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A multiscale atmospheric/oceanic model system with unified physics, the Global/Regional Integrated Model system (GRIMs) has been created for use in numerical weather prediction, seasonal simulations, and climate research projects, from global to regional scales. It includes not only the model code, but also the test cases and scripts. The model system is developed and practiced by taking advantage of both operational and research applications. This article outlines the history of GRIMs, its current applications, and plans for future development, providing a summary useful to present and future users.

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  1. Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-749, Korea

    Song-You Hong, Hoon Park, Myung-Seo Koo, Jihyeon Jang, Suryun Ham & Byoung-Kwon Park

  2. Numerical Weather Prediction Center, Korea Meteorological Administration, Seoul, Korea

    Hoon Park, Seung-On Hwang & Byoung-Kwon Park

  3. Department of Environmental Atmospheric Sciences, Pukyong National University, Pusan, Korea

    Hyeong-Bin Cheong

  4. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL), Boulder, Colorado, USA

    Jung-Eun Esther Kim

  5. Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan

    Eun-Chul Chang

  6. Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA

    Haiqin Li

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Hong, SY., Park, H., Cheong, HB. et al. The Global/Regional Integrated Model system (GRIMs). Asia-Pacific J Atmos Sci 49, 219–243 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13143-013-0023-0

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