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The impact of new physical parametrizations in the Hadley Centre climate model: HadAM3

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 Results are presented from the latest version of the Hadley Centre climate model, HadAM3 (Hadley Centre Atmospheric Model version 3). It represents a significant improvement over the previous version, HadAM2b. This is demonstrated using a series of ten year integrations with AMIP (Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project) boundary conditions. The work covers three aspects of model performance: (1) it shows the improvements in the mean climate in changing from HadAM2b to HadAM3; (2) it demonstrates that the model now compares well with observations and (3) it isolates the impacts of new physical parametrizations.

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  1. Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research, Meteorological Office, London Rd., Bracknell, Berks, UK E-mail: vdpope@meto.gov.uk, , , , , , GB

    V. D. Pope, M. L. Gallani, P. R. Rowntree & R. A. Stratton

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  1. V. D. Pope
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Received: 17 August 1998 / Accepted: 20 July 1999

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Pope, V., Gallani, M., Rowntree, P. et al. The impact of new physical parametrizations in the Hadley Centre climate model: HadAM3. Climate Dynamics 16, 123–146 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003820050009

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