Key features of the IPSL ocean atmosphere model and its sensitivity to atmospheric resolution
This paper presents the major characteristics of the Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (IPSL) coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation model. The model components and the coupling methodology are described, as well as the main characteristics of the climatology and interannual variability. The model...
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ftunivlouvain:oai:dial.uclouvain.be:boreal:35152 2024-05-19T07:44:35+00:00 Key features of the IPSL ocean atmosphere model and its sensitivity to atmospheric resolution Marti, Olivier Fichefet, Thierry Goosse, Hugues Swingedouw, Didier UCL - SST/ELI/ELIC - Earth & Climate 2010 http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/35152 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-009-0640-6 eng eng Springer boreal:35152 http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/35152 doi:10.1007/s00382-009-0640-6 urn:ISSN:0930-7575 urn:EISSN:1432-0894 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Climate Dynamics, Vol. 34, no. 1, p. 1-26 (2010) Climate Simulations Ocean Atmosphere Coupling Circulation El Nino/Southern oscillation North-Atlantic oscillation Storm-tracks Resolution info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2010 ftunivlouvain https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-009-0640-6 2024-04-24T01:50:25Z This paper presents the major characteristics of the Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (IPSL) coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation model. The model components and the coupling methodology are described, as well as the main characteristics of the climatology and interannual variability. The model results of the standard version used for IPCC climate projections, and for intercomparison projects like the Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project (PMIP 2) are compared to those with a higher resolution in the atmosphere. A focus on the North Atlantic and on the tropics is used to address the impact of the atmosphere resolution on processes and feedbacks. In the North Atlantic, the resolution change leads to an improved representation of the storm-tracks and the North Atlantic oscillation. The better representation of the wind structure increases the northward salt transports, the deep-water formation and the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. In the tropics, the ocean-atmosphere dynamical coupling, or Bjerknes feedback, improves with the resolution. The amplitude of ENSO (El Nio-Southern oscillation) consequently increases, as the damping processes are left unchanged. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation DIAL@UCLouvain (Université catholique de Louvain) Climate Dynamics 34 1 1 26 |
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This paper presents the major characteristics of the Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (IPSL) coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation model. The model components and the coupling methodology are described, as well as the main characteristics of the climatology and interannual variability. The model results of the standard version used for IPCC climate projections, and for intercomparison projects like the Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project (PMIP 2) are compared to those with a higher resolution in the atmosphere. A focus on the North Atlantic and on the tropics is used to address the impact of the atmosphere resolution on processes and feedbacks. In the North Atlantic, the resolution change leads to an improved representation of the storm-tracks and the North Atlantic oscillation. The better representation of the wind structure increases the northward salt transports, the deep-water formation and the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. In the tropics, the ocean-atmosphere dynamical coupling, or Bjerknes feedback, improves with the resolution. The amplitude of ENSO (El Nio-Southern oscillation) consequently increases, as the damping processes are left unchanged. |
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Key features of the IPSL ocean atmosphere model and its sensitivity to atmospheric resolution |
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Key features of the IPSL ocean atmosphere model and its sensitivity to atmospheric resolution |
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Key features of the IPSL ocean atmosphere model and its sensitivity to atmospheric resolution |
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Key features of the IPSL ocean atmosphere model and its sensitivity to atmospheric resolution |
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Key features of the IPSL ocean atmosphere model and its sensitivity to atmospheric resolution |
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key features of the ipsl ocean atmosphere model and its sensitivity to atmospheric resolution |
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