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Going back to basics

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Climate models have increased in complexity over time as more processes have been included. Now we need to return to the underpinning basics in the models and ensure they are the best they can be.

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This commentary is the result of many discussions with colleagues and friends. I'd like to thank all of them, none more so than Bjorn Stevens, Pier Siebesma and Sandrine Bony.

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  1. Christian Jakob is at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science,

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  2. School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment,

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  3. Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia

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Jakob, C. Going back to basics. Nature Clim Change 4, 1042–1045 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2445

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