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                         VSCENARIO
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Each subdirectory from this level contains files from runs of various
climate models.
 
The files within each directory are named according to the protocol
VAR_GGG.MMM where VAR is the variable name, GGG the climate model name,
and MMM the month.

VARIABLE NAME - VAR
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      t        Surface air temperature [change difference: 2xCO2-1xCO2][C]
               Scaling factor:   10

      rh       Relative humidity [change difference: 2xCO2-1xCO2][%]
               Scaling factor:   10

      p        Preciptation [change ratio: 2xCO2/1xCO2]
               Scaling factor:   1000


      sr       Total incident solar radiation [change ratio: 2xCO2/1xCO2]
               Scaling factor:   1000

      vp       Surface vapor pressure [change ratio: 2xCO2/1xCO2]
               Not available for CCC.
               Scaling factor:   1000

      w        Surface wind speed [change ratio: 2xCO2/1xCO2]
               Scaling factor:   1000

MODEL GGG
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      Climate scenarios from eight climate change experiments are included
      in the database. All except MM4 are experiments from atmospheric
      general circulation model (GCM) 1xCO2 and 2xCO2 equilibrium runs
      implemented with a simple "mixed-layer" ocean representation that
      includes heat storage and vertical exchange of heat and moisture
      with the atmosphere but omits horizontal ocean heat transport.

      CCC             : Canadian Climate Centre. High resolution GCM
                        experiment.
      GFDL QFLUX      : Goddard Fluid Dynamic Lab R15 4.5 x 7.5 degree grid
                        runs with Q-flux corrections.
      GFDL R15 Q-flux : R15 4.5 x 7.5 degree grid runs without Q-flux
                        corrections.
      GFDL R30        : R30 2.22 x 3.75 degree grid run. High resolution
                        GCM experiment.
      GISS            : Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
      MM4             : Nested climate model based on Pensylvania State
                        University/NCAR Mesoscale model MM4. Driven by
                        1xCO2 and 2xCO2 GCM runs.
      OSU             : Oregon State University.
      UKMO            : UK Meteorological Office model.

MONTH MMM
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      Month name abbreviated to three letters (e.g., jan, feb, mar).

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