Resources
You can view the resources below or use the quick select menu to jump to a resource
- Version Navigator
- Recipes
- User-contributed code
- FAQ
- Compsets
- Paleoclimate data at Climate Data Guide (Tree Rings, corals)
Version Navigator
| Model Version | Purpose | Link | Composet | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CESM2 | Mid-Holocene, Last Interglacial, etc. | GitHub | Last Interglacial, Mid Holocene | Unrealistic ice-age and greenhouse climates due to high climate sensitivity |
| CESM2-PaleoCalibr | General Quaternary | GitHub | Use Pre-Industrial | Realistic LGM |
| iCESM1.3 | General paleoclimate and isotopes | GitHub | Use Pre-Industrial | Recommended CESM1 code with isotopes |
| CESM1.2/iCESM | General Quaternary, Isotopes | FAQ (no longer maintained) | Use Pre-Industrial | No longer supported by CESM |
| DT-CESM1.2 | Deep-Time | Recipe (no longer maintained) | BPETMC5CN, FPETMC5, EPETMC5CN | No longer supported by CESM |
Recipes
See below for Step by Step instructions for setting up Paleo configurations
*More links will be added as recipes become available
Other recipes to follow. Community contributes welcome!
User-contributed Code
Miscellaneous code for paleo simulations. See recipes for location of github toolkit code, or go to Scripts/Code repository
FAQ
A reference for various aspects of the CESM1.2 paleo Toolkit. Some of this is old; please use only as a general guide.
*Note that for Deep-time step by step instructions, the Recipe for DT-CESM1.2 should be used.