ENSIP: the El Nino simulation intercomparison project
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Article Title | ENSIP: the El Nino simulation intercomparison project |
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ERA Journal ID | 1962 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Latif, Mojib (Author), Sperber, K. (Author), Arblaster, J. (Author), Braconnot, P. (Author), Chen, D. (Author), Colman, A. (Author), Cubasch, U. (Author), Cooper, C. (Author), Delecluse, P. (Author), DeWitt, D. (Author), Fairhead, L. (Author), Flato, G. (Author), Hogan, T. (Author), Ji, M. (Author), Kimoto, M. (Author), Kitoh, A. (Author), Knutson, T. (Author), Le Treut, H. (Author), Li, T. (Author), Manabe, S. (Author), Marti, O. (Author), Mechoso, C. (Author), Meehl, G. (Author), Power, S. (Author), Roeckner, E. (Author), Sirven, J. (Author), Terray, L. (Author), Vintzileos, A. (Author), Voss, R. (Author), Wang, B. (Author), Washington, W. (Author), Yoshikawa, I. (Author), Yu, J. (Author) and Zebiak, S. (Author) |
Journal Title | Climate Dynamics |
Journal Citation | 18 (3-4), pp. 255-276 |
Number of Pages | 22 |
Year | 2001 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Germany |
ISSN | 0930-7575 |
1432-0894 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s003820100174 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s003820100174 |
Abstract | An ensemble of twenty four coupled ocean-atmosphere models has been compared with respect to their performance in the tropical Pacific. The coupled models span a large portion of the parameter space and differ in many respects. The intercomparison includes TOGA (Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere)-type models consisting of high-resolution tropical ocean models and coarse-resolution global atmosphere models, coarse-resolution global coupled models, and a few global coupled models with high resolution in the equatorial region in their ocean components. The performance of the annual mean state, the seasonal cycle and the interannual variability are investigated. The primary quantity analysed is sea surface temperature (SST). Additionally, the evolution of interannual heat content variations in the tropical Pacific and the relationship between the interannual SST variations in the equatorial Pacific to fluctuations in the strength of the Indian summer monsoon are investigated. The results can be summarised as follows: almost all models (even those employing flux corrections) still have problems in simulating the SST climatology, although some improvements are found relative to earlier intercomparison studies. Only a few of the coupled models simulate the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in terms of gross equatorial SST anomalies realistically. In particular, many models overestimate the variability in the western equatorial Pacific and underestimate the SST variability in the east. The evolution of interannual heat content variations is similar to that observed in almost all models. Finally, the majority of the models show a strong connection between ENSO and the strength of the Indian summer monsoon. |
Keywords | atmosphere-ocean coupling; El Nino; general circulation model; monsoon; sea surface temperature; TOGA-COARE |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 370202. Climatology |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Byline Affiliations | Max Planck Society, Germany |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States | |
National Center for Atmospheric Research, United States | |
Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Sciences, France | |
Columbia University, United States | |
Met Office, United Kingdom | |
German Climate Computing Centre | |
IPSL Laboratory of Oceanography and Climate, France | |
George Mason University, United States | |
IPSL Dynamic Meterologic Laboratory, France | |
Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Canada | |
Naval Research Laboratory, United States | |
National Centers for Environment Prediction, United States | |
University of Tokyo, Japan | |
Meteorological Research Institute, Japan | |
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, United States | |
Earth Frontier Research System, Japan | |
University of California, United States | |
Australian Bureau of Meteorology | |
European Center for Research and Advanced Training in Scientific Computing, France | |
University of Hawaii, United States | |
Japan Meteorological Agency, Japan |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6wyw/ensip-the-el-nino-simulation-intercomparison-project
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