Evaluation of climate models

G Flato, J Marotzke, B Abiodun, P Braconnot… - Climate change 2013 …, 2014 - pure.mpg.de
Climate models have continued to be developed and improved since the AR4, and many
models have been extended into Earth System models by including the representation of …

Future high-resolution El Niño/Southern oscillation dynamics

C Wengel, SS Lee, MF Stuecker, A Timmermann… - Nature Climate …, 2021 - nature.com
The current generation of climate models does not properly resolve oceanic mesoscale
processes in tropical oceans, such as tropical instability waves. The associated deficit in …

Evaluating climate models with the CLIVAR 2020 ENSO metrics package

YY Planton, E Guilyardi, AT Wittenberg… - Bulletin of the …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the dominant mode of interannual climate
variability on the planet, with far-reaching global impacts. It is therefore key to evaluate …

Tropical pacific observing system

N Smith, WS Kessler, S Cravatte, J Sprintall… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
This paper reviews the design of the Tropical Pacific Observing System (TPOS) and its
governance and takes a forward look at prospective change. The initial findings of the TPOS …

ENSO representation in climate models: From CMIP3 to CMIP5

H Bellenger, E Guilyardi, J Leloup, M Lengaigne… - Climate Dynamics, 2014 - Springer
We analyse the ability of CMIP3 and CMIP5 coupled ocean–atmosphere general circulation
models (CGCMs) to simulate the tropical Pacific mean state and El Niño-Southern …

Climate change projections using the IPSL-CM5 Earth System Model: from CMIP3 to CMIP5

JL Dufresne, MA Foujols, S Denvil, A Caubel, O Marti… - Climate dynamics, 2013 - Springer
We present the global general circulation model IPSL-CM5 developed to study the long-term
response of the climate system to natural and anthropogenic forcings as part of the 5th …

Uncertainty of ENSO-amplitude projections in CMIP5 and CMIP6 models

G Beobide-Arsuaga, T Bayr, A Reintges, M Latif - Climate Dynamics, 2021 - Springer
There is a long-standing debate on how the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) amplitude
may change during the twenty-first century in response to global warming. Here we identify …

Robust decrease in El Niño/Southern Oscillation amplitude under long-term warming

CW Callahan, C Chen, M Rugenstein… - Nature Climate …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the primary mode of interannual climate
variability, and understanding its response to climate change is critical, but research remains …

ENSO modeling: History, progress, and challenges

E Guilyardi, A Capotondi, M Lengaigne… - El Niño Southern …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Climate models are essential tools for understanding ENSO mechanisms and exploring the
future, either via seasonal‐to‐decadal forecasting or climate projections. Because so few …

Future Indian Ocean warming patterns

S Sharma, KJ Ha, R Yamaguchi, KB Rodgers… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Most future projections conducted with coupled general circulation models simulate a non-
uniform Indian Ocean warming, with warming hotspots occurring in the Arabian Sea (AS) …