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The global coupled Atmosphere-Ocean Model was designed at GISS for
climate predictions at decade to century time scales. Atmospheric
Models ...
Model output consists of surface diagnostics from an atmospheric model
simulation that used Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP)
boundary conditions. See http://www-pcmdi.llnl.gov/projects/amip/index.php ...