A comparison of two global ocean-ice coupled models with different horizontal resolutions

SHU Qi; QIAO Fangli; SONG Zhenya; YIN Xunqiang

doi:10.1007/s13131-013-0335-z

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SHU Qi, QIAO Fangli, SONG Zhenya, YIN Xunqiang. A comparison of two global ocean-ice coupled models with different horizontal resolutions[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2013, 32(8): 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0335-z

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SHU Qi, QIAO Fangli, SONG Zhenya, YIN Xunqiang. A comparison of two global ocean-ice coupled models with different horizontal resolutions[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2013, 32(8): 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0335-z

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A comparison of two global ocean-ice coupled models with different horizontal resolutions

doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0335-z

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College of Physical and Environmental Oceanography, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China;First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China;Key Laboratory of Marine Science and Numerical Modeling, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China
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First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China;Key Laboratory of Marine Science and Numerical Modeling, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China

Received Date: 2011-12-02
Rev Recd Date: 2012-09-28

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A global eddy-permitting ocean-ice coupled model with a horizontal resolution of 0.25° by 0.25° is established on the basis of Modular Ocean Model version 4 (MOM4) and Sea Ice Simulator (SIS). Simulation results are compared with those of an intermediate resolution ocean-ice coupled model with a horizontal resolution of about 1° by 1°. The results show that the simulated ocean temperature, ocean current and sea ice concentration from the eddy-permitting model are better than those from the intermediate resolutionmodel. However, both the twomodels have the common problem of ocean general circulation models (OGCMs) that the majority of the simulated summer sea surface temperature (SST) is too warm while the majority of the simulated subsurface summer temperature is too cold. Further numerical experiments show that this problem can be alleviated by incorporating the non-breaking surfacewave-induced vertical mixing into the vertical mixing scheme for both eddy-permitting and intermediate resolution models.
- eddy-permitting model,
- intermediate resolution model,
- non-breaking surface wave-induced verticalmixing

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