Attribution and impacts of upper ocean biases in CCSM3 W.G. Large and G. Danabasoglu

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Attribution and impacts of upper ocean biases in CCSM3 W.G. Large and G. Danabasoglu. 1) Introduction 2) Upper ocean biases (development, identification) 3) Tropical SSS 4) Ocean currents and effects on SST and SSS 5) Ocean eastern boundaries 6) The equatorial Pacific - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Attribution and impacts of upper ocean biases in CCSM3

W.G. Large and G. Danabasoglu• 1) Introduction• 2) Upper ocean biases (development, identification)• 3) Tropical SSS• 4) Ocean currents and effects on SST and SSS• 5) Ocean eastern boundaries• 6) The equatorial Pacific• 7) Discussion and Conclusion

SEA SURFACE SALINITY

PRECIPITATION

WIND STRESS

Barotropic Streamfunction

SST

SHORT WAVE

TOTAL SURFACE HEAT FLUX

PACIFIC EUC

U(y,z)

N-S section of T/S across Eq. @155°W

SST anomaly

winds

U

V

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