The Influences of the Model Configuration on the Simulation of Stratospheric Northern-Hemisphere Polar Vortex in the CMIP5 Models

Table 2

Information about the 22 CMIP3 models used in the present study.

Model number	Model	Institute	Lid top	L/H top	Lon × lat
43	BCCR_BCM2.0	BCCR, Norway	10 hPa	Low	(~1.9°  ×  1.9°) T63L31
44	CGCM3.1 (T47)	CCCMA, Canada	1 hPa	Low	(~2.8°  ×  2.8°) T47L31
45	CGCM3.1 (T63)	CCCMA, Canada	1 hPa	Low	(~1.9°  ×  1.9°) T63
46	CNRM_CM3	CNRM, France	0.05 hPa	High	(~1.9°  ×  1.9°) T63L45
47	CSIRO_MK3.0	CSIRO, Australia	4.5 hPa	Low	(~1.9°  ×  1.9°) T63L18
48	CSIRO_MK3_5	CSIRO, Australia	4.5 hPa	Low	(~1.9°  ×  1.9°) T63L18
49	GFDL_CM2.0	NOAA GFDL, USA	3 hPa	Low	(2.0°  ×  2.5°) L24
50	GFDL_CM2.1	NOAA GFDL, USA	3 hPa	Low	(2.0°  ×  2.5°) L24
51	GISS_AOM	NASA GISS, USA	10 hPa	Low	(3.0°  ×  4.0°) L12
52	GISS_EH	NASA GISS, USA	0.1 hPa	High	(4.0°  ×  5.0°) L20
53	GISS_ER	NASA GISS, USA	0.1 hPa	High	(4.0°  ×  5.0°) L20
54	IAP_FGOALS1.0_G	LASG/IAP, China	2.2 hPa	Low	(~2.8°  ×  2.8°) T42
55	INGV_ECHAM4	INGV, Italy	10 hPa	Low	(~1.1°  ×  1.1°) T106L19
56	INM-CM3.0	INM, Russia	10 hPa	Low	(4.0°  ×  5.0°) L21
57	IPSL-CM4	IPSL, France	4 hPa	Low	(2.5°  ×  3.75°) L19
58	MIROC3.2_HIRES	CCSR/JAMSTEC, Japan	40 km	Low	(~1.1°  ×  1.1°) T106L56
59	MIROC3.2_MEDRES	CCSR/JAMSTEC, Japan	30 km	Low	(~2.8°  ×  2.8°) T42L20
60	MPI_ECHAM5	MPI, Germany	10 hPa	Low	(~1.9°  ×  1.9°) T63L31
61	MRI_CGCM2.3.2	MRI, Japan	0.4 hPa	High	(~2.8°  ×  2.8) T42
62	NCAR_CCSM3.0	NCAR, USA	2.2 hPa	Low	(~1.4°  ×  1.4°) T85L26
63	NCAR_PCM1	NCAR, USA	2.2 hPa	Low	(~2.8°  ×  2.8°) T42L26
64	UKMO-HADCM3	MOHC, UK	5 hPa	Low	(2.5°  ×  3.75°) L19