2012 CESM Tutorial Coursework

Below are the complete training materials from the CESM tutorial, held at the NCAR Mesa Lab, Boulder, CO, July 30-August 3, 2012. Each day's material is listed below. For questions or comments on these materials, please use the Tutorials forum section of the CGD bulletin board: http://bb.cgd.ucar.edu. We encourage feedback to help us improve these pages. Enjoy!

Welcome, Intro, Logistics, David Bailey [PDF]

Lecture 1:Introduction to the coupled system, Marika Holland [PDF]

Lecture 2:Atmosphere Modeling I: Intro & Dynamics, Peter Hjort Lauritzen [PDF]

Practical Session 1: Intro: Introduction to NCAR computing environment, Si Liu [PDF]

Practical Session 1: Intro: Run CESM, Sean Santos [PDF]

Practical Lab 1: Including computer setup

Lecture 3: Atmosphere Modeling II: Physics, Cecile Hannay [PDF]

Lecture 4: Atmos. Modeling III: Chemistry, Aerosols and WACCM, Simone Tilmes and Mike Mills [Chemistry-Climate Modeling PDF] [WACCM PDF]

Lecture 5: Land modeling I: Biogeophysics, Keith Oleson [PDF]

Practical Session 2: Intro: Run CESM 2: Simple Modifications, Christine Shields [CESM1 Tutorial: Basic Modifications] [Example 3 cheat sheet] [Example 6 cheat sheet] [Example 7 cheat sheet]

Lecture 6: Land Modeling II: Ecosystem Modeling, Sam Levis [PDF]

Lecture 7: Ocean Modeling I, Susan Bates [PDF]

Lecture 8: Ocean Modeling II, Gokhan Danabasoglu [PDF]

Practical Session 3: Intro: Diagnostics and Output, Adam Phillips [PDF]

Practical Lab 3

Lecture 9: Sea Ice Modeling, David Bailey [PDF]

Lecture 10: Biogeochemistry, Keith Lindsay [PDF]

Lecture 11: Applications: Climate Change, Clara Deser [PDF]

Practical Session 4: Intro: Namelist and Code Modifications, Cecile Hannay [Namelist and Code Modifications]

Practical Lab 4

Lecture 12: Land Ice Modeling, Bill Lipscomb [PDF]

Lecture 13: Applications: Paleoclimate Modeling, Bette Otto-Bliesner [PDF]

Practical Session 5:
Intro Breakouts: Ocean/Sea Ice/Land Ice, Land/BGC, Atmosphere/Chem/WACCM

Practical Lab 5