Community Talk: Tilo Ziehn (CSIRO)
ACCESS-ESM1.6 – Australia’s contribution to the CMIP7 Fast Track
Abstract
Australia has participated in all international Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) activities so far and submitted ACCESS model versions to the last two rounds of CMIP – CMIP5 and CMIP6. Preparations for CMIP7, deploying new ACCESS model versions, are well underway. Two configurations are planned. ACCESS-ESM1.6, based on our successful CMIP6 submission, is being prepared to meet the tight CMIP7 Fast Track timeline which requires publication of the results by the end of 2026. The next generation ACCESS-ESM3 configuration is targeted at a broader and longer-term CMIP7 submission.
This presentation describes the configuration design of ACCESS-ESM1.6 with a focus on significant upgrades to the land and ocean biogeochemistry and other improvements and changes. We will present some first results from test runs including preliminary evaluation of the performance.
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