1 New Model Functionalities¶
1.1 Improving Urban Land Surface Representation¶
Representing urban LCZ land cover in CESM (CESM-LCZ)¶
Sun, Y., et al. (2025). Enhancing global-scale urban land cover representation using local climate zones in the Community Earth System Model. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 17(11), e2025MS004934. 10.1029/2025MS004934
Presentation: 21st AOGS*, CESM 2025 Winter Group Meeting, AMS 2026**
*Best Student Poster Award
**Third Place Best Urban Student Poster Presentation Award
1.2 Explicitly Parameterizing Urban Physical Process¶
Modeling urban traffic heat flux in CESM (CESM-Traffic)¶
Sun, Y., et al. (2026). Modeling urban traffic heat flux in the Community Earth System Model: Formulation and validation for two test sites. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 18(4), e2025MS005435. 10.1029/2025MS005435
1.3 Incorporating Adaptation-oriented Process¶
Prescribing transient urban albedo in CESM (CESM-TranUrbAlb)¶
Sun, Y., et al. (2024). Improving urban climate adaptation modelling in the Community Earth System Model (CESM) through transient urban surface albedo representation. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 16(12), e2024MS004380. 10.1029/2024MS004380
Presentation: 29th CESM Workshop, 12th ICUC
1.4 Enhancing Model Scalability¶
Coupling WRF and CTSM (WRF-CTSM)¶
Preprint “Advancing CLMU for regional climate simulations through WRF coupling: intercomparison with NOAH–SLUCM.” 10.31223/X5MT9P
Presentation: CESM 2026 Winter Group Meeting
2 Model Applications¶
2.1 Assessing Urban Climate Impact¶
Transient Urban Land Representation¶
Sun, Y., et al. (2026). Linking urban population exposure to heatwaves with land cover change across the UK. Sustainable Cities and Society. 107349. 10.1016/j.scs.2026.107349
2.2 Evaluating Urban Climate Adaptation Strategies¶
WRF-CTSM ＋ TranUrbAlb¶
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3 Support¶
3.1 Useful Links¶
GitHub Repository
User Guide
Tutorial
WRF-CTSM: Using CTSM with WRF, WRF-CTSM on the SIGMA2 HPC
Forum
3.2 Inquiry For Help & Collaboration¶
Please create an Issues and Discussions. The author will try to respond as soon as possible.