Model Components

ACCESS components represent different chemical, physical or biological parts of the Earth System.

Most model components have originated from collaborations with international research groups. These include:

• Met Office (UM atmospheric model)
• NOAA/ Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) (for the modular ocean model component MOM)
• Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) (for the CICE sea ice model component)
• Europe’s Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique (CERFACS) (for the atmosphere-ocean-ice OASIS3-MCT coupler)
• United Kingdom Chemistry and Aerosols (UKCA) (for the atmospheric composition components)
• Australian Organisations CSIRO, CLEX, COSIMA (for CABLE, CASA and WOMBAT models, which are developed in Australia)