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Research Tools: Experiments

CCSM Experiments and Resulting Output Data

CCSM3 IPCC experiments

CCSM3.0 runs included in IPCC AR4 Report

CCSM3.0 control runs (2004)

CCSM3.0 Experiments and Output Data Web Page
CCSM3.0 is available on the Earth System Grid. (registration required).

CCSM 2.0 control runs (2002)

CCSM2.0 Experiments and Output Data Web Page
CCSM2.0 data is located on NCAR mass store (NCAR login/account required).

CSM 1.x control runs (1996-1999)

CSM 1.x Experiments and Output Data Web Page
CCSM1.x data is located on NCAR mass store (NCAR login/account required).

Data Management

Plan for Reducing CCSM Data-Storage Charges, December 2005
CCSM Data Management Plan, August 2005
Data Processing Tools: The CCSM Support Network provides extensive support for CCSM file handling, graphics, and data processing needs. This is highly recommended as your first stop in addressing such needs. The use of netCDF makes CCSM output data readily accessible to a variety of existing graphics and analysis packages. Such tools include the Component Model Processing Suite (CMPS), based on the NCAR Command Language (NCL), and the netCDF Operators (NCO).

CCSM Project

The Community Climate System Model (CCSM) is a fully-coupled, global climate model that provides state-of-the-art computer simulations of the Earth's past, present, and future climate states.

CCSM is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Administration of the CCSM is maintained by the Climate and Global Dynamics Division (CGD) at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).

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