Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development
GMD
Articles | Volume 15, issue 3
Articles | Volume 15, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-1129-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-1129-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 15, issue 3
Model evaluation paper
 | 
07 Feb 2022
Model evaluation paper |  | 07 Feb 2022

Comparison of ocean heat content estimated using two eddy-resolving hindcast simulations based on OFES1 and OFES2

Fanglou Liao, Xiao Hua Wang, and Zhiqiang Liu

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-1129-2022-supplement

Data sets

Data and scripts for the preprint gmd-2021-95 (a revised verison) F. Liao, X. H. Wang, and Zh. Liu https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5205444

EN4: Quality controlled ocean temperature and salinity profiles and monthly objective analyses with uncertainty estimates (https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/en4/download-en4-2-1.html) S. A. Good, M. Martin, and N. A. Rayner https://doi.org/10.1002/2013JC009067

A fifty-year eddy-resolving simulation of the world ocean – Preliminary outcomes of OFES (OGCM for the Earth Simulator) (http://apdrc.soest.hawaii.edu/dods/public_ofes/OfES/ncep_0.1_global_mmean) Y. Masumoto, H. Sasaki, T. Kagimoto, N. Komori, A. Ishida, Y. Sasai, T. Miyama, T. Motoi, H. Mitsudera, K. Takahashi, H. Sakuma, and T. Yamagata https://doi.org/10.32131/jes.1.35

Model code and software

Getting started with TEOS-10 and the Gibbs Seawater (GSW) Oceanographic Toolbox T. J. McDougall and P. M. Barker http://www.teos-10.org/software.htm

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Short summary
The ocean heat content (OHC) estimated using two eddying hindcast simulations, OFES1 and OFES2, was compared from 1960 to 2016, with observation-based results as a reference. Marked differences were found, especially in the Atlantic Ocean. These were related to the differences in the net surface heating, heat advection, and vertical heat diffusion. These documented differences may help the community better understand and use these quasi-global high-resolution datasets for their own purposes.
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