Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development
GMD

Volume 8, 2015

Volumes and issues
Volumes and issues

Volume 8, 2015

06 Jan 2015
Parameterizing deep convection using the assumed probability density function method
R. L. Storer, B. M. Griffin, J. Höft, J. K. Weber, E. Raut, V. E. Larson, M. Wang, and P. J. Rasch
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1–19, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1-2015, 2015
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14 Jan 2015
High-resolution air quality simulation over Europe with the chemistry transport model CHIMERE
E. Terrenoire, B. Bessagnet, L. Rouïl, F. Tognet, G. Pirovano, L. Létinois, M. Beauchamp, A. Colette, P. Thunis, M. Amann, and L. Menut
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 21–42, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-21-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-21-2015, 2015
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15 Jan 2015
A new Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) experiment designed for climate and chemistry models
S. Tilmes, M. J. Mills, U. Niemeier, H. Schmidt, A. Robock, B. Kravitz, J.-F. Lamarque, G. Pitari, and J. M. English
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 43–49, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-43-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-43-2015, 2015
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19 Jan 2015
Partially coupled spin-up of the MPI-ESM: implementation and first results
M. Thoma, R. Gerdes, R. J. Greatbatch, and H. Ding
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 51–68, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-51-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-51-2015, 2015
22 Jan 2015
Modelling turbulent vertical mixing sensitivity using a 1-D version of NEMO
G. Reffray, R. Bourdalle-Badie, and C. Calone
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 69–86, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-69-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-69-2015, 2015
23 Jan 2015
The impact of periodization methods on the kinetic energy spectra for limited-area numerical weather prediction models
V. Blažica, N. Gustafsson, and N. Žagar
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 87–97, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-87-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-87-2015, 2015
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29 Jan 2015
Photochemical grid model implementation and application of VOC, NOx, and O3 source apportionment
R. H. F. Kwok, K. R. Baker, S. L. Napelenok, and G. S. Tonnesen
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 99–114, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-99-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-99-2015, 2015
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30 Jan 2015
Assessing the nonlinear response of fine particles to precursor emissions: development and application of an extended response surface modeling technique v1.0
B. Zhao, S. X. Wang, J. Xing, K. Fu, J. S. Fu, C. Jang, Y. Zhu, X. Y. Dong, Y. Gao, W. J. Wu, J. D. Wang, and J. M. Hao
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 115–128, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-115-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-115-2015, 2015
03 Feb 2015
Atmospheric transport and chemistry of trace gases in LMDz5B: evaluation and implications for inverse modelling
R. Locatelli, P. Bousquet, F. Hourdin, M. Saunois, A. Cozic, F. Couvreux, J.-Y. Grandpeix, M.-P. Lefebvre, C. Rio, P. Bergamaschi, S. D. Chambers, U. Karstens, V. Kazan, S. van der Laan, H. A. J. Meijer, J. Moncrieff, M. Ramonet, H. A. Scheeren, C. Schlosser, M. Schmidt, A. Vermeulen, and A. G. Williams
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 129–150, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-129-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-129-2015, 2015
05 Feb 2015
Implementation and comparison of a suite of heat stress metrics within the Community Land Model version 4.5
J. R. Buzan, K. Oleson, and M. Huber
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 151–170, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-151-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-151-2015, 2015
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06 Feb 2015
MATCH-SALSA – Multi-scale Atmospheric Transport and CHemistry model coupled to the SALSA aerosol microphysics model – Part 1: Model description and evaluation
C. Andersson, R. Bergström, C. Bennet, L. Robertson, M. Thomas, H. Korhonen, K. E. J. Lehtinen, and H. Kokkola
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 171–189, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-171-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-171-2015, 2015
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06 Feb 2015
Assimilation of surface NO2 and O3 observations into the SILAM chemistry transport model
J. Vira and M. Sofiev
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 191–203, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-191-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-191-2015, 2015
09 Feb 2015
Pangolin v1.0, a conservative 2-D advection model towards large-scale parallel calculation
A. Praga, D. Cariolle, and L. Giraud
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 205–220, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-205-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-205-2015, 2015
10 Feb 2015
A high-order conservative collocation scheme and its application to global shallow-water equations
C. Chen, X. Li, X. Shen, and F. Xiao
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 221–233, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-221-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-221-2015, 2015
11 Feb 2015
Application of a global nonhydrostatic model with a stretched-grid system to regional aerosol simulations around Japan
D. Goto, T. Dai, M. Satoh, H. Tomita, J. Uchida, S. Misawa, T. Inoue, H. Tsuruta, K. Ueda, C. F. S. Ng, A. Takami, N. Sugimoto, A. Shimizu, T. Ohara, and T. Nakajima
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 235–259, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-235-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-235-2015, 2015
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11 Feb 2015
The Global Gridded Crop Model Intercomparison: data and modeling protocols for Phase 1 (v1.0)
J. Elliott, C. Müller, D. Deryng, J. Chryssanthacopoulos, K. J. Boote, M. Büchner, I. Foster, M. Glotter, J. Heinke, T. Iizumi, R. C. Izaurralde, N. D. Mueller, D. K. Ray, C. Rosenzweig, A. C. Ruane, and J. Sheffield
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 261–277, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-261-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-261-2015, 2015
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11 Feb 2015
A coupling alternative to reactive transport simulations for long-term prediction of chemical reactions in heterogeneous CO2 storage systems
M. De Lucia, T. Kempka, and M. Kühn
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 279–294, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-279-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-279-2015, 2015
13 Feb 2015
Multi-site evaluation of the JULES land surface model using global and local data
D. Slevin, S. F. B. Tett, and M. Williams
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 295–316, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-295-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-295-2015, 2015
18 Feb 2015
ASAM v2.7: a compressible atmospheric model with a Cartesian cut cell approach
M. Jähn, O. Knoth, M. König, and U. Vogelsberg
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 317–340, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-317-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-317-2015, 2015
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19 Feb 2015
Testing the performance of state-of-the-art dust emission schemes using DO4Models field data
K. Haustein, R. Washington, J. King, G. Wiggs, D. S. G. Thomas, F. D. Eckardt, R. G. Bryant, and L. Menut
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 341–362, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-341-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-341-2015, 2015
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19 Feb 2015
MetUM-GOML1: a near-globally coupled atmosphere–ocean-mixed-layer model
L. C. Hirons, N. P. Klingaman, and S. J. Woolnough
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 363–379, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-363-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-363-2015, 2015
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23 Feb 2015
Modelling of primary aerosols in the chemical transport model MOCAGE: development and evaluation of aerosol physical parameterizations
B. Sič, L. El Amraoui, V. Marécal, B. Josse, J. Arteta, J. Guth, M. Joly, and P. D. Hamer
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 381–408, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-381-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-381-2015, 2015
24 Feb 2015
A new WRF-Chem treatment for studying regional-scale impacts of cloud processes on aerosol and trace gases in parameterized cumuli
L. K. Berg, M. Shrivastava, R. C. Easter, J. D. Fast, E. G. Chapman, Y. Liu, and R. A. Ferrare
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 409–429, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-409-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-409-2015, 2015
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24 Feb 2015
A test of an optimal stomatal conductance scheme within the CABLE land surface model
M. G. De Kauwe, J. Kala, Y.-S. Lin, A. J. Pitman, B. E. Medlyn, R. A. Duursma, G. Abramowitz, Y.-P. Wang, and D. G. Miralles
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 431–452, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-431-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-431-2015, 2015
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04 Mar 2015
Description and implementation of a MiXed Layer model (MXL, v1.0) for the dynamics of the atmospheric boundary layer in the Modular Earth Submodel System (MESSy)
R. H. H. Janssen and A. Pozzer
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 453–471, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-453-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-453-2015, 2015
06 Mar 2015
A generic simulation cell method for developing extensible, efficient and readable parallel computational models
I. Honkonen
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 473–483, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-473-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-473-2015, 2015
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09 Mar 2015
Improved routines to model the ocean carbonate system: mocsy 2.0
J. C. Orr and J.-M. Epitalon
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 485–499, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-485-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-485-2015, 2015
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09 Mar 2015
Development and basic evaluation of a prognostic aerosol scheme (v1) in the CNRM Climate Model CNRM-CM6
M. Michou, P. Nabat, and D. Saint-Martin
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 501–531, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-501-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-501-2015, 2015
09 Mar 2015
Firedrake-Fluids v0.1: numerical modelling of shallow water flows using an automated solution framework
C. T. Jacobs and M. D. Piggott
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 533–547, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-533-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-533-2015, 2015
12 Mar 2015
Characterising Brazilian biomass burning emissions using WRF-Chem with MOSAIC sectional aerosol
S. Archer-Nicholls, D. Lowe, E. Darbyshire, W. T. Morgan, M. M. Bela, G. Pereira, J. Trembath, J. W. Kaiser, K. M. Longo, S. R. Freitas, H. Coe, and G. McFiggans
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 549–577, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-549-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-549-2015, 2015
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12 Mar 2015
A statistical downscaling method for daily air temperature in data-sparse, glaciated mountain environments
M. Hofer, B. Marzeion, and T. Mölg
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 579–593, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-579-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-579-2015, 2015
13 Mar 2015
Development of a grid-independent GEOS-Chem chemical transport model (v9-02) as an atmospheric chemistry module for Earth system models
M. S. Long, R. Yantosca, J. E. Nielsen, C. A. Keller, A. da Silva, M. P. Sulprizio, S. Pawson, and D. J. Jacob
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 595–602, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-595-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-595-2015, 2015
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16 Mar 2015
Regional climate hindcast simulations within EURO-CORDEX: evaluation of a WRF multi-physics ensemble
E. Katragkou, M. García-Díez, R. Vautard, S. Sobolowski, P. Zanis, G. Alexandri, R. M. Cardoso, A. Colette, J. Fernandez, A. Gobiet, K. Goergen, T. Karacostas, S. Knist, S. Mayer, P. M. M. Soares, I. Pytharoulis, I. Tegoulias, A. Tsikerdekis, and D. Jacob
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 603–618, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-603-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-603-2015, 2015
17 Mar 2015
Implementing marine organic aerosols into the GEOS-Chem model
B. Gantt, M. S. Johnson, M. Crippa, A. S. H. Prévôt, and N. Meskhidze
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 619–629, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-619-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-619-2015, 2015
20 Mar 2015
Evaluation of the global aerosol microphysical ModelE2-TOMAS model against satellite and ground-based observations
Y. H. Lee, P. J. Adams, and D. T. Shindell
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 631–667, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-631-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-631-2015, 2015
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20 Mar 2015
Generalized background error covariance matrix model (GEN_BE v2.0)
G. Descombes, T. Auligné, F. Vandenberghe, D. M. Barker, and J. Barré
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 669–696, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-669-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-669-2015, 2015
23 Mar 2015
Mechanistic site-based emulation of a global ocean biogeochemical model (MEDUSA 1.0) for parametric analysis and calibration: an application of the Marine Model Optimization Testbed (MarMOT 1.1)
J. C. P. Hemmings, P. G. Challenor, and A. Yool
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 697–731, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-697-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-697-2015, 2015
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23 Mar 2015
Quantitative evaluation of ozone and selected climate parameters in a set of EMAC simulations
M. Righi, V. Eyring, K.-D. Gottschaldt, C. Klinger, F. Frank, P. Jöckel, and I. Cionni
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 733–768, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-733-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-733-2015, 2015
24 Mar 2015
Efficient performance of the Met Office Unified Model v8.2 on Intel Xeon partially used nodes
I. Bermous and P. Steinle
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 769–779, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-769-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-769-2015, 2015
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24 Mar 2015
Accelerating the spin-up of the coupled carbon and nitrogen cycle model in CLM4
Y. Fang, C. Liu, and L. R. Leung
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 781–789, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-781-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-781-2015, 2015
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25 Mar 2015
Optimization of model parameters and experimental designs with the Optimal Experimental Design Toolbox (v1.0) exemplified by sedimentation in salt marshes
J. Reimer, M. Schuerch, and T. Slawig
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 791–804, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-791-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-791-2015, 2015
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25 Mar 2015
A global carbon assimilation system using a modified ensemble Kalman filter
S. Zhang, X. Zheng, J. M. Chen, Z. Chen, B. Dan, X. Yi, L. Wang, and G. Wu
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 805–816, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-805-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-805-2015, 2015
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27 Mar 2015
Aerosol specification in single-column Community Atmosphere Model version 5
B. Lebassi-Habtezion and P. M. Caldwell
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 817–828, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-817-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-817-2015, 2015
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27 Mar 2015
EDDA 1.0: integrated simulation of debris flow erosion, deposition and property changes
H. X. Chen and L. M. Zhang
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 829–844, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-829-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-829-2015, 2015
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27 Mar 2015
Study of the Jacobian of an extended Kalman filter for soil analysis in SURFEXv5
A. Duerinckx, R. Hamdi, J.-F. Mahfouf, and P. Termonia
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 845–863, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-845-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-845-2015, 2015
30 Mar 2015
RRAWFLOW: Rainfall-Response Aquifer and Watershed Flow Model (v1.15)
A. J. Long
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 865–880, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-865-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-865-2015, 2015
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30 Mar 2015
An integrated user-friendly ArcMAP tool for bivariate statistical modelling in geoscience applications
M. N. Jebur, B. Pradhan, H. Z. M. Shafri, Z. M. Yusoff, and M. S. Tehrany
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 881–891, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-881-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-881-2015, 2015
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31 Mar 2015
Modelling atmospheric dry deposition in urban areas using an urban canopy approach
N. Cherin, Y. Roustan, L. Musson-Genon, and C. Seigneur
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 893–910, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-893-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-893-2015, 2015
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31 Mar 2015
Description of algorithms for co-locating and comparing gridded model data with remote-sensing observations
B. Langerock, M. De Mazière, F. Hendrick, C. Vigouroux, F. Desmet, B. Dils, and S. Niemeijer
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 911–921, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-911-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-911-2015, 2015
31 Mar 2015
A high-resolution simulation of groundwater and surface water over most of the continental US with the integrated hydrologic model ParFlow v3
R. M. Maxwell, L. E. Condon, and S. J. Kollet
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 923–937, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-923-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-923-2015, 2015
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01 Apr 2015
A simple object-oriented and open-source model for scientific and policy analyses of the global climate system – Hector v1.0
C. A. Hartin, P. Patel, A. Schwarber, R. P. Link, and B. P. Bond-Lamberty
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 939–955, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-939-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-939-2015, 2015
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07 Apr 2015
Twelve-month, 12 km resolution North American WRF-Chem v3.4 air quality simulation: performance evaluation
C. W. Tessum, J. D. Hill, and J. D. Marshall
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 957–973, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-957-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-957-2015, 2015
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07 Apr 2015
Tropospheric chemistry in the Integrated Forecasting System of ECMWF
J. Flemming, V. Huijnen, J. Arteta, P. Bechtold, A. Beljaars, A.-M. Blechschmidt, M. Diamantakis, R. J. Engelen, A. Gaudel, A. Inness, L. Jones, B. Josse, E. Katragkou, V. Marecal, V.-H. Peuch, A. Richter, M. G. Schultz, O. Stein, and A. Tsikerdekis
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 975–1003, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-975-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-975-2015, 2015
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08 Apr 2015
libmpdata++ 1.0: a library of parallel MPDATA solvers for systems of generalised transport equations
A. Jaruga, S. Arabas, D. Jarecka, H. Pawlowska, P. K. Smolarkiewicz, and M. Waruszewski
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1005–1032, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1005-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1005-2015, 2015
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08 Apr 2015
An approach to enhance pnetCDF performance in environmental modeling applications
D. C. Wong, C. E. Yang, J. S. Fu, K. Wong, and Y. Gao
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1033–1046, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1033-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1033-2015, 2015
13 Apr 2015
Dynamic model evaluation for secondary inorganic aerosol and its precursors over Europe between 1990 and 2009
S. Banzhaf, M. Schaap, R. Kranenburg, A. M. M. Manders, A. J. Segers, A. J. H. Visschedijk, H. A. C. Denier van der Gon, J. J. P. Kuenen, E. van Meijgaard, L. H. van Ulft, J. Cofala, and P. J. H. Builtjes
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1047–1070, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1047-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1047-2015, 2015
15 Apr 2015
Crop physiology calibration in the CLM
I. Bilionis, B. A. Drewniak, and E. M. Constantinescu
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1071–1083, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1071-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1071-2015, 2015
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21 Apr 2015
Technical challenges and solutions in representing lakes when using WRF in downscaling applications
M. S. Mallard, C. G. Nolte, T. L. Spero, O. R. Bullock, K. Alapaty, J. A. Herwehe, J. Gula, and J. H. Bowden
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1085–1096, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1085-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1085-2015, 2015
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21 Apr 2015
Modelling climate change responses in tropical forests: similar productivity estimates across five models, but different mechanisms and responses
L. Rowland, A. Harper, B. O. Christoffersen, D. R. Galbraith, H. M. A. Imbuzeiro, T. L. Powell, C. Doughty, N. M. Levine, Y. Malhi, S. R. Saleska, P. R. Moorcroft, P. Meir, and M. Williams
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1097–1110, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1097-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1097-2015, 2015
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22 Apr 2015
The Secondary Organic Aerosol Processor (SOAP v1.0) model: a unified model with different ranges of complexity based on the molecular surrogate approach
F. Couvidat and K. Sartelet
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1111–1138, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1111-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1111-2015, 2015
22 Apr 2015
JULES-crop: a parametrisation of crops in the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator
T. Osborne, J. Gornall, J. Hooker, K. Williams, A. Wiltshire, R. Betts, and T. Wheeler
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1139–1155, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1139-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1139-2015, 2015
23 Apr 2015
IGCM4: a fast, parallel and flexible intermediate climate model
M. Joshi, M. Stringer, K. van der Wiel, A. O'Callaghan, and S. Fueglistaler
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1157–1167, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1157-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1157-2015, 2015
24 Apr 2015
Normal-mode function representation of global 3-D data sets: open-access software for the atmospheric research community
N. Žagar, A. Kasahara, K. Terasaki, J. Tribbia, and H. Tanaka
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1169–1195, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1169-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1169-2015, 2015
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27 Apr 2015
Albany/FELIX: a parallel, scalable and robust, finite element, first-order Stokes approximation ice sheet solver built for advanced analysis
I. K. Tezaur, M. Perego, A. G. Salinger, R. S. Tuminaro, and S. F. Price
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1197–1220, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1197-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1197-2015, 2015
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29 Apr 2015
The software architecture of climate models: a graphical comparison of CMIP5 and EMICAR5 configurations
K. Alexander and S. M. Easterbrook
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1221–1232, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1221-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1221-2015, 2015
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29 Apr 2015
Reduction of predictive uncertainty in estimating irrigation water requirement through multi-model ensembles and ensemble averaging
S. Multsch, J.-F. Exbrayat, M. Kirby, N. R. Viney, H.-G. Frede, and L. Breuer
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1233–1244, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1233-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1233-2015, 2015
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29 Apr 2015
NEMOTAM: tangent and adjoint models for the ocean modelling platform NEMO
A. Vidard, P.-A. Bouttier, and F. Vigilant
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1245–1257, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1245-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1245-2015, 2015
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29 Apr 2015
A sparse reconstruction method for the estimation of multi-resolution emission fields via atmospheric inversion
J. Ray, J. Lee, V. Yadav, S. Lefantzi, A. M. Michalak, and B. van Bloemen Waanders
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1259–1273, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1259-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1259-2015, 2015
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04 May 2015
A stabilized finite element method for calculating balance velocities in ice sheets
D. Brinkerhoff and J. Johnson
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1275–1283, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1275-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1275-2015, 2015
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04 May 2015
A generic approach to explicit simulation of uncertainty in the NEMO ocean model
J.-M. Brankart, G. Candille, F. Garnier, C. Calone, A. Melet, P.-A. Bouttier, P. Brasseur, and J. Verron
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1285–1297, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1285-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1285-2015, 2015
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04 May 2015
The terminator "toy" chemistry test: a simple tool to assess errors in transport schemes
P. H. Lauritzen, A. J. Conley, J.-F. Lamarque, F. Vitt, and M. A. Taylor
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1299–1313, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1299-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1299-2015, 2015
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05 May 2015
Structure of forecast error covariance in coupled atmosphere–chemistry data assimilation
S. K. Park, S. Lim, and M. Zupanski
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1315–1320, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1315-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1315-2015, 2015
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06 May 2015
Modelling the role of fires in the terrestrial carbon balance by incorporating SPITFIRE into the global vegetation model ORCHIDEE – Part 2: Carbon emissions and the role of fires in the global carbon balance
C. Yue, P. Ciais, P. Cadule, K. Thonicke, and T. T. van Leeuwen
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1321–1338, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1321-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1321-2015, 2015
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12 May 2015
Development of the GEOS-5 atmospheric general circulation model: evolution from MERRA to MERRA2
A. Molod, L. Takacs, M. Suarez, and J. Bacmeister
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1339–1356, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1339-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1339-2015, 2015
12 May 2015
A dynamic marine iron cycle module coupled to the University of Victoria Earth System Model: the Kiel Marine Biogeochemical Model 2 for UVic 2.9
L. Nickelsen, D. P. Keller, and A. Oschlies
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1357–1381, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1357-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1357-2015, 2015
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13 May 2015
Development and evaluation of the Screening Trajectory Ozone Prediction System (STOPS, version 1.0)
B. H. Czader, P. Percell, D. Byun, S. Kim, and Y. Choi
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1383–1394, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1383-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1383-2015, 2015
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13 May 2015
Description and evaluation of tropospheric chemistry and aerosols in the Community Earth System Model (CESM1.2)
S. Tilmes, J.-F. Lamarque, L. K. Emmons, D. E. Kinnison, P.-L. Ma, X. Liu, S. Ghan, C. Bardeen, S. Arnold, M. Deeter, F. Vitt, T. Ryerson, J. W. Elkins, F. Moore, J. R. Spackman, and M. Val Martin
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1395–1426, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1395-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1395-2015, 2015
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13 May 2015
Simulations and parameterisation of shallow volcanic plumes of Piton de la Fournaise, Réunion Island, using Méso-NH version 4-9-3
S. G. Sivia, F. Gheusi, C. Mari, and A. Di Muro
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1427–1443, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1427-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1427-2015, 2015
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18 May 2015
Advancement toward coupling of the VAMPER permafrost model within the Earth system model iLOVECLIM (version 1.0): description and validation
D. C. Kitover, R. van Balen, D. M. Roche, J. Vandenberghe, and H. Renssen
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1445–1460, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1445-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1445-2015, 2015
20 May 2015
ORCHIDEE-SRC v1.0: an extension of the land surface model ORCHIDEE for simulating short rotation coppice poplar plantations
T. De Groote, D. Zona, L. S. Broeckx, M. S. Verlinden, S. Luyssaert, V. Bellassen, N. Vuichard, R. Ceulemans, A. Gobin, and I. A. Janssens
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1461–1471, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1461-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1461-2015, 2015
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21 May 2015
IceChrono1: a probabilistic model to compute a common and optimal chronology for several ice cores
F. Parrenin, L. Bazin, E. Capron, A. Landais, B. Lemieux-Dudon, and V. Masson-Delmotte
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1473–1492, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1473-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1473-2015, 2015
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21 May 2015
An improved representation of physical permafrost dynamics in the JULES land-surface model
S. Chadburn, E. Burke, R. Essery, J. Boike, M. Langer, M. Heikenfeld, P. Cox, and P. Friedlingstein
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1493–1508, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1493-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1493-2015, 2015
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21 May 2015
The Met Office Global Coupled model 2.0 (GC2) configuration
K. D. Williams, C. M. Harris, A. Bodas-Salcedo, J. Camp, R. E. Comer, D. Copsey, D. Fereday, T. Graham, R. Hill, T. Hinton, P. Hyder, S. Ineson, G. Masato, S. F. Milton, M. J. Roberts, D. P. Rowell, C. Sanchez, A. Shelly, B. Sinha, D. N. Walters, A. West, T. Woollings, and P. K. Xavier
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1509–1524, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1509-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1509-2015, 2015
26 May 2015
Objectified quantification of uncertainties in Bayesian atmospheric inversions
A. Berchet, I. Pison, F. Chevallier, P. Bousquet, J.-L. Bonne, and J.-D. Paris
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1525–1546, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1525-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1525-2015, 2015
27 May 2015
NEMO–ICB (v1.0): interactive icebergs in the NEMO ocean model globally configured at eddy-permitting resolution
R. Marsh, V. O. Ivchenko, N. Skliris, S. Alderson, G. R. Bigg, G. Madec, A. T. Blaker, Y. Aksenov, B. Sinha, A. C. Coward, J. Le Sommer, N. Merino, and V. B. Zalesny
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1547–1562, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1547-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1547-2015, 2015
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28 May 2015
Including an ocean carbon cycle model into iLOVECLIM (v1.0)
N. Bouttes, D. M. Roche, V. Mariotti, and L. Bopp
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1563–1576, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1563-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1563-2015, 2015
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28 May 2015
A high-resolution ocean and sea-ice modelling system for the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans
F. Dupont, S. Higginson, R. Bourdallé-Badie, Y. Lu, F. Roy, G. C. Smith, J.-F. Lemieux, G. Garric, and F. Davidson
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1577–1594, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1577-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1577-2015, 2015
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01 Jun 2015
A size-composition resolved aerosol model for simulating the dynamics of externally mixed particles: SCRAM (v 1.0)
S. Zhu, K. N. Sartelet, and C. Seigneur
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1595–1612, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1595-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1595-2015, 2015
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02 Jun 2015
Mass-conserving subglacial hydrology in the Parallel Ice Sheet Model version 0.6
E. Bueler and W. van Pelt
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1613–1635, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1613-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1613-2015, 2015
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02 Jun 2015
Vertical resolution dependence of gravity wave momentum flux simulated by an atmospheric general circulation model
S. Watanabe, K. Sato, Y. Kawatani, and M. Takahashi
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1637–1644, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1637-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1637-2015, 2015
03 Jun 2015
A spectral nudging method for the ACCESS1.3 atmospheric model
P. Uhe and M. Thatcher
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1645–1658, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1645-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1645-2015, 2015
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04 Jun 2015
ICON–ART 1.0 – a new online-coupled model system from the global to regional scale
D. Rieger, M. Bangert, I. Bischoff-Gauss, J. Förstner, K. Lundgren, D. Reinert, J. Schröter, H. Vogel, G. Zängl, R. Ruhnke, and B. Vogel
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1659–1676, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1659-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1659-2015, 2015
09 Jun 2015
libcloudph++ 1.0: a single-moment bulk, double-moment bulk, and particle-based warm-rain microphysics library in C++
S. Arabas, A. Jaruga, H. Pawlowska, and W. W. Grabowski
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1677–1707, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1677-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1677-2015, 2015
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10 Jun 2015
Improving the ISBACC land surface model simulation of water and carbon fluxes and stocks over the Amazon forest
E. Joetzjer, C. Delire, H. Douville, P. Ciais, B. Decharme, D. Carrer, H. Verbeeck, M. De Weirdt, and D. Bonal
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1709–1727, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1709-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1709-2015, 2015
11 Jun 2015
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A large-scale simulation model to assess karstic groundwater recharge over Europe and the Mediterranean
A. Hartmann, T. Gleeson, R. Rosolem, F. Pianosi, Y. Wada, and T. Wagener
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1729–1746, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1729-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1729-2015, 2015
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11 Jun 2015
Finite-Element Sea Ice Model (FESIM), version 2
S. Danilov, Q. Wang, R. Timmermann, N. Iakovlev, D. Sidorenko, M. Kimmritz, T. Jung, and J. Schröter
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1747–1761, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1747-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1747-2015, 2015
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12 Jun 2015
Path-integral method for the source apportionment of photochemical pollutants
A. M. Dunker
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1763–1773, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1763-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1763-2015, 2015
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17 Jun 2015
ESP v2.0: enhanced method for exploring emission impacts of future scenarios in the United States – addressing spatial allocation
L. Ran, D. H. Loughlin, D. Yang, Z. Adelman, B. H. Baek, and C. G. Nolte
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1775–1787, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1775-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1775-2015, 2015
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17 Jun 2015
Representing life in the Earth system with soil microbial functional traits in the MIMICS model
W. R. Wieder, A. S. Grandy, C. M. Kallenbach, P. G. Taylor, and G. B. Bonan
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1789–1808, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1789-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1789-2015, 2015
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18 Jun 2015
An analytical verification test for numerically simulated convective flow above a thermally heterogeneous surface
A. Shapiro, E. Fedorovich, and J. A. Gibbs
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1809–1819, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1809-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1809-2015, 2015
22 Jun 2015
simpleGAMMA v1.0 – a reduced model of secondary organic aerosol formation in the aqueous aerosol phase (aaSOA)
J. L. Woo and V. F. McNeill
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1821–1829, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1821-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1821-2015, 2015
22 Jun 2015
Verifications of the high-resolution numerical model and polarization relations of atmospheric acoustic-gravity waves
N. M. Gavrilov, S. P. Kshevetskii, and A. V. Koval
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1831–1838, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1831-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1831-2015, 2015
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23 Jun 2015
Reaching the lower stratosphere: validating an extended vertical grid for COSMO
J. Eckstein, S. Schmitz, and R. Ruhnke
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1839–1855, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1839-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1839-2015, 2015
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23 Jun 2015
Development and application of the WRFPLUS-Chem online chemistry adjoint and WRFDA-Chem assimilation system
J. J. Guerrette and D. K. Henze
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1857–1876, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1857-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1857-2015, 2015
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30 Jun 2015
NCIO 1.0: a simple Fortran NetCDF interface
A. Robinson and M. Perrette
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1877–1883, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1877-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1877-2015, 2015
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30 Jun 2015
Integration of prognostic aerosol–cloud interactions in a chemistry transport model coupled offline to a regional climate model
M. A. Thomas, M. Kahnert, C. Andersson, H. Kokkola, U. Hansson, C. Jones, J. Langner, and A. Devasthale
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1885–1898, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1885-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1885-2015, 2015
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01 Jul 2015
Global sensitivity analysis, probabilistic calibration, and predictive assessment for the data assimilation linked ecosystem carbon model
C. Safta, D. M. Ricciuto, K. Sargsyan, B. Debusschere, H. N. Najm, M. Williams, and P. E. Thornton
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1899–1918, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1899-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1899-2015, 2015
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01 Jul 2015
AROME-WMED, a real-time mesoscale model designed for the HyMeX special observation periods
N. Fourrié, É. Bresson, M. Nuret, C. Jany, P. Brousseau, A. Doerenbecher, M. Kreitz, O. Nuissier, E. Sevault, H. Bénichou, M. Amodei, and F. Pouponneau
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1919–1941, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1919-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1919-2015, 2015
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02 Jul 2015
Pan-spectral observing system simulation experiments of shortwave reflectance and long-wave radiance for climate model evaluation
D. R. Feldman, W. D. Collins, and J. L. Paige
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1943–1954, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1943-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1943-2015, 2015
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07 Jul 2015
GASAKe: forecasting landslide activations by a genetic-algorithms-based hydrological model
O. G. Terranova, S. L. Gariano, P. Iaquinta, and G. G. R. Iovine
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1955–1978, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1955-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1955-2015, 2015
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07 Jul 2015
Non-singular spherical harmonic expressions of geomagnetic vector and gradient tensor fields in the local north-oriented reference frame
J. Du, C. Chen, V. Lesur, and L. Wang
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1979–1990, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1979-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1979-2015, 2015
07 Jul 2015
System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses (SAGA) v. 2.1.4
O. Conrad, B. Bechtel, M. Bock, H. Dietrich, E. Fischer, L. Gerlitz, J. Wehberg, V. Wichmann, and J. Böhner
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 1991–2007, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1991-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1991-2015, 2015
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08 Jul 2015
SPHY v2.0: Spatial Processes in HYdrology
W. Terink, A. F. Lutz, G. W. H. Simons, W. W. Immerzeel, and P. Droogers
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2009–2034, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2009-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2009-2015, 2015
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13 Jul 2015
A vertically discretised canopy description for ORCHIDEE (SVN r2290) and the modifications to the energy, water and carbon fluxes
K. Naudts, J. Ryder, M. J. McGrath, J. Otto, Y. Chen, A. Valade, V. Bellasen, G. Berhongaray, G. Bönisch, M. Campioli, J. Ghattas, T. De Groote, V. Haverd, J. Kattge, N. MacBean, F. Maignan, P. Merilä, J. Penuelas, P. Peylin, B. Pinty, H. Pretzsch, E. D. Schulze, D. Solyga, N. Vuichard, Y. Yan, and S. Luyssaert
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2035–2065, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2035-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2035-2015, 2015
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13 Jul 2015
Experiences with distributed computing for meteorological applications: grid computing and cloud computing
F. Oesterle, S. Ostermann, R. Prodan, and G. J. Mayr
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2067–2078, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2067-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2067-2015, 2015
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16 Jul 2015
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14C-age tracers in global ocean circulation models
W. Koeve, H. Wagner, P. Kähler, and A. Oschlies
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2079–2094, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2079-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2079-2015, 2015
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16 Jul 2015
Application of WRF/Chem over North America under the AQMEII Phase 2 – Part 2: Evaluation of 2010 application and responses of air quality and meteorology–chemistry interactions to changes in emissions and meteorology from 2006 to 2010
K. Yahya, K. Wang, Y. Zhang, and T. E. Kleindienst
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2095–2117, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2095-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2095-2015, 2015
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16 Jul 2015
Evaluation of the high resolution WRF-Chem (v3.4.1) air quality forecast and its comparison with statistical ozone predictions
R. Žabkar, L. Honzak, G. Skok, R. Forkel, J. Rakovec, A. Ceglar, and N. Žagar
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2119–2137, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2119-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2119-2015, 2015
17 Jul 2015
Representing icebergs in the iLOVECLIM model (version 1.0) – a sensitivity study
M. Bügelmayer, D. M. Roche, and H. Renssen
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2139–2151, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2139-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2139-2015, 2015
20 Jul 2015
Development of PM2.5 source impact spatial fields using a hybrid source apportionment air quality model
C. E. Ivey, H. A. Holmes, Y. T. Hu, J. A. Mulholland, and A. G. Russell
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2153–2165, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2153-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2153-2015, 2015
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20 Jul 2015
Thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in fractured rock formations during a glacial advance
A. P. S. Selvadurai, A. P. Suvorov, and P. A. Selvadurai
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2167–2185, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2167-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2167-2015, 2015
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20 Jul 2015
Tuning and assessment of the HYCOM-NORWECOM V2.1 biogeochemical modeling system for the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans
A. Samuelsen, C. Hansen, and H. Wehde
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2187–2202, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2187-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2187-2015, 2015
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23 Jul 2015
The integrated Earth system model version 1: formulation and functionality
W. D. Collins, A. P. Craig, J. E. Truesdale, A. V. Di Vittorio, A. D. Jones, B. Bond-Lamberty, K. V. Calvin, J. A. Edmonds, S. H. Kim, A. M. Thomson, P. Patel, Y. Zhou, J. Mao, X. Shi, P. E. Thornton, L. P. Chini, and G. C. Hurtt
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2203–2219, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2203-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2203-2015, 2015
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24 Jul 2015
Development of the Global Sea Ice 6.0 CICE configuration for the Met Office Global Coupled model
J. G. L. Rae, H. T. Hewitt, A. B. Keen, J. K. Ridley, A. E. West, C. M. Harris, E. C. Hunke, and D. N. Walters
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2221–2230, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2221-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2221-2015, 2015
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24 Jul 2015
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EMPOWER-1.0: an Efficient Model of Planktonic ecOsystems WrittEn in R
T. R. Anderson, W. C. Gentleman, and A. Yool
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2231–2262, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2231-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2231-2015, 2015
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28 Jul 2015
Improving the dynamics of Northern Hemisphere high-latitude vegetation in the ORCHIDEE ecosystem model
D. Zhu, S. S. Peng, P. Ciais, N. Viovy, A. Druel, M. Kageyama, G. Krinner, P. Peylin, C. Ottlé, S. L. Piao, B. Poulter, D. Schepaschenko, and A. Shvidenko
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2263–2283, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2263-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2263-2015, 2015
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29 Jul 2015
An observation-constrained multi-physics WRF ensemble for simulating European mega heat waves
A. I. Stegehuis, R. Vautard, P. Ciais, A. J. Teuling, D. G. Miralles, and M. Wild
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2285–2298, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2285-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2285-2015, 2015
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30 Jul 2015
Evaluation of near-surface ozone over Europe from the MACC reanalysis
E. Katragkou, P. Zanis, A. Tsikerdekis, J. Kapsomenakis, D. Melas, H. Eskes, J. Flemming, V. Huijnen, A. Inness, M. G. Schultz, O. Stein, and C. S. Zerefos
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2299–2314, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2299-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2299-2015, 2015
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31 Jul 2015
Plant functional type classification for earth system models: results from the European Space Agency's Land Cover Climate Change Initiative
B. Poulter, N. MacBean, A. Hartley, I. Khlystova, O. Arino, R. Betts, S. Bontemps, M. Boettcher, C. Brockmann, P. Defourny, S. Hagemann, M. Herold, G. Kirches, C. Lamarche, D. Lederer, C. Ottlé, M. Peters, and P. Peylin
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2315–2328, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2315-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2315-2015, 2015
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31 Jul 2015
Three-dimensional visualization of ensemble weather forecasts – Part 1: The visualization tool Met.3D (version 1.0)
M. Rautenhaus, M. Kern, A. Schäfler, and R. Westermann
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2329–2353, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2329-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2329-2015, 2015
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31 Jul 2015
Three-dimensional visualization of ensemble weather forecasts – Part 2: Forecasting warm conveyor belt situations for aircraft-based field campaigns
M. Rautenhaus, C. M. Grams, A. Schäfler, and R. Westermann
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2355–2377, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2355-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2355-2015, 2015
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04 Aug 2015
A two-layer canopy model with thermal inertia for an improved snowpack energy balance below needleleaf forest (model SNOWPACK, version 3.2.1, revision 741)
I. Gouttevin, M. Lehning, T. Jonas, D. Gustafsson, and M. Mölder
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2379–2398, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2379-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2379-2015, 2015
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05 Aug 2015
The Yale Interactive terrestrial Biosphere model version 1.0: description, evaluation and implementation into NASA GISS ModelE2
X. Yue and N. Unger
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2399–2417, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2399-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2399-2015, 2015
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05 Aug 2015
Carbon isotopes in the ocean model of the Community Earth System Model (CESM1)
A. Jahn, K. Lindsay, X. Giraud, N. Gruber, B. L. Otto-Bliesner, Z. Liu, and E. C. Brady
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2419–2434, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2419-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2419-2015, 2015
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05 Aug 2015
Revision of the convective transport module CVTRANS 2.4 in the EMAC atmospheric chemistry–climate model
H. G. Ouwersloot, A. Pozzer, B. Steil, H. Tost, and J. Lelieveld
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2435–2445, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2435-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2435-2015, 2015
06 Aug 2015
PLUME-MoM 1.0: A new integral model of volcanic plumes based on the method of moments
M. de' Michieli Vitturi, A. Neri, and S. Barsotti
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2447–2463, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2447-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2447-2015, 2015
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13 Aug 2015
PISCES-v2: an ocean biogeochemical model for carbon and ecosystem studies
O. Aumont, C. Ethé, A. Tagliabue, L. Bopp, and M. Gehlen
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2465–2513, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2465-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2465-2015, 2015
13 Aug 2015
The Parallelized Large-Eddy Simulation Model (PALM) version 4.0 for atmospheric and oceanic flows: model formulation, recent developments, and future perspectives
B. Maronga, M. Gryschka, R. Heinze, F. Hoffmann, F. Kanani-Sühring, M. Keck, K. Ketelsen, M. O. Letzel, M. Sühring, and S. Raasch
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2515–2551, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2515-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2515-2015, 2015
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13 Aug 2015
Multi-generational oxidation model to simulate secondary organic aerosol in a 3-D air quality model
S. H. Jathar, C. D. Cappa, A. S. Wexler, J. H. Seinfeld, and M. J. Kleeman
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2553–2567, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2553-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2553-2015, 2015
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13 Aug 2015
The LAGRANTO Lagrangian analysis tool – version 2.0
M. Sprenger and H. Wernli
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2569–2586, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2569-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2569-2015, 2015
14 Aug 2015
Photolysis rates in correlated overlapping cloud fields: Cloud-J 7.3c
M. J. Prather
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2587–2595, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2587-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2587-2015, 2015
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21 Aug 2015
Improving the representation of fire disturbance in dynamic vegetation models by assimilating satellite data: a case study over the Arctic
E. P. Kantzas, S. Quegan, and M. Lomas
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2597–2609, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2597-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2597-2015, 2015
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24 Aug 2015
MEMLS3&a: Microwave Emission Model of Layered Snowpacks adapted to include backscattering
M. Proksch, C. Mätzler, A. Wiesmann, J. Lemmetyinen, M. Schwank, H. Löwe, and M. Schneebeli
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2611–2626, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2611-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2611-2015, 2015
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24 Aug 2015
Methods for automatized detection of rapid changes in lateral boundary condition fields for NWP limited area models
M. Tudor
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2627–2643, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2627-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2627-2015, 2015
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26 Aug 2015
High-resolution numerical modeling of mesoscale island wakes and sensitivity to static topographic relief data
C. G. Nunalee, Á. Horváth, and S. Basu
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2645–2653, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2645-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2645-2015, 2015
27 Aug 2015
The Polar Vegetation Photosynthesis and Respiration Model: a parsimonious, satellite-data-driven model of high-latitude CO2 exchange
K. A. Luus and J. C. Lin
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2655–2674, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2655-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2655-2015, 2015
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27 Aug 2015
Lagrangian advection scheme with shape matrix (LASM) v0.2: interparcel mixing, physics–dynamics coupling and 3-D extension
L. Dong, B. Wang, L. Liu, and Y. Huang
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2675–2686, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2675-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2675-2015, 2015
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28 Aug 2015
EwE-F 1.0: an implementation of Ecopath with Ecosim in Fortran 95/2003 for coupling and integration with other models
E. Akoglu, S. Libralato, B. Salihoglu, T. Oguz, and C. Solidoro
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2687–2699, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2687-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2687-2015, 2015
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01 Sep 2015
Using field observations to inform thermal hydrology models of permafrost dynamics with ATS (v0.83)
A. L. Atchley, S. L. Painter, D. R. Harp, E. T. Coon, C. J. Wilson, A. K. Liljedahl, and V. E. Romanovsky
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2701–2722, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2701-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2701-2015, 2015
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02 Sep 2015
Complementing thermosteric sea level rise estimates
K. Lorbacher, A. Nauels, and M. Meinshausen
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2723–2734, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2723-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2723-2015, 2015
03 Sep 2015
OESbathy version 1.0: a method for reconstructing ocean bathymetry with generalized continental shelf-slope-rise structures
A. Goswami, P. L. Olson, L. A. Hinnov, and A. Gnanadesikan
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2735–2748, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2735-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2735-2015, 2015
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04 Sep 2015
A new chemistry option in WRF-Chem v. 3.4 for the simulation of direct and indirect aerosol effects using VBS: evaluation against IMPACT-EUCAARI data
P. Tuccella, G. Curci, G. A. Grell, G. Visconti, S. Crumeyrolle, A. Schwarzenboeck, and A. A. Mensah
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2749–2776, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2749-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2749-2015, 2015
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08 Sep 2015
A regional air quality forecasting system over Europe: the MACC-II daily ensemble production
V. Marécal, V.-H. Peuch, C. Andersson, S. Andersson, J. Arteta, M. Beekmann, A. Benedictow, R. Bergström, B. Bessagnet, A. Cansado, F. Chéroux, A. Colette, A. Coman, R. L. Curier, H. A. C. Denier van der Gon, A. Drouin, H. Elbern, E. Emili, R. J. Engelen, H. J. Eskes, G. Foret, E. Friese, M. Gauss, C. Giannaros, J. Guth, M. Joly, E. Jaumouillé, B. Josse, N. Kadygrov, J. W. Kaiser, K. Krajsek, J. Kuenen, U. Kumar, N. Liora, E. Lopez, L. Malherbe, I. Martinez, D. Melas, F. Meleux, L. Menut, P. Moinat, T. Morales, J. Parmentier, A. Piacentini, M. Plu, A. Poupkou, S. Queguiner, L. Robertson, L. Rouïl, M. Schaap, A. Segers, M. Sofiev, L. Tarasson, M. Thomas, R. Timmermans, Á. Valdebenito, P. van Velthoven, R. van Versendaal, J. Vira, and A. Ung
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2777–2813, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2777-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2777-2015, 2015
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09 Sep 2015
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POM.gpu-v1.0: a GPU-based Princeton Ocean Model
S. Xu, X. Huang, L.-Y. Oey, F. Xu, H. Fu, Y. Zhang, and G. Yang
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2815–2827, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2815-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2815-2015, 2015
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09 Sep 2015
A new ensemble-based consistency test for the Community Earth System Model (pyCECT v1.0)
A. H. Baker, D. M. Hammerling, M. N. Levy, H. Xu, J. M. Dennis, B. E. Eaton, J. Edwards, C. Hannay, S. A. Mickelson, R. B. Neale, D. Nychka, J. Shollenberger, J. Tribbia, M. Vertenstein, and D. Williamson
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2829–2840, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2829-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2829-2015, 2015
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09 Sep 2015
The GRENE-TEA model intercomparison project (GTMIP): overview and experiment protocol for Stage 1
S. Miyazaki, K. Saito, J. Mori, T. Yamazaki, T. Ise, H. Arakida, T. Hajima, Y. Iijima, H. Machiya, T. Sueyoshi, H. Yabuki, E. J. Burke, M. Hosaka, K. Ichii, H. Ikawa, A. Ito, A. Kotani, Y. Matsuura, M. Niwano, T. Nitta, R. O'ishi, T. Ohta, H. Park, T. Sasai, A. Sato, H. Sato, A. Sugimoto, R. Suzuki, K. Tanaka, S. Yamaguchi, and K. Yoshimura
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2841–2856, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2841-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2841-2015, 2015
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11 Sep 2015
GNAQPMS-Hg v1.0, a global nested atmospheric mercury transport model: model description, evaluation and application to trans-boundary transport of Chinese anthropogenic emissions
H. S. Chen, Z. F. Wang, J. Li, X. Tang, B. Z. Ge, X. L. Wu, O. Wild, and G. R. Carmichael
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2857–2876, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2857-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2857-2015, 2015
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15 Sep 2015
Evaluation of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model v5.0 against size-resolved measurements of inorganic particle composition across sites in North America
C. G. Nolte, K. W. Appel, J. T. Kelly, P. V. Bhave, K. M. Fahey, J. L. Collett Jr., L. Zhang, and J. O. Young
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2877–2892, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2877-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2877-2015, 2015
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15 Sep 2015
Improving the global applicability of the RUSLE model – adjustment of the topographical and rainfall erosivity factors
V. Naipal, C. Reick, J. Pongratz, and K. Van Oost
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2893–2913, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2893-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2893-2015, 2015
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22 Sep 2015
Improved simulation of precipitation in the tropics using a modified BMJ scheme in the WRF model
R. M. Fonseca, T. Zhang, and K.-T. Yong
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2915–2928, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2915-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2915-2015, 2015
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23 Sep 2015
MOPS-1.0: towards a model for the regulation of the global oceanic nitrogen budget by marine biogeochemical processes
I. Kriest and A. Oschlies
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2929–2957, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2929-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2929-2015, 2015
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25 Sep 2015
Evaluation of modeled surface ozone biases as a function of cloud cover fraction
H. C. Kim, P. Lee, F. Ngan, Y. Tang, H. L. Yoo, and L. Pan
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2959–2965, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2959-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2959-2015, 2015
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28 Sep 2015
Calculations of the integral invariant coordinates I and L* in the magnetosphere and mapping of the regions where I is conserved, using a particle tracer (ptr3D v2.0), LANL*, SPENVIS, and IRBEM
K. Konstantinidis and T. Sarris
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2967–2975, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2967-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2967-2015, 2015
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30 Sep 2015
Development of efficient GPU parallelization of WRF Yonsei University planetary boundary layer scheme
M. Huang, J. Mielikainen, B. Huang, H. Chen, H.-L. A. Huang, and M. D. Goldberg
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2977–2990, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2977-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2977-2015, 2015
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01 Oct 2015
The Louvain-La-Neuve sea ice model LIM3.6: global and regional capabilities
C. Rousset, M. Vancoppenolle, G. Madec, T. Fichefet, S. Flavoni, A. Barthélemy, R. Benshila, J. Chanut, C. Levy, S. Masson, and F. Vivier
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 2991–3005, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2991-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2991-2015, 2015
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01 Oct 2015
A 3-D RBF-FD solver for modeling the atmospheric global electric circuit with topography (GEC-RBFFD v1.0)
V. Bayona, N. Flyer, G. M. Lucas, and A. J. G. Baumgaertner
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3007–3020, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3007-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3007-2015, 2015
02 Oct 2015
Using satellite-based estimates of evapotranspiration and groundwater changes to determine anthropogenic water fluxes in land surface models
R. G. Anderson, M.-H. Lo, S. Swenson, J. S. Famiglietti, Q. Tang, T. H. Skaggs, Y.-H. Lin, and R.-J. Wu
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3021–3031, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3021-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3021-2015, 2015
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02 Oct 2015
Impact of climate, vegetation, soil and crop management variables on multi-year ISBA-A-gs simulations of evapotranspiration over a Mediterranean crop site
S. Garrigues, A. Olioso, D. Carrer, B. Decharme, J.-C. Calvet, E. Martin, S. Moulin, and O. Marloie
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3033–3053, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3033-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3033-2015, 2015
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02 Oct 2015
A soil diffusion–reaction model for surface COS flux: COSSM v1
W. Sun, K. Maseyk, C. Lett, and U. Seibt
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3055–3070, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3055-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3055-2015, 2015
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06 Oct 2015
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ECCO version 4: an integrated framework for non-linear inverse modeling and global ocean state estimation
G. Forget, J.-M. Campin, P. Heimbach, C. N. Hill, R. M. Ponte, and C. Wunsch
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3071–3104, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3071-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3071-2015, 2015
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06 Oct 2015
Assessment of valley cold pools and clouds in a very high-resolution numerical weather prediction model
J. K. Hughes, A. N. Ross, S. B. Vosper, A. P. Lock, and B. C. Jemmett-Smith
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3105–3117, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3105-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3105-2015, 2015
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06 Oct 2015
Increasing vertical mixing to reduce Southern Ocean deep convection in NEMO3.4
C. Heuzé, J. K. Ridley, D. Calvert, D. P. Stevens, and K. J. Heywood
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3119–3130, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3119-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3119-2015, 2015
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07 Oct 2015
DYNAMICO-1.0, an icosahedral hydrostatic dynamical core designed for consistency and versatility
T. Dubos, S. Dubey, M. Tort, R. Mittal, Y. Meurdesoif, and F. Hourdin
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3131–3150, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3131-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3131-2015, 2015
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07 Oct 2015
Development of a chlorine chemistry module for the Master Chemical Mechanism
L. K. Xue, S. M. Saunders, T. Wang, R. Gao, X. F. Wang, Q. Z. Zhang, and W. X. Wang
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3151–3162, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3151-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3151-2015, 2015
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08 Oct 2015
S2P3-R (v1.0): a framework for efficient regional modelling of physical and biological structures and processes in shelf seas
R. Marsh, A. E. Hickman, and J. Sharples
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3163–3178, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3163-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3163-2015, 2015
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08 Oct 2015
Simulation of atmospheric N2O with GEOS-Chem and its adjoint: evaluation of observational constraints
K. C. Wells, D. B. Millet, N. Bousserez, D. K. Henze, S. Chaliyakunnel, T. J. Griffis, Y. Luan, E. J. Dlugokencky, R. G. Prinn, S. O'Doherty, R. F. Weiss, G. S. Dutton, J. W. Elkins, P. B. Krummel, R. Langenfelds, L. P. Steele, E. A. Kort, S. C. Wofsy, and T. Umezawa
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3179–3198, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3179-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3179-2015, 2015
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08 Oct 2015
A new sub-grid surface mass balance and flux model for continental-scale ice sheet modelling: testing and last glacial cycle
K. Le Morzadec, L. Tarasov, M. Morlighem, and H. Seroussi
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3199–3213, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3199-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3199-2015, 2015
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09 Oct 2015
An open and extensible framework for spatially explicit land use change modelling: the lulcc R package
S. Moulds, W. Buytaert, and A. Mijic
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3215–3229, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3215-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3215-2015, 2015
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13 Oct 2015
Analysis of the impact of inhomogeneous emissions in the Operational Street Pollution Model (OSPM)
T.-B. Ottosen, K. E. Kakosimos, C. Johansson, O. Hertel, J. Brandt, H. Skov, R. Berkowicz, T. Ellermann, S. S. Jensen, and M. Ketzel
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3231–3245, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3231-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3231-2015, 2015
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14 Oct 2015
A semi-Lagrangian advection scheme for radioactive tracers in the NCEP Regional Spectral Model (RSM)
E.-C. Chang and K. Yoshimura
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3247–3255, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3247-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3247-2015, 2015
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16 Oct 2015
Quantifying the prediction accuracy of a 1-D SVAT model at a range of ecosystems in the USA and Australia: evidence towards its use as a tool to study Earth's system interactions
G. P. Petropoulos, M. R. North, G. Ireland, P. K. Srivastava, and D. V. Rendall
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3257–3284, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3257-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3257-2015, 2015
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20 Oct 2015
CH4 parameter estimation in CLM4.5bgc using surrogate global optimization
J. Müller, R. Paudel, C. A. Shoemaker, J. Woodbury, Y. Wang, and N. Mahowald
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3285–3310, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3285-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3285-2015, 2015
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20 Oct 2015
Mapping of satellite Earth observations using moving window block kriging
J. M. Tadić, X. Qiu, V. Yadav, and A. M. Michalak
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3311–3319, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3311-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3311-2015, 2015
22 Oct 2015
Par@Graph – a parallel toolbox for the construction and analysis of large complex climate networks
H. Ihshaish, A. Tantet, J. C. M. Dijkzeul, and H. A. Dijkstra
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3321–3331, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3321-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3321-2015, 2015
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22 Oct 2015
A parallelization scheme to simulate reactive transport in the subsurface environment with OGS#IPhreeqc 5.5.7-3.1.2
W. He, C. Beyer, J. H. Fleckenstein, E. Jang, O. Kolditz, D. Naumov, and T. Kalbacher
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3333–3348, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3333-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3333-2015, 2015
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22 Oct 2015
Sensitivity of the WRF model to PBL parametrisations and nesting techniques: evaluation of wind storms over complex terrain
J. J. Gómez-Navarro, C. C. Raible, and S. Dierer
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3349–3363, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3349-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3349-2015, 2015
26 Oct 2015
CranSLIK v2.0: improving the stochastic prediction of oil spill transport and fate using approximation methods
R. Rutherford, I. Moulitsas, B. J. Snow, A. J. Kolios, and M. De Dominicis
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3365–3377, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3365-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3365-2015, 2015
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27 Oct 2015
The Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (GeoMIP6): simulation design and preliminary results
B. Kravitz, A. Robock, S. Tilmes, O. Boucher, J. M. English, P. J. Irvine, A. Jones, M. G. Lawrence, M. MacCracken, H. Muri, J. C. Moore, U. Niemeier, S. J. Phipps, J. Sillmann, T. Storelvmo, H. Wang, and S. Watanabe
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3379–3392, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3379-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3379-2015, 2015
28 Oct 2015
Influence of grid aspect ratio on planetary boundary layer turbulence in large-eddy simulations
S. Nishizawa, H. Yashiro, Y. Sato, Y. Miyamoto, and H. Tomita
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3393–3419, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3393-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3393-2015, 2015
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28 Oct 2015
Towards a new multiscale air quality transport model using the fully unstructured anisotropic adaptive mesh technology of Fluidity (version 4.1.9)
J. Zheng, J. Zhu, Z. Wang, F. Fang, C. C. Pain, and J. Xiang
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3421–3440, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3421-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3421-2015, 2015
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28 Oct 2015
SHIMMER (1.0): a novel mathematical model for microbial and biogeochemical dynamics in glacier forefield ecosystems
J. A. Bradley, A. M. Anesio, J. S. Singarayer, M. R. Heath, and S. Arndt
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3441–3470, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3441-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3441-2015, 2015
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29 Oct 2015
On the use of Schwarz–Christoffel conformal mappings to the grid generation for global ocean models
S. Xu, B. Wang, and J. Liu
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3471–3485, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3471-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3471-2015, 2015
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30 Oct 2015
Editorial: The publication of geoscientific model developments v1.1
GMD Executive Editors
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3487–3495, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3487-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3487-2015, 2015
03 Nov 2015
Construction of the SILAM Eulerian atmospheric dispersion model based on the advection algorithm of Michael Galperin
M. Sofiev, J. Vira, R. Kouznetsov, M. Prank, J. Soares, and E. Genikhovich
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3497–3522, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3497-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3497-2015, 2015
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04 Nov 2015
Validation of reactive gases and aerosols in the MACC global analysis and forecast system
H. Eskes, V. Huijnen, A. Arola, A. Benedictow, A.-M. Blechschmidt, E. Botek, O. Boucher, I. Bouarar, S. Chabrillat, E. Cuevas, R. Engelen, H. Flentje, A. Gaudel, J. Griesfeller, L. Jones, J. Kapsomenakis, E. Katragkou, S. Kinne, B. Langerock, M. Razinger, A. Richter, M. Schultz, M. Schulz, N. Sudarchikova, V. Thouret, M. Vrekoussis, A. Wagner, and C. Zerefos
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3523–3543, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3523-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3523-2015, 2015
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05 Nov 2015
| Highlight paper
Modelling Mediterranean agro-ecosystems by including agricultural trees in the LPJmL model
M. Fader, W. von Bloh, S. Shi, A. Bondeau, and W. Cramer
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3545–3561, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3545-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3545-2015, 2015
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05 Nov 2015
Upscaling with the dynamic two-layer classification concept (D2C): TreeMig-2L, an efficient implementation of the forest-landscape model TreeMig
J. E. M. S. Nabel
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3563–3577, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3563-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3563-2015, 2015
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06 Nov 2015
An automatic and effective parameter optimization method for model tuning
T. Zhang, L. Li, Y. Lin, W. Xue, F. Xie, H. Xu, and X. Huang
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3579–3591, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3579-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3579-2015, 2015
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06 Nov 2015
Taking off the training wheels: the properties of a dynamic vegetation model without climate envelopes, CLM4.5(ED)
R. A. Fisher, S. Muszala, M. Verteinstein, P. Lawrence, C. Xu, N. G. McDowell, R. G. Knox, C. Koven, J. Holm, B. M. Rogers, A. Spessa, D. Lawrence, and G. Bonan
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3593–3619, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3593-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3593-2015, 2015
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06 Nov 2015
Ice-sheet configuration in the CMIP5/PMIP3 Last Glacial Maximum experiments
A. Abe-Ouchi, F. Saito, M. Kageyama, P. Braconnot, S. P. Harrison, K. Lambeck, B. L. Otto-Bliesner, W. R. Peltier, L. Tarasov, J.-Y. Peterschmitt, and K. Takahashi
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3621–3637, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3621-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3621-2015, 2015
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06 Nov 2015
S4CAST v2.0: sea surface temperature based statistical seasonal forecast model
R. Suárez-Moreno and B. Rodríguez-Fonseca
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3639–3658, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3639-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3639-2015, 2015
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06 Nov 2015
A non-equilibrium model for soil heating and moisture transport during extreme surface heating: the soil (heat–moisture–vapor) HMV-Model Version 1
W. J. Massman
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3659–3680, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3659-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3659-2015, 2015
12 Nov 2015
GO2OGS 1.0: a versatile workflow to integrate complex geological information with fault data into numerical simulation models
T. Fischer, D. Naumov, S. Sattler, O. Kolditz, and M. Walther
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3681–3694, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3681-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3681-2015, 2015
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17 Nov 2015
A simple two-dimensional parameterisation for Flux Footprint Prediction (FFP)
N. Kljun, P. Calanca, M. W. Rotach, and H. P. Schmid
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3695–3713, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3695-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3695-2015, 2015
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18 Nov 2015
The Explicit Wake Parametrisation V1.0: a wind farm parametrisation in the mesoscale model WRF
P. J. H. Volker, J. Badger, A. N. Hahmann, and S. Ott
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3715–3731, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3715-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3715-2015, 2015
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19 Nov 2015
Updating sea spray aerosol emissions in the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model version 5.0.2
B. Gantt, J. T. Kelly, and J. O. Bash
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3733–3746, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3733-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3733-2015, 2015
19 Nov 2015
Methodology for evaluating lateral boundary conditions in the regional chemical transport model MATCH (v5.5.0) using combined satellite and ground-based observations
E. Andersson, M. Kahnert, and A. Devasthale
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3747–3763, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3747-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3747-2015, 2015
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26 Nov 2015
FORest Canopy Atmosphere Transfer (FORCAsT) 1.0: a 1-D model of biosphere–atmosphere chemical exchange
K. Ashworth, S. H. Chung, R. J. Griffin, J. Chen, R. Forkel, A. M. Bryan, and A. L. Steiner
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3765–3784, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3765-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3765-2015, 2015
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26 Nov 2015
A sub-canopy structure for simulating oil palm in the Community Land Model (CLM-Palm): phenology, allocation and yield
Y. Fan, O. Roupsard, M. Bernoux, G. Le Maire, O. Panferov, M. M. Kotowska, and A. Knohl
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3785–3800, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3785-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3785-2015, 2015
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01 Dec 2015
A unified parameterization of clouds and turbulence using CLUBB and subcolumns in the Community Atmosphere Model
K. Thayer-Calder, A. Gettelman, C. Craig, S. Goldhaber, P. A. Bogenschutz, C.-C. Chen, H. Morrison, J. Höft, E. Raut, B. M. Griffin, J. K. Weber, V. E. Larson, M. C. Wyant, M. Wang, Z. Guo, and S. J. Ghan
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3801–3821, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3801-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3801-2015, 2015
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01 Dec 2015
On the relationships between the Michaelis–Menten kinetics, reverse Michaelis–Menten kinetics, equilibrium chemistry approximation kinetics, and quadratic kinetics
J. Y. Tang
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3823–3835, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3823-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3823-2015, 2015
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08 Dec 2015
Variability of phenology and fluxes of water and carbon with observed and simulated soil moisture in the Ent Terrestrial Biosphere Model (Ent TBM version 1.0.1.0.0)
Y. Kim, P. R. Moorcroft, I. Aleinov, M. J. Puma, and N. Y. Kiang
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3837–3865, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3837-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3837-2015, 2015
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08 Dec 2015
A factorial snowpack model (FSM 1.0)
R. Essery
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3867–3876, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3867-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3867-2015, 2015
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08 Dec 2015
Implementation of an optimal stomatal conductance scheme in the Australian Community Climate Earth Systems Simulator (ACCESS1.3b)
J. Kala, M. G. De Kauwe, A. J. Pitman, R. Lorenz, B. E. Medlyn, Y.-P Wang, Y.-S Lin, and G. Abramowitz
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3877–3889, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3877-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3877-2015, 2015
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09 Dec 2015
Adaptive wavelet simulation of global ocean dynamics using a new Brinkman volume penalization
N. K.-R. Kevlahan, T. Dubos, and M. Aechtner
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3891–3909, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3891-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3891-2015, 2015
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10 Dec 2015
Assessing the uncertainty of glacier mass-balance simulations in the European Arctic based on variance decomposition
T. Sauter and F. Obleitner
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3911–3928, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3911-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3911-2015, 2015
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10 Dec 2015
Singular vector-based targeted observations of chemical constituents: description and first application of the EURAD-IM-SVA v1.0
N. Goris and H. Elbern
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3929–3945, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3929-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3929-2015, 2015
11 Dec 2015
A global empirical system for probabilistic seasonal climate prediction
J. M. Eden, G. J. van Oldenborgh, E. Hawkins, and E. B. Suckling
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3947–3973, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3947-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3947-2015, 2015
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14 Dec 2015
NCAR_Topo (v1.0): NCAR global model topography generation software for unstructured grids
P. H. Lauritzen, J. T. Bacmeister, P. F. Callaghan, and M. A. Taylor
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3975–3986, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3975-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3975-2015, 2015
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15 Dec 2015
Sources of interannual yield variability in JULES-crop and implications for forcing with seasonal weather forecasts
K. E. Williams and P. D. Falloon
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3987–3997, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3987-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3987-2015, 2015
16 Dec 2015
CESM/CAM5 improvement and application: comparison and evaluation of updated CB05_GE and MOZART-4 gas-phase mechanisms and associated impacts on global air quality and climate
J. He, Y. Zhang, S. Tilmes, L. Emmons, J.-F. Lamarque, T. Glotfelty, A. Hodzic, and F. Vitt
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3999–4025, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3999-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3999-2015, 2015
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16 Dec 2015
r.randomwalk v1, a multi-functional conceptual tool for mass movement routing
M. Mergili, J. Krenn, and H.-J. Chu
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 4027–4043, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-4027-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-4027-2015, 2015
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21 Dec 2015
Coupling global models for hydrology and nutrient loading to simulate nitrogen and phosphorus retention in surface water – description of IMAGE–GNM and analysis of performance
A. H. W. Beusen, L. P. H. Van Beek, A. F. Bouwman, J. M. Mogollón, and J. J. Middelburg
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 4045–4067, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-4045-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-4045-2015, 2015
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