Multilayer ocean/atmosphere GCM

Technical Report · Wed Jun 23 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:5771280

Washington, W M

At NCAR we have just completed a CO{sub 2} study of the climatic effects using an atmospheric GCM with annually averaged solar forcing that is synchronously coupled to a simple swamp model; that is, one with no heat capacity. Presently, we are performing experiments with the same atmospheric GCM but including seasonal solar variation and an ocean that is a simple mixed layer. In summary, the NCAR set of CO{sub 2} climate sensitivity experiments will use the same atmospheric model with increasingly more realistic ocean models so as to understand better the role of the oceans in the CO{sub 2} problem. 3 refs., 1 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-79EV10220
• OSTI ID: 5771280
• Report Number(s): DOE/EV/10220-T10; ON: DE91013878
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMISTRY
CHROMATOGRAPHY
CLIMATE MODELS
CLIMATES
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GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
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GLOBAL ASPECTS
HEAT FLUX
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROGRESS REPORT
RADIATIONS
SEAS
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLAR RADIATION
SPECTROSCOPY
STELLAR RADIATION
SURFACE WATERS
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