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The Hydrological Cycle in the Mediterranean Basin Simulated with a global AOGCM coupled with an interactive high-resolution model of the Mediterranean Sea

Silvio Gualdi, Enrico Scoccimarro, Alessio Bellucci, Antonella Sanna, Paolo Oddo

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In this work we will present the preliminary results obtained from a present climate simulation performed with a high-resolution climate model able to represent the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea. The model, developed under the framework of the EU CIRCE Project (Climate Change and Impact Research: the Mediterranean Environment), is a global coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation model (AOGCM) coupled with a high-resolution model of the Mediterranean Sea. More specifically, the atmospheric model (ECHAM-5) has a horizontal resolution of about 80 Km, the global ocean model (OPA8.2) has horizontal resolution of about 2° with an equatorial refinement (0.5°) and the Mediterranean Sea model (NEMO in the MFS implementation) has horizontal resolution of 1/16° (∼7 Km) and 72 vertical levels.

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In this work we will present the preliminary results obtained from a present climate simulation performed with a high-resolution climate model able to represent the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea. The model, developed under the framework of the EU CIRCE Project (Climate Change and Impact Research: the Mediterranean Environment), is a global coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation model (AOGCM) coupled with a high-resolution model of the Mediterranean Sea. More specifically, the atmospheric model (ECHAM-5) has a horizontal resolution of about 80 Km, the global ocean model (OPA8.2) has horizontal resolution of about 2° with an equatorial refinement (0.5°) and the Mediterranean Sea model (NEMO in the MFS implementation) has horizontal resolution of 1/16° (∼7 Km) and 72 vertical levels.

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In this work we will present the preliminary results obtained from a present climate simulation performed with a high-resolution climate model able to represent the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea. The model, developed under the framework of the EU CIRCE Project (Climate Change and Impact Research: the Mediterranean Environment), is a global coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation model (AOGCM) coupled with a high-resolution model of the Mediterranean Sea. More specifically, the atmospheric model (ECHAM-5) has a horizontal resolution of about 80 Km, the global ocean model (OPA8.2) has horizontal resolution of about 2° with an equatorial refinement (0.5°) and the Mediterranean Sea model (NEMO in the MFS implementation) has horizontal resolution of 1/16° (∼7 Km) and 72 vertical levels.

Key concepts: Mediterranean sea, Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean Basin, Climatology, Ocean general circulation model, Horizontal resolution, Environmental science, Climate model

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