Intercomparison of the Surface Energy Partitioning in CMIP5 Simulations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Global Climate Dataset
2.2. Thermodynamic Solution of Relative Efficiency
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Global Mean Relative Efficiency Anomaly
3.2. Spatial Distribution of Relative Efficiency Anomaly
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Model Name | Institute |
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ACCESS1.0 ACCESS1.3 | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization and Bureau of Meteorology, Australia |
GISS-E2-H GISS-E2-R | NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, USA |
HadGEM2-CC HadGEM2-ES | Met Office Hadley Centre, United Kingdom |
IPSL-CM5A-LR IPSL-CM5A-MR | Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, France |
MIROC-ESM MIROC-ESM-CHEM | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (The University of Tokyo), and National Institute for Environmental Studies |
MPI-ESM-LR MPI-ESM-MR | Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Germany |
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Yang, J.; Wang, Z.-H.; Huang, H.-P. Intercomparison of the Surface Energy Partitioning in CMIP5 Simulations. Atmosphere 2019, 10, 602. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100602
Yang J, Wang Z-H, Huang H-P. Intercomparison of the Surface Energy Partitioning in CMIP5 Simulations. Atmosphere. 2019; 10(10):602. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100602
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Jiachuan, Zhi-Hua Wang, and Huei-Ping Huang. 2019. "Intercomparison of the Surface Energy Partitioning in CMIP5 Simulations" Atmosphere 10, no. 10: 602. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100602