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The coupled model Global Coupled 3.2 (GC3.2) is described in Williams et al, 20192018.
2.1 Atmosphere and land surface
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 |
Layer 2 : 0.1 - 0.35 |
Layer 3 : 0.35 - 1.0 m |
Layer 4 : 1.0 - 3.0 m | |
Time step | 15 minutes |
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Detailed documentation:
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JRA55 analysis: Kobayashi et al. 2015, Kobayashi Harada et al. 2016
3.2 Ocean and cryosphere
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5. Forecast system and hindcasts
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