Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development
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Articles | Volume 17, issue 18
Articles | Volume 17, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-7141-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-7141-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 18
Development and technical paper
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25 Sep 2024
Development and technical paper |  | 25 Sep 2024

A new lightning scheme in the Canadian Atmospheric Model (CanAM5.1): implementation, evaluation, and projections of lightning and fire in future climates

Cynthia Whaley, Montana Etten-Bohm, Courtney Schumacher, Ayodeji Akingunola, Vivek Arora, Jason Cole, Michael Lazare, David Plummer, Knut von Salzen, and Barbara Winter

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This paper describes how lightning was added as a process in the Canadian Earth System Model in order to interactively respond to climate changes. As lightning is an important cause of global wildfires, this new model development allows for more realistic projections of how wildfires may change in the future, responding to a changing climate.
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