[Go-essp-tech] DRS clarification

[Bryan Lawrence]

Hi Martin

>  Charlotte has
> also shared with me some METAFOR discussions which, I think,
> concluded that a coupled model which is run in atmosphere only mode
> will do so under the same name.

I've just said the exact opposite in email to Karl.
where I said:

>I don't think you do want the AMIP models having the same name as the 
>coupled model, that wouldn't be how the Hadley Centre would do it ...  
>or at least I don't think so (I'm pretty sure not the case in the 
past).

I should probably have said it's possible for them to have the same name 
(and be the same model), but it's not a given .... they may well be 
different, but share some heritage.

Cheers
Bryan



Bryan Lawrence
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(NCAS/British Atmospheric Data Centre and NCEO/NERC NEODC)
STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
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