Open AccessWonderland climate model
Author(s) -
Hansen J.,
Ruedy R.,
Lacis A.,
Russell G.,
Sato M.,
Lerner J.,
Rind D.,
Stone P.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: atmospheres
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67
H-Index - 298
eISSN - 2156-2202
pISSN - 0148-0227
DOI - 10.1029/96jd03435
Subject(s) - longitude , latitude , climate model , climatology , meteorology , geographic coordinate system , space (punctuation) , geography , environmental science , climate change , geodesy , computer science , geology , oceanography , operating system
We obtain a highly efficient global climate model by defining a sector version (120° of longitude) of the coarse resolution Goddard Institute for Space Studies model II. The geography of Wonderland is chosen such that the amount of land as a function of latitude is the same as on Earth. We show that the zonal mean climate of the Wonderland model is very similar to that of the parent model II.