1. Mind maps (from interviews) Atmosphere.mm Ocean.mm Mind maps (from interviews) Atmosphere.mm Ocean.mm Query tools CIM software.png CIM software.png CIM Instances cnrm_cm3.xml arpclim.xml arpclim_clouds.xml opa.xml Questionnaire CMIP3Questionnaire CMIP3* Questionnaire CMIP3Questionnaire CMIP3* Questionnaire CMIP5Questionnaire CMIP5* Questionnaire CMIP5Questionnaire CMIP5* Missing CMIP3 information in mind maps Missing CMIP3 information in mind maps Suggestion for modifications ( in document ) in document Missing CV + recommendations to limit free-text use Missing CV scientific documentation * software part Keep in mind « end-user » query mandatories

2.  Illustration of CNRM-CM3 (Meteo-France, AR4, CMIP3) coupled modelCNRM-CM3  Notes:  Instances not complete!  Points we worked on :  Basics: name, institution, reference, author...  Scientific: sub-components as childs, physical schemes as NumericalProperties, prognostic variables as ScientificProperties,...  Coupling relationships: initial conditions, boundary conditions, bexchanges, forcings, … as Compositions  Technical: Plateform and compilation options as Deployment  Quality not tested  Keywords for comments are in wiki page #212 and feedback for the CIM in a documentwiki page document  View Instances: 1. Overview  cnrm_cm3.xmlcnrm_cm3.xml 2. Deployment  arpclim.xmlarpclim.xml 3. NumericalProperties  opa.xmlopa.xml 4. Composition  all xml files 4.1. BC (ocean color)  opa.xmlopa.xml 4.2. IC + forcings (aerosols, Ozone, GHG,...)  arpclim.xmlarpclim.xml 4.3. coupling between components (A-O, A-LS, LS-O)  cnrm_cm3.xmlcnrm_cm3.xml

3. CMIP3 questionnaire for Ocean (1/3) Model nameresolutiongridAdvection scheme Time-stepping scheme Vertical coordinate Free surface or rigid liquid? Virtual salt flux or freshwater flux? OPA 8.1 (CNRM- CM3) 182 x 152Arakawa C grid upstreamnon-diffusive part= leapfrog; diffusive part= implicit z-coordinaterigid-liquidfreshwater additionnal description 2° in lon; resol. varying in lat from  0.5 ° at eq. to  2° in polar regions 15 time-steps per day 31 vertical levels with 10 in the upper 100m OPA (IPSL-CM4) quasi-isotrope tripolar grid 2 nd order arakawa leap-frog; except for lateral diffusion= forward; and vertical diffusion= backward z-coordinatefree surfacefreshwater flux additionnal description 2 poles in NH over Canada and Siberia; 2° Mercator grid with enhanced resol. 1° In Med and Red seas XXX (ECHAM5_M PI-OM) 1.5°; 40 vertical levels C-gridBarotropic part= semi-implicit solver z-coordinate with partial cells free surfacefreshwater flux additionnal description conformal mapping grid with grid poles over Greenland and Anctartica Q1 Q2: Numerical Scheme/grid including:

4. CMIP3 questionnaire for Ocean (2/3) Model name Eddy parametrization Bottom boundary layer Mixed layer Sunlight penetration Tidal mixing River mouth mixing Mixing isolated seas with ocean Treatment of North Pole singul arity OPA 8.1 (CNRM- CM3) vertical= TKE; horizontal= isopycnal diffusion zero fluxes of heat and salt; linear friction on momentum 1.5 turbule nt closure scheme downward irradiance with 2 extinction coefficient nodistribution of freshwater fluxes from rivers over several ocean grid points nono pole singularity in the choosen grid additionnal description eddy viscosity for momentum= 40000m2/s; for tracers= 2000 m2/s [+ref] with values corresponding to type I water in Jerlov’s classification [+ref] OPA (IPSL-CM4) tracers= isopycnal mixing; eddy induced velocity diffusive BBLTKE scheme yes with 2 master lengths noSpread over several grid points noNo singular point in ocean domain additionnal description Tracers: no horizontal background [+ref] with contant coeff. 2000m/s; Eddy induced: [+ref] with coeff. varying in function of growth rate of baroclinic instability, etc… [+ref] The number of grid points depending on the magnitude of the runoff Red and Med sea are explicitly connected to ocean. For « closed seas » the mean sea level remains constant, etc… [+ref] Q4 a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h.

5. CMIP3 questionnaire for Ocean (3/3) Model name Eddy parame trizatio n Bottom boundary layer Mixed layerSunlight penetration Tidal mixing River mouth mixing Mixing isolated seas with ocean Treatment of North Pole singularity XXX (ECHAM5_ MPI-OM) =[ref]Beckmann- Doescher like BBL with modifs Vertical eddy viscosity and diffusion=Richardso n number dependent scheme exponential decay; constant e-folding depth N/A Pole rotation additionnal description [+ref]Additional wind mixing parametrization included; Wind stirring near the surface, etc… Questions added by the user: (i.) Isopycnal diffusion= [ref] -> why not in (Q4 a. Eddy parametrization)? (j.) Tracers advection=[ref] -> why not in (Q1 advection scheme)? a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. Q4. Parametrizations CV for names captured in mind maps CV for names missed in mind maps CV for values captured in mind maps CV for values missed in mind maps User did not find a good place for his information Key colors to read: