# \#land **URL:** https://forum.access-hive.org.au/tag/land/37.md [Latest](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/tags.md) --- ## [Land working group, meeting notes 2026](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/land-working-group-meeting-notes-2026/5853)
**Author:** [@clairecarouge](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/clairecarouge)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [15 September 2026 05:39 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/land-working-group-meeting-notes-2026/5853 "2026-09-15T05:39:26Z")
03/02/2026 meeting Participants: 13 Presentation by Clare Stephens on plant hydraulics CABLE output redesign Need community feedback on proposed design. See topic on this new design: Proposed CABLE Output Redesign Fe… --- ## [Research software engineer position at UMelb](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/research-software-engineer-position-at-umelb/6581)
**Author:** [@JulieA](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/JulieA)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [30 June 2026 05:31 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/research-software-engineer-position-at-umelb/6581 "2026-06-30T05:31:04Z")
The University of Melbourne has a new 3-year Fixed Term Research Software Engineer :woman\_technologist: :floppy\_disk: :technologist: opening as part of the Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather and in particular… --- ## [CMIP7 (Fast Track) Publication: Australian Vegetation for ACCESS-ESM1.6](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/cmip7-fast-track-publication-australian-vegetation-for-access-esm1-6/6512)
**Author:** [@alexnorton](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/alexnorton)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [22 June 2026 02:25 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/cmip7-fast-track-publication-australian-vegetation-for-access-esm1-6/6512 "2026-06-22T02:25:00Z")
CMIP7 Publication Discussion This topic was created by the project lead for the given publication. The list of authors is not fixed- it can be updated to reflect future contributions. To follow this topic, meaning you … --- ## [CMIP7 (Fast Track) Publication: Land model description for ACCESS-ESM1.6](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/cmip7-fast-track-publication-land-model-description-for-access-esm1-6/6511)
**Author:** [@alexnorton](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/alexnorton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [17 June 2026 01:35 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/cmip7-fast-track-publication-land-model-description-for-access-esm1-6/6511 "2026-06-17T01:35:03Z")
CMIP7 Publication Discussion This topic was created by the project lead for the given publication. The list of authors is not fixed- it can be updated to reflect future contributions. To follow this topic, meaning you … --- ## [Developers of ACCESS-CM3, AM3 and rAM3 models need to get access to the MetOffice's GitHub organisation](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/developers-of-access-cm3-am3-and-ram3-models-need-to-get-access-to-the-metoffices-github-organisation/6348)
**Author:** [@clairecarouge](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/clairecarouge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [30 April 2026 06:55 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/developers-of-access-cm3-am3-and-ram3-models-need-to-get-access-to-the-metoffices-github-organisation/6348 "2026-04-30T06:55:18Z")
Are you a developer of ACCESS-CM3, AM3 or rAM3 models? You are a developer if you are changing anything in the code bases of these models’ components and need to build the model with the latest versions of the model comp… --- ## [Iris cube attribute 'grid\_staggering' an issue with soil ancillary generation](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/iris-cube-attribute-grid-staggering-an-issue-with-soil-ancillary-generation/6421)
**Author:** [@Paul.Gregory](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Paul.Gregory)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [21 May 2026 04:19 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/iris-cube-attribute-grid-staggering-an-issue-with-soil-ancillary-generation/6421 "2026-05-21T04:19:26Z")
Hi all. TLDR; Does anyone know what the iris cube attribute grid\_staggering (which appears to have integer values) refers to? I came across an error related to this attribute which caused some dramas. I thought I’d sha… --- ## [Experiment Proposal: CABLE-POP for Demography BENchmarking Project](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-cable-pop-for-demography-benchmarking-project/6237)
**Author:** [@alexnorton](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/alexnorton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [8 April 2026 07:07 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-cable-pop-for-demography-benchmarking-project/6237 "2026-04-08T07:07:05Z")
Experiment title :bell:: CABLE-POP for D-BEN Summary :bell:: The CABLE-POP contribution to the Demography BENchmarking (D-BEN) land model intercomparison project led by European team as part of the AI4PEX project. Sc… --- ## [Land working group, meeting notes 2025](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/land-working-group-meeting-notes-2025/4088)
**Author:** [@clairecarouge](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/clairecarouge)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [2 December 2025 03:52 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/land-working-group-meeting-notes-2025/4088 "2025-12-02T03:52:21Z")
Date: 21 January 2025 Attendees: Agenda: Meeting schedule The meetings keep the same schedule as last year, on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. You can find .ics files in the Announcement topic to add the… --- ## [\`benchcab\`: Python-based software for the evaluation of CABLE](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/benchcab-python-based-software-for-the-evaluation-of-cable/873)
**Author:** [@clairecarouge](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/clairecarouge)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [19 October 2025 22:55 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/benchcab-python-based-software-for-the-evaluation-of-cable/873 "2025-10-19T22:55:18Z")
This topic is to announce new releases of benchcab. benchcab is a Python-based software for the scientific evaluation of CABLE on NCI. To receive email notifications when a new release is announced, please watch this to… --- ## [Location of ACCESS land masks for ACCESS-AM2 sea-ice/SST ancillary creation](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/location-of-access-land-masks-for-access-am2-sea-ice-sst-ancillary-creation/4695)
**Author:** [@alanah.chapman](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/alanah.chapman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [18 July 2025 02:23 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/location-of-access-land-masks-for-access-am2-sea-ice-sst-ancillary-creation/4695 "2025-07-18T02:23:39Z")
Hi everyone, I’m creating some updated sea-ice and SST ancillary datasets for some ACCESS-AM2 model experiments I’m doing, based off of methods and code described by the UK MetOffice here. I have been able to create the… --- ## [TERN Science Symposium 2025](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/tern-science-symposium-2025/4415)
**Author:** [@rbeucher](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/rbeucher)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [16 April 2025 02:00 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/tern-science-symposium-2025/4415 "2025-04-16T02:00:39Z")
When: Wednesday 2 – Thursday 3 July 2025 Where: In person: Brisbane, Australia at the Queensland State Library Online: Zoom TERN is delighted to announce its Biennial Science Symposium will be held on Wednesday and Thu… --- ## [Inquiry Regarding Soil Properties from ACCESS-ESM1.5 Historical Simulation](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/inquiry-regarding-soil-properties-from-access-esm1-5-historical-simulation/3845)
**Author:** [@yanchen](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/yanchen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [23 January 2025 20:03 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/inquiry-regarding-soil-properties-from-access-esm1-5-historical-simulation/3845 "2025-01-23T20:03:20Z")
Dear ACCESS-ESM scientists, I am currently working on analyzing the historical simulation output from ACCESS-ESM1.5 as part of the CMIP6 project. I wanted to inquire if it would be possible to obtain global hydraulic p… --- ## [Modifying a UM restart file for ACCESS-ESM1.5](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/modifying-a-um-restart-file-for-access-esm1-5/1537)
**Author:** [@RachelLaw](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/RachelLaw)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [13 February 2024 03:18 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/modifying-a-um-restart-file-for-access-esm1-5/1537 "2024-02-13T03:18:23Z")
I would like to take the default restart file for the ACCESS-ESM1.5 payu piControl run and modify fields that are defined on tiles. I am wanting to test the sensitivity to running with a single dominant tree type in eac… --- ## [Land working group, meeting minutes 2024](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/land-working-group-meeting-minutes-2024/1828)
**Author:** [@clairecarouge](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/clairecarouge)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [3 December 2024 06:23 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/land-working-group-meeting-minutes-2024/1828 "2024-12-03T06:23:23Z")
Here are the minutes from the Land modelling working group meeting. If we’ve missed anything you feel is important please feel free to add it below or edit this post (it’s a wiki post). DATE: 20/02/2024 Attendees: 10 C… --- ## [UM/LFRic User Workshop 5-9 June 2023 - Register Now](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/um-lfric-user-workshop-5-9-june-2023-register-now/671)
**Author:** [@cnf](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/cnf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [13 April 2023 23:38 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/um-lfric-user-workshop-5-9-june-2023-register-now/671 "2023-04-13T23:38:33Z")
You can now register to the UM/LFRic User Workshop ! The UM/LFRic Users Workshop is a week long hybrid event, from 5-9th June 2023, to share knowledge and expertise around the UM and progress toward the new LFRic model.… --- ## [LWG Workshop Program and Information](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/lwg-workshop-program-and-information/3747)
**Author:** [@lachlanswhyborn](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/lachlanswhyborn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [1 October 2024 00:46 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/lwg-workshop-program-and-information/3747 "2024-10-01T00:46:51Z")
Land Working Group Workshop The Land Working Group Workshop is occurring on October 9-10. The program and some information on getting there, the contents of the workshop and information for virtual attendees are included… --- ## [Enhancing Model Evaluation Feedback Mechanisms for the ACCESS Community](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/enhancing-model-evaluation-feedback-mechanisms-for-the-access-community/3686)
**Author:** [@rbeucher](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/rbeucher)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [13 September 2024 03:42 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/enhancing-model-evaluation-feedback-mechanisms-for-the-access-community/3686 "2024-09-13T03:42:57Z")
Dear ACCESS community, In several recent meetings, and during last week’s Workshop, an important topic has come up repeatedly: how can data users and those involved in model evaluation provide meaningful feedback on iss… --- ## [Poster: Connecting evaluation tools across the LSM community: ME.org Client + HPCPy](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/poster-connecting-evaluation-tools-across-the-lsm-community-me-org-client-hpcpy/3485)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [5 September 2024 00:12 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/poster-connecting-evaluation-tools-across-the-lsm-community-me-org-client-hpcpy/3485 "2024-09-05T00:12:46Z")
Title Connecting evaluation tools across the LSM community: ME.org Client + HPCPy About With the advent of modern evaluation tools (i.e. benchcab, modelevaluation.org), there is an increasing demand for greater automat… --- ## [Poster: Improving testing in CABLE - Range checks for variables](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/poster-improving-testing-in-cable-range-checks-for-variables/3483)
**Author:** [@abhaasgoyal](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/abhaasgoyal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [2 September 2024 02:47 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/poster-improving-testing-in-cable-range-checks-for-variables/3483 "2024-09-02T02:47:07Z")
Title Improving testing in CABLE: Range checks for variables About Previously, the CABLE codebase had undocumented and scattered bound-checks on certain variables. A new feature in CABLE has been implemented, which a… --- ## [Poster: The carbon and climate impacts of forestation in Australia](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/poster-the-carbon-and-climate-impacts-of-forestation-in-australia/3619)
**Author:** [@tammasloughran](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/tammasloughran)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [3 September 2024 12:45 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/poster-the-carbon-and-climate-impacts-of-forestation-in-australia/3619 "2024-09-03T12:45:48Z")
Poster: The carbon and climate impacts of forestation in Australia About Forestation is considered to be a feasible and cost effective strategy to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and store it in natural reservoirs. Howev… --- ## [Poster: Running CABLE Configurations in Payu](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/poster-running-cable-configurations-in-payu/3123)
**Author:** [@lachlanswhyborn](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/lachlanswhyborn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [30 August 2024 03:39 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/poster-running-cable-configurations-in-payu/3123 "2024-08-30T03:39:38Z")
Title Running CABLE Configurations in Payu About CABLE configurations often contain numerous and complex spin-up stages. We use Payu to simplify the construction of arbitrary spin-ups. Poster Note: this topic is… --- ## [Poster: SVN to Git, Lessons Learnt](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/poster-svn-to-git-lessons-learnt/3122)
**Author:** [@clairecarouge](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/clairecarouge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [30 August 2024 03:39 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/poster-svn-to-git-lessons-learnt/3122 "2024-08-30T03:39:36Z")
Title SVN to Git: Lessons Learnt About The UKMO is preparing to move all their repositories from SVN/Trac to Git/GitHub. The CABLE community has gone through the same transition this year. Although the community encoun… --- ## [High-resolution datasets over Australia for ilamb](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/high-resolution-datasets-over-australia-for-ilamb/1833)
**Author:** [@clairecarouge](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/clairecarouge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [20 February 2024 05:20 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/high-resolution-datasets-over-australia-for-ilamb/1833 "2024-02-20T05:20:32Z")
As part of the Land Working Group, we would like to systematically compare CABLE and JULES over Australia. The comparison will make full use of ILAMB. The ILAMB data collection contains observations, reanalyses and other… --- ## [Experiment Proposal: TRENDY v13](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-trendy-v13/2113)
**Author:** [@Juergen](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Juergen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [22 May 2024 00:58 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-trendy-v13/2113 "2024-05-22T00:58:55Z")
Experiment title :bell:: TRENDY v13 Summary :bell:: The plan is to contribute to the this year’s TRENDY-MIP (v13), which is part of the annual carbon budget assessment of the Global Carbon Project. It will use the CABL… --- ## [Runtime bounds check in CABLE](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/runtime-bounds-check-in-cable/1991)
**Author:** [@clairecarouge](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/clairecarouge)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [2 April 2024 22:05 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/runtime-bounds-check-in-cable/1991 "2024-04-02T22:05:20Z")
We want to check if variables in CABLE are within a given range during runtime. Some of this capability is already in place but there is nothing for a systematic check at every timestep. @abhaasgoyal has started lookin… --- ## [Forcing datasets for land surface models](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/forcing-datasets-for-land-surface-models/1981)
**Author:** [@clairecarouge](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/clairecarouge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 March 2024 05:02 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/forcing-datasets-for-land-surface-models/1981 "2024-03-28T05:02:17Z")
Below is the copy of an email from David Lawrence sent to the ILMF mailing list. It discusses the various forcing datasets for land models and their shortcomings. It also asks for input from all modelling centres on dat… --- ## [Ideas for discussion at the Land Working Group 2024](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/ideas-for-discussion-at-the-land-working-group-2024/1831)
**Author:** [@clairecarouge](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/clairecarouge)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 March 2024 00:09 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/ideas-for-discussion-at-the-land-working-group-2024/1831 "2024-03-24T00:09:52Z")
This topic is to create a running list of discussion topics for the Land Working Group meetings. Everyone is invited to add possible discussion topics, these can be very general to a specific science topic you need ideas… --- ## [Changing Antarctica to ice free in ACCESS-ESM1.5](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/changing-antarctica-to-ice-free-in-access-esm1-5/1924)
**Author:** [@dkhutch](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/dkhutch)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [21 March 2024 04:49 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/changing-antarctica-to-ice-free-in-access-esm1-5/1924 "2024-03-21T04:49:32Z")
I am seeking help on reconfiguring the land surface (CABLE) restart files as I would like to “unglaciate” Antarctica in ACCESS-ESM1.5. I have tried changing the PFT fraction: For PFT fraction, this is “field1391” when c… --- ## [Land modelling working group, meeting minutes 2023 (Archive)](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/land-modelling-working-group-meeting-minutes-2023-archive/420)
**Author:** [@clairecarouge](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/clairecarouge)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [19 December 2023 03:38 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/land-modelling-working-group-meeting-minutes-2023-archive/420 "2023-12-19T03:38:50Z")
Here are the minutes from the Land modelling working group meeting. If we’ve missed anything you feel is important please feel free to add it below or edit this post (it’s a wiki post). DATE: 14/02/2023 Attendees: 10-1… --- ## [Poster: benchcab: a testing framework for the CABLE land surface model](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/poster-benchcab-a-testing-framework-for-the-cable-land-surface-model/1160)
**Author:** [@SeanBryan51](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/SeanBryan51)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [5 September 2023 07:29 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/poster-benchcab-a-testing-framework-for-the-cable-land-surface-model/1160 "2023-09-05T07:29:14Z")
Title benchcab: a testing framework for the CABLE land surface model About Benchcab is a standardised testing framework that tests the CABLE land surface model across a range of model configurations. The tool checks out… [Next page](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/tag/land/37.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=land)