Articles | Volume 10, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-10-537-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-10-537-2017
Methods for assessment of models
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03 Feb 2017
Methods for assessment of models |  | 03 Feb 2017

A new and inexpensive non-bit-for-bit solution reproducibility test based on time step convergence (TSC1.0)

Hui Wan, Kai Zhang, Philip J. Rasch, Balwinder Singh, Xingyuan Chen, and Jim Edwards

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Solution reproductibility testing is an important task for assuring the software quality of a climate model. A new method is developed using the concept of numerical convergence with respect to temporal resolution. The method is objective, easy to implement, and computationally efficient. This paper describes the new test and demonstrates its utility in the Community Atmosphere Model version 5 (CAM5).
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