Phase 2 Transient Dynamics

The VEMAP Project - Phase 2

VEMAP is currently in the second phase of model intercomparison and analysis. The objectives of this phase are to compare time-dependent ecological responses of biogeochemical and coupled biogeochemical-biogeographical models to historical and projected transient forcings across the conterminous U.S. These model experiments will be driven by historical time series and projected transient scenarios of climate, atmospheric CO₂, and N-deposition.

The VEMAP Data Group at NCAR, in collaboration with the Geophysical Statistics Project at NCAR , developed the model input datasets required for Phase 2. These include a historical (1895-1994) gridded dataset of climate (temperature, precipitation, solar radiation, humidity, and wind speed; Royle et al., in prep.) and transient climate change scenarios based on coupled atmosphere-ocean GCM experiments, such as those with elevated greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols.

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The VEMAP Phase 2 Data Group

Ecosystem Dynamics and the Atmosphere Section (EDAS)
Climate and Global Dynamics (CGD)
National Center for Atmospheric Research

Timothy Kittel - NCAR/CGD/EDAS
David Schimel - NCAR/CGD/EDAS
Nan Rosenbloom - NCAR/CGD/EDAS
Steve Aulenbach - NCAR/CGD/EDAS
Cristina Kaufman - NCAR/CGD/EDAS
Hank Fisher - NCAR/CGD/EDAS
Andy Royle - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Chris Daly - Oregon State University

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