J13.19
Seasonal Predictions from the FSU Regional Climate Model
Steven D. Cocke, FSU, Tallahassee, FL; and T. E. LaRow and D. W. Shin
We will present some results from FSU Regional Climate Model for the Southeast U.S. The climate model consists of the FSU Nested Regional Spectral Model embedded within the FSU Global Spectral Model. The global model was coupled to the HOPE ocean model from Max Planck Institute. Both the regional and global models are coupled to a simpled land surface model, and more recently the Community Land Model (CLM).
A series of 12 seasonal (4 month) integrations starting November 1 of each year were done for the years 1986 to 1997. The global model was run at T63 resolution, and the regional model at approximately 40 km resolution over the Southeast U.S. Using the simple land surface scheme, the regional model was able to capture the seasonal precipitation anomalies reasonably well, even in non-ENSO years. The regional model was able to simulate the frequency of higher precipitation events better than the global model. We hope to repeat these experiments using the new land model and present these results as well.
Joint Session 13, Seasonal to interannual climate prediction with emphasis on the 2002 El Nino (Joint with 15th Symp. on Global Change and Climate Variations and the Symp. on Forecasting Weather and Climate of the Atmosphere and Ocean (Room 6C)
Thursday, 15 January 2004, 8:30 AM-4:30 PM, Room 6C
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