Community Climate Model now available on Internet

The latest version of NCAR's Community Climate Model (CCM2) is 
now available on the Internet via anonymous FTP.  The model 
includes an optional land-surface model, the Biosphere-Atmosphere 
Transfer Scheme, or BATS.  The package is relatively portable to a 
variety of UNIX machines, including high-performance workstations 
and NCARŐs Cray supercomputers.  Data sets for integrating the model 
at both R15 and T42 resolutions are incorporated.  Algorithms in this 
version are identical to the original release of CCM2, but the version is 
being called CCM2.1 because of functional improvements such as 
monthly averaging cap-abilities.  

All those who acquire the CCM2 distribution package are strongly 
encouraged to register their name, mailing address, and e-mail address, 
by sending mail to ccm@ncar.ucar.edu.  Although most elements of 
this package have been rigorously tested, there are components that 
have not been validated in terms of long climate integrations (e.g., the 
R15 version, which includes the distributed BATS land-surface model).  
All registered users will be notified via e-mail about any known 
problems or updates to the distribution package.  Additionally, all 
registered users will be included on CGD mailings concerning CCM-
related activities (such as workshops).

The most current documentation for the CCM processor is now 
available on line via Gopher, X-Gopher, and Mosaic.  The file address is 
/North America/ Colorado/NCAR/NCAR-UCAR 
Gophers/CGD/Processor.

There is also a CCM users mail group that includes an open e-mail 
forum for exchange of information and discussions relating to NCAR's 
family of CCM tools.  To subscribe, send mail to 
MajorDomo@ncar.ucar.edu with the words "subscribe CCM-users" as 
the mail text.