15.17 ESM2M & ESM2G

Two new models representing ocean physics with alternative numerical frameworks to explore the implications of some of the fundamental assumptions embedded in these models. Both ESM2M and ESM2G utilize a more advanced land model, LM3, than was available in ESM2.1 including a variety of enhancements (Milly et al., in prep). GFDL’s CMIP5 experiments with Earth System Models included many of the integrations found in the long-term CMIP5 experimental design. The ESMs, by design, close the carbon cycle and are used to study the impact of climate change on ecosystems, ecosystem changes on climate and human activities on ecosystems.

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	CM#	ESM2M	ESM2G
rcp26		r1i1p1	r1i1p1
rcp45	r1i1p1, r3i1p1,r5i1p1	r1i1p1	r1i1p1
rcp60		r1i1p1	r1i1p1
rcp85	r1i1p1	r1i1p1	r1i1p1