Paleoclimatology Modeling
Efforts to understand past climate and predict future climate change rely on computer climate models that include the physical processes of the climate system. The Paleoclimatology Program encourages the use of climate models to investigate the past and supports rigorous comparisons between the output from numerical simulations and paleoclimatology data. The World Data Center (WDC) for Paleoclimatology archives climate model input and output files, and serves as a data management center for the Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project.
Obtaining Data at the World Data Center
Search Datasets
- Search All Paleoclimatology Data
A free text search of our entire study archive.
Browse Datasets
- List of Paleoclimatology Modeling Datasets by Title and Investigator
A listing of our modeling studies sortable by investigator and title. - NOAA Operational Model Archive and Distribution System (NOMADS) Server
NCDC data server that uses the Distributed Oceanographic Data Systems (DODS) to share data with end users. It uses Open Source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol (OPeNDAP) software. - Paleoclimatology Modeling Datasets from our FTP site
Link to the top of the FTP paleoclimatology modeling area.
Contributing Data
Investigators who wish to contribute their data to the NOAA or the WDC for Paleoclimatology archive can find information on contributing below. Study description information can by contributed by emailing paleo@noaa.gov. You can either attach your data to that email or you can send a URL where your data can be downloaded if your data files are large.
Other Data Archives
- Paleoclimatology Modeling at the Asia-Pacific Data-Research Center
Model data used to study various aspects of the Earth's climate during the Late Quaternary period. - Climate and Environmental Retrieval and Archive (CERA)
Archive of climate-related data and research. Text is in German. - Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project (PMIP)
Project to study climate feedbacks and evaluate the ability of climate models to reproduce climate states radically different from those of today.
