<s>
Atmospheric	B-Application
Model	I-Application
Intercomparison	I-Application
Project	I-Application
(	O
AMIP	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
standard	O
experimental	O
protocol	O
for	O
global	O
atmospheric	O
general	B-Application
circulation	I-Application
models	I-Application
(	O
AGCMs	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
a	O
community-based	O
infrastructure	O
in	O
support	O
of	O
climate	B-Application
model	I-Application
diagnosis	O
,	O
validation	O
,	O
intercomparison	O
,	O
documentation	O
and	O
data	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtually	O
the	O
entire	O
international	O
climate	B-Application
modeling	I-Application
community	O
has	O
participated	O
in	O
this	O
project	O
since	O
its	O
inception	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMIP	O
is	O
endorsed	O
by	O
the	O
Working	O
Group	O
on	O
Numerical	O
Experimentation	O
(	O
WGNE	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
Climate	O
Research	O
Programme	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
managed	O
by	O
the	O
Program	O
for	O
Climate	B-Application
Model	I-Application
Diagnosis	O
and	O
Intercomparison	O
with	O
the	O
guidance	O
of	O
the	O
WGNE	O
AMIP	O
Panel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AMIP	O
experiment	O
itself	O
is	O
simple	O
by	O
design	O
;	O
an	O
AGCM	B-Application
is	O
constrained	O
by	O
realistic	O
sea	O
surface	O
temperature	O
and	O
sea	O
ice	O
from	O
1979	O
to	O
near	O
present	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
set	O
of	O
fields	O
saved	O
for	O
diagnostic	O
research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
climate	O
change	O
prediction	O
,	O
an	O
endeavor	O
that	O
requires	O
a	O
coupled	O
atmosphere-ocean	O
model	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
see	O
AMIP	O
's	O
sister	O
project	O
CMIP	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
