Detailed Description of eCLM

[FedoAIworld]

Hello, we have a new manuscript we're preparing that utilizes eCLM. From the current documentation, very few features/differences are described. I know this is a living document and will be updated. The full name of eCLM is not given. I understand that there are other developments that are considered in eCLM that are not in CLM5.0. Could anyone please point me to a detailed description of the model?

[kvrigor]

Hello @FedoAIworld! I'm currently updating the docs for JOSS review (see #79) which should address the gaps in the docs. Good point about listing the differences between eCLM and CLM5—I'll clarify and emphasize that on the docs too.

[kvrigor]

FYI, I presented a poster about eCLM at the recent UK RSE conference. The poster doesn't contain a detailed description of the model, but perhaps one may glean some info from the abstract:

Abstract. The enCore Community Land Model (eCLM) is a Fortran-based HPC software for simulating the biogeophysical, biogeochemical, and hydrological processes on Earth's land surface. These physical processes are derived from the Community Land Model version 5 (CLM5)—a land surface model developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research in USA. While eCLM take most of its scientific features from CLM5, it differs mainly in its software architecture, which has been designed to readily integrate into a modular Earth system modeling platform. This presentation showcases the software refactoring efforts involved in transforming CLM5, a mature HPC software for land surface modelling, into eCLM. Notably, this RSE work contributes to a larger ongoing effort towards a next-generation modular Earth system modeling platform. eCLM was initiated in 2020 and is being constantly tested (e.g. through continuous integration and deployment practices) and improved (e.g. by introducing new modelling features such as vegetation processes and land management) to serve the research activities at the Agrosphere Institute in Jülich Research Centre, Germany.