Comparisons of time series from two global models with tide-gauge data
Abstract
To understand climate change and to predict
changes in climate, both atmospheric and ocean
models need to be able to reproduce the responses of
the system they are estimating. An evaluation of two
related global ocean models, using a nine year time series
of model sea surfaceh eights and measurementso f
sea level from a global tide gauge set, shows that the
ocean models satisfactorily reproduce the instantaneous
local change in sea level. Sea level can be used as a
tool to understand a model's ability to simulate sea surface
temperature and thus influence atmospheric flows.
The implication for climate modeling is that these ocean
models can be used to simulate seasonal to decadal variations
in global ocean circulation when coupled to high
quality atmospheric models.
Description
Paper number 6GL03583.
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