TY - JOUR
T1 - Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project (ISMIP6) contribution to CMIP6
AU - Nowicki, Sophie M J
AU - Payne, Anthony
AU - Larour, Eric
AU - Seroussi, Helene
AU - Goelzer, Heiko
AU - Lipscomb, William
AU - Gregory, Jonathan
AU - Abe-Ouchi, Ayako
AU - Shepherd, Andrew
PY - 2016/12/21
Y1 - 2016/12/21
N2 - Reducing the uncertainty in the past, present, and future contribution of ice sheets to sea-level change requires a coordinated effort between the climate and glaciology communities. The Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project for CMIP6 (ISMIP6) is the primary activity within the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project - phase 6 (CMIP6) focusing on the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. In this paper, we describe the framework for ISMIP6 and its relationship with other activities within CMIP6. The ISMIP6 experimental design relies on CMIP6 climate models and includes, for the first time within CMIP, coupled ice-sheet-climate models as well as standalone ice-sheet models. To facilitate analysis of the multi-model ensemble and to generate a set of standard climate inputs for standalone ice-sheet models, ISMIP6 defines a protocol for all variables related to ice sheets. ISMIP6 will provide a basis for investigating the feedbacks, impacts, and sea-level changes associated with dynamic ice sheets and for quantifying the uncertainty in ice-sheet-sourced global sea-level change.
AB - Reducing the uncertainty in the past, present, and future contribution of ice sheets to sea-level change requires a coordinated effort between the climate and glaciology communities. The Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project for CMIP6 (ISMIP6) is the primary activity within the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project - phase 6 (CMIP6) focusing on the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. In this paper, we describe the framework for ISMIP6 and its relationship with other activities within CMIP6. The ISMIP6 experimental design relies on CMIP6 climate models and includes, for the first time within CMIP, coupled ice-sheet-climate models as well as standalone ice-sheet models. To facilitate analysis of the multi-model ensemble and to generate a set of standard climate inputs for standalone ice-sheet models, ISMIP6 defines a protocol for all variables related to ice sheets. ISMIP6 will provide a basis for investigating the feedbacks, impacts, and sea-level changes associated with dynamic ice sheets and for quantifying the uncertainty in ice-sheet-sourced global sea-level change.
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U2 - 10.5194/gmd-9-4521-2016
DO - 10.5194/gmd-9-4521-2016
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85007188949
SN - 1991-959X
VL - 9
SP - 4521
EP - 4545
JO - Geoscientific Model Development
JF - Geoscientific Model Development
IS - 12
ER -
