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OMIP-BGC initial conditions

Fri, 21 Apr 2017 14:07:57 +0000

OMIP-BGC modelers will need initial conditions for tracer fields that will be simulated in OMIP's forced model runs. All 13 of these three-dimensional fields may be downloaded all at once by using the shell script wget_omip_initconds.sh. Download that script to a new directory, then execute it with the following command:

bash wget_omip_initconds.sh

Alternatively, download these files individually by clicking on the links below. Some information on the initial fields are given below; more details are provided by Orr et al. (2017).

OMIP-BGC boundary conditions

Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:40:34 +0000

To make the OMIP-BGC simulations, model groups need boundary conditions for atmospheric gas concentrations of CFC-11, CFC-12, SF₆, and CO₂ as well as carbon isotope ratios (Δ¹⁴C and δ¹³C). These boundary conditions are described in Orr et al. (2017). To download them, click on the links below.

OMIP protocol & diagnostic papers

Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:34:34 +0000

The OMIP-BGC protocols paper was published on 9 June 2017. It is available by clicking on the reference below:

Orr, J. C., Najjar, R. G., Aumont, O., Bopp, L., Bullister, J. L., Danabasoglu, G., Doney, S. C., Dunne, J. P., Dutay, J.-C., Graven, H., Griffies, S. M., John, J. G., Joos, F., Levin, I., Lindsay, K., Matear, R. J., McKinley, G. A., Mouchet, A., Oschlies, A., Romanou, A., Schlitzer, R., Tagliabue, A., Tanhua, T., and Yool, A.: Biogeochemical protocols and diagnostics for the CMIP6 Ocean Model Intercomparison Project (OMIP), Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 2169-2199, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-10-2169-2017, 2017.

The companion OMIP-Physics paper, published on 19 September 2016, is available at

Griffies, S. M., Danabasoglu, G., Durack, P. J., Adcroft, A. J., Balaji, V., Böning, C. W., Chassignet, E. P., Curchitser, E., Deshayes, J., Drange, H., Fox-Kemper, B., Gleckler, P. J., Gregory, J. M., Haak, H., Hallberg, R. W., Heimbach, P., Hewitt, H. T., Holland, D. M., Ilyina, T., Jungclaus, J. H., Komuro, Y., Krasting, J. P., Large, W. G., Marsland, S. J., Masina, S., McDougall, T. J., Nurser, A. J. G., Orr, J. C., Pirani, A., Qiao, F., Stouffer, R. J., Taylor, K. E., Treguier, A. M., Tsujino, H., Uotila, P., Valdivieso, M., Wang, Q., Winton, M., and Yeager, S. G.: OMIP contribution to CMIP6: experimental and diagnostic protocol for the physical component of the Ocean Model Intercomparison Project, Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 3231-3296, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-3231-2016, 2016.