Articles | Volume 9, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-1827-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-1827-2016
Methods for assessment of models
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12 May 2016
Methods for assessment of models |  | 12 May 2016

Inconsistent strategies to spin up models in CMIP5: implications for ocean biogeochemical model performance assessment

Roland Séférian, Marion Gehlen, Laurent Bopp, Laure Resplandy, James C. Orr, Olivier Marti, John P. Dunne, James R. Christian, Scott C. Doney, Tatiana Ilyina, Keith Lindsay, Paul R. Halloran, Christoph Heinze, Joachim Segschneider, Jerry Tjiputra, Olivier Aumont, and Anastasia Romanou

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This paper explores how the large diversity in spin-up protocols used for ocean biogeochemistry in CMIP5 models contributed to inter-model differences in modeled fields. We show that a link between spin-up duration and skill-score metrics emerges from both individual IPSL-CM5A-LR's results and an ensemble of CMIP5 models. Our study suggests that differences in spin-up protocols constitute a source of inter-model uncertainty which would require more attention in future intercomparison exercises.