GEOS-Chem 13.2.0

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This page includes information about GEOS-Chem 13.2.0 which is currently in development.

Version overview

The following items have been added to GEOS-Chem 13.2.0 since the last benchmark for GEOS-Chem 13.1.0. See also the 13.2.0 milestone on Github.

Feature	Contributor(s)	Model scope	Notes
Updates that will affect full-chemistry simulations
CEDS v2 emissions through 2019	Patrick Campbell (NOAA-ARL) Melissa Sulprizio (GCST)	Emissions	See geoschem/geos-chem #757
Updated Yuan/BNU MODIS LAI product (2000-2019)	Jenny Fisher (U. Wollongong) Melissa Sulprizio (GCST)	Emissions Dry deposition	See geoschem/geos-chem #717
Improved wet scavenging from Luo et al. (2020) (as option)	Gan Luo (Albany) Fangqun Yu (Albany) Bob Yantosca (GCST)	Wet deposition	See geoschem/geos-chem #779 These updates will replace the Luo et al. (2019) option IMPORTANT NOTE: Some small differences at the level of numerical noise (i.e. differences ~1e-6X or ~1e-7X smaller than values) will still occur even when the default wetdep scheme is used. This is because we now better enforce REAL*8 precision by adding _fp or _f8 suffixes to numerical constants where they were lacking in both Luo and default wetdep schemes.
Blowing snow emissions of sea salt and sea salt bromide	Lyatt Jaegle (UW) Lizzie Lundgren (GCST)	Emissions	See geoschem/geos-chem #356
Bug fixes: Add carbon to species scale factors to AEIC VOC emissions Fix molecular weight of ethanol (EOH) in species_database.yml Fix typo in CloudHet function in gckpp_HetRates.F90	Christoph Keller (GMAO) Viral Shah (Harvard)	Emissions (1,2) Chemistry (3)	See geoschem/geos-chem #776 (1,2) See geoschem/geos-chem #743 (3)
Updates that will NOT affect full-chemistry simulations
ObsPack pressure units are now in Pa instead of hPa	Eloise Marais (Birmingham)	Diagnostics	See geoschem/geos-chem #747
Add lon & lat bounds to GEOS-Chem Classic History output	Chris Holmes (FSU)	Diagnostics	See geoschem/geos-chem #774
Trace metal simulation	Junwei Xu (Dalhousie) Bob Yantosca (GCST)	Specialty simulation	See geoschem/geos-chem #769 Daily data files are very large; we have compressed some. Added trace metal species as a standalone simulation, so as not to burden other simulations with large data I/O
Features only affecting GCHP:
Set lev positive 'up' for all diagnostic files except Emissions	Lizzie Lundgren (GCST)	Output	See geoschem/MAPL PR #10 See geoschem/GCHP issue #112

New data directories

The following data directories have been added or updated in this version. You will have to download the directories relevant to your simulation.

Inventory	Type	What was added?	Directory
CEDS	Default	CEDS v2 emissions through 2019	HEMCO/CEDS/v2021-06
Yuan-processed MODIS LAI	Default	Updated BNU v6/Yuan-processed MODIS LAI product (2000-2020)	HEMCO/Yuan_XLAI/v2021-06
TRACE_METALS	Optional	Canadian (CAC) and US (NATA) emissions (2011-2013) for the trace metals specialty simulation	HEMCO/TRACE_METALS/v2021-06
MULTI_ICE	Default	Multi-year sea ice fraction for blowing snow from sea salt aerosol	HEMCO/MULTI_ICE/v2021-07

1-month benchmarks

Model setup

The following table describes the GEOS-Chem setup for both GEOS-Chem Classic and GCHP 1-month benchmark simulations.

Git tag(s):	13.2.0-beta.0
Compared to previous benchmark:	13.1.0
Software environment:	ifort 19.0.5 OpenMPI 4.0.1 netcdf-fortran 4.5.2 CMake 3.16.1 ESMF 8.0.1
Model resolution:	GEOS-Chem Classic: 4° x 5° GCHP: c48
Meteorology fields:	MERRA-2 GEOS-Chem Classic: 4° x 5° GCHP: 0.5° x 0.625°
Initial conditions:	July 1, 2019 from 13.0.0 10-year benchmark NOTE: GCHP c48 restart file regridded from GEOS-Chem Classic 4° x 5°
Benchmark month:	July 2019
This version will impact: (select all that apply with boldface)	Advection BL Mixing Convection Meteorology Fields Dry Deposition Wet Deposition Emissions Photolysis Chemistry Other (please specify):

Benchmark Plots and Tables

NOTES:

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• Species categories and lumped species are defined in YAML files within the GEOS-Chem post-processing software GCPy.

GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0 vs 13.1.0

Below are links to plots and tables comparing 1-month simulations for GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0 (Dev) and GEOS-Chem Classic 13.1.0 (Ref).

Species Category	Plots					Additional Information
	Level Map		Zonal Mean		Emissions
Oxidants O3, CO, OH, NOx	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Aerosols DST1, DST2, DST3, DST4, NH4, NIT, SO4, BCPI, BCPO, OCPI, OCPO, AERI, BrSALA, BrSALC, ISALA, ISALC, NITs, SALA, SALC, SO4s, Simple_SOA, Complex_SOA	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc	AOD
Bromine Bry, BrOx, Br, Br2, BrCl, BrNO2, BrNO3, BrO, CH3Br, CH2Br2, CHBr3, HOBr, HBr	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Chlorine Cly, ClOx, Cl, ClO, Cl2, Cl2O2, ClOO, ClNO2, ClNO3, CCl4, CFCs, CH3Cl, CH2Cl2, CH3CCl3, CHCl3, HOCl, HCl, Halons, HCFCs, OClO	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	--
Iodine Iy, IxOy, I, I2, IBr, ICl, IO, IONO, IONO2, CH3I, CH2I2, CH2ICl, CH2IBr, HI, HOI, OIO	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Nitrogen NOy, NOx, HNO2, HNO3, HNO4, MPAN, NIT, NO, NO2, NO3, N2O5, MPN, PAN, PPN, N2O, NHx, NH3, NH4, MENO3, ETNO3, IPRNO3, NPRNO3	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Primary Organics EOH, MOH, ISOP, MTPA, MTPO, LIMO, ALK4, BENZ, CH4, C2H6, C3H8, PRPE, TOLU, XYLE	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Secondary Organics ACTA, ALD2, CH2O, HPALDs, MACR, IEPOX, ACET, MEK, MVK, ISOPN, GLYX, HCOOH, MAP, RCHO, MP	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Secondary Organic Aerosols TSOA0, TSOA1, TSOA2, TSOA3, ASOA1, ASOA2, ASOA3, ASOAN, TSOG0, TSOG1, TSOG2, TSOG3, ASOG1, ASOG2, ASOG3, INDIOL, LVOCOA, SOAIE, SOAGX, SOAP, SOAS	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Sulfur SOx, DMS, OCS, SO2, SO4	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
ROy H2O2, H, H2, H2O, HO2, O1D, OH, RO2	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	--
J-values	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	--	--
Emissions by HEMCO category	Total Aircraft, Anthropogenic, Biomass Burning, Biogenic, Lightning, Natural, Ocean, Seabirds, Decaying Plants, Ship, Soil, Degassing Volcanoes, Erupting Volcanoes
Emission totals	Tables by species Tables by inventory
Global mass	Entire atmosphere Troposphere only
Metrics	OH concentration, MCF lifetime, CH4 lifetime
Budgets	Budgets after operations

GCHP 13.2.0 vs 13.1.0

Below are links to plots and tables comparing 1-month simulations for GCHP 13.2.0 (Dev) and GCHP 13.1.0 (Ref).

Species Category2	Plots					Additional Information
	Level Map		Zonal Mean		Emissions
Oxidants O3, CO, OH, NOx	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Aerosols DST1, DST2, DST3, DST4, NH4, NIT, SO4, BCPI, BCPO, OCPI, OCPO, AERI, BrSALA, BrSALC, ISALA, ISALC, NITs, SALA, SALC, SO4s, Simple_SOA, Complex_SOA	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc	AOD
Bromine Bry, BrOx, Br, Br2, BrCl, BrNO2, BrNO3, BrO, CH3Br, CH2Br2, CHBr3, HOBr, HBr	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Chlorine Cly, ClOx, Cl, ClO, Cl2, Cl2O2, ClOO, ClNO2, ClNO3, CCl4, CFCs, CH3Cl, CH2Cl2, CH3CCl3, CHCl3, HOCl, HCl, Halons, HCFCs, OClO	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	--
Iodine Iy, IxOy, I, I2, IBr, ICl, IO, IONO, IONO2, CH3I, CH2I2, CH2ICl, CH2IBr, HI, HOI, OIO	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Nitrogen NOy, NOx, HNO2, HNO3, HNO4, MPAN, NIT, NO, NO2, NO3, N2O5, MPN, PAN, PPN, N2O, NHx, NH3, NH4, MENO3, ETNO3, IPRNO3, NPRNO3	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Primary Organics EOH, MOH, ISOP, MTPA, MTPO, LIMO, ALK4, BENZ, CH4, C2H6, C3H8, PRPE, TOLU, XYLE	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Secondary Organics ACTA, ALD2, CH2O, HPALDs, MACR, IEPOX, ACET, MEK, MVK, ISOPN, GLYX, HCOOH, MAP, RCHO, MP	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Secondary Organic Aerosols TSOA0, TSOA1, TSOA2, TSOA3, ASOA1, ASOA2, ASOA3, ASOAN, TSOG0, TSOG1, TSOG2, TSOG3, ASOG1, ASOG2, ASOG3, INDIOL, LVOCOA, SOAIE, SOAGX, SOAP, SOAS	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Sulfur SOx, DMS, OCS, SO2, SO4	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
ROy H2O2, H, H2, H2O, HO2, O1D, OH, RO2	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	--
J-values	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	--	--
Emissions by HEMCO category	Total Aircraft, Anthropogenic, Biomass Burning, Biogenic, Lightning, Natural, Ocean, Seabirds, Decaying Plants, Ship, Soil, Degassing Volcanoes, Erupting Volcanoes
Emission totals	Tables by species Tables by inventory
Global mass	Entire atmosphere Troposphere only
Budgets	Budgets after operations

GCHP 13.2.0 vs GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0

Below are links to plots and tables comparing 1-month simulations for GCHP 13.2.0 (Dev) and GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0 (Ref).

Species Category2	Plots					Additional Information
	Level Map		Zonal Mean		Emissions
Oxidants O3, CO, OH, NOx	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Aerosols DST1, DST2, DST3, DST4, NH4, NIT, SO4, BCPI, BCPO, OCPI, OCPO, AERI, BrSALA, BrSALC, ISALA, ISALC, NITs, SALA, SALC, SO4s, Simple_SOA, Complex_SOA	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc	AOD
Bromine Bry, BrOx, Br, Br2, BrCl, BrNO2, BrNO3, BrO, CH3Br, CH2Br2, CHBr3, HOBr, HBr	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Chlorine Cly, ClOx, Cl, ClO, Cl2, Cl2O2, ClOO, ClNO2, ClNO3, CCl4, CFCs, CH3Cl, CH2Cl2, CH3CCl3, CHCl3, HOCl, HCl, Halons, HCFCs, OClO	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	--
Iodine Iy, IxOy, I, I2, IBr, ICl, IO, IONO, IONO2, CH3I, CH2I2, CH2ICl, CH2IBr, HI, HOI, OIO	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Nitrogen NOy, NOx, HNO2, HNO3, HNO4, MPAN, NIT, NO, NO2, NO3, N2O5, MPN, PAN, PPN, N2O, NHx, NH3, NH4, MENO3, ETNO3, IPRNO3, NPRNO3	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Primary Organics EOH, MOH, ISOP, MTPA, MTPO, LIMO, ALK4, BENZ, CH4, C2H6, C3H8, PRPE, TOLU, XYLE	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Secondary Organics ACTA, ALD2, CH2O, HPALDs, MACR, IEPOX, ACET, MEK, MVK, ISOPN, GLYX, HCOOH, MAP, RCHO, MP	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Secondary Organic Aerosols TSOA0, TSOA1, TSOA2, TSOA3, ASOA1, ASOA2, ASOA3, ASOAN, TSOG0, TSOG1, TSOG2, TSOG3, ASOG1, ASOG2, ASOG3, INDIOL, LVOCOA, SOAIE, SOAGX, SOAP, SOAS	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
Sulfur SOx, DMS, OCS, SO2, SO4	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	sfc
ROy H2O2, H, H2, H2O, HO2, O1D, OH, RO2	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	--
J-values	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere	--	--
Emissions by HEMCO category	Total Aircraft, Anthropogenic, Biomass Burning, Biogenic, Lightning, Natural, Ocean, Seabirds, Decaying Plants, Ship, Soil, Degassing Volcanoes, Erupting Volcanoes
Emission totals	Tables by species Tables by inventory
Global mass	Entire atmosphere Troposphere only
Budgets	Budgets after operations

GCHP vs GEOS-Chem Classic difference of differences

This table contains plots comparing the difference [GCHP 13.2.0 - GCHP 13.1.0] against the difference [GC Classic 13.2.0 - GC Classic 13.1.0], taken from 1-month benchmark simulations.

Category	Plots
	Level Map		Zonal Mean
Oxidants O3, CO, OH, NOx	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere
Aerosols DST1, DST2, DST3, DST4, NH4, NIT, SO4, BCPI, BCPO, OCPI, OCPO, AERI, BrSALA, BrSALC, ISALA, ISALC, NITs, SALA, SALC, SO4s, Simple_SOA, Complex_SOA	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere
Bromine Bry, BrOx, Br, Br2, BrCl, BrNO2, BrNO3, BrO, CH3Br, CH2Br2, CHBr3, HOBr, HBr	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere
Chlorine Cly, ClOx, Cl, ClO, Cl2, Cl2O2, ClOO, ClNO2, ClNO3, CCl4, CFCs, CH3Cl, CH2Cl2, CH3CCl3, CHCl3, HOCl, HCl, Halons, HCFCs, OClO	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere
Iodine Iy, IxOy, I, I2, IBr, ICl, IO, IONO, IONO2, CH3I, CH2I2, CH2ICl, CH2IBr, HI, HOI, OIO	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere
Nitrogen NOy, NOx, HNO2, HNO3, HNO4, MPAN, NIT, NO, NO2, NO3, N2O5, MPN, PAN, PPN, N2O, NHx, NH3, NH4, MENO3, ETNO3, IPRNO3, NPRNO3	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere
Primary Organics EOH, MOH, ISOP, MTPA, MTPO, LIMO, ALK4, BENZ, CH4, C2H6, C3H8, PRPE, TOLU, XYLE	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere
Secondary Organics ACTA, ALD2, CH2O, HPALDs, MACR, IEPOX, ACET, MEK, MVK, ISOPN, GLYX, HCOOH, MAP, RCHO, MP	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere
Secondary Organic Aerosols TSOA0, TSOA1, TSOA2, TSOA3, ASOA1, ASOA2, ASOA3, ASOAN, TSOG0, TSOG1, TSOG2, TSOG3, ASOG1, ASOG2, ASOG3, INDIOL, LVOCOA, SOAIE, SOAGX, SOAP, SOAS	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere
Sulfur SOx, DMS, OCS, SO2, SO4	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere
ROy H2O2, H, H2, H2O, HO2, O1D, OH, RO2	sfc	500hPa	full column	stratosphere

NOTE: At present diff-of-diffs plots are only generated for species concentrations.

Benchmark assessment form

Performance	GEOS-Chem Classic	GCHP
Grid resolution:	4° x 5°	C48
# CPUs, nodes:	48 CPUs 1 node (Intel Cascade Lake)	48 CPUs 2 nodes (Intel Cascade Lake)
Wall time:	03:28:41	10:22:56
CPU time / wall time:	44.2102	47.5797
% of ideal performance:	92.10%	99.12%
Memory:	12.15 GB	72.00 GB
Global mean OH: (% change from previous version)	11.22447731869 x 105 molec/cm3 (-0.70%)	11.32511201470 x 105 molec/cm3 (-0.23%)
Methyl chloroform lifetime: (% change from previous version)	5.5095 years (+1.19%)	5.4557 years (+0.52%)
Methane lifetime: (% change from previous version)	9.2713 years (+1.24%)	9.1810 years (+0.56%)
Details
Species, J-Values, and COLUMN AOD values that changed by 10% or more at the surface:	GEOS-Chem Classic 13.1.0 vs 13.0.0	GCHP 13.1.0 vs 3.0.0 GCHP vs GEOS-Chem Classic 13.1.0
Species and J-Values that changed by 10% or more at 500 hPa:	GEOS-Chem Classic 13.1.0 vs 13.0.0	GCHP 13.1.0 vs 13.0.0 GCHP vs GEOS-Chem Classic 13.1.0
Species and J-Values that changed by 10% or more in zonal mean:	GEOS-Chem Classic 13.1.0 vs 13.0.0	GCHP 13.1.0 vs 13.0.0 GCHP vs GEOS-Chem Classic 13.1.0
Emissions that changed by 10% or more:	GEOS-Chem Classic 13.1.0 vs 13.0.0	GCHP 13.1.0 vs 13.0.0 GCHP vs GEOS-Chem Classic 13.1.0
Overview
Below we summarize the notable changes caused by specific updates. Supplementary plots may be viewed at http://ftp.as.harvard.edu/gcgrid/geos-chem/validation/InternalBenchmarks/. 1. Additional notes:
Approval
Requires further investigation:
Approved by:
Date of approval:

1-year benchmarks

This version will require 1-year full-chemistry and transport tracer benchmarks, with and without Luo wet deposition.