Description and Evaluation of the MIT Earth System Model (MESM)

Joint Program Report
Description and Evaluation of the MIT Earth System Model (MESM)
Sokolov, A., D. Kicklighter, A.Schlosser, C. Wang, E. Monier, B. Brown-Steiner, R. Prinn, C. Forest, X. Gao, A. Libardoni and S. Eastham (2018)
Joint Program Report Series, February, 30 p.

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Abstract/Summary:

The MIT Integrated Global System Modeling (IGSM) framework is designed for analyzing the global environmental changes that may result from anthropogenic causes, quantifying the uncertainties associated with the projected changes, and assessing the costs and environmental effectiveness of proposed policies to mitigate climate risk. The IGSM consists of the MIT Earth System Model of intermediate complexity (MESM) and the Economic Projections and Policy Analysis (EPPA) model. This paper documents the current version of the MESM, which includes a two-dimensional (zonally averaged) atmospheric model with interactive chemistry coupled to the Global Land System (GLS) model and an anomaly-diffusing ocean model. 

Citation:

Sokolov, A., D. Kicklighter, A.Schlosser, C. Wang, E. Monier, B. Brown-Steiner, R. Prinn, C. Forest, X. Gao, A. Libardoni and S. Eastham (2018): Description and Evaluation of the MIT Earth System Model (MESM). Joint Program Report Series Report 325, February, 30 p. (http://globalchange.mit.edu/publication/16910)

Superseded by:

Reprint 2018-10. Description and Evaluation of the MIT Earth System Model (MESM) (AGU Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems , 2018)
  • Joint Program Report
Description and Evaluation of the MIT Earth System Model (MESM)

Sokolov, A., D. Kicklighter, A.Schlosser, C. Wang, E. Monier, B. Brown-Steiner, R. Prinn, C. Forest, X. Gao, A. Libardoni and S. Eastham

Joint Program Report Series

Report 

325
February, 30 p.
2018

Abstract/Summary: 

The MIT Integrated Global System Modeling (IGSM) framework is designed for analyzing the global environmental changes that may result from anthropogenic causes, quantifying the uncertainties associated with the projected changes, and assessing the costs and environmental effectiveness of proposed policies to mitigate climate risk. The IGSM consists of the MIT Earth System Model of intermediate complexity (MESM) and the Economic Projections and Policy Analysis (EPPA) model. This paper documents the current version of the MESM, which includes a two-dimensional (zonally averaged) atmospheric model with interactive chemistry coupled to the Global Land System (GLS) model and an anomaly-diffusing ocean model. 

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