Understanding Cloud and Convective Characteristics in Version 1 of the E3SM Atmosphere Model

Xie, Shaocheng; Lin, Wuyin; Rasch, Philip J.; Ma, Po-Lun; Neale, Richard; Larson, Vincent E.; Qian, Yun; Bogenschutz, Peter A.; Caldwell, Peter; Cameron-Smith, Philip; Golaz, Jean-Christophe; Mahajan, Salil; Singh, Balwinder; Tang, Qi; Wang, Hailong; Yoon, Jin-Ho; Zhang, Kai; Zhang, Yuying

doi:10.1029/2018MS001350

Title: Understanding Cloud and Convective Characteristics in Version 1 of the E3SM Atmosphere Model

Journal Article · Wed Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2018MS001350· OSTI ID:1480167

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore CA USA
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton NY USA
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland WA USA
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder CO USA
Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee WI USA
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge TN USA
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland WA USA, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju South Korea

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC05-00OR22725; SC0016287; AC06-76RL01830; AC52-07NA27344; AC05-76RL01830; NRF_2017R1A2b4007480; SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1480167

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1480168; OSTI ID: 1482218; OSTI ID: 1483756; OSTI ID: 1503973; OSTI ID: 1542717

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-135860; BNL-209505-2018-JAAM; LLNL-JRNL-749574

Journal Information:: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, Journal Name: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems; ISSN 1942-2466

Publisher:: American Geophysical Union (AGU)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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