Editing Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project

'''Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project''' ('''AMIP''') is a standard [[experiment]]al protocol for global [[Earth's atmosphere|atmospheric]] [[general circulation model]]s (AGCMs). It provides a [[community]]-based infrastructure in support of [[climate]] model diagnosis, validation, intercomparison, [[documentation]] and [[data]] access. Virtually the entire international climate modeling community has participated in this project since its inception in 1990.

AMIP is endorsed by the [[Working group|Working Group]] on Numerical Experimentation (WGNE) of the [[World Climate Research Programme]], and is managed by the [[Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison]] with the guidance of the WGNE AMIP Panel.

The AMIP experiment itself is simple by design; an AGCM is constrained by realistic [[sea surface temperature]] and [[sea ice]] from 1979 to near present, with a comprehensive set of fields saved for diagnostic research.

This model configuration removes the added complexity of [[ocean]]-atmosphere feedbacks in the climate system.  It is not meant to be used for [[climate change]] prediction, an endeavor that requires a coupled atmosphere-ocean model (e.g., see AMIP's sister project [[Coupled model intercomparison project|CMIP]]).

== See also ==
* [[Climate model]]

== External links ==
* https://web.archive.org/web/20170822235226/http://www-pcmdi.llnl.gov/projects/amip/index.php - AMIP home page
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