Coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation model

From Glossary of Meteorology



coupled ocean–atmosphere general circulation model[edit | edit source]

A climate model that includes both atmospheric and oceanic components coupled interactively.

These components are often general circulation models with global or regional domains. Models of this type are often used to investigate the response of climate to time-varying forcing, such as the gradual increase of atmospheric greenhouse gases.


  1. A gaseous envelope gravitationally bound to a celestial body (e.g., a planet, its satellite, or a star).
Retrieved from "https://glossarystaging.ametsoc.net/w/index.php?title=Coupled_ocean-atmosphere_general_circulation_model&oldid=16045"
Powered by MediaWiki
Powered by WikiTeq
Powered by Semantic MediaWiki
Copyright 2024 American Meteorological Society (AMS). For permission to reuse any portion of this work, please contact permissions@ametsoc.org. Any use of material in this work that is determined to be “fair use” under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act (17 U.S. Code § 107) or that satisfies the conditions specified in Section 108 of the U.S.Copyright Act (17 USC § 108) does not require AMS’s permission. Republication, systematic reproduction, posting in electronic form, such as on a website or in a searchable database, or other uses of this material, except as exempted by the above statement, require written permission or a license from AMS. Additional details are provided in the AMS Copyright Policy statement.