Comparing transient, accelerated, and equilibrium simulations of the last 30 000 years with the GENIE-1 model
International audience We examine several aspects of the ocean-atmosphere system over the last 30 000 years, by carrying out simulations with prescribed ice sheets, atmospheric CO 2 concentration, and orbital parameters. We use the GENIE-1 model with a frictional geostrophic ocean, dynamic sea ice,...
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ftinsu:oai:HAL:hal-00298059v1 2023-11-12T04:18:38+01:00 Comparing transient, accelerated, and equilibrium simulations of the last 30 000 years with the GENIE-1 model Lunt, D. J. Williamson, M. S. Valdes, P. J. Lenton, T. M. Marsh, R. Bristol Research Initiative for the Dynamic Global Environment (BRIDGE) School of Geographical Sciences Bristol University of Bristol Bristol -University of Bristol Bristol School of Environmental Sciences Norwich University of East Anglia Norwich (UEA) Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOC) University of Southampton 2006-11-28 https://hal.science/hal-00298059 https://hal.science/hal-00298059/document https://hal.science/hal-00298059/file/cp-2-221-2006.pdf en eng HAL CCSD European Geosciences Union (EGU) hal-00298059 https://hal.science/hal-00298059 https://hal.science/hal-00298059/document https://hal.science/hal-00298059/file/cp-2-221-2006.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 1814-9324 EISSN: 1814-9332 Climate of the Past https://hal.science/hal-00298059 Climate of the Past, 2006, 2 (2), pp.221-235 [SDU.ENVI]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces environment [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2006 ftinsu 2023-10-25T16:28:16Z International audience We examine several aspects of the ocean-atmosphere system over the last 30 000 years, by carrying out simulations with prescribed ice sheets, atmospheric CO 2 concentration, and orbital parameters. We use the GENIE-1 model with a frictional geostrophic ocean, dynamic sea ice, an energy balance atmosphere, and a land-surface scheme with fixed vegetation. A transient simulation, with boundary conditions derived from ice-core records and ice sheet reconstructions, is compared with equilibrium snapshot simulations, including the Last Glacial Maximum (21 000 years before present; 21 kyrBP), mid-Holocene (6 kyrBP) and pre-industrial. The equilibrium snapshot simulations are all very similar to their corresponding time period in the transient simulation, indicating that over the last 30 000 years, the model's ocean-atmosphere system is close to equilibrium with its boundary conditions. However, our simulations neglect the transfer of fresh water from and to the ocean, resulting from the growth and decay of ice sheets, which would, in reality, lead to greater disequilibrium. Additionally, the GENIE-1 model exhibits a rather limited response in terms of its Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) over the 30 000 years; a more sensitive AMOC would also be likely to lead to greater disequilibrium. We investigate the method of accelerating the boundary conditions of a transient simulation and find that the Southern Ocean is the region most affected by the acceleration. The Northern Hemisphere, even with a factor of 10 acceleration, is relatively unaffected. The results are robust to changes to several tunable parameters in the model. They also hold when a higher vertical resolution is used in the ocean. Article in Journal/Newspaper ice core Ice Sheet Sea ice Southern Ocean Institut national des sciences de l'Univers: HAL-INSU Southern Ocean |
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International audience We examine several aspects of the ocean-atmosphere system over the last 30 000 years, by carrying out simulations with prescribed ice sheets, atmospheric CO 2 concentration, and orbital parameters. We use the GENIE-1 model with a frictional geostrophic ocean, dynamic sea ice, an energy balance atmosphere, and a land-surface scheme with fixed vegetation. A transient simulation, with boundary conditions derived from ice-core records and ice sheet reconstructions, is compared with equilibrium snapshot simulations, including the Last Glacial Maximum (21 000 years before present; 21 kyrBP), mid-Holocene (6 kyrBP) and pre-industrial. The equilibrium snapshot simulations are all very similar to their corresponding time period in the transient simulation, indicating that over the last 30 000 years, the model's ocean-atmosphere system is close to equilibrium with its boundary conditions. However, our simulations neglect the transfer of fresh water from and to the ocean, resulting from the growth and decay of ice sheets, which would, in reality, lead to greater disequilibrium. Additionally, the GENIE-1 model exhibits a rather limited response in terms of its Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) over the 30 000 years; a more sensitive AMOC would also be likely to lead to greater disequilibrium. We investigate the method of accelerating the boundary conditions of a transient simulation and find that the Southern Ocean is the region most affected by the acceleration. The Northern Hemisphere, even with a factor of 10 acceleration, is relatively unaffected. The results are robust to changes to several tunable parameters in the model. They also hold when a higher vertical resolution is used in the ocean. |
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Bristol Research Initiative for the Dynamic Global Environment (BRIDGE) School of Geographical Sciences Bristol University of Bristol Bristol -University of Bristol Bristol School of Environmental Sciences Norwich University of East Anglia Norwich (UEA) Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOC) University of Southampton |
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Comparing transient, accelerated, and equilibrium simulations of the last 30 000 years with the GENIE-1 model |
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Comparing transient, accelerated, and equilibrium simulations of the last 30 000 years with the GENIE-1 model |
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Comparing transient, accelerated, and equilibrium simulations of the last 30 000 years with the GENIE-1 model |
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Comparing transient, accelerated, and equilibrium simulations of the last 30 000 years with the GENIE-1 model |
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Comparing transient, accelerated, and equilibrium simulations of the last 30 000 years with the GENIE-1 model |
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comparing transient, accelerated, and equilibrium simulations of the last 30 000 years with the genie-1 model |
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ISSN: 1814-9324 EISSN: 1814-9332 Climate of the Past https://hal.science/hal-00298059 Climate of the Past, 2006, 2 (2), pp.221-235 |
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