Articles | Volume 12, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4823-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4823-2019
Model description paper
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25 Nov 2019
Model description paper |  | 25 Nov 2019

The Canadian Earth System Model version 5 (CanESM5.0.3)

Neil C. Swart, Jason N. S. Cole, Viatcheslav V. Kharin, Mike Lazare, John F. Scinocca, Nathan P. Gillett, James Anstey, Vivek Arora, James R. Christian, Sarah Hanna, Yanjun Jiao, Warren G. Lee, Fouad Majaess, Oleg A. Saenko, Christian Seiler, Clint Seinen, Andrew Shao, Michael Sigmond, Larry Solheim, Knut von Salzen, Duo Yang, and Barbara Winter

Model code and software

The Canadian Earth System Model version 5 N. C. Swart, J. Cole, S. Kharin, M. Lazare, J. Scinocca, N. Gillett, J. Anstey, V. Arora, J. Christian, S. Hanna, Y. Jiao, W. Lee, F. Majaess, O. Saenko, C. Seiler, C. Seinen, A. Shao, L. Solheim, K. von Salzen, D. Yang, B. Winter https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3251113

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Short summary
The Canadian Earth System Model version 5 (CanESM5) is a global model developed to simulate historical climate change and variability, to make centennial-scale projections of future climate, and to produce initialized seasonal and decadal predictions. This paper describes the model components and quantifies the model performance. CanESM5 simulations contribute to the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6) and will be employed for climate science applications in Canada.