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Simulating present-day climate with the INMCM4.0 coupled model of the atmospheric and oceanic general circulations

Izvestiya, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics volume 46, pages 414–431 (2010)Cite this article

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The INMCM3.0 climate model has formed the basis for the development of a new climate-model version: the INMCM4.0. It differs from the previous version in that there is an increase in its spatial resolution and some changes in the formulation of coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation models. A numerical experiment was conducted on the basis of this new version to simulate the present-day climate. The model data were compared with observational data and the INMCM3.0 model data. It is shown that the new model adequately reproduces the most significant features of the observed atmospheric and oceanic climate. This new model is ready to participate in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5), the results of which are to be used in preparing the fifth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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Original Russian Text © E.M. Volodin, N.A. Dianskii, A.V. Gusev, 2010, published in Izvestiya AN. Fizika Atmosfery i Okeana, 2010, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 448–466.

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Volodin, E.M., Dianskii, N.A. & Gusev, A.V. Simulating present-day climate with the INMCM4.0 coupled model of the atmospheric and oceanic general circulations. Izv. Atmos. Ocean. Phys. 46, 414–431 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S000143381004002X

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