Welcome to CESM3-Planets

CESM3-Planets is an advanced adaptation of the Community Earth System Model (CESM3) designed to simulate the atmospheric and surface environments of terrestrial exoplanets, with an initial focus on Mars.

This project builds upon the legacy of CESM-Planets but fully integrates with the modern CESM3 framework, utilizing the NUOPC driver, the Spectral Element dynamical core (SE), and the Community Land Model (CTSM/CLM5).

For Specific information on this project please refer to the Wiki https://github.com/NCAR/CESM3-planets/wiki

As this is a fork of CESM it adds exo-planet simulation capability to the CIME infrastructure as well as the atmosphere (CAM) and land (CTSM) and coupler/mediator components.

For more information on the CESM framework that underlies CESM3-planets please see the CESM web site for documentation and information:

http://www.cesm.ucar.edu

The CESM Quickstart Guide is available at:

http://escomp.github.io/cesm