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Using CCSM3 for paleoclimate applications

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This document describes the procedures for creating a CCSM3 paleoclimate simulation in the fully coupled (all active components) configuration. We provide tools and examples of the process used to create paleoclimate simulations using the computing resources at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). This document is to be used as a guide; researchers are ultimately responsible for modifying the process to accommodate their time period of interest as well as adapting the tools to their available computer resources. Throughout this User's Guide we differentiate between the procedures required to create (1) near-modern (e.g., Quaternary, Pliocene) or (2) Deep-Time (pre-Quaternary) model simulations. In near-modern simulations, the continents are in their present-day positions, and the land/sea masks do not require significant modification. Quaternary modelers are often able to use existing forcing files to simulate past climate. By contrast, deep-time simulations require drastic modifications to the land/sea mask, and the modeler is responsible for providing the orographic/bathymetric maps for their geologic period of interest. This document assumes a default fully coupled CCSM3 configuration. We do not describe the creation of the forcing files used in Data Model components or in standalone component model runs. - from Introduction p.8.

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http://n2t.net/ark:/85065/d7kp81mt

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publication

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2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

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EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > CRYOSPHERE MODELS

EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > LAND SURFACE MODELS

EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS (OGCM)/REGIONAL OCEAN MODELS

EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS

EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE

EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > PALEOCLIMATE INDICATORS

EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > COUPLED CLIMATE MODELS

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U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Global Change Master Directory

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2021-09-17

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Copyright Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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OpenSky Support

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UCAR/NCAR - Library

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PO Box 3000

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80307-3000

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opensky@ucar.edu

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OpenSky Support

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UCAR/NCAR - Library

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opensky@ucar.edu

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http://opensky.ucar.edu/

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2023-08-18T18:06:18.849590

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eng; USA