CESM Models
The Community Earth System Model (CESM) is a fully-coupled, global climate model that provides state-of-the-art computer simulations of the Earth's past, present, and future climate states.
CESM2 is the most current release and contains support for CMIP6 experiment configurations.
| CESM2 Release Versions | |
|---|---|
| CESM2.2.z | What's New |
| CESM2.1.z | What's New |
| CESM1 Release Versions | |
| CESM1.2.z | Release Notes |
| CESM 1.1.z | Notable Improvements |
| CESM 1.0.z | Notable Improvements |
CESM Model Version Naming Conventions
CESM X.Y.Z - CESM model release versions include three numbers separated by a dot (.) where:
- X - corresponds to the major release number indicating significant science changes.
- Y - corresponds to the addition of new infrastructure and new science capabilities for targeted components.
- Z - corresponds to release bug fixes and machine updates.