Exascale10^18 floating-point operations per second
FLOPSFloating-Point Operations Per Second
GridCellIndividual box in the model's 3D grid
ResolutionSize of grid cells - smaller is more detailed
EnsembleMultiple model runs with small differences
AMOCAtlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
TippingPointThreshold where small changes trigger large shifts
SSPShared Socioeconomic Pathway - future emission scenario
ParameterizationSimplified representation of sub-grid processes
CouplerSoftware connecting model components