Articles | Volume 22, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-197-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-197-2022
Research article
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07 Jan 2022
Research article |  | 07 Jan 2022

Specified dynamics scheme impacts on wave-mean flow dynamics, convection, and tracer transport in CESM2 (WACCM6)

Nicholas A. Davis, Patrick Callaghan, Isla R. Simpson, and Simone Tilmes

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on acp-2021-169', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Apr 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on acp-2021-169', Anonymous Referee #2, 18 Apr 2021
  • RC3: 'Comment on acp-2021-169', Anonymous Referee #3, 18 May 2021
  • AC1: 'Response to all reviewers', Nicholas Davis, 30 Jun 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Nicholas Davis on behalf of the Authors (21 Jul 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (15 Sep 2021) by Timothy J. Dunkerton

Post-review adjustments

AA: Author's adjustment | EA: Editor approval
AA by Nicholas Davis on behalf of the Authors (15 Nov 2021)   Author's adjustment   Manuscript
EA: Adjustments approved (31 Dec 2021) by Timothy J. Dunkerton
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Short summary
Specified dynamics schemes attempt to constrain the atmospheric circulation in a climate model to isolate the role of transport in chemical variability, evaluate model physics, and interpret field campaign observations. We show that the specified dynamics scheme in CESM2 erroneously suppresses convection and induces circulation errors that project onto errors in tracers, even using the most optimal settings. Development of a more sophisticated scheme is necessary for future progress.
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