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The ACCESS Atmosphere Model (ACCESS-AM) is a global model with atmosphere and land surface components. It is often used in Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP) experiments where it is driven by historically observed sea surface temperature and sea ice data.
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ACCESS-NRI will release supported ACCESS-CM configurations. The first release of ACCESS-CM will be derived from the [CSIRO ACCESS-CM2 configuration](#access-cm2) and will include [atmosphere], [land], [ocean] and [sea ice] components.
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The ACCESS Earth System Model (ACCESS-ESM) is a fully-coupled global climate model that also includes representations of land and ocean biogeochemisty. This means it can simulate both the physical climate and global biogeochemical cycles (the carbon cycle in particular).
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The ACCESS Ocean Model (ACCESS-OM) is a global coupled ocean and sea ice configuration with ocean and sea ice models connected via a coupler. The atmospheric fields that drive the model are provided by a data product, usually derived from reanalysis.
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ACCESS-CM
- ACCESS Coupled Model (CM) produces physical climate simulations by deploying the atmosphere, ocean, and sea-ice components. ACCESS-CM features improved fluid dynamics and a microphysical aerosol scheme.
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ACCESS-ESM
- ACCESS Earth System Model (ESM) simulates the carbon and other bio-chemical cycles within the climate system, by deploying the atmosphere, ocean, and sea-ice components. ACCESS-ESM is one of the two ACCESS global coupled model versions.
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ACCESS-OM
- ACCESS Ocean Model (OM) deploys the ocean and sea-ice components to provide the Australian climate community with ocean weather and climate data, including seasonal forecasting, climate variability, downscaling of climate in the marine environment around Australia, and ocean biogeochemistry.
+ ACCESS-OM is a global coupled ocean and sea ice model used to understand both physical and biogeochemical processes in the ocean.
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# Supported ACCESS Models
-ACCESS models are computer codes comprising complex mathematical representations of major earth system components (atmosphere, land surface, ocean and sea ice) based on physical, biological and chemical principles or laws. Different ACCESS model components can be linked together via a coupler to form ACCESS model configurations, such as ACCESS-ESM, which are then used to perform simulations corresponding to realistic past or future conditions and idealised experiments.
+ACCESS models are computer codes comprising complex mathematical representations of major Earth system components (atmosphere, land surface, ocean and sea ice) based on physical, biological and chemical principles or laws. Different ACCESS model components can be linked together via a coupler to form ACCESS model configurations (e.g. ACCESS-ESM), which are then used to simulate realistic past or future conditions and idealised experiments.
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ACCESS-CM
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ACCESS-ESM
- ACCESS Earth System Model (ESM) simulates the carbon and other bio-chemical cycles within the climate system, by deploying the atmosphere, ocean, and sea-ice components. ACCESS-ESM is one of the two ACCESS global coupled model versions.
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ACCESS-OM
- ACCESS Ocean Model (OM) deploys the ocean and sea-ice components to provide the Australian climate community with ocean weather and climate data, including seasonal forecasting, climate variability, downscaling of climate in the marine environment around Australia, and ocean biogeochemistry.
+ ACCESS-OM is a global coupled ocean and sea ice model used to understand both physical and biogeochemical processes in the ocean.
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