COUPLED OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE SIMULATION OF CL IMATE VARIABILITY

Authors
GUILYARDI E MADEC G TERRAY L DEQUE M PONTAUD M IMBARD M STEPHENSON D FILIBERTI MA CARIOLLE D DELECLUSE P THUAL O
Citation
E. Guilyardi et al., COUPLED OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE SIMULATION OF CL IMATE VARIABILITY, Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Mecanique, physique, chimie, astronomie, 320(8), 1995, pp. 683-690
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Mecanique, physique, chimie, astronomie → ACNP
ISSN journal
12518069
Volume
320
Issue
8
Year of publication
1995
Part
2
Pages
683 - 690
Database
ISI
SICI code
1251-8069(1995)320:8<683:COSOCI>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
A 50-year climatic numerical simulation with a global coupled ocean-at mosphere general circulation model (CGCM) is presented. The only forci ng is the input of solar radiation at the top of the atmosphere. After an initial tropical warming, air-sea fluxes reach a global balance at the interface. Average oceanic temperature and salinity drifts are re latively weak (+0.4 degrees C/century and +0.04 g/kg/century). Despite some systematic biases, the model robustness and stability are quite promising for future studies.