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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
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| + | GEOS-Chem can perform many different types of chemical simulations, including: | ||
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| + | *Several detailed ozone chemistry mechanisms | ||
| + | *Specialty simulations for tracers with simpler chemistry, including | ||
| + | **Radon-Lead-Beryllium | ||
| + | **Carbon gases (CO, CO2) | ||
| + | **Mercury | ||
| + | **Methane | ||
| + | **etc. | ||
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| + | You may find more information about each of these mechanisms in the subsections below. | ||
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| + | --[[User:Bmy|Bob Y.]] 10:08, 1 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
== NOx-Ox-hydrocarbon-aerosol chemistry and variants == | == NOx-Ox-hydrocarbon-aerosol chemistry and variants == | ||
Revision as of 14:08, 1 October 2013
On this page, we provide an overview of the chemistry mechanisms used in GEOS-Chem.
Contents
Overview
GEOS-Chem can perform many different types of chemical simulations, including:
- Several detailed ozone chemistry mechanisms
- Specialty simulations for tracers with simpler chemistry, including
- Radon-Lead-Beryllium
- Carbon gases (CO, CO2)
- Mercury
- Methane
- etc.
You may find more information about each of these mechanisms in the subsections below.
--Bob Y. 10:08, 1 October 2013 (EDT)
NOx-Ox-hydrocarbon-aerosol chemistry and variants
The NOx-Ox-hydrocarbon-aerosol (aka "full-chemistry") simulations have undergone several updates in recent GEOS-Chem versions. We provide a summary of recent updates made to the various mechanisms.
Mechanisms in GEOS-Chem v9-01-03 and prior versions
In GEOS-Chem v9-01-03, users could select from one of four pre-defined chemistry mechanisms:
| Mechanism | Description | Nickname | Solvers |
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| standard |
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Full-chemistry or fullchem |
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| SOA |
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SOA |
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| Dicarbonyls |
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Dicarbonyls |
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| isoprene |
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Caltech isoprene scheme, Paulot isoprene scheme |
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The bromine tracers and species were added to the standard mechanism just prior to the release of GEOS-Chem v9-01-03.
-Bob Y. 17:00, 30 September 2013 (EDT)
Mechanisms in GEOS-Chem v9-02 and later versions
Several modifications were made to the above-mentioned chemistry mechanisms in GEOS-Chem v9-02, as listed below:
| Mechanism | Description | Nickname | Solvers |
|---|---|---|---|
| standard |
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Full-chemistry or fullchem |
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| SOA |
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SOA |
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| Dicarbonyls |
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Dicarbonyls |
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Starting with v9-02, family tracers (NOx, Ox) have now been removed from all GEOS-Chem mechanisms. The individual family members (NO, NO2, O3, etc.) are now carried as individual advected tracers and chemical species. Also, the isoprene mechanism from v9-01-03 now has been folded into the standard mechanism.
--Bob Y. 09:56, 1 October 2013 (EDT)
Chemistry mechanisms in GEOS-Chem v10
We propose adding the Unified tropospheric-stratospheric Chemistry eXtension (UCX) mechanism into the release following v9-02. UCX, which was developed by Steven Barrett's group (the MIT Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment), combines the existing GEOS-Chem "standard" mechanism (based on v9-01-03) with several new stratospheric species and reactions.
Because UCX will be a major update to GEOS-Chem, we propose naming the version in which it ships to GEOS-Chem v10-01. This will make it easier to denote versions that contain UCX from versions that do not.
--Bob Y. 10:04, 1 October 2013 (EDT)
