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CCSM CAM3 T341 Cloud and Precipitation Simulation
The Community Atmosphere Model (CAM) is the latest in a series of global atmosphere models developed at NCAR for the weather and climate research communities. CAM also serves as the atmospheric component of the Community Climate System Model (CCSM).
CCM3
Cloud and Precipitation Simulation at T170 Resolution
The NCAR Community Climate Model (CCM3) is a state of the art atmospheric
general circulation model designed for climate research on high-speed
supercomputers and select upper-end workstations. This cloud and precipitation
simulation covers an entire year.
Temperature anomalies are simulated for the past and future over a 230 year period in a mid-range scenario.
CCM2
Precipitable Water at T170 Resolution
NCAR's Community Climate Model (CCM2) is among NCAR's most widely
used products, allowing researchers to reconstruct past climates
and simulate future ones. Visualizations of high resolution precipitable
water data show the complex global circulation patterns in our atmosphere.
High-Resolution
Daily U.S. Surface Weather
Daily total precipitation and daily maximum temperature are animated
over a one-year subset (1997) of the 18-year Daymet U.S. Database
of high-resolution gridded daily surface weather parameters.
Parallel Ocean Program (POP) Simulation
These animations were produced from POP .1 degree ocean simulation data. Colored bands reveal the stratification of ocean surface temperatures extending from the poles to the Earth's equator. Sea surface temperatures can range from below zero Celsius in the darkest blue areas to over thirty degrees Celsius in the red regions.