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AOGCM

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Atmosphere-ocean general circulation model

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An AOGCM refers to a 3D numerical model which solves the central conservation equations, e.g., mass, momentum, and energy, to derive the characteristic global-scale fluid dynamical flow (the “general circulation”) as well as temperature of a planetary atmosphere and ocean. The atmosphere and ocean modules are coupled via surface exchange fluxes of energy (e.g., via evaporation and condensation) and momentum (e.g., via wind stresses at the ocean surface).

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  1. Institut für Planetenforschung, Extrasolare Planeten und Atmosphären, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Rutherfordstraße 2, 12489, Berlin, Germany

    John Lee Grenfell

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  1. Centro de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Ricardo Amils

  2. Labo. d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux (LAB), Observatoire Aquitain des Sciences de l'Univers (OASU), Floirac CX, France

    Muriel Gargaud

  3. Centro de Astrobiología (CAB), Inst. Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain

    José Cernicharo Quintanilla

  4. Geophysical Lab., Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Henderson James Cleaves

  5. Astronomy Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

    William M. Irvine

  6. Dépt. Sc. de la Terre et de l’Atmosphère, Université du Québec, Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada

    Daniele Pinti

  7. Centre National d'Etudes Spatiale (CNES) DPI/E2U, Paris CX, France

    Michel Viso

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Grenfell, J.L. (2014). AOGCM. In: Amils, R., et al. Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_5313-1

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