Abstract
A benchmark calculation is proposed for evaluating the dynamical cores of atmospheric general circulation models independently of the physical parameterizations. The test focuses on the long-term statistical properties of a fully developed general circulation; thus, it is particularly appropriate for intercomparing the dynamics used in climate models. To illustrate the use of this benchmark, two very different atmospheric dynamical cores - one spectral, one finite difference - are compared. It is found that the long-term statistics produced by the two models are very similar. Selected results from these calculations are presented to initiate the intercomparison. -Authors
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1825-1830 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Bulletin - American Meteorological Society |
Volume | 75 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1994 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atmospheric Science