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Welcome to ACCESS-OM2 — a coupled ocean-ice model and collection of configurations developed by the Consortium for Ocean-Sea Ice Modelling in Australia (COSIMA).

ACCESS-OM2 consists of the MOM 5.1 ocean model, CICE 5.1.2 sea ice model, and a file-based atmosphere called YATM coupled together using the OASIS3-MCT v2.0 coupler. Regridding is done using ESMF and KDTREE2.

The JRA55-do model configurations and performance are described in Kiss et al. (2019), with further details in the ACCESS-OM2 technical report.

How to run ACCESS-OM2

Start by reading the Quick start guide. If you are using raijin.nci.org.au at the NCI National Facility then this should be all you need.

More detailed instructions can be found on the Getting Started page.

NOTE: All ACCESS-OM2 model components and configurations are undergoing continual improvement. We strongly recommend that you "watch" this repo (see button at top of screen; ask to be notified of all conversations) and also watch all the component models, whichever configuration(s) you are using, and payu to be kept informed of updates, problems and bug fixes as they arise.

Getting help and reporting issues

For all help requests and error reports please create a "GitHub issue" at ACCESS-OM2 issues.

For self-help

Setting up and running the model is primarily supported via the ACCESS-OM2 wiki (that you are already reading). It is a "wiki" so feel free to correct and contribute.

How to update this wiki

The wiki attached to a public repository can be edited by anyone. Just navigate to the page you wish to edit and click on the 'edit' button on the top right hand side.