The Dynamics and Variability Model Intercomparison Project (DynVarMIP) for CMIP6: assessing the stratosphere–troposphere system
Diagnostics of atmospheric momentum and energy transport are needed to investigate the origin of circulation biases in climate models and to understand the atmospheric response to natural and anthropogenic forcing. Model biases in atmospheric dynamics are one of the factors that increase uncertainty...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Geoscientific Model Development |
| Online Access: | http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/9/3413/2016/gmd-9-3413-2016.pdf |
| Summary: | Diagnostics of atmospheric momentum and energy transport are needed to
investigate the origin of circulation biases in climate models and to
understand the atmospheric response to natural and anthropogenic forcing.
Model biases in atmospheric dynamics are one of the factors that increase
uncertainty in projections of regional climate, precipitation and extreme
events. Here we define requirements for diagnosing the atmospheric
circulation and variability across temporal scales and for evaluating the
transport of mass, momentum and energy by dynamical processes in the context
of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6). These
diagnostics target the assessments of both resolved and parameterized
dynamical processes in climate models, a novelty for CMIP, and are
particularly vital for assessing the impact of the stratosphere on surface
climate change. |
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| ISSN: | 1991-959X 1991-9603 |