AMIP Model Features
A list of feature categories considered in the AMIP model summary documentation. The representation of these features is summarized for each AMIP model.
- AMIP representative(s)
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Model designation (following the WGNE-recommended form: institution,model and version, horizontal/vertical resolution)
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Model lineage (predecessor and related models)
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Model documentation (key references)
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Horizontal representation (spectral or finite differences)
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Horizontal resolution
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Vertical domain (lowest/highest atmospheric levels)
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Vertical representation (coordinates and differencing schemes)
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Vertical resolution
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Computer/operating system (for the AMIP simulation)
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Computational performance (minutes per simulated day)
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Initialization (of atmospheric state, snow cover/depth, and soil moisture)
- Time integration scheme(s)
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Smoothing/filling (types of algorithms used)
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Sampling frequency (AMIP history storage interval)
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Atmospheric dynamics (state variables)
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Diffusion (horizontal and vertical)
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Gravity-wave drag
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Solar constant/cycles (AMIP solar constant, inclusion of diurnal cycle)
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Chemistry (radiatively active gases and aerosols)
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Radiation (shortwave/longwave schemes, cloud-radiative interactions)
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Convection (deep and shallow)
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Cloud formation (prognostic or diagnostic schemes)
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Precipitation (formation and subsequent evaporation)
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Planetary boundary layer (representation and depth)
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Orography (datasets, smoothing procedures)
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Ocean (treatment for AMIP simulation)
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Sea ice (treatment for AMIP simulation)
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Snow cover (formation/melting, effects on surface characteristics)
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Surface characteristics (surface types, roughness, albedo, emissivity)
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Surface fluxes (momentum, heat, and moisture)
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Land surface processes (vegetation and soil thermodynamics/hydrology)
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Last update September 8, 1995. For further information, contact Tom Phillips ( phillips@tworks.llnl.gov)
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