A. Atmospheric Models

• Intermediate Tropical Atmospheric Model

References about this model are:
• Wang, B. and T. Li, 1993: A simple atmospheric model of relevance to short-term climate variation. J. Atmos. Sci., 50, 260-284.
• Fu. X., and B. Wang, 1999: On the roles of cloud-longwave radiation forcing and boundary layer thermodynamics in forcing tropical surface winds. J. Climate, 12, 1049-1069.
For more information about this model, please contact xfu@soest.hawaii.edu.
• Intermediate Global Atmospheric Model (under construction)

For more information about this model, please contact xwang@soest.hawaii.edu.
• Intraseasonal Oscillation Anomaly Model

References about this model are:
• Wang, B., and X. Xie, 1996: Low-Frequency equatorial waves in shear flow. Part I: Stable waves. J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 449-467.
• Xie, X. and B. Wang, 1996: Low-frequency equatorial waves in sheared zonal flows. Part II: unstable waves. J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 3589-3605.
• Wang, B. and X. Xie, 1997: A model for boreal summer Intraseasonal Oscillation. J. Atmos. Sci., 54, 72-86.
For more information about this model, please contact hael@soest.hawaii.edu.
 

B. Ocean Models

• Intermediate Tropical Ocean Model

References about this model are:
• Wang, B., T. Li, and P. Chang, 1995: An intermediate model of the tropical Pacific ocean. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 25, 1599-1616.
For more information about this model, please contact zfang@soest.hawaii.edu.
 

C. Coupled Models

• Intermediate Coupled Ocean-Atmospherere Model

References about this model are:
• Wang, B., and Z. Fang, 1999: Roles of shortwave radiation forcing on ENSO: A study with an intermediate coupled ocean-atmosphere model. Submitted to Climate Dyn..
For more information about this model, please contact zfang@soest.hawaii.edu.
• Coupled AGCM-Intermediate Ocean Model

For more information about this model, please contact xfu@soest.hawaii.edu.
• Coupled Stochastic Dynamical Model for ENSO

References about this model are:
• Wang , B. and Z. Fang, 1996: Chaotic Oscillation of the tropical climate: A dynamic system theory for ENSO. J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 2786-2802.
• Wang, B., A. Barcilon, and Z. Fang, 1999: Stochastic dynamics of ENSO. J. Atmos. Sci., 56, 5-20.
For more information about this model, please contact zfang@soest.hawaii.edu.
 

 
(Group leader: Bin Wang, bwang@soest.hawaii.edu,
 Model manager: Dr. X. Fu, xfu@soest.hawaii.edu)

1. Intermediate atmospheric models for Madden-Julian Oscillation

 a) Eigenvalue problem
       MJO1:  for the moist equatorial Kelvin and Rossby waves without mean flow.
        Code authors: B. Wang and H. Rui
        References: Wang (1988): J. Atmos. Sci., 45,3521-3525,
                            Wang  and Rui (1990): J. Atmos. Sci., 47, 397-413

       MJO2: Based on MJO1 with 3-D mean flows
        Code author: X. Xie
        References: Wang and Xie (1996): J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 449-467,
                            Xie and Wang (1996): J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 3589-3605

       MJO3: Coupled MJO1 with a warm-pool ocean model
        Code author: X. Xie
        Reference: Wang and Xie (1998): J. Climate, 11, 2116-2135
 

 b) Initial value problem

       MJO4: without mean flows
        Code author: T. Li
        Reference: Li and Wang (1994): Mon. Wea. Rev., 122, 2349-2362

       MJO5: Based on MJO4, with 3-D mean flows
       Code author: X. Xie
       Reference: Wang and Xie (1997): J. Atmos. Sci., 54, 72-86

       MJO6: Coupled MJO2 with a warm-pool ocean model
        Code author: S. Kemball-Cook

2 Intermediate atmospheric models for forced Stationary-response

       ATM1: Tropical Pacific regional model
       Code author: T. Li
       Reference: Wang and Li (1993):  J. Atmos. Sci., 50, 260-284

       ATM2: Global tropical model
       Code author: X. Fu
       Reference: Fu and Wang (1999): J. Climate, 12, 1049-1069

       ATM3: Linearized global tropical model with observed 3-D mean flow
      Code authors: X. Xie, Z. Wang

 3 Coupled atmosphere-ocean models (theoretical and intermediate)

       CPL1: Theoretical ENSO model
       Code author: Z. Fang
       References: Wang and Fang (1996): J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 2786-2802
                           Wang et al. (1999): J. Atmos. Sci., 56, 5-20

       CPL2: Cane-Zebiak model
       Code source: S. An
       References: Zebiak and Cane (1987): Mon. Wea. Rev., 115, 2262-2278
                           Wang and An (2001): GRL, 28, 3709-3712.
                           Wang and An (2002): Climate Dynamics, 18, 475-486.

        CPL3: Modified Cane-Zebiak model
        Code author: B. Li

        CPL4: Coupled ATM2 with tropical Pacific Ocean (annual cycle good, ENSO weak)
        Code author: X. Fu
        Reference: Fu and Wang (2001): J. Climate, 14, 756-779

        CPL5: Coupled ATM2 with tropical Pacific Ocean (Interannual variation ok)
        Code author: Z. Fang
        Reference: Wang and Fang (2000): Climate Dyn., 16, 677-691

 4. Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean GCMs
 
   a) Hybrid coupled models

       HCM1: COLA AGCM and global tropical oceans
       Code author: X. Fu

       HCM2: ECHAM4 AGCM and global tropical oceans
       Code author: X. Fu
       Reference: Fu, Wang and Li (2002)

   b) Coupled GCM

        CGCM1: ECHAM4 AGCM and MOM2 OGCM
        Code author: T. Li
        Reference: Li et al. (2002)

Last Modified: January,2002