CESM Models: CCSM4.0 CLM Documentation
Introduction
The Community Land Model version 4.0 (CLM4.0) is
the land model used in the CCSM4.0.
CLM4.0 is the latest in a series of land models
developed through the CCSM project. More
information on the CLM project and access to previous CLM
model versions and documentation can be found via the
CLM Web Page.
Documentation
- CLM4.0 User's Guide [html] [pdf] (Last update: Jun/21/2010)
- What's new in CLM4.0? [pdf]
- CLM4.0 Technical Note [pdf] (Last update: Jun/21/2010)
- CLM4.0 Urban Model Technical Note [pdf] (Last update: Jun/21/2010)
- CLM4.0 Carbon-Nitrogen (CN) Model Technical Note (coming soon)
- CLM4.0 Code Reference Guide [html]
Model output and offline forcing data and diagnostic plots
- CLM4.0 offline control simulations: Diagnostic plots
- CLM4.0 offline control simulations: Model output data
- CLM4.0 offline control simulations: Model forcing data
CLM Post-Processing Utilities
- CLM Diagnostic Package: Code (via svn repository, registration required)
- CLM Diagnostic Package: User's Guide
- Bibliography of papers utilizing and/or developing CLM (Last update: Feb/ 8/2013)
- Oleson, K.W., D.M. Lawrence, G.B. Bonan, M.G. Flanner, E. Kluzek, P.J. Lawrence, S. Levis, S.C. Swenson, P.E. Thornton, A. Dai, M. Decker, R. Dickinson, J. Feddema, C.L. Heald, F. Hoffman, J.-F. Lamarque, N. Mahowald, G.-Y. Niu, T. Qian, J. Randerson, S. Running, K. Sakaguchi, A. Slater, R. Stockli, A. Wang, Z.-L. Yang, Xi. Zeng, and Xu. Zeng, 2010: Technical Description of version 4.0 of the Community Land Model (CLM). NCAR Technical Note NCAR/TN-478+STR, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, 257 pp.
- Lawrence, D.M., K.W. Oleson, M.G. Flanner, P.E. Thornton, S.C. Swenson, P.J. Lawrence, X. Zeng, Z.-L. Yang, S. Levis, K. Sakaguchi, G.B. Bonan, and A.G. Slater, 2011: Parameterization improvements and functional and structural advances in version 4 of the Community Land Model. J. Adv. Model. Earth Sys., 3, DOI: 10.1029/2011MS000045.
Model Source Code
Copyright and Terms of Use
All CCSM source code is subject to the following Copyright Notice and Disclaimer.
Acquiring the Code
CCSM source code is distributed through a public Subversion code repository. This code can be checked out using Subversion client software, such as the command tool svn, or simply viewed with a web browser.
A short registration is required to access the repository. After registering, you will receive an email containing a user name and password that is necessary to gain access to the repository.
Acquistion of the code is more fully described in the CCSM4.0 User's Guide.
Version Summaries and Known Problems
The following table lists the available versions of code along with their test record and any known problems in the code.
Reporting a Problem
If you have any problems, please first read the User's Guide including the sections on FAQs and Use Cases. Please also refer to the CCSM Bulletin Board, which is in place to facilitate communication within the CCSM community. Finally, please also refer to the Known Problems entries that are provided with every release and release update. If questions or problems still exist, then please send an email to help@cgd.ucar.edu. Support questions will be answered as resources are available.