Systematic winter sea-surface temperature biases in the northern Arabian Sea in HiGEM and the CMIP3 models

• Published in: Environmental research letters Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 14028 - 6
• Main Authors: Marathayil, D, Turner, A G, Shaffrey, L C, Levine, R C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.01.2013
• Subjects: Air temperature; Arabian Sea; Cold; Environment models; General circulation models; Indian monsoon; Indian Ocean; Monsoons; Ocean models; Rainfall; Sea surface temperature; seasonal prediction; systematic bias; Temperature; Temperature gradients; Wind; Winter; Arabian Sea; ISW, India; ISW, Pakistan; ISW, Arabian Sea; ISW, Equatorial Indian Ocean

Analysis of 20th century simulations of the High resolution Global Environment Model (HiGEM) and the Third Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP3) models shows that most have a cold sea-surface temperature (SST) bias in the northern Arabian Sea during boreal winter. The association between Ara...