Impact model: MacPDM

Sector
Water (global)
Region
global

Information for the model MacPDM is provided for the simulation rounds shown in the tabs below. Click on the appropriate tab to get the information for the simulation round you are interested in.

Person responsible for model simulations in this simulation round
Nigel Arnell: n.w.arnell@reading.ac.uk, University Reading (UK)
Simon Gosling: simon.gosling@nottingham.ac.uk, School of Geography, University of Nottingham (UK)
Ben Lloyd-Hughes: b.lloydhughes@reading.ac.uk, University Reading (UK)
Nick Mount: nick.mount@nottingham.ac.uk, University of Nottingham (UK)
Rachel F. Warren: r.warren@uea.ac.uk, 0000-0002-0122-1599, University of East Anglia (UK)
Jamal Zaherpour: zaherpour@gmail.com, University of Nottingham (UK)
Additional persons involved: Simon Gosling
Output Data
Experiments: historical, rcp26, rcp45, rcp60, rcp85
Climate Drivers: None
Date: 2013-12-13
Basic information
Model Version: Mac-PDM.09
Reference Paper: Main Reference: Gosling S, Arnell N et al. Simulating current global river runoff with a global hydrological model: model revisions, validation, and sensitivity analysis. Hydrol. Process.,25,1129-1145,2010
Resolution
Spatial aggregation: regular grid
Horizontal resolution: 0.5°x0.5°
Vertically resolved: No
Temporal resolution of input data: climate variables: daily
Temporal resolution of input data: soil: constant
Input data
Climate variables: tas, wind, rhs, ps, pr
Spin-up
Was a spin-up performed?: Yes
Spin-up design: 5-years
Calibration
Was the model calibrated?: No
Vegetation
Is co2 fertilisation accounted for?: No