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Model | Met Office Unified Model (UM) - Global Atmosphere 7.2 Joint UK Land Environment Simulator (JULES) - Global Land 8.0 |
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Horizontal resolution and grid | N216: 0.83 degrees x 0.56 degrees (approx 60km in mid-latitudes) |
Atmosphere vertical resolution | 85 levels |
Top of atmosphere | 85km |
Soil levels (layers) | 4 Layer 1 : 0 - 0.1 m |
Time step | 15 minutes |
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Global Atmosphere 7.0/7.1 & Global Land 7.0: Walters et al, 2017
2.2 Ocean and cryosphere
Ocean model | NEMO v3.6 - Global Ocean 6.0 |
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Horizontal resolution | ORCA 0.25 |
Vertical resolution | L75 |
Time step | 20 minutes |
Sea ice model | CICE v5.1.2 - Global Sea-Ice 8.1 |
Sea ice model resolution | ORCA 0.25 |
Sea ice model levels | 5 categories + open water |
Wave model | N/A |
Wave model resolution | N/A |
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