Model Components

ACCESS model components represent different chemical, physical or biological parts of the Earth System.

Atmosphere

Land

Ocean

Sea Ice

Aerosols

Atmospheric Chemistry

Biogeochemistry Land

Biogeochemistry Ocean

Coupler

Most of these model components have originated from collaborations with international research groups, such as:

• UK Met Office: UM atmospheric model.
• NOAA / GFDL: MOM ocean model.
• LANL: CICE sea ice model.
• CERFACS: OASIS3-MCT coupling software package.
• UKCA: UKCA atmospheric chemistry-aerosol model.
• CSIRO, CLEX and COSIMA: CABLE land surface model, WOMBAT ocean biogeochemistry package and CASA land biogeochemistry model. All developed in Australia.

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Last update: March 25, 2025