scholarly journals CLIMBER-2: a climate system model of intermediate complexity. Part I: model description and performance for present climate

2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Petoukhov ◽  
A. Ganopolski ◽  
V. Brovkin ◽  
M. Claussen ◽  
A. Eliseev ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
George R Carr ◽  
Ilene L Carpenter ◽  
Matthew J Cordery ◽  
John B Drake ◽  
Michael W Ham ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Xinyao Rong ◽  
Jian Li ◽  
Haoming Chen ◽  
Jingzhi Su ◽  
Lijuan Hua ◽  
...  

AbstractThis paper describes the historical simulations produced by the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences (CAMS) climate system model (CAMS-CSM), which are contributing to phase 6 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6). The model description, experiment design and model outputs are presented. Three members’ historical experiments are conducted by CAMS-CSM, with two members starting from different initial conditions, and one excluding the stratospheric aerosol to identify the effect of volcanic eruptions. The outputs of the historical experiments are also validated using observational data. It is found that the model can reproduce the climatological mean states and seasonal cycle of the major climate system quantities, including the surface air temperature, precipitation, and the equatorial thermocline. The long-term trend of air temperature and precipitation is also reasonably captured by CAMS-CSM. There are still some biases in the model that need further improvement. This paper can help the users to better understand the performance and the datasets of CAMS-CSM.


2001 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 735-751 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Ganopolski ◽  
V. Petoukhov ◽  
S. Rahmstorf ◽  
V. Brovkin ◽  
M. Claussen ◽  
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1998 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 187-192
Author(s):  
Hiromaru HIRAKUCHI ◽  
Kohki MARUYAMA ◽  
Jun'ichi TSUTSUI ◽  
Norikazu NAKASHIKI

Author(s):  
Katherine J. Evans ◽  
Damian W. I. Rouson ◽  
Andrew G. Salinger ◽  
Mark A. Taylor ◽  
Wilbert Weijer ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tongwen Wu ◽  
Rucong Yu ◽  
Yixiong Lu ◽  
Weihua Jie ◽  
Yongjie Fang ◽  
...  

Abstract. BCC-CSM2-HR is a high-resolution version of the Beijing Climate Center (BCC) Climate System Model. Its development is on the basis of the medium-resolution version BCC-CSM2-MR which is the baseline for BCC participation to the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6). This study documents the high-resolution model, highlights major improvements in the representation of atmospheric dynamic core and physical processes. BCC-CSM2-HR is evaluated for present-day climate simulations from 1971 to 2000, which are performed under CMIP6-prescribed historical forcing, in comparison with its previous medium-resolution version BCC-CSM2-MR. We focus on basic atmospheric mean states over the globe and variabilities in the tropics including the tropic cyclones (TCs), the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), and the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) in the stratosphere. It is shown that BCC-CSM2-HR keeps well the global energy balance and can realistically reproduce main patterns of atmosphere temperature and wind, precipitation, land surface air temperature and sea surface temperature. It also improves in the spatial patterns of sea ice and associated seasonal variations in both hemispheres. The bias of double intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), obvious in BCC-CSM2-MR, is almost disappeared in BCC-CSM2-HR. TC activity in the tropics is increased with resolution enhanced. The cycle of ENSO, the eastward propagative feature and convection intensity of MJO, the downward propagation of QBO in BCC-CSM2-HR are all in a better agreement with observation than their counterparts in BCC-CSM2-MR. We also note some weakness in BCC-CSM2-HR, such as the excessive cloudiness in the eastern basin of the tropical Pacific with cold Sea Surface Temperature (SST) biases and the insufficient number of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic.


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