Summary for Policymakers of the Working Group I Contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - data for Figure SPM.8 (v20210809)

Data for Figure SPM.8 from the Summary for Policymakers (SPM) of the Working Group I (WGI) Contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). Figure SPM.8 shows selected indicators of global climate change under the five core scenarios used in this report. --------------------------------------------------- How to cite this dataset --------------------------------------------------- When citing this dataset, please include both the data citation below (under 'Citable as') and the following citation for the report component from which the figure originates: IPCC, 2021: Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, A. Pirani, S. L. Connors, C. Péan, S. Berger, N. Caud, Y. Chen, L. Goldfarb, M. I. Gomis, M. Huang, K. Leitzell, E. Lonnoy, J.B.R. Matthews, T. K. Maycock, T. Waterfield, O. Yelekçi, R. Yu and B. Zhou (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press. In Press. --------------------------------------------------- Figure subpanels --------------------------------------------------- The figure has five panels, with data provided for all panels in subdirectories named panel_a, panel_b, panel_c, panel_d and panel_e. --------------------------------------------------- List of data provided --------------------------------------------------- This dataset contains: - Historical, SSP1-1.9, SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0 and SSP5-8.5 Global Surface Air Temperature (GSAT) anomalies relative to 1850-1900 (20 year means) - Historical, SSP1-1.9, SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0 and SSP5-8.5 September sea-ice area - Historical, SSP1-1.9, SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0 and SSP5-8.5 Global ocean surface pH - Historical sea level relative to 1900 from gauges (to 1992) and altimeters (1993 on) (offset 0.158 m vs. 1995-2014) - AR6 sea level projections relative to 1900 (offset 0.158 m vs. 1995-2014) - AR6 assessed global mean sea level at 2300 relative to 1900 (offset 0.158 m vs. 1995-2014) The five illustrative SSP (Shared Socio-economic Pathway) scenarios are described in Box SPM.1 of the Summary for Policymakers and Section 1.6.1.1 of Chapter 1. --------------------------------------------------- Data provided in relation to figure --------------------------------------------------- Panel a: Near-Surface Air Temperature - Data file: panel_a/tas_global_Historical.csv (black line and grey shading) - Data file: panel_a/tas_global_SSP1_1_9.csv (cyan line) - Data file: panel_a/tas_global_SSP1_2_6.csv (blue line and blue shading) - Data file: panel_a/tas_global_SSP2_4_5.csv (orange line) - Data file: panel_a/tas_global_SSP3_7_0.csv (red line and red shading) - Data file: panel_a/tas_global_SSP5_8_5.csv (brown line) Panel b: Sea-Ice Area - Data file: panel_b/sia_arctic_september_Historical.csv (black line and grey shading) - Data file: panel_b/sia_arctic_september_SSP1_1_9.csv (cyan line) - Data file: panel_b/sia_arctic_september_SSP1_2_6.csv (blue line and blue shading) - Data file: panel_b/sia_arctic_september_SSP2_4_5.csv (orange line) - Data file: panel_b/sia_arctic_september_SSP3_7_0.csv (red line and red shading) - Data file: panel_b/sia_arctic_september_SSP5_8_5.csv (brown line) Panel c: Ocean Surface pH - Data file: panel_c/phos_global_Historical.csv (black line and grey shading - Data file: panel_c/phos_global_SSP1_1_9.csv (cyan line - Data file: panel_b/phos_global_SSP1_2_6.csv (blue line and blue shading) - Data file: panel_c/phos_global_SSP2_4_5.csv (orange line) - Data file: panel_c/phos_global_SSP3_7_0.csv (red line and red shading) - Data file: panel_c/phos_global_SSP5_8_5.csv (brown line) Panel d: Sea Level - Data file: panel_d/global_sea_level_observed.csv (black line) - Data file: panel_d/global_sea_level_projected.csv (cyan, blue, orange, red and brown lines, red and blue shading) Panel e: Sea Level - Data file: panel_e: global_sea_level_2300_assessed.csv (columns 2 and 3, SSP1-2.6 scenario; columns 4 to 6 SSP5-8.5 scenario) --------------------------------------------------- Sources of additional information --------------------------------------------------- The following weblinks are provided in the Related Documents section of this catalogue record: - Link to the report component containing the figure (Summary for Policymakers)