Research Article

Performance of Multimodel Schemes for Seasonal Precipitation over Indian Region

Table 1

Details of sixteen global coupled models used in this study.

Name
(institute) and reference
Atmospheric component Oceanic componentEnsemble size
ModelResolutionInitial conditionModelResolutionInitial condition

AOR (FSU)
Cocke and LaRow (2000)
FSUGSM with Arakawa-Schubert convection and new radiation
(band model)
T63L14ECMWF with physical initializationHOPE global5° longitude, 0.5°–5° latitude,
17 levels
Coupled assimilation relaxed to observed SST1

KNR (FSU)FSUGSM with Kuo convection and new radiation
(emissivity-absorptivity model)
T63L14ECMWF with physical initializationHOPE global5° longitude, 0.5°–5° latitude,
17 levels
Coupled assimilation relaxed to observed SST1

KOR (FSU)FSUGSM with Kuo convection and old radiation
(emissivity-absorptivity model)
T63L14ECMWF with physical initializationHOPE global5° longitude, 0.5°–5° latitude,
17 levels
Coupled assimilation relaxed to observed SST1

CFS (NCEP)
Saha et al. (2006)
GFST62L64CFS SST forecastMOM31°  × 1/3°,
40 levels
Ocean data assimilation15

POAMA 1.5 (Australia)
Zhong et al. (2005)
Bureau of Meteorology Research Center
(BMRC) Atmospheric model (BAM3)
T47L17From latest atmosphere and ocean conditions From Global Atmospheric Sampling ProgramAustralian Community Ocean Model 2
(ACOM2)
2°  × 0.5°–1.5°,
31 levels
From ocean assimilation that was based on optimum interpolation (OI) technique10

CERFACS (France)ARPEGET63L31ECMWF 40 yr Reanalysis
(ERA-40)
OPA 8.22°  × 2°,
31 levels
Forced by ERA-409

ECMWF (Europe)IFST95L40ERA-40HOPE-E1.4°  × 0.3°–1.4°,
29 levels
Forced by ERA-409

FRCGC (SINTEX-F)
Luo et al. (2005)
ECHAM-4T106L19NCEP/DOE Reanalysis-2OPA 8.2,
31 levels
SST nudging scheme9

GFDL
Delworth et al. (2006)
AM2.12.5°  × 2°, 34 levelsNCEP/DOE
Reanalysis-2
OM3.1 (MOM4)1°  × 1/3°,
50 levels
Ocean data assimilation10

INGV (Italy)ECHAM-4T42L19AMIP typeOPA 8.12°  × 0.5°–1.5°,
31 levels
Forced by ERA-409

LODYC (France)IFST95L40ERA-40OPA 8.22°  × 2°,
31 levels
Forced by ERA-409

MPI (Germany)ECHAM-5T42L19Coupled run relaxed to observed SSTMPI Open Model Interface
(MPI-OMI)
2.5°  × 0.5°–2.5°,
23 levels
Coupled run relaxed to observed SST9

MetFr (France)ARPEGET63L31ERA-40OPA 8.0182 × 152 GP,
31 levels
Forced by ERA-409

SNU (Seoul National University)
Kug et al. (2007)
SNUT42L21NCEP/DOE Reanalysis-2MOM2.21°  × 1/3°,
32 levels
SST nudging scheme6

UH (University of Hawaii)
Fu and Wang [32]
ECHAM4T31L19NCEP/DOE Reanalysis-2UH Ocean2°  × 1°,
2 levels
Thermocline-Depth nudging10

UKMO (United Kingdom)HadAM32.5°  × 3.75°, 19 levelsERA-40GloSea OGCM Third Hadley Center Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere GCM
(HadCM3) based
Forced by ERA-409