CM2M and CM2G
The Oceans and Climate Group at GFDL has recently developed two new global coupled climate models using two cutting-edge ocean simulation codes, MOM4.1 and GOLD and the atmosphere from GFDL's CM2.1 model. The nominal ocean resolution in these models is one degree in the east-west direction and varies from one to ~1/3 degree in the north-south direction.
Key elements of the different models are listed below. Individual links below are to papers within GFDL documenting particular physical advances.
CM2M
Breaks up the ocean into 50 vertical levels, with a resolution of 10m in the upper ocean and 250m at the ocean bottom.
Zstar vertical coordinate.
Neutral diffusion and GM skew fluxes
K-profile mixed layer scheme
Higher-order tracer advection schemes
Parameterization of the bottom boundary layer.
Real freshwater fluxes through an explicit free surface
Partial bottom cells.
CM2G
Uses an isopycnal coordinate with 59 density levels and a four-layer refined bulk mixed layer.
Adcroft et al. pressure gradient formulation.
Bulk mixed layer scheme with two transition layers.
Representation of narrow passages.
Jackson et al. shear mixing parameterization.
Fox-Kemper et al. submesoscale mixing parameterization.
![CM2G 100 Year Mean Sea surface Temperatures](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090827064104im_/http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/pix/research/oceans_and_climate/SST_CM2G_101-200.png)
![CM2M 100 Year Mean Sea surface Temperatures](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090827064104im_/http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/pix/research/oceans_and_climate/SST_CM2M_101-200.png)