DOE Science Showcase - Earth System Models

U.S. DOE Office of Science: Getting Forest Carbon Right in Climate Models. "Boreal Forest"  
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Optimizing emerging high-performance computing and information technologies, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Earth System Modeling (ESM) Program concentrates on advancing coupled climate and earth system models for climate change projections at global-to-regional spatial scales and temporal scales spanning decadal to centennial.  This program focuses on research that improves representations in specific model components to achieve credible high-resolution climate simulations that address climate system changes and directly impact societal issues pertaining to future energy use and technology.  ESM funds both DOE National Laboratory and University led projects focused primarily on climate model development and testing.  The ESM Program contributes to the U.S. Global Change Research Program and coordinates its activities with the climate modeling programs at other federal agencies, particularly the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Read more about these research efforts in the resources below.