World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 contribution to the project by the the E3SM-PROJECT team The the E3SM-PROJECT team team consisted of the following agencies: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (NCAR LLNL), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) team.