Presentation
iLOVECLIM is a climate model of “intermediate complexity”: it includes the main components of the climate system, with simplifications and a low resolution enabling very rapid climate simulation. Its basic components are the ocean, atmosphere and continents with the terrestrial biosphere. It also features a module for ice caps, the carbon cycle, downscaling, icebergs and permafrost. Its horizontal resolution is 3° in the ocean, with 20 vertical levels. In the atmosphere, the resolution is 5.6° with 3 vertical levels. It can simulate 700 to 1000 years per day, depending on the version.
