CESM Working Groups#
The CESM project has a strong commitment to Community involvment in governance and development of the CESM. The CESM modeling effort is coordinated through Working Groups that are responsible for the science and development of individual CESM components or organized to coordinate other across CESM efforts.
Each team takes responsibility for developing and continually improving its component of the CESM consistent with the CESM goal of a fully-coupled model and with the CESM design criteria. There are currently 12 Working Groups.
Atmosphere Model Working Group (AMWG)
Biogeochemistry Working Group (BGCWG)
Chemistry Climate Working Group (CCWG)
Climate Variability and Change Working Group (CVCWG)
Earth System Prediction Working Group (ESPWG)
Land Model Working Group (LMWG)
Ocean Model Working Group (OMWG)
Paleoclimate Working Group (PWG)
Polar Climate Working Group (PCWG)
Each Working Group is coordinated by Co-Chairs. The Working Groups decide their own development priorities and work schedules, consistent with the overall goals of CESM, and are subject to oversight by the CESM Scientific Steering Committee (SSC).
We welcome and strongly encourage anyone interested to join the relevant CESM working groups to participate more fully in the CESM project and model development.
Check the webpage “Getting Involved” for more information.