Application of HadCM3@Bristolv1.0 simulations of paleoclimate as forcing for an ice-sheet model, ANICE2.1: set-up and benchmark experiments

Berends, Constantijn J.; de Boer, Bas; van de Wal, Roderik S. W.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-4657-2018

Articles | Volume 11, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-4657-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-4657-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 11

Development and technical paper

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22 Nov 2018

Development and technical paper |

| 22 Nov 2018

Application of HadCM3@Bristolv1.0 simulations of paleoclimate as forcing for an ice-sheet model, ANICE2.1: set-up and benchmark experiments

Constantijn J. Berends, Bas de Boer, and Roderik S. W. van de Wal

Data sets

Berends-etal-2018-supplement Contantijn J. Berends, Bas de Boer, and Roderik S. W. van de Wal https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2018-145supplement

Model code and software

Berends-etal-2018-code Contantijn J. Berends, Bas de Boer, and Roderik S. W. van de Wal https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2018-145code

Short summary

We have devised a novel way to couple a climate model to an ice-sheet model. Usually, climate models are too slow to simulate more than a few centuries, whereas our new model set-up can simulate a full 120 000-year ice age in about 12 h. This makes it possible to look at the interactions between global climate and ice sheets on long timescales, something which is relevant for both research into past climate and future projections.