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Charlton-Perez et al. 2013
Charlton-Perez, A.J., M.P. Baldwin, T. Birner, R.X. Black, A.H. Butler, N. Calvo, N.A. Davis, E.P. Gerber, N. Gillett, S. Hardiman, J. Kim, K. Krüger, Y.-Y Lee, E. Manzini, B.A. McDaniel, L. Polvani, T. Reichler, T.A. Shaw, M. Sigmond, S.-W. Son, M. Toohey, K. Wilcox, S. Yoden, B. Christiansen, F. Lott, , S. Yukimoto, and S. Watanabe, 2013: On the lack of stratospheric dynamical variability in low-top versions of the CMIP5 models. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118, no. 6, 2494-2505, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50125.
We describe the main differences in simulations of stratospheric climate and variability by models within the fifth Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) that have a model top above the stratopause and relatively fine stratospheric vertical resolution (high-top), and those that have a model top below the stratopause (low-top). Although the simulation of mean stratospheric climate by the two model ensembles is similar, the low-top model ensemble has very weak stratospheric variability on daily and interannual time scales. The frequency of major sudden stratospheric warming events is strongly underestimated by the low-top models with less than half the frequency of events observed in the reanalysis data and high-top models. The lack of stratospheric variability in the low-top models affects their stratosphere-troposphere coupling, resulting in short-lived anomalies in the Northern Annular Mode, which do not produce long-lasting tropospheric impacts, as seen in observations. The lack of stratospheric variability, however, does not appear to have any impact on the ability of the low-top models to reproduce past stratospheric temperature trends. We find little improvement in the simulation of decadal variability for the high-top models compared to the low-top, which is likely related to the fact that neither ensemble produces a realistic dynamical response to volcanic eruptions.
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@article{ch07010b,
author={Charlton-Perez, A. J. and Baldwin, M. P. and Birner, T. and Black, R. X. and Butler, A. H. and Calvo, N. and Davis, N. A. and Gerber, E. P. and Gillett, N. and Hardiman, S. and Kim, J. and Krüger, K. and Lee, Y.-Y and Manzini, E. and McDaniel, B. A. and Polvani, L. and Reichler, T. and Shaw, T. A. and Sigmond, M. and Son, S.-W. and Toohey, M. and Wilcox, K. and Yoden, S. and Christiansen, B. and Lott, F. and Shindell, D. and Yukimoto, S. and Watanabe, S.},
title={On the lack of stratospheric dynamical variability in low-top versions of the CMIP5 models},
year={2013},
journal={J. Geophys. Res. Atmos.},
volume={118},
number={6},
pages={2494--2505},
doi={10.1002/jgrd.50125},
}
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TY - JOUR ID - ch07010b AU - Charlton-Perez, A. J. AU - Baldwin, M. P. AU - Birner, T. AU - Black, R. X. AU - Butler, A. H. AU - Calvo, N. AU - Davis, N. A. AU - Gerber, E. P. AU - Gillett, N. AU - Hardiman, S. AU - Kim, J. AU - Krüger, K. AU - Lee, Y.-Y AU - Manzini, E. AU - McDaniel, B. A. AU - Polvani, L. AU - Reichler, T. AU - Shaw, T. A. AU - Sigmond, M. AU - Son, S.-W. AU - Toohey, M. AU - Wilcox, K. AU - Yoden, S. AU - Christiansen, B. AU - Lott, F. AU - Shindell, D. AU - Yukimoto, S. AU - Watanabe, S. PY - 2013 TI - On the lack of stratospheric dynamical variability in low-top versions of the CMIP5 models JA - J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. VL - 118 IS - 6 SP - 2494 EP - 2505 DO - 10.1002/jgrd.50125 ER -
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