Model:CICE

CICE

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Model type	Modular
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Note on status model
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Incorporated models or components:	Icepack,

Spatial dimensions	2D
Spatial extent	Global
Model domain	Marine, Cryosphere
One-line model description	Los Alamos sea ice model
Extended model description	CICE is a computationally efficient model for simulating the growth, melting, and movement of polar sea ice. Designed as one component of coupled atmosphere-ocean-land-ice global climate models, today’s CICE model is the outcome of more than two decades of community collaboration in building a sea ice model suitable for multiple uses including process studies, operational forecasting, and climate simulation.

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Name	Elizabeth Hunke
Type of contact	Technical contact
Institute / Organization	Los Alamos National Laboratory
Postal address 1	Los Alamos Natl. Lab
Postal address 2	P.O. Box 1663
Town / City	Los Alamos
Postal code	87545
State	New Mexico
Country	United States
Email address	eclare@lanl.gov
Phone	+1 505 665 9852
Fax	+1 505 665 5926

Supported platforms	Unix, Linux, Mac OS
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Programming language	Fortran90
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Code optimized	Multiple Processors
Multiple processors implemented
Nr of distributed processors	4
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Start year development	2008
Does model development still take place?	Yes
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Code development status	Active
When did you indicate the 'code development status'?	2020
Model availability
Source code availability (Or provide future intension)	Through web repository
Source web address	https://github.com/CICE-Consortium/CICE
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Program license type	Other
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Pre-processing software needed?	No
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Post-processing software needed?	No
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Visualization software needed?	No
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Is there a manual available?	Yes
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Model website if any	https://github.com/CICE-Consortium/CICE
Model forum / discussion board	https://bb.cgd.ucar.edu/cesm/forums/cice-consortium.146/

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Featured publication(s)	Year	Model described	Type of Reference	Citations
Bitz, C.M.; Lipscomb, W.H. 1999. An energy-conserving thermodynamic model of sea ice. Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, 104, 15669–15677. 10.1029/1999JC900100 (View/edit entry)	1999	CICE	Model overview	506
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