ClimKern Kernel & Data Repository

ClimKern Kernel and Data Repository New in v1.2.1 The ECHAM5 kernel, which has known issues, was included here for legacy purposes. However, we have decided to remove it from the repository moving forward to discourage its use by the community. New in v1.2: An error was discovered in the HadGEM2 clear-sky surface albedo kernel. Please use v1.2 or later for that specific kernel. What's stored here? This Zenodo repository contains two types of data to be used by the ClimKern Python package. The subdirectory /kernels/ contains 11 radiative kernels generously contributed by various research groups. The other directory /tutorial_data/ contains sample Community Earth System Model v1 output for testing purposes. Where are the kernels from? Kernel name Source BMRC Soden et al. (2008) CAM3 Shell et al. (2008) CAM5 Pendergrass et al. (2018) CERES Thorsen et al. (2018) CloudSat Kramer et al. (2019) ECHAM6 Block & Mauritsen (2013) ECMWF-RRTM Huang et al. (2017) ERA5 Huang & Huang (2023) GFDL Soden et al. (2008) HadGEM2 Smith et al. (2018) HadGEM3-GA7.1 Smith et al. (2020) How do I use this data with the ClimKern package? Visit the ClimKern GitHub for installation and use instructions. How do I cite this? Please cite Janoski et al. (2025) and this Zenodo repository with the DOI corresponding to the version of the data you used. We also encourage you to cite the paper(s) documenting the kernel(s) you use.