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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17250297
CMIP7 Global A ibu es, DRS, Filenames, Di ec o y S uc u e, and CVs
Ka l E. Taylo , Lau en T oussellie , Sasha Ames, Da id Hassell, Ma ia Molina, Zebedee Nicholls, Ma in Schup ne , James Ans ey, Daniel Ellis, Elisabe h
Dingley, Paul J. Du ack, Guillaume Le a asseu , Ma hew Mizielinski, and Ma ie-Pie e Moine.
Execu i e Summa y
In iles con aining CMIP model-simula ion ou pu , global a ibu es a e used o desc ibe he sou ce o he da a, he imposed expe imen condi ions, he con en s o
he ile, licensing es ic ions, and o he in o ma ion use ul o hose analysing he da a. He e we de ine he global a ibu es ha should appea in CMIP7 iles (some
a e equi ed, o he s op ional), along wi h he so-called CMIP7 “da a e e ence syn ax” (DRS). The subse o global a ibu es ha de ines he DRS is used in
cons uc ing he di ec o y s uc u e and ile names ound in he CMIP7 a chi e, and also o cons uc URL’s leading o u he in o ma ion abou he simula ions and in
popula ing sea ch ace s.
In oduc ion
As in ea lie phases o CMIP, a well-de ined se o global a ibu es will be eco ded in each CMIP7 model ou pu ile, p o iding in o ma ion necessa y o in e p e ing
he da a. Table 1 con ains he lis o CMIP7 global a ibu es and indica es which ones a e equi ed and which a e op ional. The alues o many o he global a ibu es
mus be d awn om special CMIP7 “con olled ocabula ies” (CVs). A CV, in simples o m, is a lis o he pe mi ed alues ha can be assigned o a gi en global
a ibu e. Some o hese lis s o pe mi ed alues appea in his documen , bu hey should no be elied on o be 100% co ec . Ra he , consul he e e ence CVs o
CMIP7, which a e a ailable a h ps://gi hub.com/WCRP-CMIP/CMIP7_CVs/1
Documen s o ela ed in e es may be ound a h ps://wc p-cmip.gi hub.io/cmip7-guidance/, which will be upda ed as mo e guidance documen s a e c ea ed.
1 A he ime o publica ion o 1.0 o his documen , he CMIP7 CVs con en is s ill being compiled. Use s can see he la es s a us o he CVs ia he link abo e.
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Manda o y Global A ibu es
CMIP7 global a ibu e
name
ESGVOC2 Da a
Desc ip o
Sho
desc ip ion
Examples
Con en
cons ain
When
equi ed?
(see no e 2
below
able)
Con en
sou ce o
empla e
Fu he desc ip ion, a ionale, and
in o ma ion
In CMIP7
ilename?
In CMIP7
di ec o y
s uc u e?
Likely
sea ch
ace
label?
ac i i y_id
ac i i yDD
ac i i y
iden i ie
"PMIP",
"CMIP",
"CFMIP",
"Scena ioMIP
"
CV
always
egis e ed by
ac i i y ("MIP")
This is he ac i i y mos -di ec ly esponsible
o he expe imen . No e: ac i i y i.d. should
no include a phase (e.g., "PMIP", no "PMIP3").
Unlike in CMIP6, each expe imen and each
da a se mus "belong" o a single ac i i y.
yes
ac i i y
a ea_label
a eaLabelDD
iden i ie o
unmasked
a ea ype
"lnd",
"ai ",
"sea",
"u"
CV
always
assigned based
on a
o hcoming
look-up able
Label iden i ying unmasked a ea ype o
which da a ha e been epo ed. This is se o
"u" when da a a e "unmasked".
unmasked
a ea
b anded_ a iable
b andedVa iableDD
ull b anded
a iable
name
" as_ a g-
h2m-hxy-u",
"p _ p -u-
hxy-u",
"ua_ a g-
p19-hxy-ai "
empla e
always
< a iable_id>_
<b anding_su
ix>
The b anded a iable name is cons uc ed by
conca ena ing he a iable_id and he
b anding_su ix, sepa a ed by an unde sco e.
b anding_su ix
b andingSu ixDD
su ix in he
b anded
a iable
name
" a g-h2m-
hxy-u"
" p -u-hxy-u"
“ a g-p19-
hxy-ai "
empla e
always
< empo al_lab
el>-
< e ical_label
>-
<ho izon al_lab
el>-
<a ea_label>
The b anding su ix cap u es in o ma ion
abou how he a iable is sampled in ime, in
he e ical and ho izon ally, as well as
indica ing masking o he da a o e ce ain
a ea ypes. I is cons uc ed by conca ena ing
he empo al_label, e i cal_label,
ho izon al_label and a ea_label, sepa a ing
each by an unde sco e.
yes
yes
b anding
su ix
Con en ions
da aCon en ionsDD
CF e sion
go e ning
da a (along
wi h any
o he
con en ions
applied)
"CF-1.12"
empla e
always
"CF-"<X.Y>
This is a global a ibu e ecognized by he CF
con en ions. The da a equi emen s con o m
wi h "CF-1.12".
c ea ion_da e
da eC ea edDD
da e he ile
was c ea ed
"2025-08-
21T04:23:12Z
"
empla e
always
<YYYY-MM-
DD>"T"<HH:MM
:SS>"Z"
da a_specs_ e sion
da ase SpecsDD
e sion label
o he se o
equi emen s
and CVs
ollowed in
c ea ing a ile
"MIP-
DS7.1.0.0"
empla e
always
"MIP-
DS7."<i>.<j>.<k
>
Fo CMIP7, he p e ix is "MIP-DS7" ("MIP Da a
Speci ica ions 7") ollowed by h ee in ege s,
i, j, and k, sepa a ed by pe iods. "i" is
inc emen ed whene e ules go e ning
s uc u e. o ma , and equi ed con en o
iles a e modi ied. "j" is inc emen ed whene e
he s uc u e o one o mo e CVs is modi ied.
"k" is inc emen ed whene e a new en y (o
collec ion o en ies) is added o one o mo e
CVs.
2 ESGVOC is a Py hon lib a y designed o simpli y in e ac ion wi h con olled ocabula ies (CVs) used in WCRP clima e da a p ojec s: h ps://esg .gi hub.io/esg - ocab/
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Manda o y Global A ibu es
CMIP7 global a ibu e
name
ESGVOC2 Da a
Desc ip o
Sho
desc ip ion
Examples
Con en
cons ain
When
equi ed?
(see no e 2
below
able)
Con en
sou ce o
empla e
Fu he desc ip ion, a ionale, and
in o ma ion
In CMIP7
ilename?
In CMIP7
di ec o y
s uc u e?
Likely
sea ch
ace
label?
d s_specs
d sSpecsDD
label
iden i ying
he da a
e e ence
syn ax used
o name iles,
de ine
di ec o y
ees, and
uniquely
iden i y
da ase s.
"MIP-DRS7"
single-
en y CV
always
"MIP-DRS7"
The da a e e ence syn ax (DRS) speci ies a
se o global a ibu es and o he da ase
desc ip o s ha a e used in uniquely
iden i ying da ase s and cons uc ing
ilenames and di ec o y s uc u es. Fo CMIP7,
d s_specs is assigned he ex s ing "MIP-
DRS7".
yes
expe imen _id
expe imen DD
sho label
iden i ying
he
expe imen
"his o ical",
"piCon ol",
"ab up 4xCO
2"
CV
always
egis e ed by
ac i i y ("MIP")
The names o expe imen s a e p oposed by an
ac i i y (MIP) and a e e iew, egis e ed in
he CMIP7_CVs_expe imen CV.
yes
yes
expe imen
o cing_index
o cingDD
index
iden i ying
a ian o
o cing
" 1",
" 3",
" 224"
empla e
always
" "<i>
This index dis inguishes uns con o ming o
he p o ocol o he CMIP7 expe imen
gene a ing he esul s, bu wi h di e en
a ian s o o cing applied. One can, o
example, dis inguish be ween wo his o ical
simula ions, one o ced wi h he CMIP7-
ecommended o cing da a se s and ano he
o ced by a di e en da ase , which migh
yield in o ma ion abou how o cing
unce ain y a ec s he simula ion. The alue
selec ed o he index has no in insic
meaning.
No e ha in CMIP6 his index was ype
"in ege ", bu now i is p eceded by " ", and is
" ex ".
o cing
index
equency
epo ingIn e alDD
epo ing
equency
"mon",
"day",
"3h "
CV
always
WIP, ollowing
CMIP6
The in e al be ween successi e ime-slices
epo ed in he ile. This can usually be easily
alida ed agains he ac ual da a in he ile,
bu i can be complica ed wi h some
calenda s and epo ing in e als (e.g. mon hs
which change size depending on leap yea s
e c.).
yes
yes
equency
g id_label
g idLabelDD
unique label
iden i ying
g id on which
da a is
epo ed
"g33s",
"g14c",
"g8s",
"g8su",
"g8s "
CV
always
egis e ed by
modeling
g oup
De ails on how o egis e g id labels will be
o hcoming.
yes
yes
g id
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Manda o y Global A ibu es
CMIP7 global a ibu e
name
ESGVOC2 Da a
Desc ip o
Sho
desc ip ion
Examples
Con en
cons ain
When
equi ed?
(see no e 2
below
able)
Con en
sou ce o
empla e
Fu he desc ip ion, a ionale, and
in o ma ion
In CMIP7
ilename?
In CMIP7
di ec o y
s uc u e?
Likely
sea ch
ace
label?
ho izon al_label
ho izon alLabelDD
iden i ie o
ho izon al
s uc u e/sa
mpling
"hxy",
"hs",
"hm"
CV
always
assigned based
on a
o hcoming
look-up able
Label iden i ying whe he he a iable is a
unc ion o longi ude and la i ude, only
la i ude, o i i is an a ea mean, sampled a
"si es", o sampled in some o he way.
ho izon al
sampling
ini ializa ion_index
ini ializa ionDD
index
indica ing
ini ializa ion
me hod
and/o , o
decadal
p edic ions,
ini ializa ion
da e
"i1", "i2",
"i196001",
"i201001",
"i201001a",
"i201001b"
empla e
always
"i"<j>[<a>]
This index is o mos CMIP7 expe imen s se
o "i1". Fo decadal p edic ion expe imen s <j>
is eplaced by he yea and mon h when he
expe imen has been ini ialized (e.g.,
"196001"). When a model ini ializes i s
p dic ions using di e en ini iliza ion
me hods, hen he yea /mon h is olllowed by
a single alphbe ic cha ac e limi ed o "a" "b",
"c", "d", o "e". The le e selec ed has no
in insic meaning.
No e ha in CMIP6 his index was ype
"in ege ", bu now i is p eceded by "i", and is
" ex ".
ini ializa io
n index
ins i u ion_id
ins i u ionDD
ins i u ion
ac onym
"IPSL",
"CR",
"NCAR"
CV
( egis e ed
con en )
always
egis e ed by
modeling
g oup
yes
ins i u ion
license_id
licenseDD
c ea i e
commons
license
iden i ie
"CC-BY-
4.0", "CC0-
1.0"
CV
always
lis o C a i e
Commons
licenses
app o ed by
he WIP & CMIP
Panel, which will
be a small
subse o hose
lis ed in
h ps://spdx.o
g/licenses/
mip_e a
mipE aDD
label o
indica e he
CMIP phase
when an
expe imen
was
designed
"CMIP7"
single-
en y CV
always
"CMIP7"
In CMIP7, he MIP e a is used o dis inguish
among he expe imen s pe o med du ing
di e en CMIP phases bu wi h di e ences in
expe imen al p o ocol. Fo example, he
"his o ical" expe imen s di e ac oss e as bu
can be dis inguished using he "mip_e a"
global a ibu e.
yes
nominal_ esolu ion
nominalResolu ionDD
app oxima e
ho izon al
esolu ion
"1 km",
"250 km",
"500 km"
CV
always
calcula ed
acco ding o a
s anda d,
speci ied
algo i hm (see
Appendix 2 o a
CMIP7
documen )
he nominal_ esolu ion cha ac e izes he
esolu ion o he g id on which he da a a e
epo ed. I is calcula ed using an algo i hm
ha nea ly ma ches ha desc ibed in
Appendix 2 o a CMIP6 documen .
nominal
esolu ion
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Manda o y Global A ibu es
CMIP7 global a ibu e
name
ESGVOC2 Da a
Desc ip o
Sho
desc ip ion
Examples
Con en
cons ain
When
equi ed?
(see no e 2
below
able)
Con en
sou ce o
empla e
Fu he desc ip ion, a ionale, and
in o ma ion
In CMIP7
ilename?
In CMIP7
di ec o y
s uc u e?
Likely
sea ch
ace
label?
physics_index
physicsDD
index
dis inguishin
g among
simula ions
gene a ed by
he same
"sou ce", bu
wi h mino
di e ences in
physics
"p1",
"p3",
"p224"
empla e
always
"p"<i>
This index dis inguishes simula ions un unde
he same condi ions bu wi h mino changes in
he model physics o mula ions. The alue
selec ed o he index has no in insic
meaning.
No e ha in CMIP6 his index was ype
"in ege ", bu now i is p eceded by "p", and is
" ex ".
physics
index
p oduc
p oduc TypeDD
iden i ie o
da a
ca ego y
"model-
ou pu "
single-
en y CV
always
"model-
ou pu "
The "p oduc " iden i ies wha ca ego y o
da a is epo ed, which is "model_ou pu " o
da a in he CMIP7 da a eques . Fo o he
ac i i ies i migh iden i y he da a ype as
being "obse a ions" " eanalysis", "de i ed"
(i.e., a p oduc de i ed om a mo e p ima y
ype), e c.
ealiza ion_index
ealiza ionDD
index
dis inguishin
g he
membe s o
an ensemble
ini ialized
om
di e en
poin s in a
pa en un
" 1",
" 3",
" 224"
empla e
always
" "<i>
This index dis inguishes models ha only
di e in mino changes in hei ini ial
condi ions, usually esul ing om b anching a
di e en poin s in a con ol un o om
di e en ealiza ions o a his o ical un.
Di e en " ealiza ions" a e equally likely
simula ions o model esponse, di e ing only
due o s ochas ic a ia ions.
No e ha in CMIP6 his index was ype
"in ege ", bu now i is p eceded by " ", and is
" ex ".
ealiza ion
index
ealm
ealmDD
ealms mos
closely
associa ed
wi h a
a iable
"a mos
ae osol",
"ocean",
"a mos
a mosChem"
CV
always
lis app o ed
by he WIP,
based on
CMIP6
No e ha " ealm" may be assigned mul iple
ealms, sepa a ed by a single space, wi h he
i s one lis ed conside ed p ima y.
ealm
egion
da aRegionDD
he domain
o e which
da a a e
epo ed
"glb" (global),
"an "
(An a c ica),
"g n"
(G eenland)
CV
always
lis app o ed
by he WIP
yes
yes
egion
sou ce_id
sou ceDD
sho label
iden i ying
he sou ce
(model)
"CanESM6-
MR"
CV
always
modeling
g oup
egis e ed
con en
yes
yes
sou ce
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Manda o y Global A ibu es
CMIP7 global a ibu e
name
ESGVOC2 Da a
Desc ip o
Sho
desc ip ion
Examples
Con en
cons ain
When
equi ed?
(see no e 2
below
able)
Con en
sou ce o
empla e
Fu he desc ip ion, a ionale, and
in o ma ion
In CMIP7
ilename?
In CMIP7
di ec o y
s uc u e?
Likely
sea ch
ace
label?
empo al_label
empo alLabelDD
iden i ie o
ype o
empo al
sampling
applied
" a g",
" p ",
" clm"
CV
always
assigned based
on a
o hcoming
look-up able
Label indica ing how he a iable has been
sampled in he empo ally (e.g., a ime mean,
synop ically, he maximum wi hin he ime
in e al).
empo al
sampling
acking_id
uniqueFileIdDD
unique ile
iden i ie
"hdl:21.14107/
6635404-
8a1a-4aa9-
918d-
3792e8321 0
4"
empla e
always
"hdl:21.14107"/<
uuid>
A unique i.d. a ached o a ile, he
acking_id's uuid should be gene a ed using
he OSSP u ili y which suppo s a numbe o
di e en DCE 1.1 a ian UUID op ions. Fo
CMIP7, e sion 4 ( andom numbe based) is
equi ed. Download he so wa e om
h p://www.ossp.o g/pkg/lib/uuid/.
a iable_id
a iableRoo DD
a iable oo
name
" as",
"ua",
"p "
CV
always
da a eques
The a iable_id in CMIP7 is also e e ed o as
" oo name" and "ou name". Usually all
a iables associa ed wi h a pa icula
"s anda d name", as de ined by he CF
con en ions, a e all assigned a single
a iable_id, bu some imes he
b anding_su ix canno dis inguish be ween
a iables sha ing he same s anda d_name, so
he a iable_id may di e .
yes
yes
oo name
a ian _label
da ase Va ian DD
a label
dis inguishin
g among
closely-
ela ed
da ase
a ian s
" 1i1p1 1",
" 2i2p2 1",
" 1i198001p1
1",
" 1i198001ap1
1",
" 1i199001bp1
1"
empla e
always
< ealiza ion_ind
ex><ini ializa io
n_index><physi
cs_index>< o c
ing_index>
The a ian label is cons uc ed om he 4
indexes ha dis inguish simula ions by a single
model ha di e (wi hin he expe imen
design cons ain s) in in ializa ion b anch
imes, ini ializa ion me hod, model physics
and/o o cings imposed.
yes
yes
e ical_label
e icalLabelDD
iden i ie o
e ical
sampling
applied
"h2m",
"200hPa",
"p19", "ol", "u"
CV
always
assigned based
on a
o hcoming
look-up able
Label indica ing how he a iable has been
sampled in he e ical (e.g., on model le els,
on ce ain p essu e le els, o a a single
e ical le el).
e ical
sampling
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Condi ionally Reques Global A ibu es
(see no e 2 below able)
CMIP7 global a ibu e
name
ESGVOC Da a
Desc ip o
Sho
desc ip ion
Examples
Con en
cons ain
When
equi ed?
(see no e 2
below
able)
Con en
sou ce o
empla e
Fu he desc ip ion, a ionale, and
in o ma ion
In CMIP7
ilename?
In CMIP7
di ec o y
s uc u e?
Likely
sea ch
ace
label?
b anch_ ime_in_child
-
ime un was
b anched
om pa en
consis en
wi h child’s
ime-model
and uni s
365.0D0
0.0D0
double
p ecision
loa
when
pa en
exis s
da a p o ide
speci ied
I no pa en , omi . See no e 1 below.
b anch_ ime_in_pa en
-
ime un was
b anched
om pa en
consis en
wi h pa en 's
ime-model
and uni s
3650.0D0
18250.0D0
double
p ecision
loa
when
pa en
exis s
da a p o ide
speci ied
I no pa en , omi . See no e 1 below.
ex e nal_ a iables
-
ex e nal
a iable
naming cell
measu es
a iables
“a eacella”,
“a eacello
olcello”,
"a eacello"
CV
when
cell_measu
es a e
speci ied
blank-
sepa a ed lis
o he names o
a iables ound
in he
cell_measu es
a ibu e.
lis o cell measu e a iables (sepa a ed by
single spaces) ha a e e e enced bu no
included in he ile. These a iables will be
s o ed independen ly in he CMIP da a
a chi e. Omi i cell_measu es is absen .
pa en _ac i i y_id
-
pa en 's
ac i i y
iden i ie
“CMIP”,
"Scena ioMIP
"
CV
( egis e ed
con en )
when
pa en
exis s
egis e ed by
ac i i y ("MIP")
o help iden i y pa en un (when pa en
comes om a di e en MIP); i no pa en ,
omi .
pa en _expe imen _id
-
pa en 's
expe imen
iden i ie
“piCon ol”,
"his o ical"
CV
( egis e ed
con en )
when
pa en
exis s
egis e ed by
ac i i y ("MIP")
I he pa en un is imma e ial o i an
expe imen is ini ialized in some o he way
(e.g., om obse a ions), hen omi .
pa en _mip_e a
-
pa en 's
mip_e a
“CMIP6”,
“CMIP7”
CV
when
pa en
exis s
WIP (usually
"CMIP7", bu
open o
possibili y o
being "CMIP6")
wi h pa en _ac i i y_id, his ully de ines
pa en ac i i y; i no pa en , omi .
pa en _sou ce_id
-
pa en 's
model
iden i ie
"CanESM6-
MR"
CV
( egis e ed
con en )
when
pa en
exis s
helps iden i y pa en un; when no pa en ,
omi (see no e 2); usually will be he same as
sou ce_id.
pa en _ ime_uni s
-
ime uni s, as
eco ded in
pa en ile
“days since
1850-1-1”,
“days since
1000-1-1
(noleap)”
(see no e 5)
empla e
when
pa en
exis s
"days since
"<da e>[<calen
da >]
wi hou his, a use would ha e o ead he
pa en ile o in e p e
b anch_ ime_in_pa en ; he “calenda ”
modi ie is equi ed only i he calenda s used
by he pa en and child di e . I no pa en ,
omi . See no e 1 below.
pa en _ a ian _label
-
pa en 's
a ian label
“ 1i1p1 1”,
“ 1i2p223 3”
empla e
when
pa en
exis s
empla e is
de ined by
whiche e MIP
phase de ined
he pa en
expe imen
used o dis inguish among a ian s o he
pa en ; when no pa en , omi .
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Op ional Global A ibu es
(see no e 2 below able)
CMIP7 global a ibu e
name
ESGVOC3 Da a
Desc ip o
Sho
desc ip ion
Examples
Con en
cons ain
When
equi ed?
(see no e 2
below
able)
Con en
sou ce o
empla e
Fu he desc ip ion, a ionale, and
in o ma ion
In CMIP7
ilename?
In CMIP7
di ec o y
s uc u e?
Likely
sea ch
ace
label?
expe imen
-
sho ph ase
desc ibing
he
expe imen
“p e-
indus ial
con ol”,
“ab up
quad upling
o CO2”
un e i ied
ex (see
no e 2
below)
ne e
a desc ip ion
consis en wi h
expe imen _id
This a ibu e is op ional bu s ongly
ecommended as an aid o eminding use s
wha he meaning o he c yp ic
expe imen _id is. The ex should be copied
om he expe imen "desc ip ion" accessible
ia an API unde de elopmen . No QA
alida ion o his a ibu e is done , and i is
subjec o co ec ion a any ime, so use s
canno be ce ain i has been eco ded
co ec ly in he global a ibu e. The co ec ed
and up- o-da e ins i u ion desc ip ion will be
accessible h ough he a o emen ioned API,
and any de ia ions om he s anda d
expe imen p o ocol (e.g., a di e en o cing
applied) should e en ually be eco ded in
documen a ion o expe imen con o mance.
his o y
-
p ocessing
his o y
un e i ied
ex (see
no e 2
below)
ne e
da a p o ide
composed ex
The "his o y" global a ibu e is ecognized by
he CF con en ions and ypically includes an
audi ail documen ing modi ica ions o he
o iginal da a. Each modi ica ion is ypically
p eceded by a " imes amp".
ins i u ion
-
ins i u ion
name
“Me eo ologi
cal Resea ch
Ins i u e”
un e i ied
ex (see
no e 2
below)
ne e
a desc ip ion
consis en wi h
ins i u ion_id
This a ibu e is op ional bu s ongly
ecommended as an aid o p o iding a mo e
comple e name o he ins i u ion han gi en
by ins i u ion_id. The ex should be copied
om he ins i u ion "desc ip ion" accessible
ia an API unde de elopmen . No QA
alida ion o his a ibu e is done , and i is
subjec o co ec ion a any ime, so use s
canno be ce ain i has been eco ded
co ec ly in he global a ibu e. The co ec ed
and up- o-da e ins i u ion desc ip ion will be
accessible h ough he a o emen ioned API.
3 ESGVOC is a Py hon lib a y designed o simpli y in e ac ion wi h con olled ocabula ies (CVs) used in WCRP clima e da a p ojec s: h ps://esg .gi hub.io/esg - ocab/
V1.0 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17250297 Published on 6 h Oc obe 2025
Op ional Global A ibu es
(see no e 2 below able)
CMIP7 global a ibu e
name
ESGVOC3 Da a
Desc ip o
Sho
desc ip ion
Examples
Con en
cons ain
When
equi ed?
(see no e 2
below
able)
Con en
sou ce o
empla e
Fu he desc ip ion, a ionale, and
in o ma ion
In CMIP7
ilename?
In CMIP7
di ec o y
s uc u e?
Likely
sea ch
ace
label?
license
-
desc ip ion
o license
see CMIP6
license
un e i ied
ex (see
no e 2
below)
ne e
a desc ip ion
consis en wi h
license_id
This a ibu e is op ional bu s ongly
ecommended as an aid o p o iding a mo e
comple e desc ip ion o he license
es ic ions unde he license_id. The ex
should be copied om he license
"desc ip ion" accessible ia an API unde
de elopmen . No QA alida ion o his
a ibu e is done , and i is subjec o
co ec ion a any ime, so use s canno be
ce ain i has been eco ded co ec ly in he
global a ibu e. The co ec ed and up- o-
da e ins i u ion desc ip ion can be accessed
h ough he a o emen ioned API.
e e ences
-
e e ences
ele an o
he da a
epo ed
un e i ied
ex (see
no e 2
below)
ne e
da a p o ide
composed ex
The " e e ence" a ibu e is ecognized by he
CF con en ions. When a ailable, include he
DOI (o a URL) associa ed wi h any e e ence
ma e ial.
sou ce
-
ull model
name and
e sion
un e i ied
ex (see
no e 2
below)
ne e
a desc ip ion
consis en wi h
sou ce_id
This a ibu e is op ional bu s ongly
ecommended as an aid o p o iding a mo e
comple e desc ip ion o he sou ce han
gi en by sou ce_id. The ex should be copied
om he sou ce "desc ip ion" accessible ia
an API unde de elopmen . No QA alida ion
o his a ibu e is done , and i is subjec o
co ec ion a any ime, so use s canno be
ce ain i has been eco ded co ec ly in he
global a ibu e. The co ec ed and up- o-
da e ins i u ion desc ip ion can be accessed
h ough he a o emen ioned API. The
empla e used in c ea ing he "sou ce" ex will
likely be simila o ha used in CMIP6 and
desc ibed in no e 3 below.
i le
-
sho
desc ip ion
o da ase
un e i ied
ex (see
no e 2
below)
ne e
da a p o ide
composed ex
This is a CF-con en ion ecognized global
a ibu e, bu wi h no s uc u e o CV
speci ied. I included, any ex is accep able;
a possible i le migh ollow his example:
"CMIP7 his o ical esul s om he IPSL-CM5
model".
