Facilitating Arctic System Science using the Community Earth System Model

使用社区地球系统模型促进北极系统科学

• 批准号: 1417642
• 负责人: Marika Holland
• 金额: $ 69.67万
• 依托单位: University Corporation For Atmospheric Res
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-09-01 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1417642&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Facilitating; Arctic; System; Science; using

Earth System Models are one of the key tools for understanding how Earth's climate will change over the coming years and decades, but the complexity and inaccessibility of existing earth system models are a barrier to their widespread use. Unlike other efforts, the Community Earth System Model (CESM) source code and output are freely available through supported public releases and the broad science community is encouraged to participate in model development, analysis, and experimental design. This project will facilitate broad community involvement in CESM specifically for Arctic science applications by providing support for a polar science liaison. The proposed liaison activities target all types of scientists, including those new to earth system model research that require one-on-one assistance. The liaison activities supported under this project will have three primary foci: 1) Engaging and expanding the CESM polar science research community through hosted visits, focused meetings, and collaborative activities, 2) Providing direct support to Arctic scientists in the use, analysis, and development of CESM, and 3) Supporting and making available Arctic science related applications of CESM. The project will educate interested scientists in model specifics, the configurations available to address particular research questions, and information on CESM experimental design. Polar climate diagnostic tools will be developed and made available to enable easy analysis of CESM integrations. Experiments, designed by the community to address aspects of understanding Arctic change, will be performed and made available through a web portal with links to data and diagnostic plots. Outreach through interactions with the general public, the media, and the NCAR Education and Outreach office will allow the activities funded under this project to have a broad reach.

地球系统模型是了解未来几年和几十年地球气候变化的关键工具之一，但现有地球系统模型的复杂性和不可访问性是其广泛使用的障碍。与其他努力不同，社区地球系统模型（CESM）的源代码和输出可以通过支持的公共发布免费获得，并鼓励广大科学界参与模型开发，分析和实验设计。 该项目将通过为极地科学联络提供支持，促进社区广泛参与专门用于北极科学应用的CESM。 拟议的联络活动以各类科学家为对象，包括那些需要一对一协助的地球系统模型研究新手。 该项目支持的联络活动将有三个主要重点：1）通过主办访问、重点会议和合作活动，参与和扩大CESM极地科学研究界，2）为北极科学家使用、分析和开发CESM提供直接支持，3）支持和提供CESM北极科学相关应用。 该项目将教育感兴趣的科学家在模型的细节，可用于解决特定的研究问题的配置，并对CESM实验设计的信息。 将开发并提供极地气候诊断工具，以便能够对CESM的整合进行简单分析。 由社区设计的旨在解决了解北极变化问题的实验将通过带有数据和诊断图链接的门户网站进行并提供。 通过与公众、媒体和NCAR教育和外联办公室的互动进行外联，将使本项目资助的活动具有广泛的影响。