Understanding Climate Variability and Global Climate Change Using High-resolution GCM Simulations

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dc.contributor.advisorHuang, Bohua
dc.contributor.authorFeng, Xuelei
dc.creatorFeng, Xuelei
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-29T01:16:34Z
dc.date.available2017-01-29T01:16:34Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractIn this study, three climate processes are examined using long-term simulations from multiple climate models with increasing horizontal resolutions. These simulations include the European Center for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM) runs forced with observed sea surface temperatures (SST) (the Athena runs) and a set of coupled ocean-atmosphere seasonal hindcasts (the Minerva runs). Both sets of runs use different AGCM resolutions, the highest at 16 km. A pair of the Community Climate System Model (CCSM) simulations with ocean general circulation model (OGCM) resolutions at 100 and 10 km are also examined. The higher resolution CCSM run fully resolves oceanic mesoscale eddies.
dc.format.extent140 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/10589
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2016 Xuelei Feng
dc.subjectAtmospheric sciences
dc.subjectGeneral circulation model
dc.subjectGlobal warming
dc.subjectGulf Stream
dc.subjectOceanic front
dc.subjectPrecipitation climatology and changes
dc.subjectStorm track variability and predictability
dc.titleUnderstanding Climate Variability and Global Climate Change Using High-resolution GCM Simulations
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineClimate Dynamics
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelPh.D.

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