ACCESS-NRI: Supporting Climate Science through Robust Model Evaluation and Community-Driven Strategies

• DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-1617
• Publication Date: 2024-03-08T10:59:06Z
• Authors: Romain Beucher; Michael G. Tetley; Yousong Zeng; Felicity Chun; Dougal Squire; Owen Kaluza; Kelsey Druken; Andy Hogg
• Keywords: Climate science

The Australian Earth System Simulator (ACCESS-NRI) is a national research infrastructure designed to support the development and of Community Climate (ACCESS). With strategic goal enhance quality performance ACCESS suite model configurations, ACCESS-NRI supports open release Model Evaluation Diagnostics (MED) framework for system modeling community.  In climate science, evaluation computational models plays pivotal role in assessing their reliability simulating Earth's complex system. This process involves comprehensive analysis predictions against observed data determine accuracy utility. Through meticulous evaluation, scientists gain insights into real-world processes, identify strengths weaknesses, refine predictive capabilities.  Integral international change assessments, are crucial shaping policies guiding investments action. Accurate simulations, reliant on precise physics realistic forcing conditions, such as CO2 emissions, fundamental these endeavors. However, protracted, iterative requiring constant accuracy. Users seek compare simulations derived from diverse necessitating dedicated tools, workflows, access sources within high-performance computing environments.  tools methods integral this initiative, providing essential incorporation code cycles. presentation explores community-driven strategies streamline models, addressing specific requirements constraints associated with World Research Programme’s (WCRP) Coupled Intercomparison Project phase 7 (CMIP7) its future iterations. Emphasis placed cycles.