Tony Hirst (tony.hirst@dar.csiro.au)
http://www.clivar.org/organization/wgomd/pomip.htm


OMIP is being organised under the auspices of the WCRP/CLIVAR Working Group on Ocean Model Development, and aims to address the following goals:

• Assess the general performance of ocean and ice model components used in coupled models to study climate and tracer uptake;
• Assess the quality of the forcing fields: identify limitations and critical issues linked with air/sea fluxes datasets;
• Improve understanding of the sensitivity of ocean/sea ice models to parameterisations and forcing aspects.
  

OMIP is currently in its pilot phase, with a limited number of participants involved in testing the proposed protocol. The main (open) phase of OMIP is expected to be launched in late 2003 or 2004.

WOCE/CLIVAR Working Group on Ocean Model Development. Report of the 3rd Session. WCRP Informal Report No. 14/2002.