Research Article

ENSO Teleconnection Pattern Changes over the Southeastern United States under a Climate Change Scenario in CMIP5 Models

Table 1

CMIP5 model names and specifications.

ModelInstitutionIDAM resolution Integration period
(years)
Number of
ensembles
HistoricalRCP8.5

CCSM4National Center for Atmospheric Research10.9°Lat × 1.25°Lon156952

CSIRO-Mk3-6-0CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia) and BOM (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia)2T631459510

GFDL-CM3Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory3144 × 90:
2.0°Lat × 2.5°Lon
145951

GFDL-ESM2GGeophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory4144 × 90:
2.0°Lat × 2.5°Lon
145951

GFDL-ESM2MGeophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory5144 × 90:
2.0°Lat × 2.5°Lon
156951

MIROC5Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (The University of Tokyo), National Institute
for Environmental Studies, and Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
6T85156953

MPI-ESM-LRMax Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M)7T63156953

NorESM1-MNorwegian Climate Centre80.9°Lat × 1.25°Lon156951