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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-1887-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-1887-2018
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Model description paper
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25 May 2018
Model description paper |
| 25 May 2018
| 25 May 2018
The Bern Simple Climate Model (BernSCM) v1.0: an extensible and fully documented open-source re-implementation of the Bern reduced-form model for global carbon cycle–climate simulations
Kuno M. Strassmann
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Climate and Environmental Physics, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
now at: Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Fortunat Joos
Climate and Environmental Physics, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Oeschger Center for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Short summary
The Bern Simple Climate Model (BernSCM) is a free open-source re-implementation of a reduced-form carbon cycle–climate model widely used in science and IPCC assessments. BernSCM supports up to decadal time steps with high accuracy and is suitable for studies with high computational load, e.g., integrated assessment models (IAMs). Further applications include climate risk assessment in a business, public, or educational context and the estimation of benefits of emission mitigation options.
The Bern Simple Climate Model (BernSCM) is a free open-source re-implementation of a...
