Configuration and spin-up of ACCESS-CM2, the new generation Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator Coupled Model
A new version of the Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator coupled model, ACCESS-CM2, has been developed for a wide range of climate modelling research and applications. In particular, ACCESS-CM2 is one of Australias contributions to the World Climate Research Programmes Coupled Mo...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:143769 2023-05-15T13:59:46+02:00 Configuration and spin-up of ACCESS-CM2, the new generation Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator Coupled Model Bi, D Dix, M Marsland, S O'Farrell, S Sullivan, A Bodman, R Law, R Harman, I Srbinovsky, J Rashid, HA Dobrohotoff, P Mackallah, C Yan, H Hirst, A Savita, A Boeira Dias, F Woodhouse, M Fiedler, R Heerdegen, A 2020 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.1071/ES19040 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/143769 en eng CSIRO Publishing http://ecite.utas.edu.au/143769/1/143769 - Configuration and spin-up of ACCESS-CM2.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ES19040 Bi, D and Dix, M and Marsland, S and O'Farrell, S and Sullivan, A and Bodman, R and Law, R and Harman, I and Srbinovsky, J and Rashid, HA and Dobrohotoff, P and Mackallah, C and Yan, H and Hirst, A and Savita, A and Boeira Dias, F and Woodhouse, M and Fiedler, R and Heerdegen, A, Configuration and spin-up of ACCESS-CM2, the new generation Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator Coupled Model, Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science, 70, (1) pp. 225-251. ISSN 2206-5865 (2020) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/143769 Earth Sciences Climate change science Climatology Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2020 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.1071/ES19040 2021-05-10T22:16:38Z A new version of the Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator coupled model, ACCESS-CM2, has been developed for a wide range of climate modelling research and applications. In particular, ACCESS-CM2 is one of Australias contributions to the World Climate Research Programmes Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6). Compared with the ACCESS1.3 model used for our CMIP5 submission, all model components have been upgraded as well as the coupling framework (OASIS3-MCT) and experiment control system (Rose/Cylc). The component models are: UM10.6 GA7.1 for the atmosphere, CABLE2.5 for the land surface, MOM5 for the ocean, and CICE5.1.2 for the sea ice. This paper describes the model configuration of ACCESS-CM2, documents the experimental set up, and assesses the model performance for the preindustrial spin-up simulation in comparison against (reconstructed) observations and ACCESS1.3 results. While the performance of the two generations of the ACCESS coupled model is largely comparable, ACCESS-CM2 shows better global hydrological balance, more realistic ocean water properties (in terms of spatial distribution) and meridional overturning circulation in the Southern Ocean but a poorer simulation of the Antarctic sea ice and a larger energy imbalance at the top of atmosphere. This energy imbalance reflects a noticeable warming trend of the global ocean over the spin-up period. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Sea ice Southern Ocean eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science 70 1 225 |
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A new version of the Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator coupled model, ACCESS-CM2, has been developed for a wide range of climate modelling research and applications. In particular, ACCESS-CM2 is one of Australias contributions to the World Climate Research Programmes Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6). Compared with the ACCESS1.3 model used for our CMIP5 submission, all model components have been upgraded as well as the coupling framework (OASIS3-MCT) and experiment control system (Rose/Cylc). The component models are: UM10.6 GA7.1 for the atmosphere, CABLE2.5 for the land surface, MOM5 for the ocean, and CICE5.1.2 for the sea ice. This paper describes the model configuration of ACCESS-CM2, documents the experimental set up, and assesses the model performance for the preindustrial spin-up simulation in comparison against (reconstructed) observations and ACCESS1.3 results. While the performance of the two generations of the ACCESS coupled model is largely comparable, ACCESS-CM2 shows better global hydrological balance, more realistic ocean water properties (in terms of spatial distribution) and meridional overturning circulation in the Southern Ocean but a poorer simulation of the Antarctic sea ice and a larger energy imbalance at the top of atmosphere. This energy imbalance reflects a noticeable warming trend of the global ocean over the spin-up period. |
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Bi, D Dix, M Marsland, S O'Farrell, S Sullivan, A Bodman, R Law, R Harman, I Srbinovsky, J Rashid, HA Dobrohotoff, P Mackallah, C Yan, H Hirst, A Savita, A Boeira Dias, F Woodhouse, M Fiedler, R Heerdegen, A |
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Configuration and spin-up of ACCESS-CM2, the new generation Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator Coupled Model |
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Configuration and spin-up of ACCESS-CM2, the new generation Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator Coupled Model |
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Configuration and spin-up of ACCESS-CM2, the new generation Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator Coupled Model |
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Configuration and spin-up of ACCESS-CM2, the new generation Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator Coupled Model |
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Configuration and spin-up of ACCESS-CM2, the new generation Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator Coupled Model |
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configuration and spin-up of access-cm2, the new generation australian community climate and earth system simulator coupled model |
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