Blaker, Adam, Joshi, Manoj ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2948-2811, Sinha, Bablu, Stevens, David
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7283-4405, Smith, Robin and Hirschi, Joel
(2021)
FORTE 2.0: a fast, parallel and flexible coupled climate model.
Geoscientific Model Development, 14 (1).
pp. 275-293.
ISSN 1991-9603
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Abstract
FORTE 2.0 is an intermediate-resolution coupled atmosphere–ocean general circulation model (AOGCM) consisting of the Intermediate General Circulation Model 4 (IGCM4), a T42 spectral atmosphere with 35σ layers, coupled to Modular Ocean Model – Array (MOMA), a 2∘ × 2∘ ocean with 15 z-layer depth levels. Sea ice is represented by a simple flux barrier. Both the atmosphere and ocean components are coded in Fortran. It is capable of producing a stable climate for long integrations without the need for flux adjustments. One flexibility afforded by the IGCM4 atmosphere is the ability to configure the atmosphere with either 35σ layers (troposphere and stratosphere) or 20σ layers (troposphere only). This enables experimental designs for exploring the roles of the troposphere and stratosphere, and the faster integration of the 20σ layer configuration enables longer duration studies on modest hardware. A description of FORTE 2.0 is given, followed by the analysis of two 2000-year control integrations, one using the 35σ configuration of IGCM4 and one using the 20σ configuration.
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | modelling and simulation,earth and planetary sciences(all),sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2600/2611 |
Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia > Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > School of Mathematics |
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Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
Date Deposited: | 20 Jan 2021 00:57 |
Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2023 12:33 |
URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/78226 |
DOI: | 10.5194/gmd-14-275-2021 |
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