Concept information
Preferred term
AMIP
Definition
- The Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP) is conducted in association with the The Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI) project. Some 30 AMIP modeling groups are simulating the climate of the decade 1979-1988 using the observed monthly sea-surface temperature and sea ice, as well as common values of solar luminosity (1365 W/m^2) and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration (345 ppm). The participating models' principal numerical algorithms and dynamical/ physical parameterizations are summarized in AMIP model documentation. A set of monthly-mean standard output data from each AMIP model is archived at PCMDI. Some AMIP modeling groups have also provided history data at six-hourly intervals. Analysis of the models' performance in comparison with observational data reveals their systematic errors, while comparison of the AMIP simulations with each other provides a measure of current modeling uncertainties. More AMIP information is located on the World Wide Web. Link to: "http://www-pcmdi.llnl.gov/amip/" (en)
Broader concept
- A - C (en)
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/62bc69a0-d55f-4bd1-9d20-ef1442eec981
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