A PROPOSAL FOR THE INTERCOMPARISON OF THE DYNAMICAL CORES OF ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL-CIRCULATION MODELS

被引:4
作者
HELD, IM [1 ]
SUAREZ, MJ [1 ]
机构
[1] NASA,GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR,GREENBELT,MD 20771
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D O I
10.1175/1520-0477(1994)075<1825:APFTIO>2.0.CO;2
中图分类号
P4 [大气科学(气象学)];
学科分类号
0706 ; 070601 ;
摘要
A benchmark calculation is proposed for evaluating the dynamical cores of atmospheric general circulation models independently of the physical parameterizations. The test focuses on the long-term statistical properties of a fully developed general circulation; thus, it is particularly appropriate for intercomparing the dynamics used in climate models. To illustrate the use of this benchmark, two very different atmospheric dynamical cores-one spectral, one finite difference-are compared. It is found that the long-term statistics produced by the two models are very similar. Selected results from these calculations are presented to initiate the intercomparison.
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页码:1825 / 1830
页数:6
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