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- Title
Evaluation of multi-season convection-permitting atmosphere – mixed-layer ocean simulations of the Maritime Continent.
- Authors
Howard, Emma; Woolnough, Steven; Klingaman, Nicholas; Shipley, Daniel; Sanchez, Claudio; Peatman, Simon C.; Birch, Cathryn E.; Matthews, Adrian J.
- Abstract
A multi-season convection-permitting regional climate simulation of the Maritime Continent (MC) using the Met Office Unified Model (MetUM) with 2.2 km grid spacing is presented and evaluated. The simulations pioneer the use of atmosphere–ocean coupling with the multi-column K profile parametrisation (KPP) mixed-layer ocean model in atmospheric convection-permitting climate simulations. Comparisons are made against a convection-parametrised simulation in which it is nested and which in turn derives boundary conditions from the ERA5 reanalysis. This paper describes the configuration, performance of the mean state and variability in the two simulations compared against observational datasets. The models have both minor sea surface temperature (SST) and wet precipitation biases. The diurnal cycle, representation of equatorial waves, and relationship between SST and precipitation are all improved in the convection-permitting model compared to the convection-parametrised model. The Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) is present in both models with a faster-than-observed propagation speed. However, it is unclear whether fidelity of the MJO simulation is inherent to the model or whether it predominantly arises from the forcing at the boundaries.
- Subjects
GREAT Britain. Meteorological Office; OCEAN temperature; MADDEN-Julian oscillation; OCEAN; ATMOSPHERIC models; MARINE west coast climate; ATMOSPHERE
- Publication
Geoscientific Model Development, 2024, Vol 17, Issue 9, p3815
- ISSN
1991-959X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5194/gmd-17-3815-2024