Coupling procedures of heat and freshwater fluxes in the MIROC (Model for Interdisciplinary Research on Climate) version 4

Abstract

The climate model consists of some submodels, such as the atmospheric model, the ocean model, the land model, and the river model. Heat and fresh water conservation among these sub models is one of the important issues in discussing future climate change such as global warming. In this report, we describe the coupling procedure in MIROC Model for Interdisciplinary Research on Climate version 4.