A standard test for AGCMs including their physical parametrizations: I: the proposal

Abstract
To assist model intercomparison and development of a set of eight numerical experiments is proposed as a test‐bed for the interaction of dynamics and physical parameterizations in atmospheric GCMs. The framework for the experiments is that of an aqua‐planet and the prescribed sea‐surface temperatures (SSTs) are highly idealized. Copyright © 2001 Royal Meteorological Society.