The software architecture of climate models: A graphical comparison of CMIP5 and EMICAR5 configurations

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1221-1232

  Alexander, K ^a,b   Easterbrook, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; COMMUNICATION NETWORK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEXITY; DATA PROCESSING; GRAPHICAL METHOD; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84930007947     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-8-1221-2015     Document Type: Article

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