Preliminary results

We show some preliminary results from our coupled model of intermediate complexity below.

The time evolution of ocean global quantities: minimum and maximum of SSH ; global mean Temperature and global mean Kinetic Energy ; corresponding to 3 runs: 
a) uncoupled ocean (black)
b) semi-coupled ocean-atmosphere (Heat flux, fresh water and SST are coupled but climatological wind-stresses are imposed on the ocean) (blue)
c) fully coupled model (red).
The 3 simulations start from identical initial conditiona (Levitus).

Potential temperature at 500mb, view from the South pole

Seasonal variation (Aug - Feb) of the ground surface temperature (1st level of the land model)

Annual mean fresh water flux (P-E), after 80y of coupled integration

Annual mean soil moisture (1st level) given as a fraction of the field capacity.