K. E. Taylor, Author at Eos

Climate change models simulate land cover types like these rain forests and coastal mountain ranges in South America.

Science Updates

Toward Standardized Data Sets for Climate Model Experimentation

by P. J. Durack, K. E. Taylor, V. Eyring, S. K. Ames, T. Hoang, D. Nadeau, C. Doutriaux, M. Stockhause and P. J. Gleckler 2 July 201813 March 2023

A new initiative collects, archives, and documents climate forcing data sets to support coordinated modeling activities that study past, present, and future climates.

(top) Observed and (bottom) simulated seasonal mean (December–January–February) 2-meter surface air temperature data.

Science Updates

A More Powerful Reality Test for Climate Models

by P. J. Gleckler, C. Doutriaux, P. J. Durack, K. E. Taylor, Y. Zhang, D. N. Williams, E. Mason and J. Servonnat 3 May 201622 August 2022

A new climate model evaluation package will deliver objective comparisons between models and observations for research and model development and provide a framework for community engagement.