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Jean-Christophe Golaz is affiliated with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions to subfields including global and planetary change, atmospheric science, oceanography, environmental engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist has authored multiple papers published in a range of academic journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • The DOE E3SM Model Version 2: Overview of the Physical Model and Initial Model Evaluation, 2022, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • The DOE E3SM v1.1 Biogeochemistry Configuration: Description and Simulated Ecosystem-Climate Responses to Historical Changes in Forcing, 2020, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • Convection-Permitting Simulations With the E3SM Global Atmosphere Model, 2021, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • Separating Physics and Dynamics Grids for Improved Computational Efficiency in Spectral Element Earth System Models, 2021, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • Energy Budget Constraints on the Time History of Aerosol Forcing and Climate Sensitivity, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Jean-Christophe Golaz collaborates frequently with other researchers, with the most common co-authors being:

  • Qi Tang
  • Shaocheng Xie
  • Wuyin Lin
  • L. Ruby Leung
  • Xue Zheng

The scientist's publications are often found in the following venues:

  • Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • Geoscientific Model Development
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Geophysical Research Letters

The thematic focus of their work includes research in climate variability and models, meteorological phenomena and simulations, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, tropical and extratropical cyclones research, and atmospheric ozone and climate.

Best Publications

  • The dynamical core, physical parameterizations, and basic simulation characteristics of the atmospheric component AM3 of the GFDL global coupled model CM3

    Leo J. Donner;Bruce L. Wyman;Richard S. Hemler;Larry W. Horowitz

  • The DOE E3SM Coupled Model Version 1: Overview and Evaluation at Standard Resolution

    Jean Christophe Golaz;Peter M. Caldwell;Luke P. Van Roekel;Mark R. Petersen

  • Dreary state of precipitation in global models

    Graeme L. Stephens;Tristan L'Ecuyer;Richard Forbes;Andrew Gettelmen

  • Evaluation of Large-Eddy Simulations via Observations of Nocturnal Marine Stratocumulus

    Bjorn Stevens;Chin-Hoh Moeng;Andrew S. Ackerman;Christopher S. Bretherton

  • A PDF-Based Model for Boundary Layer Clouds. Part I: Method and Model Description

    Jean-Christophe Golaz;Vincent E. Larson;William R. Cotton

  • An intercomparison of large-eddy simulations of the stable boundary layer

    Robert J. Beare;Malcolm K. Macvean;Albert A.M. Holtslag;Joan Cuxart

  • The Art and Science of Climate Model Tuning

    Frédéric Hourdin;Thorsten Mauritsen;Andrew Gettelman;Jean-Christophe Golaz

  • Structure and Performance of GFDL's CM4.0 Climate Model

    I. M. Held;H. Guo;A. Adcroft;J. P. Dunne

  • Climatology of the planetary boundary layer over the continental United States and Europe

    Dian J. Seidel;Yehui Zhang;Anton Beljaars;Jean-Christophe Golaz

  • Large‐eddy simulation of the diurnal cycle of shallow cumulus convection over land

    A. R. Brown;R. T. Cederwall;A. Chlond;P. G. Duynkerke

  • Intercomparison of model simulations of mixed-phase clouds observed during the ARM Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment. I: single-layer cloud

    Stephen A. Klein;Renata B. McCoy;Hugh Morrison;Andrew S. Ackerman

  • The GFDL Global Atmosphere and Land Model AM4.0/LM4.0: 2. Model Description, Sensitivity Studies, and Tuning Strategies

    M. Zhao;J.-C. Golaz;I. M. Held;H. Guo

  • An Overview of the Atmospheric Component of the Energy Exascale Earth System Model

    P. J. Rasch;S. Xie;P.-L. Ma;W. Lin

  • Large-Eddy Simulations of a Drizzling, Stratocumulus-Topped Marine Boundary Layer

    Andrew S. Ackerman;Margreet C. Vanzanten;Bjorn Stevens;Verica Savic-Jovcic

  • The GFDL Global Atmosphere and Land Model AM4.0/LM4.0: 1. Simulation Characteristics With Prescribed SSTs

    M. Zhao;J. C. Golaz;Isaac M. Held;H. Guo

  • The DOE E3SM Model Version 2: Overview of the Physical Model and Initial Model Evaluation

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  • Using Probability Density Functions to Derive Consistent Closure Relationships among Higher-Order Moments

    Vincent E. Larson;Jean-Christophe Golaz

  • The DOE E3SM Coupled Model Version 1: Description and Results at High Resolution

    Peter M. Caldwell;Azamat Mametjanov;Qi Tang;Luke P. Van Roekel

  • Small-Scale and Mesoscale Variability in Cloudy Boundary Layers: Joint Probability Density Functions

    Vincent E. Larson;Jean-Christophe Golaz;William R. Cotton

  • CLOUDS AND MORE: ARM Climate Modeling Best Estimate Data

    Shaocheng Xie;Renata B. McCoy;Stephen A. Klein;Richard T. Cederwall

  • The roles of aerosol direct and indirect effects in past and future climate change

    Hiram Levy;Larry W. Horowitz;M. Daniel Schwarzkopf;Yi Ming

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent E. Larson
Vincent E. Larson University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Leo J. Donner
Leo J. Donner Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Shaocheng Xie
Shaocheng Xie Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Ming Zhao
Ming Zhao Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Yi Ming
Yi Ming Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Larry W. Horowitz
Larry W. Horowitz Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Paul Ginoux
Paul Ginoux Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Stephen A. Klein
Stephen A. Klein Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Marat Khairoutdinov
Marat Khairoutdinov Stony Brook University
Yun Qian
Yun Qian Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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