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Two AMIP-type simulations from an early Accelerated Climate Model for Energy (ACME) model V0.3 with 1 and 1/4 degree resolutions are evaluated to determine how well they characterize the midlatitude dynamics and atmospheric variability. We present the model’s ability to capture the variability of the jet stream, the key features of midlatitude phenomena, spanning the synoptic-scale to low-frequencies, and the modulation by the prominent teleconnection modes.
To examine the mutual influence between transient and stationary high-frequency and low-frequency eddies, the characteristics of Northern Hemisphere atmospheric blocking events are evaluated. The spatial and temporal characteristics of atmospheric blocking are compared between NCEP/NCAR reanalysis and the two simulations. The blocking spatial distribution indicates a more accurate blocking representation in 1/4 degree resolution simulation over western North America, and a more realistic characteristic timescale of the phenomenon. The case composite and the wave activity analysis suggest a distinct eddy-mean flow interaction characteristic over North Pacific and North Atlantic, and it implies an improvement in the high-resolution model.