The low-resolution CCSM2 revisited: new adjustments and a present-day control run

[摘要] The low-resolution (T31) version of the Community Climate System Model CCSM2.0.1 is revisited andadjusted by deepening the Greenland-Scotland ridge, changing oceanic mixing parameters,and applying a regional freshwater flux adjustment at high northern latitudes.The main purpose of these adjustments is to maintain a robustAtlantic meridional overturning circulation which collapses in the original model release.The paper describes the present-day control run of the adjusted model (referred to as "CCSM2/T31x3a") whichis brought into climatic equilibrium by applying a deep-ocean acceleration technique. The accelerated integrationis extended by a 100-year synchronous phase.The simulated meridional overturning circulation has a maximum of 14×10⁶ m³ s⁻¹ inthe North Atlantic. The CCSM2/T31x3a control run is evaluated against observations and simulations with otherclimate models. Most shortcomings found in the CCSM2/T31x3a control run are identified as "typical problems" inglobal climate modelling. Finally, examples (simulation of North Atlantic hydrography, West African monsoon)are shown in which CCSM2/T31x3a has a bettersimulation skill than the latest low-resolution Community Climate System Model release, CCSM3/T31.

[学科分类] 海洋学与技术