, N2O, CFC
x
s/d
1 365
csiro
345
280
-
-
-
-
x
-
-
s/d
1 365
echam3
345
280
200
-
-
-
x
-
x
s/d
1 365
gen1
-
-
-
276
-
197
x
-
-
s/d
1365
gen2
345
280
200
345
-
246.4
x
O2, CH4, N2O, CFC
x
s/d
1 365
gfdl
300
243.4
-
300
-
214.3
x
-
-
s
1 365
giss-iip
345
280
200
-
-
x
O2, CH4, N2O, NO
x
s/d
1 367
lln_nh_1
-
-
-
280
280
200
x
-
x
s
1 365
lmcelmd4
345
280
200
280
-
200
x
-
-
s
1 365
lmcelmd5
345
280
200
-
-
-
x
-
-
s
1 365
mri2
345
280
200
345
-
200
x
-
-
s/d
1 365
msu
300
280
180
-
-
-
x
-
x
p
1 367
ugamp
345
280
200
345
-
200
x
O2, CH4, N2O, CO
x
s/d
1 365
uiuc
345
280
-
-
-
-
x
CH4, N2O, CFC
-
s/d
1 365
ukmo
323
262
-
323
-
229
x
-
-
s/d
1 365
yonu
345
280
-
-
-
-
x
CH4, N2O, CFC
-
s/d
1 365

 

s = seasonal

d = diurnal

p = perpetual (June - July - August) / (December - January - February)

O2 = oxygen

CH4 = methane

N2O = nitrous oxide

CO = carbon monoxide

CFC = CFC-11 and CFC-12

NO = nitric oxide


Last update November 9, 1998. For further information, contact: Céline Bonfils (pmipweb@lsce.ipsl.fr )