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Adjusting a synoptic scale initialization for future conditions

To adjust the current synoptic scale initialization for future conditions, the changes forecast by the Parallel Climate Model were used.

  1. The temperature and salinity profiles from the year 2000 PCM results were arbitrarily segregated into shelf and slope profiles.
    Shelf: Salinity at 12.6m < 34.2 PSU Slope: Salinity at 12.6m > 35.6 PSU
  2. The temperature and salinity profiles from the year 2085 PCM results were arbitrarily segregated into shelf and slope profiles.
    Shelf: Salinity at 12.6m < 34.8 PSU Slope: Salinity at 12.6m > 35.6 PSU
  3. Mean temperature and salinity shelf and slope profiles were constructed for both 2000 and 2085. Difference profiles were constructed from the mean profiles.
    ShelfSlope
  4. The difference profiles were added to the current shelf and slope fields.
  5. These adjusted fields were then melded across the canonical shelf/slope front as were the current fields. The reminder of the initialzation process was also the same.