[Go-essp-tech] How does "experiment=volcanic aerosol" come to be in CMIP5?

[Gary Strand]

At what point (publishing?) does one of an "historicalMisc" experiment (as defined and required by the CMIP5 tables) get displayed as:

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I would like our (NCAR) "historicalMisc" datasets have a bit more information available than just the standard (as described in the DRS document) "historical simulation but with other individual forcing agents or combinations of forcings."

We have a whole slew of variations that are not readily distinguishable (and less likely usable) by the above generic description.

Thanks!

Gary Strand
strandwg at ucar.edu