C4MIP
Encyclopedia
C4MIP is a joint project between the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
(IGBP)and the World Climate Research Programme
(WCRP). It is a model intercomparison project along the lines of the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project
, but for global climate model
s that include an interactive carbon cycle
.
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme is a research programme that studies the phenomenon of global change.The International Council of Scientific Unions, a coordinating body of national science organizations, launched IGBP in 1986...
(IGBP)and the World Climate Research Programme
World Climate Research Programme
The World Climate Research Programme was established in 1980, under the joint sponsorship of International Council for Science and the World Meteorological Organization, and has also been sponsored by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO since 1993. It is a component of the...
(WCRP). It is a model intercomparison project along the lines of the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project
Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project
Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project is a standard experimental protocol for global atmospheric general circulation models . It provides a community-based infrastructure in support of climate model diagnosis, validation, intercomparison, documentation and data access...
, but for global climate model
Global climate model
A General Circulation Model is a mathematical model of the general circulation of a planetary atmosphere or ocean and based on the Navier–Stokes equations on a rotating sphere with thermodynamic terms for various energy sources . These equations are the basis for complex computer programs commonly...
s that include an interactive carbon cycle
Carbon cycle
The carbon cycle is the biogeochemical cycle by which carbon is exchanged among the biosphere, pedosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of the Earth...
.
External links
- http://c4mip.lsce.ipsl.fr/
- http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/hadleycentre/models/carbon_cycle/index.html
- http://climate.ornl.gov/c4mip/