Ocean Model (docn6)
The Ocean model used in CCSM, the Climatological Data Ocean Model (docn), is one of four component models plus the coupler that make up the structure of CCSM. The most recent version is Version 6.0. Unlike the atmosphere model, this component cannot be run as a standalone model; it must be run within the framework of CCSM. It takes two netCDF datasets as input, then outputs six climate variables to the coupler, to be integrated with the variable produced by the other component models.
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