Earth System Model (ACCESS-ESM)
What is the ESM 1.5?
An ESM (Earth System Model) simulates the carbon and other bio-chemical cycles alongside climate. The ACCESS Earth System Model (ACCESS-ESM) is a fully-coupled global climate model that includes atmosphere, land, ocean, sea ice, ocean biogeochemistry and land biogeochemistry components, linked together by a coupler.
ACCESS-ESM1.5 is one of the two ACCESS global coupled model versions. It includes land and ocean biogeochemistry.
The simulations of this ACCESS coupled model configuration provide extensive datasets encompassing a wide range of variables that characterise the climate, such as temperature, rainfall, cloud cover, sea-ice extent and ocean circulation. This model allows climate scientists to simulate climate to 2100 (and beyond) for a range of future socioeconomic pathways.
How is ACCESS-ESM1.5 used?
The last Coupled Model lntercomparison Project, CMIP6, used a wide range of simulations from the ACCESS-ESM1.5 version. This model allows climate scientists to simulate climate to 2100 (and beyond) for a range of future socioeconomic pathways.
ACCESS-NRI has released ACCESS-ESM1.5 configurations as an adaptation of those originally developed by CSIRO and CLEX CMS.
Read some of the impact of the ESM1.5 model:
- Supercharging Australian climate science: Australia’s Earth system model gets revamped for a clearer view of our future and past climate.
- ACCESS model input into the CMIP6: simulating Australia’s future climate.
Read how ESM1.5 has been used by the paleoclimate community:
Want to get started with ACCESS-ESM1.5?
- Learn how to run the ACCESS-ESM Model
- Get involved with the ACCESS ESM user community
- Access our User Portal, the ACCESS Hive
- ACCESS-ESM Description
Acknowledging the use of ACCESS-ESM1.5
Users of ACCESS-NRI models, data, tools of expert support are required to clearly include an acknowledgement in all publications/reports/public releases. Correct acknowledgement allows us to demonstrate our impact, find how our infrastructure is being used, and increase recognition of value of the ACCESS National Research Infrastructure. We suggest to use the following statement:
“This research used the ACCESS-NRI’s model ACCESS-ESM1.5, which is enabled by the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS)”
ACCESS-NRI modelling relies on computational and data resources operated by Australia’s National Computational Infrastructure (NCI). ACCESS-NRI and NCI are enabled by the Australian Government, Department of Education, through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS)
