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Table. List of WAMME-2 GCMs

Model	Contact Person	Resolution	Rad. scheme	Conv. scheme	PBL/shallow cloud	Cloud	Surface	Aerosol / Dust
CAM5	G. Wang	T63L26	RRTMG Iacono et al. (2008) & Mlawer et al. (1997)	Zhang & MaFarlane (1995) with modifications based on Richter & Rasch (2008) and Raymond & Blyth (1986, 1992)	Bretherton & Park, 2009; Park & Bretherton, 2009	Microphysics: Morrison & Gettelman (2008); Gettelman et al. (2010); Macrophysics: Park et al. (2010)	CLM	Easter et al., 2004
COLA GCM (KInter et al., 1997)	Z. Gou P. Dirmeyer	T62L28	Briegleb(1992), Collins et al. ,2002	Moorthi and Suarez, 1992, Bacmeister et al., 2000	Hong and Pan, 1996	Kiehl et al., 1998	SSiB
Cornell NCAR CCSM3 (Collins et al., 2006)	N. Mohowald	T42L26	Briegleb, 1998; Collins et al., 2002	Zhang and McFarlane, 1995	K-scheme Rasch and Kristjánsson, 1998	Slingo, 1987	CLM (Bonan et al., 2002)	Sulphur cycle, dust, and mineral aerosol
COSMO CLM (Rockel et al., 2008)	Andreas Fink Thomas Engel	0.44° x 0.44° x 40	Ritter and Geleyn (1992); full cloud-radiation feedback	Tiedtke (1989); Kain and Fritsch (1993)	Reduced Tiedtke (1989)	a bulk microphysics parameterization including water vapour, cloud water, cloud ice, rain and snow.	Multilayer soil model based on Jacobsen and Heise (1982)	None
ICTPAGCM	F. Kucharski	T30L8 or T47L8	Molteni (2003)	Mass-flux (Molteni, 2003)	Molteni (2003)	Molteni (2003)	SLand-VEGAS (Zeng et al., 2000, 2004,2005)	None
Japan U. Of Hokkaido University MIROC (K-1 model developers 2004)	T. Yamada	T42L20 or T63L20	Nakajima et al., 2000	Arakawa and Schubert, 1974	Meller-Yamada	Smith, 1990	MATSIRO (Takata et al., 2003)	Takemura et al., 2000, 2003
Japan MRI/JMA AGCM (Mizuta et al., 2006)	A. Kitoh, Masahiro Hosaka	TL959L60	Shibata and Uchiyana, 1992; Shibata and Aoki, 1989	Prognostic Arakawa-Schubert	Stratoscumulus param. Slingo, 1987	Smith, 1990	SiB with 4 soil layers, 3 snow layer (Sellers et al., 1996)	Sulfate aerosols, no dust
NASA GMAO GEOS-5	M. Wu S. Schubert	1°x1.25°x72 layers	Chou and Suarez, 1999; Chou et al. 2001	Relaxed Arakawa Schubert with stochastic Tokioka parameter	Lock (2000) and Louis (1982)	Prognostic Cloud/MicrophysicsBacmeister et al. (2006)	Catchment model (Koster at al. 2000)	Aerosols from GOCART
Modified NASA GMAO GEOS-5	K.-M. Lau K.M. Kim	1°x1.25°x72 layers	Chou et al. 2001, parameterization modification	Relaxed Arakawa Schubert with stochastic Tokioka parameter	Lock (2000) and Louis (1982)	Prognostic Cloud/MicrophysicsBacmeister et al. (2006)	Catchment model (Koster at al. 2000)	Modified aerosol Scheme
NCEP CFS V2 (Saha et al., 2010)	S. Lu	Atmos: T126L64 Ocean: 40 levels; horizontal resolution of 0.25° x 0.5°	RRTM (Hou et al. 2002)	Simplified Arakawa-Schubert scheme (Pan and Wu, 1995; Hong and Pan 1998)	Hong and Pan 1996	Prognostic cloud condensate, simple microphysics (Zhao and Carr 1997)	Noah LSM (Ek et al., 2003)	OPAC climo. (Hess et al, 1998)
U.K. Meto HadAM3 (Pope et al., 2000)	Ruth Comer	1.25° x 1.875° x 38 levels	Edwards and Slingo (1996); Cusack et al. (1999a)	Gregory and Rowntree (1990), Grant and Brown (1999), Grant (2001), Gregory (1999) and Derbyshire (2011)	Smith (1990,1993), Brown and Grant (1997), Lock et al, (2000);	Smith (1990), Cusack et al. (1999b), Smith et al. (1999), Wilson and Ballard (1999)	MOSES-II (Cox et al. 1999, Essery et al. 2001); Jogireddy et al. (2006); Clark and Gedney, (2008)	Haywood et al. (2003), Bellouin et al. (2007, 2011) , Collins et al. (2008). Woodward (2001, 2011)
UCLA AGCM (Mechoso et al., 2000)	R. Mechoso	2.5°x2.5°x17	Katayama, 1972; Harshvardhan et al., 1987	Arakawa and Schubert, 1974; Lord et al., 1982	Suarez et al., 1983	Prognostic cloud water and ice (Kohler, 1999)	SSIB-1 (Xue et al., 1991)	None
UCLA MRF GCM (Kanamitsu et al., 2002, Xue et al., 2004)	Y. Xue	T62L28	Chou, 1992; Chou and Suarez, 1994	Moorthi and Suarez, 1992	Hong and Pan, 1996	Slingo, 1987	SSIB-1 (Xue et al., 1991)	None

Table. List of WAMME-2 RCMs

Model	Contact person	Resolution	Rad. scheme	Conv. scheme	PBL/shallow cloud	Cloud	Surface	Aerosol / Dust
NASA CCSR/GISS RM3 (Druyan et al., 2008)	Len. Druyan	0.44x0.44, 28 levels	GLAS/UCLA	DelGenio and Yao, 1993	K-scheme	DelGenio et al., 1996	Rosenzweig and Abramopoulos, 1997	None
RegCM4.1 (with BATS)	Ibrah Seidou Sanda	50km	CCM3 radiation (Kiel et al., 1996)	Grell (1993)	Holtslag et al. (1990)	Grell (1993)	BATS, (Dickinson et al., 1986)	Solmon et al. (2006) Zakey et al. (2006)
UCLA WRF	Y. Xue F. De Sales	50x50 km, 38 levels	Fels and Schwartzkopf, 1975	Betts-Miller-Janjic	Mellor-Yamada 2.5	Zhao et al., 1996	SSIB-1 (Xue et al., 1991)	None
WRF 3.3 (CAM physics)	Samson Hagos	25km	RRTM	Zhang and McFarlane (1995)	UW shallow (Bretherton and Park 2004)	Morrison-Gettelman (CAM5)	CLM
RegCM4.1 (with CLM)	G. Wang	50km or finer	CCM3 radiation (Kiel et al., 1996)	MIT (Emanuel1991) Anthes–Kuo (1977) Grell (1993)	Holtslag et al. (1990)	{ As part of the Convection Scheme} Grell (1993)	CLM	Solmon et al. (2006) Zakey et al. (2006)
Italy CNR-IBIMET RAMS (Pielke et al. 1992)	M. Pasqui	50 Km, 32 levels	Meyers et al. 1997	Modified Kuo	Mellor/Yamada	Walko et al. 1995	LEAF-2 (Walko et al. 2000)	CCN Prescribed Concentration
Ivory Coast U. of Cocody RegCM	A. Konare	50km, 18 levels	CCM3 Kiehl et al. (1996)	MIT (Emanuel 1991) Anthes–Kuo, Grell (1993)	Nonlocal, counter gradient Holtslag et al. (1990)	SUBEX Pal et al. (2000)	BATS 1e Dickinson et al. (1993) SUBBATS Giorgi et al. (2003a)	Sulphate aerosols/ (Kasibhatla et al, 1997, Qian etal, 2001) cycle / Cabonaceous Aerosol / Solmon et al. (2006) Dust / Zakey et al. (2006)