S. L. Weber

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compare the performance of different models ranging from the earth system models of intermediate complexity (EMICs) to the fully coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation models (AOGCMs) to document and improve understanding of the causes of wide variations in the modeled THC response.

TL;DR: In this article, a comparison of climate model simulations available from the PMIP1, PMIP2 and CMIP-AR4 intercomparison projects for past and future climate change simulations are examined in terms of polar temperature changes in comparison to global temperature changes and with respect to pre-industrial reference simulations.

TL;DR: LOVECLIM 1.2 as discussed by the authors is a 3D Earth system model of intermediate complexity, which includes representations of the atmosphere, the ocean and sea ice, the land surface (including vegetation), the ice sheets, the icebergs and the carbon cycle.

TL;DR: The new version of the three-dimensional Earth system model of intermediate complexity LOVECLIM reproduces well the major characteristics of the observed climate both for present-day conditions and for key past periods such as the last millennium, the mid-Holocene and the Last Glacial Maximum, but some biases are still present in the model.

TL;DR: In this paper, the response of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) to LGM forcings and boundary conditions in nine PMIP coupled model simulations, including both GCMs and Earth system Models of Intermediate Complexity, was analyzed.