A Global Climate Model (GENESIS) with a Land-Surface Transfer Scheme (LSX). Part I: Present Climate Simulation

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The present-day climatology of a global climate model (GENESIS Version 1.02) is described. The model includes a land-surface transfer component (LSX) that accounts for the physical effects of vegetation. The atmospheric general circulation model is derived from the NCAR CCM1 and modified to include semi-Lagrangian transport of water vapor, subgrid plume convection, PBL mixing, a more complex cloud scheme, and a diurnal cycle. The surface models consist of LSX; multilayer models of soil, snow, and sea ice; sea ice dynamics; and a slab mixed layer ocean. Brief descriptions of the current model components are included in an appendix. GENESIS is an ongoing project to develop an earth system model prototype for global change research. The Version 1.02 climate model has already proved useful in paleoclimate studies. Results of present-day simulations are described using an atmospheric spectral resolution of RIS (∼4.5° lat×7.5° long) and a surface-model resolution of 2°×2°. In general the quality of the... Abstract The present-day climatology of a global climate model (GENESIS Version 1.02) is described. The model includes a land-surface transfer component (LSX) that accounts for the physical effects of vegetation. The atmospheric general circulation model is derived from the NCAR CCM1 and modified to include semi-Lagrangian transport of water vapor, subgrid plume convection, PBL mixing, a more complex cloud scheme, and a diurnal cycle. The surface models consist of LSX; multilayer models of soil, snow, and sea ice; sea ice dynamics; and a slab mixed layer ocean. Brief descriptions of the current model components are included in an appendix. GENESIS is an ongoing project to develop an earth system model prototype for global change research. The Version 1.02 climate model has already proved useful in paleoclimate studies. Results of present-day simulations are described using an atmospheric spectral resolution of RIS (∼4.5° lat×7.5° long) and a surface-model resolution of 2°×2°. In general the quality of the...

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