The E3SM version 1 single-column model

Bogenschutz, Peter A.; Tang, Shuaiqi; Caldwell, Peter M.; Xie, Shaocheng; Lin, Wuyin; Chen, Yao-Sheng

doi:10.5194/gmd-13-4443-2020

Title: The E3SM version 1 single-column model

Journal Article · Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Geoscientific Model Development (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-4443-2020· OSTI ID:1664552

Bogenschutz, Peter A.;

; Caldwell, Peter M.; Xie, Shaocheng; Lin, Wuyin;

The single-column model (SCM) functionality of the Energy Exascale Earth System Model version 1 (E3SMv1) is described in this paper. The E3SM SCM was adopted from the SCM used in the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM) but has evolved significantly since then. We describe changes made to the aerosol specification in the SCM, idealizations, and developments made so that the SCM uses the same dynamical core as the full general circulation model (GCM) component. Based on these changes, we describe and demonstrate the seamless capability to “replay” a GCM column using the SCM. We give an overview of the E3SM case library and briefly describe which cases may serve as useful proxies for replicating and investigate some long-standing biases in the full GCM runs while demonstrating that the E3SM SCM is an efficient tool for both model development and evaluation.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR). Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC)

Contributing Organization:: PNNL, BNL, ANL, ORNL

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704; SC0018650; AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1664552

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1670657; OSTI ID: 1734609; OSTI ID: 1755592

Report Number(s):: BNL-219901-2020-JAAM; LLNL-JRNL-802301

Journal Information:: Geoscientific Model Development (Online), Journal Name: Geoscientific Model Development (Online) Vol. 13 Journal Issue: 9; ISSN 1991-9603

Publisher:: Copernicus Publications, EGUCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Germany

Language:: English

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