E3SM Phase 2 Collaboration Policy
In April 2018, the E3SM model source code became 'open development' and is now freely available to everyone. This includes developmental code as well as versioned released code.
Code support is provided for the configuration that was used in the E3SM major simulation campaigns for which the data was already released to the public. The code support guarantees that the code will run on all the E3SM supported machines in DOE HP Computing centers.
Currently, (Nov 2018), the E3SM version v1.0 is supported with the standard (lower resolution) configuration that was used in the water cycle simulation campaign and CMIP6 DECK configuration.
Data from all major campaign simulations will also be made publicly available through ESGF archives. There can be few months delay between production of the data and its publication to ESG in order to give the E3SM scientists a chance to publish an overview paper on the data.
Collaboration agreements are needed for projects requesting access to E3SM data prior to its general release. The agreements facilitate coordination of science and appropriate co-authorship on resulting publications.
The collaboration request should include
- Brief description of the research objectives of your project and the purpose of collaboration
- Requested exceptions to the E3SM code or data policy ( like access to internal Confluence and/or what specific non-released data access is being sought)
- List of publications expected to result from this collaboration, expected authors and anticipated approximate dates of their submission
- The agreement on possible joint publication and/or inclusion of some E3SM authors
- The agreement to acknowledge E3SM for using it's data and/or code.
- List of names/emails of those requesting access
- Suggestion of the name or names of the E3SM Point of Contact that collaborators would work with and stay in touch with
References
External projects like ecosystem projects, SFA's that use E3SM data or code, or other collaborators are expected to submit a collaboration request by email to E3SM Executive Committee (EC) (e3sm-exec@llnl.gov). The EC will review the proposed agreement and may suggest changes. Once approved by the EC, the agreement will be submitted to the E3SM Council for concurrence. Possible outcomes are rejection, suggestions for further changes, or approval. The EC will inform the requestor of the outcome typically within 2 weeks of EC submission to the Council.
Requesting Collaboration and Approval Process
Submit a collaboration request by email to E3SM Executive Committee (EC) (e3sm-exec@llnl.gov).