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      <journal-id>authorea</journal-id>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22541/essoar.169832088.83657291/v1</article-id>
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        <article-title>Improving Methodologies for Earth System Model Selection for Climate
Change Impact Applications</article-title>
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          <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">0000-0001-6835-3003</contrib-id>
          <name>
            <surname>Lybarger</surname>
            <given-names>Nicholas D.</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>NCAR</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name>
            <surname>Smith</surname>
            <given-names>Abigail</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>National Center for Atmospheric Research</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">0000-0001-8796-0861</contrib-id>
          <name>
            <surname>Newman</surname>
            <given-names>Andrew J</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>National Center for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">0000-0003-4077-3430</contrib-id>
          <name>
            <surname>Gutmann</surname>
            <given-names>Ethan D.</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>National Center for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">0000-0002-6231-0085</contrib-id>
          <name>
            <surname>Wood</surname>
            <given-names>Andrew W</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>National Center for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name>
            <surname>Frans</surname>
            <given-names>Christopher</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>US Bureau of Reclamation</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name>
            <surname>Warner</surname>
            <given-names>Michael D</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>USACE</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name>
            <surname>Arnold</surname>
            <given-names>Jeffrey</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>Mitre</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date date-type="preprint" publication-format="electronic">
        <day>26</day>
        <month>10</month>
        <year>2023</year>
      </pub-date>
      <self-uri xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.169832088.83657291/v1">This preprint is available at https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.169832088.83657291/v1</self-uri>
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        <kwd>atmospheric sciences</kwd>
        <kwd>cmip6</kwd>
        <kwd>esm</kwd>
        <kwd>model evaluation</kwd>
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