The Community Earth System Model: A Framework for Collaborative Research

Authors: James W. Hurrell, M.M. Holland, P. R. Gent, S. J. Ghan, Jennifer E. Kay, P. J. Kushner, Jean‐François Lamarque, W.G. Large, David M. Lawrence, Keith Lindsay, William H. Lipscomb, Matthew C. Long, N. M. Mahowald, D. R. Marsh, Richard Neale, Philip J. Rasch, S. Vavrus, M. Vertenstein, David C. Bader, W.D. Collins, J.J. Hack, J. Kiehl, S. Marshall - Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 2013 cited by 2,821

By simulating biogeochemical cycles, the Greenland ice sheet, and more-with reach to the lower thermosphere-this system gives the research community a flexible, state-of-thescience tool for understanding climate variability and change.