The Community Earth System Model A Framework for Collaborative Research

被引：2147

作者：

Hurrell, James W. ^{[1
]}

Holland, M. M. ^{[1
]}

Gent, P. R. ^{[1
]}

Ghan, S. ^{[2
]}

Kay, Jennifer E. ^{[1
]}

Kushner, P. J. ^{[3
]}

Lamarque, J. -F. ^{[1
]}

Large, W. G. ^{[1
]}

Lawrence, D. ^{[1
]}

Lindsay, K. ^{[1
]}

Lipscomb, W. H. ^{[4
]}

Long, M. C. ^{[1
]}

Mahowald, N. ^{[5
]}

Marsh, D. R. ^{[1
]}

Neale, R. B. ^{[1
]}

Rasch, P. ^{[2
]}

Vavrus, S. ^{[6
]}

Vertenstein, M. ^{[1
]}

Bader, D. ^{[7
]}

Collins, W. D. ^{[8
]}

Hack, J. J. ^{[9
]}

Kiehl, J. ^{[1
]}

Marshall, S. ^{[10
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Ctr Atmospher Res, Boulder, CO 80307 USA

[2] Pacific NW Natl Lab, Richland, WA 99352 USA

[3] Univ Toronto, Dept Phys, Toronto, ON, Canada

[4] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM USA

[5] Cornell Univ, Ithaca, NY USA

[6] Univ Wisconsin, Madison, WI USA

[7] Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Livermore, CA USA

[8] Univ Calif Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

[9] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Oak Ridge, TN USA

[10] Univ Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

来源：

BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY | 2013年 / 94卷 / 09期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS SCHEME; ATMOSPHERE MODEL; SEA-ICE; PART I; THICKNESS DISTRIBUTION; CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; WOOD-HARVEST; PARAMETERIZATION; FEEDBACKS; AEROSOLS;

D O I：

10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00121.1

中图分类号：

P4 [大气科学（气象学）];

学科分类号：

0706 ; 070601 ;

摘要：

The Community Earth System Model (CESM) is a flexible and extensible community tool used to investigate a diverse set of Earth system interactions across multiple time and space scales. This global coupled model significantly extends its predecessor, the Community Climate System Model, by incorporating new Earth system simulation capabilities. These comprise the ability to simulate biogeochemical cycles, including those of carbon and nitrogen, a variety of atmospheric chemistry options, the Greenland Ice Sheet, and an atmosphere that extends to the lower thermosphere. These and other new model capabilities are enabling investigations into a wide range of pressing scientific questions, providing new foresight into possible future climates and increasing our collective knowledge about the behavior and interactions of the Earth system. Simulations with numerous configurations of the CESM have been provided to phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) and are being analyzed by the broad community of scientists. Additionally, the model source code and associated documentation are freely available to the scientific community to use for Earth system studies, making it a true community tool. This article describes this Earth system model and its various possible configurations, and highlights a number of its scientific capabilities.

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页码：1339 / 1360

页数：22

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