Description and Evaluation of the MIT Earth System Model (MESM)

Andrei Sokolov, David Kicklighter, Adam Schlosser, Chien Wang, Erwan Monier, Benjamin Brown-Steiner, Ronald Prinn, Chris Forest, Xiang Gao, Alex Libardoni, Sebastian Eastham

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Abstract

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Integrated Global System Model (IGSM) is designed for analyzing the global environmental changes that may result from anthropogenic causes, quantifying the uncertainties associated with the projected changes, and assessing the costs and environmental effectiveness of proposed policies to mitigate climate risk. The IGSM consists of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Earth System Model (MESM) of intermediate complexity and the Economic Projections and Policy Analysis model. This paper documents the current version of the MESM, which includes a two-dimensional (zonally averaged) atmospheric model with interactive chemistry coupled to the zonally averaged version of Global Land System model and an anomaly-diffusing ocean model.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1759-1789
Number of pages31
JournalJournal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
Volume10
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2018

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)

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