Compsets
Overview
CESM’s component models can be run in a variety of combinations, ranging from all components being active to all components being off. A given set of component configurations is known as a “component set” or “compset” for short.
Similar compsets are grouped using aliases. The CESM2 documentation provides a table showing which components are active.
Coupled data assimilation experiments typically use compsets with aliases
beginning with B
, since the atmosphere, land, sea ice and ocean components
are all active in these compsets.
The CESM website provides a comprehensive list of all available compsets.