On the evolution of the oceanic component of the IPSL climate models from CMIP3 to CMIP5: A mean state comparison

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 72, Issue , 2013, Pages 167-184

  Mignot, J ^a,b   Swingedouw, D ^c   Deshayes, J ^d   Marti, O ^c   Talandier, C ^d   Seferian R ^c,e   Lengaigne, M ^a   Madec, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c DIF   (France)

^d Centre Bretagne   (France)

^e CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Climate model; Coupled ocean biogeochemistry; Ocean modelling; Parameterizations

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC BOTTOM WATER; ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENTS; COUPLED CLIMATE MODEL; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; NUMBER OF DEGREES OF FREEDOM; OCEAN BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; OCEAN MODELLING; PARAMETERIZATIONS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; MIXING; OCEAN CURRENTS; SUN;

CLIMATE MODELS;

BAROTROPIC MOTION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BOTTOM WATER; CLIMATE MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TURBULENT MIXING; WATER MASS;

ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84886082966     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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