Unique and Necessary Components in Arctic Climate Models
Motoyoshi Ikeda
Frontier Research System for Global Change (IARC・FRSGC)
Tokyo, Japan
It is necessary to utilize a global atmosphere-ocean model for predicting climate variability and global warming. The Arctic does not occupy a large area, although this region is important because of its uniqueness. Therefore, we need to take careful steps towards model development, parametrization of the important processes and interpretation of model results. In the presentation, the topics will be extended to (a) coordinates associated with the North Pole, (b) stratus clouds and radiation, (c) thermodynamics of new ice developing in open leads, (d) deep convection and (e) dense water spreading along the continental shelf/slope.
