Held and Suarez (1994) Dynamical core experiment (Axisymmetry)

Model

• dcpam5-20161021

But, -DAXISYMMETRY is specified during compilation

Common setting

• See Held and Suarez (1994) for details.
  • Integration time: 1200 days
  • Number of vertical layers: 20
    • Equally divided in sigma = P / Ps
  • Horizontal diffusion:
    • 4th order laplasian, dissipation time of 0.1 day at maximum total wavenumber

Results

• Resolution: T21L20
  • namelist file: Initial condition, Execution
  • Result
• Resolution: T42L20
  • namelist file: Initial condition, Execution
  • Result
• Resolution: T85L20
  • namelist file: Initial condition, Execution
  • Result
• Resolution: T170L20
  • namelist file: Initial condition, Execution
  • Result

Example of drawing programs and scripts

• Programs and scripts

References

• Held, I. M., and Suarez, M. J., 1994: A proposal for the intercomparison of the dynamical cores of atmospheric general circuation models. Bull. Am. Meteor. Soc., 75 , 1825--1830.