Development of the GEOS-5 atmospheric general circulation model: evolution from MERRA to MERRA2

The Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications-2 (MERRA2) version of the Goddard Earth Observing System-5 (GEOS-5) atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM) is currently in use in the NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) at a wide range of resolutions for a var...

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Main Authors: A. Molod, L. Takacs, M. Suarez, J. Bacmeister
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-05-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/8/1339/2015/gmd-8-1339-2015.pdf