The GFDL global atmosphere and land model AM4.0/LM4.0: 1. Simulation characteristics with prescribed SSTs

M. Zhao; J.-C. Golaz; I. M. Held; H. Guo; V. Balaji; R. Benson; J.-H. Chen; X. Chen; L. J. Donner; J. P. Dunne; Krista A. Dunne; J. Durachta; S.-M. Fan; S. M. Freidenreich; S. T. Garner; P. Ginoux; L. M. Harris; L. W. Horowitz; J. P. Krasting; A. R. Langenhorst; Z. Liang; P. Lin; S.-J. Lin; S. L. Malyshev; E. Mason; Paul C.D. Milly; Y. Ming; V. Naik; F. Paulot; D. Paynter; P. Phillipps; A. Radhakrishnan; V. Ramaswamy; T. Robinson; D. Schwarzkopf; C. J. Seman; Elena Shevliakova; Z. Shen; H. Shin; L. Silvers; J. R. Wilson; M. Winton; A. T. Wittenberg; B. Wyman; B. Xiang

doi:10.1002/2017MS001208

The GFDL global atmosphere and land model AM4.0/LM4.0: 1. Simulation characteristics with prescribed SSTs

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

By: M. Zhao, J.-C. Golaz, I. M. Held, H. Guo, V. Balaji, R. Benson, J.-H. Chen, X. Chen, L. J. Donner, J. P. Dunne, Krista A. Dunne, J. Durachta, S.-M. Fan, S. M. Freidenreich, S. T. Garner, P. Ginoux, L. M. Harris, L. W. Horowitz, J. P. Krasting, A. R. Langenhorst, Z. Liang, P. Lin, S.-J. Lin, S. L. Malyshev, E. Mason, Paul C.D. Milly, Y. Ming, V. Naik, F. Paulot, D. Paynter, P. Phillipps, A. Radhakrishnan, V. Ramaswamy, T. Robinson, D. Schwarzkopf, C. J. Seman, Elena Shevliakova, Z. Shen, H. Shin, L. Silvers, J. R. Wilson, M. Winton, A. T. Wittenberg, B. Wyman, and B. Xiang

https://doi.org/10.1002/2017MS001208

Links

More information: Publisher Index Page (via DOI)
Open Access Version: Publisher Index Page
Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core

Abstract

In this two‐part paper, a description is provided of a version of the AM4.0/LM4.0 atmosphere/land model that will serve as a base for a new set of climate and Earth system models (CM4 and ESM4) under development at NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL). This version, with roughly 100 km horizontal resolution and 33 levels in the vertical, contains an aerosol model that generates aerosol fields from emissions and a “light” chemistry mechanism designed to support the aerosol model but with prescribed ozone. In Part 1, the quality of the simulation in AMIP (Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project) mode—with prescribed sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and sea‐ice distribution—is described and compared with previous GFDL models and with the CMIP5 archive of AMIP simulations. The model's Cess sensitivity (response in the top‐of‐atmosphere radiative flux to uniform warming of SSTs) and effective radiative forcing are also presented. In Part 2, the model formulation is described more fully and key sensitivities to aspects of the model formulation are discussed, along with the approach to model tuning.

Additional publication details
Publication type	Article
Publication Subtype	Journal Article
Title	The GFDL global atmosphere and land model AM4.0/LM4.0: 1. Simulation characteristics with prescribed SSTs
Series title	Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
DOI	10.1002/2017MS001208
Volume	10
Issue	3
Year Published	2018
Language	English
Publisher	American Geophysical Union
Contributing office(s)	National Research Program - Eastern Branch
Description	35 p.
First page	735
Last page	769
Google Analytic Metrics	Metrics page