History collections for aerosols

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  1. Overview of History diagnostics
  2. Legend for History diagnostics
  3. Collections for History diagnostics
  4. History collections for advection and mixing
  5. History collections for aerosols
  6. History collections for budgets
  7. History collections for chemistry and photolysis
  8. History collections for convection and wet deposition
  9. History collections for dry deposition
  10. History collections for mercury and POPs
  11. History collections for met fields and related quantities
  12. History collections for methane
  13. History collections for species concentrations
  14. History collections for TransportTracers
  15. History collections for CO2
  16. Replicating the behavior of the prior timeseries diagnostics
  17. Adding new History diagnostics


The AerosolMass collection

The AerosolMass collection contains diagnostics for aerosol mass and particulate matter from full-chemistry simulations.

Here is a sample definition section for the AerosolMass collection.

  • If this collection is not already present in the HISTORY.rc file in the GEOS-Chem run directory for your selected simulation, you can copy and paste this into your HISTORY.rc file and edit accordingly.
  • To prevent an individual field from being included in the diagnostic output, place a comment character # in front of the field name.
  • Please see our Legend for History diagnostics page for more information about each of the collection tags.
  AerosolMass.template:       '%y4%m2%d2_%h2%n2z.nc4',
  AerosolMass.format:         'CFIO',
  AerosolMass.frequency:      00000100 000000
  AerosolMass.duration:       00000100 000000
  AerosolMass.mode:           'time-averaged'
  AerosolMass.fields:         'AerMassASOA                  ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerMassBC                    ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerMassINDIOL                ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerMassISN1OA                ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerMassISOA                  ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerMassLVOCOA                ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerMassNH4                   ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerMassNIT                   ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerMassOPOA                  ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerMassPOA                   ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerMassSAL                   ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerMassSO4                   ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerMassSOAGX                 ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerMassSOAIE                 ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerMassSOAME                 ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerMassSOAMG                 ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerMassTSOA                  ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'BetaNO                       ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'PM25                         ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'TotalBiogenicOA              ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'TotalOA                      ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'TotalOC                      ', 'GIGCchem',
::

This table describes the diagnostic quantities belonging to the AerosolMass collection:

Diagnostic name Description Units Wildcards Simulations Notes Bpch equiv.
AerMassTSOA Aerosol products of terpene oxidation ug/m3
  • fullchem w/
    • benchmark
    • complexSOA*
AerMassISOA Aerosol products of isoprene oxidation ug/m3
  • fullchem w/
    • benchmark
    • complexSOA*
AerMassTSOA Aerosol products of terpene oxidation ug/m3
  • fullchem w/
    • benchmark
    • complexSOA*
AerMassASOA Aerosol products of light aromatics + IVOC oxidation ug/m3
  • fullchem w/
    • benchmark
    • complexSOA*
AerMassPOA Aerosols from SVOCs ug/m3
  • fullchem
AerMassTSOA Aerosol products of terpene oxidation ug/m3
  • fullchem w/
    • benchmark
    • complexSOA*
AerMassOPOA Aerosol products of POG oxidation ug/m3
  • fullchem w/
    • complexSOA_SVPOA
TotalOA Sum of all organic aerosol ug/m3
  • aerosol-only
  • fullchem
  • Will probably be renamed to AerMassTotalOA for consistency with other diagnostics in this collection
TotalOC Sum of all organic carbon ug/m3
  • fullchem
  • Will probably be renamed to AerMassTotalOC for consistency with other diagnostics in this collection
BetaNO NO branching ratio ug/m3
  • fullchem w/
    • benchmark
    • complexSOA*
  • Will probably be renamed to AerMassBetaNO for consistency with other diagnostics in this collection
AerMassBC Black carbon (BCPI + BCPO) ug/m3
  • fullchem
AerMassSO4 Sulfate ug/m3
  • fullchem
AerMassNH4 Ammonium ug/m3
  • fullchem
AerMassNIT Nitrate ug/m3
  • fullchem
AerMassSAL Sea salt aerosol (SALA + SALC) ug/m3
  • fullchem
PM25 Particulate matter (d < 2.5 μm) ug/m3
  • fullchem
  • Will probably be renamed to AerMassBetaNO for consistency with other diagnostics in this collection
AerMassSOAGX Aerosol-phase glyoxal ug/m3
  • fullchem
  • Added in 12.0.0
AerMassSOAMG Aerosol-phase methylglyoxal ug/m3
  • fullchem
  • Added in 12.0.0
AerMassSOAIE Aerosol-phase IEPOX ug/m3
  • fullchem w/
    • benchmark
    • complexSOA*
  • Added in 12.0.0
AerMassSOAME Aerosol-phase IMAE ug/m3
  • fullchem w/
    • benchmark
    • complexSOA*
  • Added in 12.0.0
AerMassINDIOL Generic aerosol-phase organonitrate hydrolysis product ug/m3
  • fullchem w/
    • benchmark
    • complexSOA*
  • Added in 12.0.0


AerMassLVOCOA Aerosol-phase low-volatility non-IEPOX product of ISOPOOH (RIP) oxidation ug/m3
  • fullchem w/
    • benchmark
    • complexSOA*
  • Added in 12.0.0
AerMassISN1OA Aerosol-phase 2nd generation hydroxynitrates formed from ISOP+NO3 reaction pathway ug/m3
  • fullchem w/
    • benchmark
    • complexSOA*
  • Added in 12.0.0

--Bob Yantosca (talk) 14:01, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

The Aerosols collection

The Aerosols collection contains diagnostics for aerosol optical depth and related quantities from full-chemistry simulations.

Here is a sample definition section for the Aerosols collection.

  • If this collection is not already present in the HISTORY.rc file in the GEOS-Chem run directory for your selected simulation, you can copy and paste this into your HISTORY.rc file and edit accordingly.
  • To prevent an individual field from being included in the diagnostic output, place a comment character # in front of the field name.
  • Please see our Legend for History diagnostics page for more information about each of the collection tags.
  Aerosols.template:          '%y4%m2%d2_%h2%n2z.nc4',
  Aerosols.format:            'CFIO',
  Aerosols.frequency:         00000100 000000
  Aerosols.duration:          00000100 000000
  Aerosols.mode:              'time-averaged'
  Aerosols.fields:            'AODDust                       ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AODDustWL1_?DUSTBIN?          ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AODHygWL1_?HYG?               ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AODSOAfromAqIsopreneWL1       ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AODStratLiquidAerWL1          ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AODPolarStratCloudWL1         ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerHygroscopicGrowth_?HYG?    ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerNumDensityStratLiquid      ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerNumDensityStratParticulate ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerAqueousVolume              ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerSurfAreaDust               ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerSurfAreaHyg_?HYG?          ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerSurfAreaStratLiquid        ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'AerSurfAreaPolarStratCloud    ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroAreaMDUST1           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroAreaMDUST2           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroAreaMDUST3'          ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroAreaMDUST4           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroAreaMDUST5           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroAreaMDUST6           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroAreaMDUST7           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroAreaSULF             ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroAreaBC               ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroAreaOC               ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroAreaSSA              ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroAreaSSC              ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroAreaBGSULF           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroAreaICEI             ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroRadiMDUST1           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroRadiMDUST2           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroRadiMDUST3           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroRadiMDUST4           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroRadiMDUST5           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroRadiMDUST6           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroRadiMDUST7           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroRadiSULF             ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroRadiBC               ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroRadiOC               ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroRadiSSA              ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroRadiSSC              ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroRadiBGSULF           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_AeroRadiICEI             ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroAreaMDUST1        ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroAreaMDUST2        ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroAreaMDUST3        ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroAreaMDUST4        ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroAreaMDUST5        ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroAreaMDUST6        ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroAreaMDUST7        ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroAreaSULF          ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroAreaBC            ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroAreaOC            ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroAreaSSA           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroAreaSSC           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroAreaBGSULF        ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroAreaICEI          ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroRadiMDUST1        ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroRadiMDUST2        ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroRadiMDUST3        ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroRadiMDUST4        ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroRadiMDUST5        ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroRadiMDUST6        ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroRadiMDUST7        ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroRadiSULF          ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroRadiBC            ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroRadiOC            ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroRadiSSA           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroRadiSSC           ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroRadiBGSULF        ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_WetAeroRadiICEI          ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_StatePSC                 ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_KhetiSLAN2O5H2O          ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_KhetiSLAN2O5HCl          ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_KhetiSLAClNO3H2O         ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_KhetiSLAClNO3HCl         ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_KhetiSLAClNO3HBr         ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_KhetiSLABrNO3H2O         ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_KhetiSLABrNO3HCl         ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_KhetiSLAHOClHCl          ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_KhetiSLAHOClHBr          ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_KhetiSLAHOBrHCl          ', 'GIGCchem',
                              'Chem_KhetiSLAHOBrHBr          ', 'GIGCchem',
::

This table describes the diagnostic quantities belonging to the Aerosols collection:


Diagnostic name Description Units Wildcards Simulations Notes Bpch equiv.
AODDust Mineral dust optical depth for 1st wavelength specified in Radiation Menu 1
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
AODDust_WL1_?DUSTBIN? AOD for 1st wavelength specified in Radiation Menu, for each dust bin 1 ?DUSTBIN?
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
AODHygWL1_<spcname> Optical depth for selected species (SO4, BC, OC, SALA, SALC) at the 1st wavelength specified in the Radiation Menu 1 ?HYG?
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
AODSOAfromAqIsopreneWL1 Optical depth of SOA from aqueous isoprene optical depth 1
  • fullchem w/
    • benchmark
    • complexSOA*
  • Added in 12.0.0
AODStratLiquidAerWL1 Stratospheric liquid aerosol optical depth (600 nm)
  • fullchem
  • Added in 12.0.0
AODPolarStratCloudWL1 Polar stratospheric cloud type 1a/2 optical depth (600 nm) 1
  • fullchem
AerHygroscopicGrowth_<spcname> Hygroscopic growth of selected species (SO4, BC, OC, SALA, SALC) 1 ?HYG?
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
AerNumDensityStratLiquid Stratospheric liquid aerosol number density (UCX simulation only) 1/cm3
  • fullchem
AerSurfAreaStratLiquid Stratospheric liquid aerosol surface area (UCX simulation only) cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
AerSurfAreaPolarStratCloud Polar stratospheric cloud type 1a/2 surface area (UCX simulation only) cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
Chem_AeroAreaMDUST1 Dry aerosol area for mineral dust (bin Reff = 0.15 μm) cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroAreaMDUST2 Dry aerosol area for mineral dust (bin Reff = 0.25 μm) cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroAreaMDUST3 Dry aerosol area for mineral dust (bin Reff = 0.4 μm) cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroAreaMDUST4 Dry aerosol area for mineral dust (bin Reff = 0.8 μm) cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroAreaMDUST5 Dry aerosol area for mineral dust (bin Reff = 1.5 μm) cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroAreaMDUST6 Dry aerosol area for mineral dust (bin Reff = 2.5 μm) cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroAreaMDUST7 Dry aerosol area for mineral dust (bin Reff = 4.0 μm) cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroAreaSULF Dry aerosol area for sulfate cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroAreaBC Dry aerosol area for black carbon cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroAreaOC Dry aerosol area for organic carbon cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroAreaSSA Dry aerosol area for sea salt, accumulation mode cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroAreaSSA Dry aerosol area for sea salt, coarse mode cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroAreaBGSULF Dry aerosol area for background stratospheric sulfate cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
Chem_AeroAreaICEI Dry aerosol area for irregular ice cloud (Mischenko) cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
Chem_AeroRadiMDUST1 Dry aerosol radius for mineral dust (bin Reff = 0.15 μm) cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroRadiMDUST2 Dry aerosol radius for mineral dust (bin Reff = 0.25 μm) cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroRadiMDUST3 Dry aerosol radius for mineral dust (bin Reff = 0.4 μm) cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroRadiMDUST4 Dry aerosol radius for mineral dust (bin Reff = 0.8 μm) cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroRadiMDUST5 Dry aerosol radius for mineral dust (bin Reff = 1.5 μm) cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroRadiMDUST6 Dry aerosol radius for mineral dust (bin Reff = 2.5 μm) cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroRadiMDUST7 Dry aerosol radius for mineral dust (bin Reff = 4.0 μm) cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroRadiSULF Dry aerosol radius for sulfate cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroRadiBC Dry aerosol radius for black carbon cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroRadiOC Dry aerosol radius for organic carbon cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroRadiSSA Dry aerosol radius for sea salt, accumulation mode cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroRadiusSSC Dry aerosol radius for sea salt, coarse mode cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_AeroRadiBGSULF Dry aerosol radius for background stratospheric sulfate cm
  • fullchem
Chem_AeroRadiusICEI Dry aerosol radius for irregular ice cloud (Mischenko) cm
  • fullchem
Chem_WetAeroAreaMDUST1 Wet aerosol area for mineral dust (bin Reff = 0.15 μm) cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroAreaMDUST2 Wet aerosol area for mineral dust (bin Reff = 0.25 μm) cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroAreaMDUST3 Wet aerosol area for mineral dust (bin Reff = 0.4 μm) cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroAreaMDUST4 Wet aerosol area for mineral dust (bin Reff = 0.8 μm) cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroAreaMDUST5 Wet aerosol area for mineral dust (bin Reff = 1.5 μm) cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroAreaMDUST6 Wet aerosol area for mineral dust (bin Reff = 2.5 μm) cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroAreaMDUST7 Wet aerosol area for mineral dust (bin Reff = 4.0 μm) cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroAreaSULF Wet aerosol area for sulfate cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroAreaBC Wet aerosol area for black carbon cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroAreaOC Wet aerosol area for organic carbon cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroAreaSSA Wet aerosol area for sea salt, accumulation mode cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroAreaSSA Wet aerosol area for sea salt, coarse mode cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroAreaBGSULF Wet aerosol area for background stratospheric sulfate cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
Chem_WetAeroAreaICEI Wet aerosol area for irregular ice cloud (Mischenko) cm2/cm3
  • fullchem
Chem_WetAeroRadiMDUST1 Wet aerosol radius for mineral dust (bin Reff = 0.15 μm) cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroRadiMDUST2 Wet aerosol radius for mineral dust (bin Reff = 0.25 μm) cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroRadiMDUST3 Wet aerosol radius for mineral dust (bin Reff = 0.4 μm) cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroRadiMDUST4 Wet aerosol radius for mineral dust (bin Reff = 0.8 μm) cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroRadiMDUST5 Wet aerosol radius for mineral dust (bin Reff = 1.5 μm) cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroRadiMDUST6 Wet aerosol radius for mineral dust (bin Reff = 2.5 μm) cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroRadiMDUST7 Wet aerosol radius for mineral dust (bin Reff = 4.0 μm) cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroRadiSULF Wet aerosol radius for sulfate cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroRadiBC Wet aerosol radius for black carbon cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroRadiOC Wet aerosol radius for organic carbon cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
WetChem_AeroRadiSSA Wet aerosol radius for sea salt, accumulation mode cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroRadiusSSC Wet aerosol radius for sea salt, coarse mode cm
  • fullchem
  • aerosol-only
Chem_WetAeroRadiBGSULF Wet aerosol radius for background stratospheric sulfate cm
  • fullchem
Chem_WetAeroRadiusICEI Wet aerosol radius for irregular ice cloud (Mischenko) cm
  • fullchem
Chem_StatePSC Polar stratospheric cloud type (cf Kirner et al, 2011, GMD) count
  • fullchem
Chem_KhetiSLAN2O5H2O Sticking coeff. for N2O5 + H2O rxn 1
  • fullchem
Chem_KhetiSLAN2O5HCl Sticking coeff. for N2O5 + HCl rxn 1
  • fullchem
Chem_KhetiSLAClNO3H2O Sticking coeff. for ClNO3 + H2O rxn 1
  • fullchem
Chem_KhetiSLAClNO3HCl Sticking coeff. for ClNO3 + HCl rxn 1
  • fullchem
Chem_KhetiSLAClNO3HBr Sticking coeff. for ClNO3 + HBr rxn 1
  • fullchem
Chem_KhetiSLABrNO3H2O Sticking coeff. for BrNO3 + H2O rxn 1
  • fullchem
Chem_KhetiSLABrNO3HCl Sticking coeff. for BrNO3 + HCl rxn 1
  • fullchem
Chem_KhetiSLAHOClHCl Sticking coeff. for HOCl + HCl rxn 1
  • fullchem
Chem_KhetiSLAHOClBr Sticking coeff. for HOCl + HBr rxn 1
  • fullchem
Chem_KhetiSLAHOBrHCl Sticking coeff. for HOBr + HCl rxn 1
  • fullchem
Chem_KhetiSLAHOBrHCl Sticking coeff. for HOBr + HBr rxn 1
  • fullchem



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