# NorESM2 Key Experiments

Here we provide an overview of NorESM2-MM and NorESM2-LM key experiments:

**NorESM2-MM CMIP6 DECK:**
- piControl (pre-industrial control)
- abrupt-4xCO2 (abrupt quadrupling of the atmospheric CO2 concentration)
- 1pctCO2 (1 percent per year increase in the atmospheric CO2 concentration)
- AMIP historical (1975 - 2012)

**NorESM2-LM CMIP6 DECK:** 
- piControl (pre-industrial control)
- abrupt-4xCO2 (abrupt quadrupling of the atmospheric CO2 concentration)
- 1pctCO2 (1 percent per year increase in the atmospheric CO2 concentration)
- AMIP historical  (1979 - 2014)

**NorESM2 CMIP6 historical simulations:**

Fully coupled and AMIP historical experiments (1850 - 2014) for
- NorESM2-MM
- NorESM2-LM

**NorESM2 CMIP6 scenario simulations :**

Fully coupled future scenario experiments (2015 - 2100) for
- NorESM2-MM
- NorESM2-LM


**NorESM2-MM spinup tree:**
- Detailed information about the 18 experiments which make up the NorESM2-MM spinup (years: 1 - 1200)

**NorESM2-LM spinup tree:** 
- Detailed information about the 12 experiments which make up the NorESM2-LM spinup (years: 1 - 1600)