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Studies on High-Resolution Atmospheric and Oceanic General Circulation Models

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Atmospheric general circulation models (AGCMs) and oceanic general circulation models (OGCMs) are the most important components of a climate/earth system model. The development of higher resolution AGCMs and OGCMs is one of the most active areas of study in the model development field. At the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), over 30 years have passed since the IAP’s AGCM was first designed in 1982, during which time the model has been continually developed.

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    Guangqing Zhou

  2. Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China

    He Zhang, Feng Zhang, Jiping Xie & Feng Xue

  3. Beijing Institute of Applied Meteorology, Beijing, 100029, China

    Xiaobao You

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Zhou, G., Zhang, H., Zhang, F., Xie, J., Xue, F., You, X. (2016). Studies on High-Resolution Atmospheric and Oceanic General Circulation Models. In: Development and Evaluation of High Resolution Climate System Models. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0033-1_2

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