Simulation of the Asian summer monsoon in five European general circulation models

Atmospheric Science Letters - Tập 1 - Trang 37-55 - 2000
G.M. Martin1, K. Arpe2, F. Chauvin3, L. Ferranti4, K. Maynard5, J. Polcher5, D.B. Stephenson3, P. Tschuck2
1Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research, The Met. Office, Bracknell, U.K.
2Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
3Meteo-France Centre National de Recherches Meteorologiques, Toulouse Cedex, France
4European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasting, Shinfield Park, Reading, U.K.
5Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique, Paris, France,

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AbstractA comparison is made of the mean monsoon climatology in five different general circulation models (GCMs) which have been used by the participants of a project, funded by the European Union, entitled Studies of the Influence, Hydrology and Variability of the Asian summer monsoon (SHIVA). The models differ considerably, in horizontal and vertical resolution, numerical schemes and physical parametrizations, so that it is impossible to isolate the cause of differences in their monsoon simulations. Instead, the purpose of this comparison is to document and compare the representation of the mean monsoon in models which are being used to investigate the characteristics of the monsoon, its variability and its response to different boundary forcings. All of the models produce a reasonable representation of the monsoon circulation, although there are regional variations in the magnitude and pattern of the flow at both 850 hPa and 200 hPa. Considerable differences between the models are seen in the amount and distribution of precipitation. The models all reproduce the basic monsoon seasonal variation, although the timing of the onset and retreat, and the maxima in the winds and precipitation during the established phase, differ between them. There are corresponding differences in the evolution of the atmospheric structure between the pre‐monsoon season and its established phase. It is hoped that this study will set in context the investigations of the monsoon system and its impacts carried out using these models, both during SHIVA and in the future. Copyright © 2000 Royal Meteorological Society.

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Atmospheric Science Letters

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