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Model evaluation paper
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12 Jul 2023
Model evaluation paper |
| 12 Jul 2023
| 12 Jul 2023
The mixed-layer depth in the Ocean Model Intercomparison Project (OMIP): impact of resolving mesoscale eddies
Anne Marie Treguier
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Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), Univ. Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, IUEM, Brest, France
Clement de Boyer Montégut
Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), Univ. Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, IUEM, Brest, France
Alexandra Bozec
Center for Ocean–Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Eric P. Chassignet
Center for Ocean–Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Baylor Fox-Kemper
Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Andy McC. Hogg
Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Doroteaciro Iovino
Ocean Modeling and Data Assimilation Division, Fondazione Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC), Bologna, Italy
Andrew E. Kiss
Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Julien Le Sommer
CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, INRAE, IGE, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Pengfei Lin
State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Camille Lique
Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), Univ. Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, IUEM, Brest, France
Hailong Liu
State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Guillaume Serazin
Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), Univ. Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, IUEM, Brest, France
Dmitry Sidorenko
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremerhaven, Germany
Qiang Wang
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremerhaven, Germany
Xiaobio Xu
Center for Ocean–Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Steve Yeager
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA
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Short summary
The ocean mixed layer is the interface between the ocean interior and the atmosphere and plays a key role in climate variability. We evaluate the performance of the new generation of ocean models for climate studies, designed to resolve
ocean eddies, which are the largest source of ocean variability and modulate the mixed-layer properties. We find that the mixed-layer depth is better represented in eddy-rich models but, unfortunately, not uniformly across the globe and not in all models.
The ocean mixed layer is the interface between the ocean interior and the atmosphere and plays a...
