CM2 Global Coupled Climate Models (CM2.X)
A plot of CM2.X data displaying maximum surface air temperatures for Dallas, Texas. These data are from the "20C3M" 20th century experiment to understand temperatures during the 20th century. One hundred years of maximum daily temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) are plotted in black. The intense zigzag pattern in the plot shows the annual relative highs and lows for each of the 100 years. Plotted in red is a running 365-day average to help make any tend in the data more visible. This graphic was generated with NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory's ferret visualization tool.
A plot of CM2.X data displaying projected maximum surface air temperatures for Dallas, Texas. These data are from the "A2" emissions scenario of the Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In this scenario, global concentrations of carbon dioxide are allowed to increase up to 870 parts per million (ppm) by the end of the 21st century (current 2012 levels are at about 395 ppm). Projected maximum daily temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) are plotted in black. The intense zigzag pattern in the plot shows the annual relative highs and lows for each of the 100 years. Plotted in red is a running 365-day average to help make any tend in the data more visible. This graphic was generated with NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory's ferret visualization tool.