AMIP I Diagnostic Subprojects
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Below is a list of the AMIP I diagnostic subprojects and their scientific foci. Coordination with other World Climate Research Programme initiatives is also noted as appropriate. Hyperlinks connect to further information on the leadership and objectives of each subproject. Addresses of AMIP I subproject leaders are also provided.
| Subproject | Scientific Focus |
|---|---|
| SP 1 | Variability in the tropics: synoptic to intraseasonal time scales |
| SP 2 | Intercomparison of low frequency variability |
| SP 3 | Cyclone frequencies and extratropical intraseasonal variability |
| SP 4 | Clear-sky greenhouse sensitivity, water vapor distribution, and cloud radiative forcing |
| SP 5 | Surface boundary fluxes over the ocean |
| SP 6 | Monsoons (coordinated with *MONEG/TOGA, *WGNE) |
| SP 7 | Intercomparison of hydrologic processes in general circulation models |
| SP 8 | Polar phenomena and sea ice (coordinated with *SIOMP/ACSYS) |
| SP 9 | Validation of high latitude tropospheric circulation in the Southern Hemisphere |
| SP 10 | Diagnostics of atmospheric blocking in general circulation models |
| SP 11 | Validation of humidity, moisture fluxes, and soil moisture in general circulation models |
| SP 12 | Land-surface processes and parameterizations (coordinated with *PILPS/GCIP/GEWEX, *WGNE) |
| SP 13 | Diagnoses of global cloudiness variations in general circulation model results and observational data |
| SP 14 | Cloud radiative forcing: intercomparison and validation |
| SP 15 | Atmospheric angular momentum fluctuations in global numerical models |
| SP 16 | Simulations of the stratospheric circulation |
| SP 17 | Multi-scale water and energy balance processes (coordinated with *GCIP/GEWEX) |
| SP 18 | Performance capability of the current atmospheric general circulation models to simulate extreme events and circulation patterns |
| SP 19 | Model validation by microwave sounding unit (MSU) data |
| SP 20 | Intercomparison of model simulated atmospheric circulation features related to Southern Africa |
| SP 21 | Surface monthly and daily time-scale climatologies and regional climate anomalies |
| SP 22 | Comparative energetics analysis of climate models in the wavenumber domain |
| SP 23 | Variations of the centers of action |
| SP 24 | Analysis of Caspian Sea regional climate data for 1979-1988 as compared to AMIP model outputs |
| SP 25 | General circulation model simulation of the East Asian climate |
| SP 26 | Monsoon precipitation simulation in the AMIP runs |
| *Other World Climate Research Programme Initiatives: | |
| ACSYS: | Arctic Climate System Study |
| GCIP: | GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project |
| GEWEX: | Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment |
| MONEG: | Monsoon Numerical Experimentation Group |
| PILPS: | Project for Intercomparison of Landsurface Parameterization Schemes |
| SIOMP: | Sea Ice and Ocean Modelling Panel |
| TOGA : | Tropical Ocean-Global Atmosphere |
| WGNE: | Working Group on Numerical Experimentation |