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Research Activities in Earth System Modelling
There is considerable international activity in the development of numerical models for the purpose of climate simulation and for forecasting on various temporal and spatial scales. This publication is an attempt to foster an early interchange of information among workers in these areas.
The publication is a continuation of Research Activities in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modelling. Since 2020 its title has been changed to Research Activities in Earth System Modelling reflecting the transition towards a more integrated Earth system view in the world. The WGNE Blue Book is a nickname of the edition used for brevity. It originates from the fact that the edition was published as a blue-covered book in 1970-2005 (only electronic version is available since 2006).
The material in the publication is the response to a "Call for contributions" sent to scientists worldwide and published at the WGNE site. Contributions obtained in response to this call are included if they are related to the problems of Earth system modelling, if they give new results, and if they are of suitable length and size. Reports that do not meet these criteria, have been previously published, or are purely theoretical may be rejected.
The most appropriate reports give results of new numerical experiments in the form of a succinct explanation accompanied by suitable tables and figures. The contributions are collected into subject groupings as appropriate. The range of subjects is expected to vary with time and depends on the submissions received. The large number of contributions from around the world indicates the wide scope of activities in numerical experimentation, and the valuable addition that this type of report makes to the refereed journals.
