Community Climate System Model, version 3.0 (CCSM3)

National Center for Atmospheric Research

The Community Climate Model (CCM) was created by NCAR in 1983 as a freely available global atmosphere model for use by the wider climate research community. The formulation of the CCM has steadily improved over the past two decades, computers powerful enough to run the model have become relatively inexpensive and widely available, and usage of the model has become widespread in the university community, and at some national laboratories.

www2.cesm.ucar.edu

Website : http://www2.cesm.ucar.edu/

Reference : http://www-pcmdi.llnl.gov/ipcc/model_documentation/CCSM3.htm

Project : cmip3

Model runs : 0

Also known as :

• model CCSM3 (cmip3 lexicon)
• model ncar_ccsm3_0 (esg lexicon)