Models are compared primarily to the current climatology and all of the adjusting goes into getting the mean climate /
seasonal cycle etc. correct.
Not exact matches
I have a special interest in plankton interactions with the physical environment; looking for quantitative and mechanistic links to current structure, water mass shifts,
seasonal cycles, interannual variability, climate - related signals, wind forcing,
etc..
I'd caution, though, it takes a full year to
cycle through some
seasonal items, and even then, for the homeowner, you need to plan for the replacement appliances, A / C, Furnace,
etc..
That will include the
seasonal cycle and, to some extent, the unforced variability (ENSO amplitude
etc.).