Climate Change Research ›› 2019, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (5): 469-475.doi: 10.12006/j.issn.1673-1719.2019.071

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Short commentary on CMIP6 Detection and Attribution Model Intercomparison Project (DAMIP)

Cheng QIAN1,2,Wen-Xia ZHANG3   

  1. 1 Key Laboratory of Regional Climate-Environment for Temperate East Asia (RCE-TEA), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
    2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    3 State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (LASG), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;
  • Received:2019-04-08 Revised:2019-05-25 Online:2019-09-30 Published:2019-09-30

Abstract:

Detection and attribution (D&A) of climate change was an important chapter of every assessment report of IPCC. The aim of D&A is to detect externally forced changes, and to assess the relative contributions of anthropogenic and natural forcings to observed climate changes. It provides a comprehensive understanding on how the climate system is affected by human influences. Its conclusions strongly enhance the confidence in our ability to project future climate change. The Detection and Attribution Model Intercomparison Project (DAMIP) is a part of the CMIP6. It contains three tiers of simulations, which cover 14 types of experiment driven by various forcings. This paper overviews the scientific background, experimental design, and involved models in the DAMIP of CMIP6. Remarks on the significance, expected outputs, and opportunity and contribution of China are also provided. We hope this paper can facilitate readers to quickly master the key information and progresses of this project and serve as a guideline for the D&A research using the model-simulated outputs from this project in the future.

Key words: Detection and Attribution Model Intercomparison Project (DAMIP), CMIP6, Detection and attribution, Observational constrain, Climate change, Projection

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