Development of Earth/Climate System Models in China： A Review from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Perspective

• Published in: Acta meteorologica Sinica Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 762 - 779
• Main Author: 周天军 邹立维 吴波 金晨曦 宋丰飞 陈晓龙 张丽霞
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg The Chinese Meteorological Society 01.10.2014; State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics(LASG),Institute of Atmospheric Physics(IAP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029; Climate Change Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijng 100029%State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics(LASG),Institute of Atmospheric Physics(IAP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029
• Subjects: Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Atmospheric Sciences; CMIP; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Geophysics and Environmental Physics; Meteorology; 中国模式; 可持续发展; 地球系统; 气候模型; 气候模拟; 气候系统模式; 耦合模式; China, People's Rep; atmospheric general circulation model; climate system model; earth system model; high-resolution model; oceanic general circulation model; Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP); IPCC Assessment Report; atmospheric gen-general circulation model
• ISSN: 0894-0525; 2095-6037; 2198-0934; 2191-4788
• DOI: 10.1007/s13351-014-4501-9

The development of coupled earth/climate system models in China over the past 20 years is reviewed, including a comparison with other international models that participated in the Coupled Model Intercom- parison Project （CMIP） from phase 1 （CMIP1） to phase 4 （CMIP4）. The Chinese contribution to CMIP is summarized, and the major achievements from CMIP1 to CMIP3 are listed as a reference for assessing the strengths and weaknesses of Chinese models. After a description of CMIP5 experiments, the five Chinese models that participated in CMIP5 are then introduced. Furthermore, following a review of the current status of international model development, both the challenges and opportunities for the Chinese climate modeling community are discussed. The development of high-resolution climate models, earth system mod- els, and improvements in atmospheric and oceanic general circulation models, which are core components of earth/climate system models, are highlighted. To guarantee the sustainable development of climate system models in China, the need for national-level coordination is discussed, along with a list of the main compo- nents and supporting elements identified by the US National Strategy for Advancing Climate Modeling.