Introducing: BIG-MITgcm

Running a coupled model to equilibrium is easy—until you include ice sheets. BIG-MITgcm tackles that head-on, using a new global-scale ice sheet model and a new coupled framework to let slow components catch up.

June 23, 2026 by Helen Hill

Tracking a Sinking Signal

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg use ECCO data to provide a new view of ocean stratification.

May 30, 2026 by Helen Hill

Why ENSO Peaks in Winter: New Clues from MITgcm

Idealized MITgcm experiments reveal how monsoonal heating steers the timing of El Niño events.

April 29, 2026 by Helen Hill

Upper Ocean Energetics Under Sea Ice

New insights using the Oceananigans.jl modeling framework.

March 31, 2026 by Helen Hill

MITgcm Goes to Ocean Sciences 2026

This month, a taste of papers using MITgcm at this year’s Ocean Sciences Meeting.

March 4, 2026 by Helen Hill

2025 Research Roundup

Happy 2026: Another new year, yet another new research roundup! Best wishes as always to MITgcmers past, MITgcmers present and MITgcmers yet to come…

January 7, 2026 by Helen Hill

Modeling Ancient Wildfires

MITgcm sheds light on climate–vegetation–fire feedbacks in the early Triassic.

December 16, 2025 by Helen Hill

Modeling Ocean’s Most Abundant Oxygen Producer

Researchers use MITgcm to explore the response of Prochlorococcus to changes in the marine environment.

November 26, 2025 by Helen Hill

Modeling Cloudy Exoplanets

Researchers use MITgcm to simulate 3D cloud dynamics on WASP-80b, revealing how atmospheric feedback shapes the planet’s spectra.

October 29, 2025 by Helen Hill

Smarter Coastal Sea Level Forecasting

Researchers use MITgcm to help improve seasonal US Gulf and East Coast sea level forecasts.

September 30, 2025 by Helen Hill