PLASIM-GENIE v1.0: A new intermediate complexity AOGCM
We describe the development, tuning and climate of Planet Simulator (PLASIM)-Grid-ENabled Integrated Earth system model (GENIE), a new intermediate complexity Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Model (AOGCM), built by coupling the Planet Simulator to the ocean, sea-ice and land-surface components...
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ftpubman:oai:pure.mpg.de:item_2351394 2023-08-20T04:09:45+02:00 PLASIM-GENIE v1.0: A new intermediate complexity AOGCM Holden, P. Edwards, N. Fraedrich, K. Kirk, E. Lunkeit, F. Zhu , X. 2016-09 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-002B-8680-3 http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-002B-868C-B eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5194/gmd-9-3347-2016 http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-002B-8680-3 http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-002B-868C-B info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Geoscientific Model Development info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2016 ftpubman https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-3347-2016 2023-08-01T21:01:02Z We describe the development, tuning and climate of Planet Simulator (PLASIM)-Grid-ENabled Integrated Earth system model (GENIE), a new intermediate complexity Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Model (AOGCM), built by coupling the Planet Simulator to the ocean, sea-ice and land-surface components of the GENIE Earth system model. PLASIM-GENIE supersedes GENIE-2, a coupling of GENIE to the Reading Intermediate General Circulation Model (IGCM). The primitive-equation atmosphere includes chaotic, three-dimensional (3-D) motion and interactive radiation and clouds, and dominates the computational load compared to the relatively simpler frictionalgeostrophic ocean, which neglects momentum advection. The model is most appropriate for long-timescale or large ensemble studies where numerical efficiency is prioritised, but lack of data necessitates an internally consistent, coupled calculation of both oceanic and atmospheric fields. A 1000-year simulation with PLASIM-GENIE requires approximately 2 weeks on a single node of a 2.1 GHz AMD 6172 CPU. We demonstrate the tractability of PLASIM-GENIE ensembles by deriving a subjective tuning of the model with a 50-member ensemble of 1000-year simulations. The simulated climate is presented considering (i) global fields of seasonal surface air temperature, precipitation, wind, solar and thermal radiation, with comparisons to reanalysis data; (ii) vegetation carbon, soil moisture and aridity index; and (iii) sea surface temperature, salinity and ocean circulation. Considering its resolution, PLASIM-GENIE reproduces the main features of the climate system well and demonstrates usefulness for a wide range of applications. © 2016 Author(s). Article in Journal/Newspaper Sea ice Max Planck Society: MPG.PuRe Geoscientific Model Development 9 9 3347 3361 |
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We describe the development, tuning and climate of Planet Simulator (PLASIM)-Grid-ENabled Integrated Earth system model (GENIE), a new intermediate complexity Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Model (AOGCM), built by coupling the Planet Simulator to the ocean, sea-ice and land-surface components of the GENIE Earth system model. PLASIM-GENIE supersedes GENIE-2, a coupling of GENIE to the Reading Intermediate General Circulation Model (IGCM). The primitive-equation atmosphere includes chaotic, three-dimensional (3-D) motion and interactive radiation and clouds, and dominates the computational load compared to the relatively simpler frictionalgeostrophic ocean, which neglects momentum advection. The model is most appropriate for long-timescale or large ensemble studies where numerical efficiency is prioritised, but lack of data necessitates an internally consistent, coupled calculation of both oceanic and atmospheric fields. A 1000-year simulation with PLASIM-GENIE requires approximately 2 weeks on a single node of a 2.1 GHz AMD 6172 CPU. We demonstrate the tractability of PLASIM-GENIE ensembles by deriving a subjective tuning of the model with a 50-member ensemble of 1000-year simulations. The simulated climate is presented considering (i) global fields of seasonal surface air temperature, precipitation, wind, solar and thermal radiation, with comparisons to reanalysis data; (ii) vegetation carbon, soil moisture and aridity index; and (iii) sea surface temperature, salinity and ocean circulation. Considering its resolution, PLASIM-GENIE reproduces the main features of the climate system well and demonstrates usefulness for a wide range of applications. © 2016 Author(s). |
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Holden, P. Edwards, N. Fraedrich, K. Kirk, E. Lunkeit, F. Zhu , X. PLASIM-GENIE v1.0: A new intermediate complexity AOGCM |
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PLASIM-GENIE v1.0: A new intermediate complexity AOGCM |
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PLASIM-GENIE v1.0: A new intermediate complexity AOGCM |
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PLASIM-GENIE v1.0: A new intermediate complexity AOGCM |
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