HadGEM1 (abbreviation for ''Hadley Centre Global Environmental Model, version 1'') is a coupled
climate model developed at the
Met Office’s
Hadley Centre
The Met Office Hadley Centre — named in honour of George Hadley — is one of the United Kingdom's leading centres for the study of scientific issues associated with climate change. It is part of, and based at the headquarters of the Met Off ...
in 2006 and used in
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report on
climate change
Present-day climate change includes both global warming—the ongoing increase in Global surface temperature, global average temperature—and its wider effects on Earth's climate system. Climate variability and change, Climate change in ...
. It represents a significant scientific advance on its predecessor,
HadCM3. HadGEM1 also provides a basis for further development of models, particularly involving enhanced resolution and full Earth System modelling.
Evaluation of the atmospheric performance of HadGAM/GEM1
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The current version is HadGEM3.
References
Further reading
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External links
IPCC 4th Assessment Report (2007): Model UKMO-HADGEM1, change fields
Numerical climate and weather models
Met Office
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