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| | GISS AMIP FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | For the AMIP experiment, the model atmospheric state, soil moisture, and snow cover/depth are initialized for 1 January 1979 from a previous model simulation of December. |
 | | Primitive-equation dynamics are expressed in terms of wind velocity, potential temperature, water-vapor mixing ratio, geopotential, pressure, and atmospheric mass (or PS-PT, where PS is the surface pressure and PT is a constant 10 hPa at the dynamical top--see Vertical Representation). |
 | | AMIP monthly sea surface temperatures are prescribed, with daily values determined by linear interpolation. |
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