HR: 10:45h
AN: A12A-02    [Abstracts]
TI: Evaluation of the Mean Climate as Simulated by Coupled Model Simulations Performed for the Fourth Assessment of the IPCC
AU: * Gleckler, P J
EM: pgleckler@llnl.gov
AF: PCMDI/LLNL, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550 United States
AB: Evaluation of the C20C and control runs in this new data set will provide an important foundation for the analysis of the various scenario simulations. We intend to apply simulation summary statistics developed at PCMDI (including already published and new metrics) to examine global and large scale climatological features of the coupled control runs being run for AR4. While emphasis will be on the simulated atmosphere, basic characteristices of the ocean will also be examined. A diverse collection of observationally-based reference data will be utilized. Taylor and Portrait Plots, both used in the TAR, will be revisited and expanded, comparing models with each other and available observations. These simulations will also be compared with those in the CMIP2+ database, and the newly submitted AMIP simulations. Virtually all of the monthly mean database for which we have observational estimates will be utilized.
DE: 3309 Climatology (1620)
DE: 3319 General circulation
SC: Atmospheric Sciences [A]
MN: 2005 Joint Assembly