Comparisons of the LANL POP Model and WOCE Observations

McClean OCE-9633049世界海洋环流实验（WOCE）的观测结果将与一个非常现实的高分辨率全球海洋环流模型的输出结果进行比较，提取与观测结果在时间和空间上同时定位的模式场，并对海洋环流统计数据进行相同的分析。在由这些比较确定的模式模拟具有可接受的现实程度的区域，将使用模式输出和观测的概念性综合来进行解释性和动力学研究，并扩大WOCE观测的时空覆盖范围。特别是，季节、年际和年代际变化的某些方面将利用已验证的场加以检查。在发现模型存在缺陷的情况下，将确定对缺陷的解释，并提出改进建议，以便在未来的模拟中实现。

McClean OCE-9633049 Observations from the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) will be compared with the output of a very realistic high resolution global ocean circulation model by extracting model fields co-located in both time and space with the observations and conducting identical analyses the statistics of the ocean circulation. In regions where the model simulation behaves with an acceptable degree of realism as determined by these comparisons, a conceptual synthesis of model output and observations will be used for interpretative and dynamical studies and to extend the temporal and spatial coverage of the WOCE observations. In particular, seasonal, interannual and some aspect of decadal variability will be examined using the validated fields. In cases where the model is found to be lacking, explanations for the deficiencies will be determined and improvements suggested for implementation in future simulations.