GEOS-Chem 13.2.0
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 |
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Updates that will affect full-chemistry simulations | |||
CEDS v2 emissions through 2019 | Patrick Campbell (NOAA-ARL) Melissa Sulprizio (GCST) |
Emissions | |
Updated Yuan/BNU MODIS LAI product (2000-2019) | Jenny Fisher (U. Wollongong) Melissa Sulprizio (GCST) |
Emissions Dry deposition |
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Improved wet scavenging from Luo et al. (2020) (as option) | Gan Luo (Albany) Fangqun Yu (Albany) Bob Yantosca (GCST) |
Wet deposition |
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Blowing snow emissions of sea salt and sea salt bromide | Lyatt Jaegle (UW) Lizzie Lundgren (GCST) |
Emissions | |
Bug fixes:
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Christoph Keller (GMAO) Viral Shah (Harvard) |
Emissions (1,2) Chemistry (3) |
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Updates that will NOT affect full-chemistry simulations | |||
ObsPack pressure units are now in Pa instead of hPa | Eloise Marais (Birmingham) | Diagnostics | |
Add lon & lat bounds to GEOS-Chem Classic History output | Chris Holmes (FSU) | Diagnostics | |
Trace metal simulation | Junwei Xu (Dalhousie) Bob Yantosca (GCST) |
Specialty simulation |
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Features only affecting GCHP: | |||
Set lev positive 'up' for all diagnostic files except Emissions | Lizzie Lundgren (GCST) | Output | |
Update MAPL to prevent minimum CMake version 3.14 | Liam Bindle (WUStL) | MAPL | |
Updates to GCHP sample run scripts including multi-run bug fix | Lizzie Lundgren (GCST) | Run directory |
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.
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: |
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Meteorology fields: | MERRA-2
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Initial conditions: | July 1, 2019 from 13.0.0 10-year benchmark
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Benchmark month: | July 2019 |
Emissions setup: | HEMCO_Config.rc |
Chemistry mechanism: | fullchem.eqn |
This version will impact: (select all that apply with boldface) |
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Benchmark Plots and Tables
NOTES:
- Enable PDF bookmarks in the file links to navigate between species. See the Species in GEOS-Chem wiki page for species definitions and details. If you do not see bookmarks in your browser try using a different browser (not Safari) or installing an Adobe Acrobat plug-in.
- 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 | ||||
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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 | |||||
Global mass | Entire atmosphere | |||||
Metrics | OH concentration, MCF lifetime, CH4 lifetime |
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 | ||||
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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 | |||||
Global mass | Entire atmosphere |
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 | ||||
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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 | |||||
Global mass | Entire atmosphere |
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 | |||
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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.
GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0+LuoWetdep vs 13.2.0
Below are links to plots and tables comparing 1-month simulations for GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0 with the Luo et al. (2020) wet deposition scheme (Dev) and GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0 (Ref).
Species Category | Plots | Additional Information | ||||
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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 | |||||
Global mass | Entire atmosphere | |||||
Metrics | OH concentration, MCF lifetime, CH4 lifetime |
GCHP 13.2.0+LuoWetdep vs 13.2.0
Below are links to plots and tables comparing 1-month simulations for GCHP 13.2.0 with the Luo et al. (2020) wet deposition scheme (Dev) and GCHP 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 | |||||
Global mass | Entire atmosphere |
GCHP 13.2.0+LuoWetdep vs GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0+LuoWetdep
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), both using the Luo et al. (2020) wet deposition scheme.
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 | |||||
Global mass | Entire atmosphere |
GCHP vs GEOS-Chem Classic difference of differences for LuoWetdep
This table contains plots comparing the difference [GCHP 13.2.0+LuoWetdep - GCHP 13.2.0] against the difference [GC Classic 13.2.0+LuoWetdep - GC Classic 13.2.0], taken from 1-month benchmark simulations.
Category | Plots | |||
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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 |
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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 13.2.0 vs 13.1.0 | GCHP 13.2.0 vs 13.1.0 |
Species and J-Values that changed by 10% or more at 500 hPa: | GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0 vs 13.1.0 | GCHP 13.2.0 vs 13.1.0 |
Species and J-Values that changed by 10% or more in zonal mean: | GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0 vs 13.1.0 | GCHP 13.2.0 vs 13.1.0 |
Emissions that changed by 10% or more: | GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0 vs 13.1.0 | GCHP 13.2.0 vs 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. CEDS v2 emissions through 2019
################################################################################### ### Emissions totals for inventory CEDS [Tg] ### ### Ref = GCC_13.1.0-beta.1; Dev = GCC_13.2.0-beta.0 ### ################################################################################### Ref Dev Dev - Ref % diff CEDS ALD2 : 0.154553 0.145020 -0.009533 -6.168 CEDS ALK4 : 6.199253 4.402483 -1.796770 -28.984 CEDS BCPI : 0.091399 0.093466 0.002067 2.261 CEDS BCPO : 0.365597 0.373865 0.008268 2.261 CEDS BENZ : 0.540500 0.475758 -0.064742 -11.978 CEDS C2H6 : 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 nan CEDS C3H8 : 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 nan CEDS CH2O : 0.188656 0.168678 -0.019978 -10.590 CEDS CO : 43.334300 42.445467 -0.888833 -2.051 CEDS EOH : 0.192327 0.190836 -0.001491 -0.775 CEDS HCOOH : 0.787154 0.766416 -0.020738 -2.635 CEDS MEK : 0.317763 0.325502 0.007739 2.435 CEDS MOH : 0.256436 0.254447 -0.001988 -0.775 CEDS NH3 : 4.532343 4.580419 0.048076 1.061 CEDS NO : 5.358063 5.327768 -0.030295 -0.565 CEDS OCPI : 0.517259 0.540969 0.023710 4.584 CEDS OCPO : 0.517259 0.540969 0.023710 4.584 CEDS PRPE : 0.278035 0.255829 -0.022207 -7.987 CEDS SO2 : 5.678111 5.872484 0.194373 3.423 CEDS SO4 : 0.176021 0.182047 0.006026 3.423 CEDS SOAP : 2.990061 2.928739 -0.061322 -2.051 CEDS TOLU : 0.694440 0.643773 -0.050667 -7.296 CEDS XYLE : 0.653523 0.652313 -0.001210 -0.185 CEDS pFe : 0.005678 0.005873 0.000194 3.424 ################################################################################### ### Emissions totals for inventory CEDSship [Tg] ### ### Ref = GCC_13.1.0-beta.1; Dev = GCC_13.2.0-beta.0 ### ################################################################################### Ref Dev Dev - Ref % diff CEDSship ALD2 : 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 nan CEDSship ALK4 : 0.117184 0.116967 -0.000218 -0.186 CEDSship BCPI : 0.003191 0.001399 -0.001792 -56.151 CEDSship BCPO : 0.012765 0.005597 -0.007168 -56.151 CEDSship BENZ : 0.007011 0.006944 -0.000067 -0.957 CEDSship C2H6 : 0.018653 0.018653 0.000000 0.000 CEDSship C3H8 : 0.051746 0.051746 0.000000 0.000 CEDSship CH2O : 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 nan CEDSship CO : 0.065856 0.067810 0.001954 2.967 CEDSship EOH : 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 nan CEDSship HCOOH : 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 nan CEDSship MEK : 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 nan CEDSship NH3 : 0.001470 0.001600 0.000130 8.861 CEDSship OCPI : 0.006061 0.002659 -0.003402 -56.133 CEDSship OCPO : 0.006061 0.002659 -0.003402 -56.133 CEDSship PRPE : 0.016771 0.016605 -0.000165 -0.985 CEDSship SO2 : 0.799522 0.951114 0.151592 18.960 CEDSship SO4 : 0.024785 0.029485 0.004699 18.960 CEDSship SOAP : 0.004544 0.004679 0.000135 2.967 CEDSship TOLU : 0.004209 0.004172 -0.000038 -0.891 CEDSship XYLE : 0.004352 0.004321 -0.000031 -0.713 CEDSship pFe : 0.000800 0.000951 0.000152 18.960
################################################################################### ### Emissions totals for inventory MEGAN [Tg] ### ### Ref = GCC_13.1.0-beta.1; Dev = GCC_13.2.0-beta.0 ### ################################################################################### Ref Dev Dev - Ref % diff MEGAN ACET : 4.664387 4.967504 0.303117 6.499 MEGAN ACET DIRECT : 3.539583 3.757447 0.217864 6.155 MEGAN ACET MBOX : 0.155540 0.169264 0.013724 8.823 MEGAN ACET MONO : 0.426515 0.451692 0.025177 5.903 MEGAN ALD2 : 1.699831 1.741248 0.041417 2.437 MEGAN EOH : 1.699831 1.741248 0.041417 2.437 MEGAN ISOP : 32.667449 34.674372 2.006923 6.143 MEGAN LIMO : 0.901541 0.965262 0.063721 7.068 MEGAN MOH : 9.825056 10.571789 0.746733 7.600 MEGAN MTPA : 8.062552 8.559976 0.497424 6.170 MEGAN MTPO : 3.719878 3.941243 0.221365 5.951 MEGAN PRPE : 2.324172 2.495728 0.171555 7.381 MEGAN SOAP : 1.146761 1.216940 0.070179 6.120 MEGAN SOAS : 1.146761 1.216940 0.070179 6.120
4. Blowing snow emissions of sea salt and sea salt bromide
################################################################################### ### Emissions totals for inventory SeaSalt [Tg] ### ### Ref = GCC_13.1.0-beta.1; Dev = GCC_13.2.0-beta.0 ### ################################################################################### Ref Dev Dev - Ref % diff SeaSalt Br2 : 0.000000 nan nan nan SeaSalt BrSALA : 0.009512 0.011070 0.001558 16.382 SeaSalt BrSALC : 0.575690 0.559263 -0.016428 -2.854 SeaSalt SALA : 4.507904 4.515461 0.007558 0.168 SeaSalt SALAAL : 4.507904 4.515461 0.007558 0.168 SeaSalt SALACL : 2.481150 2.565770 0.084619 3.410 SeaSalt SALC : 272.839025 264.549529 -8.289495 -3.038 SeaSalt SALCAL : 272.839025 264.549529 -8.289495 -3.038 SeaSalt SALCCL : 150.170606 145.663537 -4.507068 -3.001 5. Add carbon to species scale factors to AEIC VOC emissions
################################################################################### ### Emissions totals for inventory AEIC [Tg] ### ### Ref = GCC_13.1.0-beta.1; Dev = GCC_13.2.0-beta.0 ### ################################################################################### Ref Dev Dev - Ref % diff AEIC ACET : 0.000086 0.000139 0.000053 61.361 AEIC ALD2 : 0.000996 0.001829 0.000833 83.583 AEIC ALK4 : 0.004987 0.005617 0.000630 12.636 AEIC BCPI : 0.000486 0.000486 0.000000 0.000 AEIC C2H6 : 0.000122 0.000152 0.000031 25.333 AEIC C3H8 : 0.000018 0.000022 0.000004 22.528 AEIC CH2O : 0.002871 0.002871 0.000000 0.000 AEIC CO : 0.068360 0.068360 0.000000 0.000 AEIC MACR : 0.001251 0.001827 0.000576 46.042 AEIC NO : 0.156922 0.156922 0.000000 0.000 AEIC OCPI : 0.000486 0.000486 0.000000 0.000 AEIC PRPE : 0.004153 0.004855 0.000703 16.917 AEIC RCHO : 0.000858 0.001384 0.000526 61.361 AEIC SO2 : 0.019036 0.019036 0.000000 0.000 AEIC SO4 : 0.000583 0.000583 0.000000 0.000 AEIC SOAP : 0.004717 0.004717 0.000000 0.000
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Approval | ||
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1-year full-chemistry benchmarks
Model setup
The following table describes the GEOS-Chem setup for both GEOS-Chem Classic and GCHP 1-year benchmark simulations.
Git tag(s): |
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Compared to previous benchmark: | 13.0.0 |
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: |
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Meteorology fields: | MERRA-2
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Spin-up initial conditions: | January 1, 2020 from 13.0.0 1-year benchmark
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Benchmark date: | Spin-up run: Jul 2018 - Dec 2018 Production run: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019 |
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 13.0.0
Below are links to plots and tables comparing 1-year full-chemistry simulations for GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0 (Dev) and GEOS-Chem Classic 13.0.0 (Ref).
Category1 | Plots | Additional Information | ||||
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Level Map | Zonal Mean | Emissions | ||||
Oxidants
O3, CO, OH, NOx |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
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 |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | AOD |
Bromine
Bry, BrOx, Br, Br2, BrCl, BrNO2, BrNO3, BrO, CH4Br, CH2Br2, CH2Br2, CH3Br3, HOBr, HBr |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Chlorine
Cly, ClOx, Cl, ClO, Cl2, Cl2O2, ClOO, ClNO2, ClNO3, CCl4, CFCs, CH3Cl, CH2Cl2, CH4CCl3, HOCl, HCl, Halons, HCFCs, OClO |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | - | |
Iodine
Iy, IxOy, I, I2, IBr, ICl, IO, INO2, IONO2, CH3I, CH2I2, CH2ICl, CH2IBr, HI, HOI, OIO |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Nitrogen
NOy, NOx, HNO2, HNO3, HNO4, MPAN, NIT, NO, NO2, NO3, N2O5, MPN, PAN, PPN, N2O, NHx, NH3, NH4, MENO3, ETNO3, IPRNO3, NPRNO3 |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Primary Organics
EOH, MOH, ISOP, MTPA, MTPO, LIMO, ALK4, BENZ, CH4, C2H6, C3H8, PRPE, TOLU, XYLE |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Secondary Organics
ACTA, ALD2, CH2O, HPALDs, MACR, IEPOX, ACET, MEK, MVK, ISOPN, GLYX, HCOOH, MAP, RCHO, MP |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Secondary Organic Aerosols
TSOA0, TSOA1, TSOA2, TSOA3, ASOA1, ASOA2, ASOA3, ASOAN, TSOG0, TSOG1, TSOG2, TSOG3, ASOG1, ASOG2, ASOG3, INDIOL, LVOCOA, SOAIE, SOAGX, SOAP, SOAS |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Sulfur
SOx, DMS, OCS, SO2, SO4 |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
ROy
H2O2, H, H2, H2O, HO2, O1D, OH, RO2 |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | - | |
J-values | Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | - | |
Emissions by HEMCO category |
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Emission totals | ||||||
Global mass | ||||||
Metrics | ||||||
Strat-trop exchange | ||||||
Model vs Observations |
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GCHP 13.2.0 vs GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0
Below are links to plots and tables comparing 1-year full-chemistry simulations for GCHP 13.2.0 (Dev) and GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0 (Ref).
Category1 | Plots | Additional Information | ||||
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Level Map | Zonal Mean | Emissions | ||||
Oxidants
O3, CO, OH, NOx |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
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 |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | AOD |
Bromine
Bry, BrOx, Br, Br2, BrCl, BrNO2, BrNO3, BrO, CH4Br, CH2Br2, CH2Br2, CH3Br3, HOBr, HBr |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Chlorine
Cly, ClOx, Cl, ClO, Cl2, Cl2O2, ClOO, ClNO2, ClNO3, CCl4, CFCs, CH3Cl, CH2Cl2, CH4CCl3, HOCl, HCl, Halons, HCFCs, OClO |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | - | |
Iodine
Iy, IxOy, I, I2, IBr, ICl, IO, INO2, IONO2, CH3I, CH2I2, CH2ICl, CH2IBr, HI, HOI, OIO |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Nitrogen
NOy, NOx, HNO2, HNO3, HNO4, MPAN, NIT, NO, NO2, NO3, N2O5, MPN, PAN, PPN, N2O, NHx, NH3, NH4, MENO3, ETNO3, IPRNO3, NPRNO3 |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Primary Organics
EOH, MOH, ISOP, MTPA, MTPO, LIMO, ALK4, BENZ, CH4, C2H6, C3H8, PRPE, TOLU, XYLE |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Secondary Organics
ACTA, ALD2, CH2O, HPALDs, MACR, IEPOX, ACET, MEK, MVK, ISOPN, GLYX, HCOOH, MAP, RCHO, MP |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Secondary Organic Aerosols
TSOA0, TSOA1, TSOA2, TSOA3, ASOA1, ASOA2, ASOA3, ASOAN, TSOG0, TSOG1, TSOG2, TSOG3, ASOG1, ASOG2, ASOG3, INDIOL, LVOCOA, SOAIE, SOAGX, SOAP, SOAS |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Sulfur
SOx, DMS, OCS, SO2, SO4 |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
ROy
H2O2, H, H2, H2O, HO2, O1D, OH, RO2 |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | - | |
J-values | Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | - | |
Emissions by HEMCO category |
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Emission totals | ||||||
Global mass | ||||||
Metrics |
GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0+LuoWetdep vs 13.2.0
Below are links to plots and tables comparing 1-year full-chemistry simulations for GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0 with the Luo et al. (2020) wet deposition scheme (Dev) and GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0 (Ref).
Category1 | Plots | Additional Information | ||||
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Level Map | Zonal Mean | Emissions | ||||
Oxidants
O3, CO, OH, NOx |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
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 |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | AOD |
Bromine
Bry, BrOx, Br, Br2, BrCl, BrNO2, BrNO3, BrO, CH4Br, CH2Br2, CH2Br2, CH3Br3, HOBr, HBr |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Chlorine
Cly, ClOx, Cl, ClO, Cl2, Cl2O2, ClOO, ClNO2, ClNO3, CCl4, CFCs, CH3Cl, CH2Cl2, CH4CCl3, HOCl, HCl, Halons, HCFCs, OClO |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | - | |
Iodine
Iy, IxOy, I, I2, IBr, ICl, IO, INO2, IONO2, CH3I, CH2I2, CH2ICl, CH2IBr, HI, HOI, OIO |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Nitrogen
NOy, NOx, HNO2, HNO3, HNO4, MPAN, NIT, NO, NO2, NO3, N2O5, MPN, PAN, PPN, N2O, NHx, NH3, NH4, MENO3, ETNO3, IPRNO3, NPRNO3 |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Primary Organics
EOH, MOH, ISOP, MTPA, MTPO, LIMO, ALK4, BENZ, CH4, C2H6, C3H8, PRPE, TOLU, XYLE |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Secondary Organics
ACTA, ALD2, CH2O, HPALDs, MACR, IEPOX, ACET, MEK, MVK, ISOPN, GLYX, HCOOH, MAP, RCHO, MP |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Secondary Organic Aerosols
TSOA0, TSOA1, TSOA2, TSOA3, ASOA1, ASOA2, ASOA3, ASOAN, TSOG0, TSOG1, TSOG2, TSOG3, ASOG1, ASOG2, ASOG3, INDIOL, LVOCOA, SOAIE, SOAGX, SOAP, SOAS |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Sulfur
SOx, DMS, OCS, SO2, SO4 |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
ROy
H2O2, H, H2, H2O, HO2, O1D, OH, RO2 |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | - | |
J-values | Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | - | |
Emissions by HEMCO category |
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Emission totals | ||||||
Global mass | ||||||
Metrics | ||||||
Budgets | Budgets after operations: Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct | |||||
Strat-trop exchange | ||||||
Model vs Observations |
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GCHP 13.2.0+LuoWetdep vs GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0+LuoWetdep
Below are links to plots and tables comparing 1-year full-chemistry simulations for GCHP 13.2.0 (Dev) and GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0 (Ref), both using the Luo et al. (2020) wet deposition scheme.
Category1 | Plots | Additional Information | ||||
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Level Map | Zonal Mean | Emissions | ||||
Oxidants
O3, CO, OH, NOx |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
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 |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | AOD |
Bromine
Bry, BrOx, Br, Br2, BrCl, BrNO2, BrNO3, BrO, CH4Br, CH2Br2, CH2Br2, CH3Br3, HOBr, HBr |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Chlorine
Cly, ClOx, Cl, ClO, Cl2, Cl2O2, ClOO, ClNO2, ClNO3, CCl4, CFCs, CH3Cl, CH2Cl2, CH4CCl3, HOCl, HCl, Halons, HCFCs, OClO |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | - | |
Iodine
Iy, IxOy, I, I2, IBr, ICl, IO, INO2, IONO2, CH3I, CH2I2, CH2ICl, CH2IBr, HI, HOI, OIO |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Nitrogen
NOy, NOx, HNO2, HNO3, HNO4, MPAN, NIT, NO, NO2, NO3, N2O5, MPN, PAN, PPN, N2O, NHx, NH3, NH4, MENO3, ETNO3, IPRNO3, NPRNO3 |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Primary Organics
EOH, MOH, ISOP, MTPA, MTPO, LIMO, ALK4, BENZ, CH4, C2H6, C3H8, PRPE, TOLU, XYLE |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Secondary Organics
ACTA, ALD2, CH2O, HPALDs, MACR, IEPOX, ACET, MEK, MVK, ISOPN, GLYX, HCOOH, MAP, RCHO, MP |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Secondary Organic Aerosols
TSOA0, TSOA1, TSOA2, TSOA3, ASOA1, ASOA2, ASOA3, ASOAN, TSOG0, TSOG1, TSOG2, TSOG3, ASOG1, ASOG2, ASOG3, INDIOL, LVOCOA, SOAIE, SOAGX, SOAP, SOAS |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
Sulfur
SOx, DMS, OCS, SO2, SO4 |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | Full column | |
ROy
H2O2, H, H2, H2O, HO2, O1D, OH, RO2 |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | - | |
J-values | Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere | - | |
Emissions by HEMCO category |
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Budgets | Budgets after operations: Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct |
1-year transport tracers benchmarks
Model setup
The following table describes the GEOS-Chem setup for both GEOS-Chem Classic and GCHP 1-year transport tracer benchmark simulations.
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Compared to previous benchmark: | 13.0.0 |
Software environment: | ifort 19.0.5 openmpi 4.0.1 netcdf-fortran 4.5.2 cmake 3.16.1 |
Model resolution: |
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Meteorology fields: | MERRA-2
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Spin-up initial conditions: | January 1, 2020 from
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Benchmark date: | Spinup run: Jan 2009 - Dec 2018 Production run: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019 |
Benchmark Plots and Tables
GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0 vs 13.0.0
This table contains plots comparing 1-year transport tracer simulations for GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0 (Dev) and GEOS-Chem Classic 13.0.0 (Ref).
Category1 | Plots | |||
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Level Map | Zonal Mean | |||
RnPbBeTracers
Rn222, Pb210, Pb210Strat, Be7, Be7Strat, Be10, Be10Strat |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere |
PassiveTracers
PassiveTracer, SF6Tracer, CH3ITracer, COAnthroEmis25dayTracer, COAnthroEmis50dayTracer, COUniformEmis25dayTracer, GlobEmis90dayTracer, NHEmis90dayTracer, SHEmis90dayTrace |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere |
WetLossConv
Pb210, Pb210Strat, Be7, Be7Strat, Be10, Be10Strat |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere |
WetLossLS
Pb210, Pb210Strat, Be7, Be7Strat, Be10, Be10Strat |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere |
Pb-Be Budgets | GEOS-Chem 13.0.0 (Ref): | GEOS-Chem 13.2.0 (Dev): | ||
Strat-trop exchange | GEOS-Chem 13.0.0 (Ref): | GEOS-Chem 13.2.0 (Dev): | ||
Mass conservation | Passive tracer |
GCHP 13.2.0 vs GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0
This table contains plots comparing 1-year transport tracer simulations for GCHP 13.2.0 (Dev) and GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0 (Ref).
Category1 | Plots | |||
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Level Map | Zonal Mean | |||
RnPbBeTracers
Rn222, Pb210, Pb210Strat, Be7, Be7Strat, Be10, Be10Strat |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere |
PassiveTracers
PassiveTracer, SF6Tracer, CH3ITracer, COAnthroEmis25dayTracer, COAnthroEmis50dayTracer, COUniformEmis25dayTracer, GlobEmis90dayTracer, NHEmis90dayTracer, SHEmis90dayTrace |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere |
WetLossConv
Pb210, Pb210Strat, Be7, Be7Strat, Be10, Be10Strat |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere |
WetLossLS
Pb210, Pb210Strat, Be7, Be7Strat, Be10, Be10Strat |
Surface | 500 hPa | Full column | Stratosphere |
Pb-Be Budgets | GEOS-Chem Classic 13.2.0 (Ref): | GCHP 13.2.0 (Dev): |