Research Article

Links between Temperature Biases and Flow Anomalies in an Ensemble of CNRM-CM5.1 Global Climate Model Historical Simulations

Table 1

Annual global temperature (°C) in the NOAA-CIRES 20th Century Reanalysis (V2c), in the CNRM-CM5.1 ensemble mean, and in its individual ensemble members (E1–E3) during four time periods.

Period20th Century Reanalysis V2c (°C)CNRM-CM (°C)E1 (°C)E2 (°C)E3 (°C)

1980–200514.712.0 (−2.7)11.912.012.0
1956–200514.611.8 (−2.8)11.811.811.8
1906–200514.411.6 (−2.8)11.611.611.6
1851–200514.311.5 (−2.8)11.511.511.5

Temperature biases in the CNRM-CM5.1 ensemble mean are shown in brackets.