A New Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Ice Boundary Dataset for the Community Atmosphere Model
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Abstract
Abstract A new surface boundary forcing dataset for uncoupled simulations with the Community Atmosphere Model is described. It is a merged product based on the monthly mean Hadley Centre sea ice and SST dataset version 1 (HadISST1) and version 2 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weekly optimum interpolation (OI) SST analysis. These two source datasets were also used to supply ocean surface information to the 40-yr European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Re-Analysis (ERA-40). The merged product provides monthly mean sea surface temperature and sea ice concentration data from 1870 to the present: it is updated monthly, and it is freely available for community use. The…
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Authors
5- JWJames W. HurrellCorresponding
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
- JJJames J. Hack
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
- DSDennis Shea
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
- JMJulie M. Caron
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
- JMJames M. Rosinski
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Topics & keywords
- Climatology
- Sea ice
- Environmental science
- Sea surface temperature
- Forcing (mathematics)
- Atmosphere (unit)
- Sea ice concentration
- Meteorology
- Life below water