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The atmosphere component of FAMOUS runs on a 7.5deg longitude x 5deg latitude grid, with 11 levels in the vertical and a 1-hour timestep. The ocean component uses a 3.75deg longitude x 2.5deg latitude grid with 20 levels, with a 12-hour timestep (using a distorted momentum equation). FAMOUS does not use flux adjustments; in order to achieve this the ocean component of FAMOUS was developed with a few changes to the bathymetry of the North Atlantic to allow a more realistic representation of the ocean circulation, as described by [[Jones (J Atmos Ocean Tech, 2003)->http://www.famous.ac.uk/Papers/jones03famousocean.pdf]]. Owing to its lower resolution, the climate of FAMOUS is not as realistic as that of [=HadCM3=], but the speed of FAMOUS made it possible to tune it using an iterative objective approach, which cannot be afforded with higher-resolution models. The initial tuning process and the resulting climate simulation are described by [[Jones et al. (Climate Dyn, 2005)->http://www.famous.ac.uk/Papers/jones05famoustuning.pdf]]. Recent improvements and their impact on the simulated climate are described in [[http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/1/53/2008/gmd-1-53-2008.html|Smith et al. (Geosci. Model Dev. 2008)]].
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The atmosphere component of FAMOUS runs on a 7.5deg longitude x 5deg latitude grid, with 11 levels in the vertical and a 1-hour timestep. The ocean component uses a 3.75deg longitude x 2.5deg latitude grid with 20 levels, with a 12-hour timestep (using a distorted momentum equation). FAMOUS does not use flux adjustments; in order to achieve this the ocean component of FAMOUS was developed with a few changes to the bathymetry of the North Atlantic to allow a more realistic representation of the ocean circulation, as described by [[Jones (J Atmos Ocean Tech, 2003)->http://www.famous.ac.uk/Papers/jones03famousocean.pdf]]. Owing to its lower resolution, the climate of FAMOUS is not as realistic as that of [=HadCM3=], but the speed of FAMOUS made it possible to tune it using an iterative objective approach, which cannot be afforded with higher-resolution models. The initial tuning process and the resulting climate simulation are described by [[Jones et al. (Climate Dyn, 2005)->http://www.famous.ac.uk/Papers/jones05famoustuning.pdf]]. Some later improvements and their impact on the simulated climate are described in [[http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/1/53/2008/gmd-1-53-2008.html|Smith et al. (Geosci. Model Dev. 2008)]] and other papers listed on the [[Documentation|Documentation]] page.
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* [[http://ncas-climate.nerc.ac.uk/index.php|National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) Climate Programme]] and [[http://ncas-cms.nerc.ac.uk/|NCAS Computational Modelling Services (CMS)]] at the Department of Meteorology of the University of Reading.
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* [[http://www.ncas.ac.uk/index.php/en/climate-home-page/|National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) Climate Programme]] and [[http://cms.ncas.ac.uk/|NCAS Computational Modelling Services (CMS)]] at the Department of Meteorology of the University of Reading.
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* NERC [[http://quest.bris.ac.uk|QUEST]] and [[http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/rapid/rapid.php|RAPID]] programmes.
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* [[http://www.nerc.ac.uk|NERC]] QUEST and RAPID programmes.
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FAMOUS ([[http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/1/53/2008/gmd-1-53-2008.html|Smith et al. (Geosci. Model Dev. 2008)]]) is a fast Earth-system model, built around general circulation models of the atmosphere and ocean (AOGCM). FAMOUS originated as a low-resolution version of the widely used [=HadCM3=] AOGCM, a configuration of the UK MetOffice Unified Model (UM), intended for projects where long periods of simulated time were needed, because it runs about ten times faster than [=HadCM3=] - up to 250 simulated years per day, using ~8 processors of a multicore UNIX server. FAMOUS contains much of the physics of a state-of-the-art AOGCM, providing a three-dimensional simulation of both atmosphere and ocean, including internally generated variability over periods from days to millennia and physically detailed representations of important processes such as clouds and precipitation. The name "FAMOUS" is a loose acronym of "Fast Met Office UK Universities Simulator", but this full name is, understandably, never used.
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FAMOUS ([[http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/1/53/2008/gmd-1-53-2008.html|Smith et al. (Geosci. Model Dev. 2008)]]) is a fast Earth-system model, built around general circulation models of the atmosphere and ocean (AOGCM). FAMOUS originated as a low-resolution version of the widely used [=HadCM3=] AOGCM, a configuration of the UK Met Office Unified Model (UM), intended for projects where long periods of simulated time were needed, because it runs about ten times faster than [=HadCM3=] - up to 250 simulated years per day, using ~8 processors of a multicore UNIX server. FAMOUS contains much of the physics of a state-of-the-art AOGCM, providing a three-dimensional simulation of both atmosphere and ocean, including internally generated variability over periods from days to millennia and physically detailed representations of important processes such as clouds and precipitation. The name "FAMOUS" is a loose acronym of "Fast Met Office UK Universities Simulator", but this full name is, understandably, never used.
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FAMOUS ([[http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/1/53/2008/gmd-1-53-2008.html|Smith et al. (Geosci. Model Dev. 2008)]]) is a fast Earth-system model, built around general circulation models of the atmosphere and ocean (AOGCM). FAMOUS originated as a low-resolution version of the widely used [=HadCM3=] AOGCM, intended for projects where long periods of simulated time were needed, because it runs about ten times faster than [=HadCM3=] - up to 250 simulated years per day, using ~8 processors of a multicore UNIX server. FAMOUS contains much of the physics of a state-of-the-art AOGCM, providing a three-dimensional simulation of both atmosphere and ocean, including internally generated variability over periods from days to millennia and physically detailed representations of important processes such as clouds and precipitation. The name "FAMOUS" is a loose acronym of "Fast Met Office UK Universities Simulator", but this full name is, understandably, never used.
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FAMOUS ([[http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/1/53/2008/gmd-1-53-2008.html|Smith et al. (Geosci. Model Dev. 2008)]]) is a fast Earth-system model, built around general circulation models of the atmosphere and ocean (AOGCM). FAMOUS originated as a low-resolution version of the widely used [=HadCM3=] AOGCM, a configuration of the UK MetOffice Unified Model (UM), intended for projects where long periods of simulated time were needed, because it runs about ten times faster than [=HadCM3=] - up to 250 simulated years per day, using ~8 processors of a multicore UNIX server. FAMOUS contains much of the physics of a state-of-the-art AOGCM, providing a three-dimensional simulation of both atmosphere and ocean, including internally generated variability over periods from days to millennia and physically detailed representations of important processes such as clouds and precipitation. The name "FAMOUS" is a loose acronym of "Fast Met Office UK Universities Simulator", but this full name is, understandably, never used.
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Models of the terrestrial (MOSES2.2) and marine ([=HadOCC=]) carbon cycle have been implemented in FAMOUS, following [=HadCM3LC=] (Cox et al., Nature, 2000). We refer to a configuration of FAMOUS with the carbon cycle (including interactive vegetation, modelled by TRIFFID) as FAMOUS-C. FAMOUS can also be coupled to the [[http://glimmer-cism.berlios.de/|Glimmer-CISM]] icesheet model, in a configuration known as FAMOUS-I. It can also be coupled in a much more complex, physically consistent manner to the BISICLES icesheet model.

FAMOUS is available for general use with support from the
[[http://ww.ncas.ac.uk|National Centre for Atmospheric Science]] (NCAS) on ARCHER, the current UK National HPC. FAMOUS runs at UM version 4.5. It ''can'' be installed on other platforms, but this is difficult. We hope to have a more prtable system available soon.
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Models of the terrestrial (MOSES2.2) and marine ([=HadOCC=]) carbon cycle have been implemented in FAMOUS, following [=HadCM3LC=] (Cox et al., Nature, 2000). We refer to a configuration of FAMOUS with the carbon cycle (including interactive vegetation, modelled by TRIFFID) as FAMOUS-C. FAMOUS can also be coupled to the [[http://glimmer-cism.berlios.de/|Glimmer-CISM]] icesheet model, in a configuration known as FAMOUS-I. It can also be coupled in a much more complex, physically consistent manner to the [[https://commons.lbl.gov/display/bisicles/BISICLES|BISICLES]] icesheet model.

FAMOUS is available for general use with support from the
[[http://ww.ncas.ac.uk|National Centre for Atmospheric Science]] (NCAS) on ARCHER, the current UK National HPC. FAMOUS runs at UM version 4.5. It ''can'' be installed on other platforms, but this is currently difficult. We hope to have a more portable system available soon.
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Models of the terrestrial (MOSES2.2) and marine ([=HadOCC=]) carbon cycle have been implemented in FAMOUS, following [=HadCM3LC=] (Cox et al., Nature, 2000). We refer to a configuration of FAMOUS with the carbon cycle (including interactive vegetation, modelled by TRIFFID) as FAMOUS-C. FAMOUS can also be coupled to the [[http://glimmer-cism.berlios.de/|Glimmer-CISM]] icesheet model, in a configuration known as FAMOUS-I.

FAMOUS is available for general use with support from the [[http://ncas.nerc.ac.uk|National Centre for Atmospheric Science]] (NCAS). To use
FAMOUS, you need first to install the portable Unified Model (the Met Office model); see under "UM support" on the [[http://ncas-cms.nerc.ac.uk/|NCAS-CMS website]]. FAMOUS runs at UM version 4.5. Once the UM is running, you can install one of the FAMOUSStandardVersions. NCAS-CMS support FAMOUS on the national capability [[FAMOUSOnHECToR| HECToR supercomputer]] and other, much smaller platforms.

FAMOUS is maintained by [[http://
ncas-climate.nerc.ac.uk/index.php| NCAS-Climate ]] as part of the UK National Capability. Its development was a joint project of
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Models of the terrestrial (MOSES2.2) and marine ([=HadOCC=]) carbon cycle have been implemented in FAMOUS, following [=HadCM3LC=] (Cox et al., Nature, 2000). We refer to a configuration of FAMOUS with the carbon cycle (including interactive vegetation, modelled by TRIFFID) as FAMOUS-C. FAMOUS can also be coupled to the [[http://glimmer-cism.berlios.de/|Glimmer-CISM]] icesheet model, in a configuration known as FAMOUS-I. It can also be coupled in a much more complex, physically consistent manner to the BISICLES icesheet model.

FAMOUS is available for general use with support from the [[http://ww.ncas.ac.uk|National Centre for Atmospheric Science]] (NCAS) on ARCHER, the current UK National HPC. FAMOUS runs at UM version 4.5. It ''can'' be installed on other platforms, but this is difficult. We hope to have a more prtable system available soon.

FAMOUS is maintained by [[http://www
.ncas.ac.uk/index.php/en/climate-home-page/|NCAS-Climate ]] as part of the UK National Capability. Its development was a joint project of
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Please contact us (famous-esm-info at lists.reading.ac.uk) if you would like to use FAMOUS. You are welcome to read and join the [[http://www.lists.reading.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/famous-esm|FAMOUS discussion email list]].
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Please contact us (famous-esm-info at lists.reading.ac.uk) if you would like to use FAMOUS.
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FAMOUS ([[http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/1/53/2008/gmd-1-53-2008.html|Smith et al. (Geosci. Model Dev. 2008)]]) is a fast Earth-system model, built around general circulation models of the atmosphere and ocean (AOGCM). FAMOUS originated as a low-resolution version of the widely used [=HadCM3=] AOGCM, intended for projects where long periods of simulated time were needed, because it runs about ten times faster than [=HadCM3=] - up to 250 simulated years per day, using ~8 processors of a multicore UNIX server. FAMOUS contains much of the physics of a state-of-the-art AOGCM, providing a three-dimensional simulation of both atmosphere and ocean, including internally generated variability over periods from days to millennia and physically detailed representations of important processes such as clouds and precipitation.
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FAMOUS ([[http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/1/53/2008/gmd-1-53-2008.html|Smith et al. (Geosci. Model Dev. 2008)]]) is a fast Earth-system model, built around general circulation models of the atmosphere and ocean (AOGCM). FAMOUS originated as a low-resolution version of the widely used [=HadCM3=] AOGCM, intended for projects where long periods of simulated time were needed, because it runs about ten times faster than [=HadCM3=] - up to 250 simulated years per day, using ~8 processors of a multicore UNIX server. FAMOUS contains much of the physics of a state-of-the-art AOGCM, providing a three-dimensional simulation of both atmosphere and ocean, including internally generated variability over periods from days to millennia and physically detailed representations of important processes such as clouds and precipitation. The name "FAMOUS" is a loose acronym of "Fast Met Office UK Universities Simulator", but this full name is, understandably, never used.
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Models of the terrestrial (MOSES2.2) and marine ([=HadOCC=]) carbon cycle have been implemented in FAMOUS, following [=HadCM3LC=] (Cox et al., Nature, 2000). We refer to a configuration of FAMOUS with the carbon cycle (including interactive vegetation, modelled by TRIFFID) as FAMOUS-C. FAMOUS can also be coupled to the [[http://developer.berlios.de/projects/glimmer-cism|Glimmer-CISM]] icesheet model, in a configuration known as FAMOUS-I.
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Models of the terrestrial (MOSES2.2) and marine ([=HadOCC=]) carbon cycle have been implemented in FAMOUS, following [=HadCM3LC=] (Cox et al., Nature, 2000). We refer to a configuration of FAMOUS with the carbon cycle (including interactive vegetation, modelled by TRIFFID) as FAMOUS-C. FAMOUS can also be coupled to the [[http://glimmer-cism.berlios.de/|Glimmer-CISM]] icesheet model, in a configuration known as FAMOUS-I.
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FAMOUS is available for general use with support from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS). To use FAMOUS, you need first to install the portable Unified Model (the Met Office model); see under "UM support" on the [[http://ncas-cms.nerc.ac.uk/|NCAS-CMS website]]. FAMOUS runs at UM version 4.5. Once the UM is running, you can install one of the FAMOUSStandardVersions. NCAS-CMS support FAMOUS on the national capability [[FAMOUSOnHECToR| HECToR supercomputer]] and other, much smaller platforms.
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FAMOUS is available for general use with support from the [[http://ncas.nerc.ac.uk|National Centre for Atmospheric Science]] (NCAS). To use FAMOUS, you need first to install the portable Unified Model (the Met Office model); see under "UM support" on the [[http://ncas-cms.nerc.ac.uk/|NCAS-CMS website]]. FAMOUS runs at UM version 4.5. Once the UM is running, you can install one of the FAMOUSStandardVersions. NCAS-CMS support FAMOUS on the national capability [[FAMOUSOnHECToR| HECToR supercomputer]] and other, much smaller platforms.
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FAMOUS ([[http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/1/53/2008/gmd-1-53-2008.html|Smith et al. (Geosci. Model Dev. 2008)]]) is a fast Earth-system model, built around general circulation models of the atmosphere and ocean (AOGCM). FAMOUS originated as a low-resolution version of the widely used [=HadCM3=] AOGCM, intended for projects where long periods of simulated time were needed, because it runs about ten times faster than [=HadCM3=] - up to 250 simulated years per day. FAMOUS contains all the physics of a state-of-the-art AOGCM, providing a three-dimensional simulation of both atmosphere and ocean, including internally generated variability over periods from days to millennia and physically detailed representations of important processes such as clouds and precipitation.
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!!!About FAMOUS

FAMOUS
([[http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/1/53/2008/gmd-1-53-2008.html|Smith et al. (Geosci. Model Dev. 2008)]]) is a fast Earth-system model, built around general circulation models of the atmosphere and ocean (AOGCM). FAMOUS originated as a low-resolution version of the widely used [=HadCM3=] AOGCM, intended for projects where long periods of simulated time were needed, because it runs about ten times faster than [=HadCM3=] - up to 250 simulated years per day, using ~8 processors of a multicore UNIX server. FAMOUS contains much of the physics of a state-of-the-art AOGCM, providing a three-dimensional simulation of both atmosphere and ocean, including internally generated variability over periods from days to millennia and physically detailed representations of important processes such as clouds and precipitation.
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Models of the terrestrial (MOSES2.2) and marine (HadOCC) carbon cycle have been implemented in FAMOUS, following [=HadCM3LC=] (Cox et al., Nature, 2000). We refer to a configuration of FAMOUS with the carbon cycle (including interactive vegetation, modelled by TRIFFID) as FAMOUS-C. FAMOUS can also be coupled to the [[http://developer.berlios.de/projects/glimmer-cism|Glimmer-CISM]] icesheet model, in a configuration known as FAMOUS-I.

FAMOUS has been made available for general use with support from QUEST. To use FAMOUS, you need first to install the portable Unified Model (the Met Office model); see under "UM support" on the [[http://ncas-cms.nerc.ac.uk/|NCAS-CMS website]]. FAMOUS runs at UM version 4.5. Once the UM is running, you can install one of the FAMOUSStandardVersions. NCAS-CMS and QUEST are supporting FAMOUS on the [[HPCx|HPCx supercomputer]], the [[FAMOUSOnQuest|QUEST cluster]] and the new [[FAMOUSOnHECToR| HECToR supercomputer]].
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Models of the terrestrial (MOSES2.2) and marine ([=HadOCC=]) carbon cycle have been implemented in FAMOUS, following [=HadCM3LC=] (Cox et al., Nature, 2000). We refer to a configuration of FAMOUS with the carbon cycle (including interactive vegetation, modelled by TRIFFID) as FAMOUS-C. FAMOUS can also be coupled to the [[http://developer.berlios.de/projects/glimmer-cism|Glimmer-CISM]] icesheet model, in a configuration known as FAMOUS-I.

FAMOUS is available for general use with support from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS). To use FAMOUS, you need first to install the portable Unified Model (the Met Office model); see under "UM support" on the [[http://ncas-cms.nerc.ac.uk/|NCAS-CMS website]]. FAMOUS runs at UM version 4.5. Once the UM is running, you can install one of the FAMOUSStandardVersions. NCAS-CMS support FAMOUS on the national capability [[FAMOUSOnHECToR| HECToR supercomputer]] and other, much smaller platforms.
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FAMOUS contains all the physics of a state-of-the-art AOGCM, providing a three-dimensional simulation of both atmosphere and ocean, including internally generated temporal variability over periods from days to millennia and physically detailed representations of important processes such as clouds and precipitation.

The atmosphere component of FAMOUS is 48x37 (7.5deg longitude x 5deg latitude) with 11 levels in the vertical and a 1
-hour timestep. The ocean component is 96x73 (3.75deg longitude x 2.5deg latitude) with 20 levels, the same as [=HadCM3L=], with a 12-hour timestep (using a distorted momentum equation). FAMOUS does not use flux adjustment; in order to achieve this the ocean component of FAMOUS was developed with a few changes to the bathymetry of the North Atlantic to allow a more realistic representation of the ocean circulation, as described by [[Jones (J Atmos Ocean Tech, 2003)->http://www.famous.ac.uk/Papers/jones03famousocean.pdf]]. Owing to its lower resolution, the climate of FAMOUS is not as realistic as that of [=HadCM3=], but the speed of FAMOUS made it possible to tune it using an iterative objective approach, which cannot be afforded with higher-resolution models. The tuning process and the resulting climate simulation are described by [[Jones et al. (Climate Dyn, 2005)->http://www.famous.ac.uk/Papers/jones05famoustuning.pdf]]. Recent improvements and their impact on the simulated climate are described in [[http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/1/53/2008/gmd-1-53-2008.html|Smith et al. (Geosci. Model Dev. 2008)]].

It
is maintained by [[http://ncas-climate.nerc.ac.uk/index.php| NCAS-Climate ]] as part of the UK National Capability. Its development was a joint project of
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FAMOUS ([[http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/1/53/2008/gmd-1-53-2008.html|Smith et al. (Geosci. Model Dev. 2008)]]) is a fast Earth-system model, built around general circulation models of the atmosphere and ocean (AOGCM). FAMOUS originated as a low-resolution version of the widely used [=HadCM3=] AOGCM, intended for projects where long periods of simulated time were needed, because it runs about ten times faster than [=HadCM3=] - up to 250 simulated years per day. FAMOUS contains all the physics of a state-of-the-art AOGCM, providing a three-dimensional simulation of both atmosphere and ocean, including internally generated variability over periods from days to millennia and physically detailed representations of important processes such as clouds and precipitation.

The atmosphere component of FAMOUS runs on a 7.5deg longitude x 5deg latitude grid, with 11 levels in
the vertical and a 1-hour timestep. The ocean component uses a 3.75deg longitude x 2.5deg latitude grid with 20 levels, with a 12-hour timestep (using a distorted momentum equation). FAMOUS does not use flux adjustments; in order to achieve this the ocean component of FAMOUS was developed with a few changes to the bathymetry of the North Atlantic to allow a more realistic representation of the ocean circulation, as described by [[Jones (J Atmos Ocean Tech, 2003)->http://www.famous.ac.uk/Papers/jones03famousocean.pdf]]. Owing to its lower resolution, the climate of FAMOUS is not as realistic as that of [=HadCM3=], but the speed of FAMOUS made it possible to tune it using an iterative objective approach, which cannot be afforded with higher-resolution models. The initial tuning process and the resulting climate simulation are described by [[Jones et al. (Climate Dyn, 2005)->http://www.famous.ac.uk/Papers/jones05famoustuning.pdf]]. Recent improvements and their impact on the simulated climate are described in [[http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/1/53/2008/gmd-1-53-2008.html|Smith et al. (Geosci. Model Dev. 2008)]].

Models of the terrestrial (MOSES2.2) and marine (HadOCC) carbon cycle have been implemented in FAMOUS, following [=HadCM3LC=] (Cox et al., Nature, 2000). We refer to a configuration of FAMOUS with the carbon cycle (including interactive vegetation, modelled by TRIFFID) as FAMOUS-C. FAMOUS can also be coupled to the [[http://developer.berlios.de/projects/glimmer-cism|Glimmer-CISM]] icesheet model, in a configuration known as FAMOUS-I.

FAMOUS has been made available for general use with support from QUEST. To use FAMOUS, you need first to install the portable Unified Model (the Met Office model); see under "UM support" on the [[http://ncas-cms.nerc.ac.uk/|NCAS-CMS website]]. FAMOUS runs at UM version 4.5. Once the UM is running, you can install one of the FAMOUSStandardVersions. NCAS-CMS and QUEST are supporting FAMOUS on the [[HPCx|HPCx supercomputer]], the [[FAMOUSOnQuest|QUEST cluster]] and the new [[FAMOUSOnHECToR| HECToR supercomputer]].

FAMOUS
is maintained by [[http://ncas-climate.nerc.ac.uk/index.php| NCAS-Climate ]] as part of the UK National Capability. Its development was a joint project of
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Models of the terrestrial and marine carbon cycle have been implemented in FAMOUS, following [=HadCM3LC=] (Cox et al., Nature, 2000). We refer to a configuration of FAMOUS with the carbon cycle as FAMOUS-C.

FAMOUS has been made available for general use with support from QUEST. To use FAMOUS, you need first to install the portable Unified Model (the Met Office model); see under "UM support" on the [[http://ncas-cms.nerc.ac.uk/|NCAS-CMS website]]. FAMOUS runs at UM version 4.5. Once the UM is running, you can install one of the FAMOUSStandardVersions. NCAS-CMS and QUEST are supporting FAMOUS on the [[HPCx|HPCx supercomputer]], the [[FAMOUSOnQuest|QUEST cluster]] and the new [[FAMOUSOnHECToR| HECToR supercomputer]].

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Projects using or working on FAMOUS include

* RAPID project on the role of the cryosphere in modulating the thermohaline circulation of the Atlantic
* QUEST [[http://www.bridge.bris.ac.uk/projects/deglaciation|Deglaciation]] on the drivers of changes in climate, atmospheric composition and biogeochemical cycles during the period from the peak of the last ice age until recent times
* [[http://quest.bris.ac.uk/research/themes/Quaternary.html|Quaternary]] QUEST on the regulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide on glacial-interglacial timescales and its coupling to climate change
* QUEST project on the dynamics of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
* RAPID project [[http://www.bridge.bris.ac.uk/projects/ORMEN|Ormen]] on ocean reconstruction and modelling of the European deglaciation
* EU [[http://geography.swansea.ac.uk/millennium|Millennium]] project on European climate of the last millennium - [[http://climateprediction.net/content/millennium-experiment-famous | Millennium experiment on ClimatePrediction.net]]
*[[http://researchpages.net/QDES|QUEST-DESIRE]] aims to understand the evolution of CO2 and CH4 over the 800,000 year period revealed by the ice core record
* EU [[http://epoca-project.eu|EPOCA]] project on ocean acidification.
* NERC responsive-mode project on Heinrich events

Development of FAMOUS and associated tools is continuing in Reading (see FAMOUSMinutes, [[FAQ]], [[CurrentWorkAnnette]] and [[CurrentWorkRobin]]) with support from QUEST. The GLIMMER community ice-sheet model is being coupled to FAMOUS, with support from RAPID.
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FAMOUS contains all the physics of a state-of-the-art AOGCM, providing a three-dimensional simulation of both atmosphere and ocean, including internally generated temporal variability over periods from days to millennia and physically detailed representations of important processes such as clouds and precipitation.

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The atmosphere component of FAMOUS is 48x37 (7.5deg longitude x 5deg latitude) with 11 levels in the vertical and a 1-hour timestep. The ocean component is 96x73 (3.75deg longitude x 2.5deg latitude) with 20 levels, the same as [=HadCM3L=], with a 12-hour timestep (using a distorted momentum equation). FAMOUS does not use flux adjustment; in order to achieve this the ocean component of FAMOUS was developed with a few changes to the bathymetry of the North Atlantic to allow a more realistic representation of the ocean circulation, as described by [[Jones (J Atmos Ocean Tech, 2003)->http://www.famous.ac.uk/Papers/jones03famousocean.pdf]]. Owing to its lower resolution, the climate of FAMOUS is not as realistic as that of [=HadCM3=], but the speed of FAMOUS made it possible to tune it using an iterative objective approach, which cannot be afforded with higher-resolution models. The tuning process and the resulting climate simulation are described by [[Jones et al. (Climate Dyn, 2005)->http://www.famous.ac.uk/Papers/jones05famoustuning.pdf]]. Recent improvements and their impact on the simulated climate are described in [[http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/1/53/2008/gmd-1-53-2008.html|Smith et al. (Geosci. Model Dev. 2008)]].

It is maintained by [[http://ncas-climate.nerc.ac.uk/index.php| NCAS-Climate ]] as part of the UK National Capability. Its development was a joint project of

* [[Hadley Centre->http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/hadleycentre]] at the Met Office.
* [[http://ncas-climate.nerc.ac.uk/index.php|National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) Climate Programme]] and [[http://ncas-cms.nerc.ac.uk/|NCAS Computational Modelling Services (CMS)]] at the Department of Meteorology of the University of Reading.
* [[http://www.bridge.bris.ac.uk/|Bristol Research Initiative for the Dynamic Global Environment (BRIDGE)]] at the School of Geographical Sciences of the University of Bristol.
* NERC [[http://quest.bris.ac.uk|QUEST]] and [[http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/rapid/rapid.php|RAPID]] programmes.



Models of the terrestrial and marine carbon cycle have been implemented in FAMOUS, following [=HadCM3LC=] (Cox et al., Nature, 2000). We refer to a configuration of FAMOUS with the carbon cycle as FAMOUS-C.

FAMOUS has been made available for general use with support from QUEST. To use FAMOUS, you need first to install the portable Unified Model (the Met Office model); see under "UM support" on the [[http://ncas-cms.nerc.ac.uk/|NCAS-CMS website]]. FAMOUS runs at UM version 4.5. Once the UM is running, you can install one of the FAMOUSStandardVersions. NCAS-CMS and QUEST are supporting FAMOUS on the [[HPCx|HPCx supercomputer]], the [[FAMOUSOnQuest|QUEST cluster]] and the new [[FAMOUSOnHECToR| HECToR supercomputer]].

Please contact us (famous-esm-info at lists.reading.ac.uk) if you would like to use FAMOUS. You are welcome to read and join the [[http://www.lists.reading.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/famous-esm|FAMOUS discussion email list]].

Projects using or working on FAMOUS include

* RAPID project on the role of the cryosphere in modulating the thermohaline circulation of the Atlantic
* QUEST [[http://www.bridge.bris.ac.uk/projects/deglaciation|Deglaciation]] on the drivers of changes in climate, atmospheric composition and biogeochemical cycles during the period from the peak of the last ice age until recent times
* [[http://quest.bris.ac.uk/research/themes/Quaternary.html|Quaternary]] QUEST on the regulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide on glacial-interglacial timescales and its coupling to climate change
* QUEST project on the dynamics of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
* RAPID project [[http://www.bridge.bris.ac.uk/projects/ORMEN|Ormen]] on ocean reconstruction and modelling of the European deglaciation
* EU [[http://geography.swansea.ac.uk/millennium|Millennium]] project on European climate of the last millennium - [[http://climateprediction.net/content/millennium-experiment-famous | Millennium experiment on ClimatePrediction.net]]
*[[http://researchpages.net/QDES|QUEST-DESIRE]] aims to understand the evolution of CO2 and CH4 over the 800,000 year period revealed by the ice core record
* EU [[http://epoca-project.eu|EPOCA]] project on ocean acidification.
* NERC responsive-mode project on Heinrich events

Development of FAMOUS and associated tools is continuing in Reading (see FAMOUSMinutes, [[FAQ]], [[CurrentWorkAnnette]] and [[CurrentWorkRobin]]) with support from QUEST. The GLIMMER community ice-sheet model is being coupled to FAMOUS, with support from RAPID.
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