The Next Release of
CCSM:
IPCC and Community Applications
Configuration of CCSM for IPCC
Atmospheric Dynamics and Resolution
Winter Land Surface Temperatures
Tropical Tropopause Temperatures
Cloud Forcing Response to Tropical SSTs
East Pacific Surface Energy Budget
Ocean Model Changes for CCSM 3.0
SST Signature of Solar Absorption
SST Signature of All Ocean Modifications
Turbulent Heat Flux from Vegetated Surfaces
Effects on Land Surface Temperatures
Global Aerosol Assimilation Climatology
Addition of Prescribed Aerosol Forcing
Changes in Longwave
Cooling Rates:
New H2O Lines and Continuum
Global Decrease in Longwave Fluxes
Changes in Shortwave
Heating Rates:
New H2O Lines and Continuum
Global Increase in SW Heating Rates
Global Decrease in Surface Insolation
Higher Tropopause Temperatures
Lower Winter Land Surface Temperatures
Cloud Response to Tropical SST Variations
Changes in Coupler & the Sea-Ice Model
Surface Temperatures: CCSM T85 Control
Sea-Ice Area: CCSM T85 Control
Sea-Ice Thickness: CCSM T85 Control
Land Surface Temperatures: T85 Control
Tropical Surface Stress: T85 Control
Surface Insolation: CCSM T85 Control
ENSO Variability: CCSM T85 Control
Nino Index Variability: CCSM T85 Control
Changing Resolution: Surface Stress
Changing Resolution: Surface Insolation
Changing Resolution: Total Precipitation
Changing Resolution: Sea-Surface Temperature
Changing Resolution: Pacific Temperature
Changing Resolution: Surface Salinity
Changing Resolution: Pacific Salinity
Changing Resolution: Pacific Currents
Release of CCSM3 to the Community
Climate Sensitivity: T42 CAM + SOM
Scenarios: IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
NCAR’s IPCC Production Schedule
Development Plans for CCSM, 2004-08
Computational Demands for CCSM Science
Sea-Ice Concentration: CCSM T85 Control