期刊
CLIMATE DYNAMICS
卷 44, 期 3-4, 页码 757-780出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2290-6
关键词
Multi-resolution model; Climate model; Unstructured mesh; Finite elements; Climate model bias
资金
- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
A new climate model has been developed that employs a multi-resolution dynamical core for the sea ice-ocean component. In principle, the multi-resolution approach allows one to use enhanced horizontal resolution in dynamically active regions while keeping a coarse-resolution setup otherwise. The coupled model consists of the atmospheric model ECHAM6 and the finite element sea ice-ocean model (FESOM). In this study only moderate refinement of the unstructured ocean grid is applied and the resolution varies from about 25 km in the northern North Atlantic and in the tropics to about 150 km in parts of the open ocean; the results serve as a benchmark upon which future versions that exploit the potential of variable resolution can be built. Details of the formulation of the model are given and its performance in simulating observed aspects of the mean climate is described. Overall, it is found that ECHAM6-FESOM realistically simulates many aspects of the observed climate. More specifically it is found that ECHAM6-FESOM performs at least as well as some of the most sophisticated climate models participating in the fifth phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project. ECHAM6-FESOM shares substantial shortcomings with other climate models when it comes to simulating the North Atlantic circulation.
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