The UVic earth system climate model: Model description, climatology, and applications to past, present and future climates
| Autor: | Edward C. Wiebe, Amy MacFadyen, Andrew J. Weaver, Andreas Schmittner, P. B. Duffy, Augustus F. Fanning, H. Damon Matthews, Tracy Ewen, Cecilia M. Bitz, Michael Eby, Marika M. Holland, Huaxiao Wang, Masakazu Yoshimori, Oleg A. Saenko, Katrin J. Meissner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Atmospheric Science
Advection Ocean general circulation model Atmospheric model Albedo Oceanography Atmospheric sciences Snow Physics::Geophysics Earth system science Climatology Environmental science Climate model Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Precipitation Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics |
| Zdroj: | Atmosphere-Ocean. 39:361-428 |
| ISSN: | 1480-9214 0705-5900 |
| Popis: | A new earth system climate model of intermediate complexity has been developed and its climatology compared to observations. The UVic Earth System Climate Model consists of a three‐dimensional ocean general circulation model coupled to a thermodynamic/dynamic sea‐ice model, an energy‐moisture balance atmospheric model with dynamical feedbacks, and a thermomechanical land‐ice model. In order to keep the model computationally efficient a reduced complexity atmosphere model is used. Atmospheric heat and freshwater transports are parametrized through Fickian diffusion, and precipitation is assumed to occur when the relative humidity is greater than 85%. Moisture transport can also be accomplished through advection if desired. Precipitation over land is assumed to return instantaneously to the ocean via one of 33 observed river drainage basins. Ice and snow albedo feedbacks are included in the coupled model by locally increasing the prescribed latitudinal profile of the planetary albedo. The atmospher... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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