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Baseline evaluation of the impact of updates to the MIT Earth System Model on its model parameter estimates

Libardoni, A.G., C.E. Forest, A.P. Sokolov and E. Monier (2018)
Geoscientific Model Development, 11(8): 3313-3325 (doi: 10.5194/gmd-11-3313-2018)

Abstract / Summary:

Authors' summary: We present a transparent method for evaluating how changes to the MIT Earth System Model impact its response to anthropogenic and natural forcings. We tested the effects that changes to both model components and forcings have on the estimates of model parameters that agree with historical observations. Overall, changes to model forcings are more important than the new components, while the long-term model response is unchanged. The methodology serves as a guide for documenting model development.

Citation:

Libardoni, A.G., C.E. Forest, A.P. Sokolov and E. Monier (2018): Baseline evaluation of the impact of updates to the MIT Earth System Model on its model parameter estimates. Geoscientific Model Development, 11(8): 3313-3325 (doi: 10.5194/gmd-11-3313-2018) (https://www.geosci-model-dev.net/11/3313/2018/)