The HadGEM2 family of Met Office Unified Model climate configurations.

Authors :: Martin, G. M.
Bellouin, N.
Collins, W. J.
Culverwell, I. D.
Halloran, P. R.
Hardiman, S. C.
Hinton, T. J.
Jones, C. D.
McDonald, R. E.
McLaren, A. J.
O'Connor, F. M.
Roberts, M. J.
Rodriguez, J. M.
Woodward, S.
Best, M. J.
Brooks, M. E.
Brown, A. R.
Butchart, N.
Dearden, C.
Derbyshire, S. H.
Source :: Geoscientific Model Development; Jul2011, Vol. 4 Issue 3, p723-757, 35p, 1 Diagram, 11 Charts, 18 Graphs, 7 Maps
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: The article presents a study which examines the HadGEM2 family of climate configurations of the Met Office Unified Model (MetUM). It is inferred that the HadGEM 2 family of climate configurations includes ocean-atmosphere and Earth-System (ES) components. The errors addressed by the HadGEM2 family are highlighted which include poor variability, tropical sea surface temperature and Northern Hemisphere continental temperature biases.