Science & Technical Highlights
Spatial Heterogeneity of Clouds Impacts Rain Initiation in Global Models
Cloud droplet number concentration, liquid water content correlation, cloud variability and rain formation ...
Optimized Local Time-Stepping for the Ocean and Atmosphere
New local time-stepping scheme decreases runtime of higher resolution simulations ...
Improving the Representation of Methane Dynamics in Global Lake Models
Towards accurately representing methane emissions from lakes in Earth system models ...
Mesoscale Convective Systems Represented in High Resolution E3SMv2
MCSs remain difficult to replicate without improved model resolution or improved model physics
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Capturing Finer-Scale Topographic Differences Improves Model Capability to Reproduce Observations
Topographic variations have substantial impacts on surface hydrologic processes
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Refactoring the Elastic-Viscous-Plastic (EVP) Sea Ice Dynamics Solver
Refactoring the elastic–viscous–plastic sea ice dynamics solver improves performance on CPU & GPU
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Meltwater Triggers for an Antarctic Ice-Shelf Melt Tipping Point
Meltwater from icebergs and ice shelves around Antarctica may accelerate reaching a tipping point
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The Effect of Physically Based Ice Radiative Processes on Greenland Ice Sheet Albedo and Surface Mass Balance in E3SM
The Effect of Physically Based Ice Radiative Processes on Greenland Ice Sheet Albedo and Surface Mass Balance in E3SM
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Stabilized Bases for High-Order, Interpolation Semi-Lagrangian, Element-Based Tracer Transport
Extremely efficient tracer transport is enabled by a new Islet method
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Simulating Coastal Wetland Processes in the E3SM Land Model
Incorporating tidal-driven biogeochemistry in a land surface model simulations
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Understanding Changes in Cloud Simulations from E3SM Version 1 to Version 2
Changes in Cloud from E3SM Version 1 to Version 2 ...
Simulating Coastal Wetland Chemistry to Improve Methane Modeling
Simulations of methane production across complex coastal landscapes
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Snowbanks are set to get whiter — offsetting earth system change’s effects
Less pollution settling into snow should help cut the decline of snowpack in the Northern Hemisphere
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A New Color Map for Visualization and Analysis of Sea Ice Motion
A color map for 2D vector fields provides new metrics to analyze ice motion and localized sea ice fractures.
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Adding Ice Shelves Improves the Accuracy of Global Tidal Models
Including ice shelf cavities reduces errors in modeled Southern Ocean tides
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