CCSM 2.0
CCSM 2.0 Documentation
Introduction
The CCSM2.0 coupled model, released on May 17, 2002, provides the
community with a coupled model framework for carrying out climate
simulations.
Documentation
What is a "coupled model"?
CCSM coupled model is based on a framework which divides the complete climate
system into component models connected by a coupler. This design
requires four component models -- atmosphere, land, ocean, and sea-ice --
each connected to the coupler, and each exchanging data with the coupler only.
From a software engineering point of view, the CCSM is not a particular
climate model, but a framework for building and testing various climate models
for various applications. In this sense, more than any particular component
model, the coupler defines the high-level design of CCSM software.