Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2020
Department
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Abstract
The Maritime Continent (MC) plays a vitally important role in the Earth's climate system from both oceanic and atmospheric perspectives. While the critical role of ocean-atmosphere coupled dynamics over the MC has long been recognized, development of two-way coupled regional climate models for this region is still in its early stages. In this work, the authors review recent progress in two-way coupled ocean-atmosphere regional climate modeling. Development of coupled models and their applications in the MC are summarized. Model performances are discussed with a focus on regional oceanic and atmospheric characteristics. Through a critical review of modeling advances and limitations in simulating sea surface temperature, precipitation, and oceanic throughflows, the authors identify deficiencies of current models and discuss possible reasons. The review shows that model biases mainly stem from unresolved physical processes, inadequate model representations of the coupled system, and uncertainties in model configurations. The study reveals large-scale coupled modes of variability, local air-sea interactions, atmospheric dynamics, and oceanic processes play various roles in the observed modeling biases. Lastly, the authors offer suggestions on emerging opportunities for improving regional coupled modeling over the MC.
Publication Title
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Recommended Citation
Xue, P.,
Malanotte-Rizzoli, P.,
Wei, J.,
&
Eltahir, E.
(2020).
Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Modeling Over the Maritime Continent: A Review.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans,
125(6).
http://doi.org/10.1029/2019JC014978
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/2092
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