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In the table below, we list information about current and past GEOS-Chem releases. For information about upcoming releases, please visit [[GEOS-Chem model development priorities|our ''GEOS-Chem model development priorities'' wiki page]].
 
In the table below, we list information about current and past GEOS-Chem releases. For information about upcoming releases, please visit [[GEOS-Chem model development priorities|our ''GEOS-Chem model development priorities'' wiki page]].
  
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''NOTE: Information about benchmarks can be found by following the links to each GEOS-Chem version.''
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<big><strong>GEOS-Chem v11-02-final</strong> '''will also carry the designation''' <strong>GEOS-Chem 12.0.0</strong>'''.'''  We are migrating to a purely numeric versioning system in order to adhere more closely to software development best practices. For a complete description of the new versioning system, please see [[GEOS-Chem version numbering system|our ''GEOS-Chem version numbering system'' wiki page]].</big>
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=== GEOS-Chem 12 release series ===
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|[[GEOS-Chem 12#12.5.0|12.5.0]]
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|09 Sep 2019
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*Retire obsolete emissions inventories
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*Fixes and updates for offline biogenic VOC and volcano emissions
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*Update GCHP to use MAPL v1.0.0 and ESMF v8.0.0 beta snapshot 28
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*[https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3403111 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3403111]
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*[[Getting_Started_with_GEOS-Chem|GEOS-Chem User's Guide]]
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*[[Getting_Started_With_GCHP|GCHP manual]]
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*[http://cloud.geos-chem.org Using GEOS-Chem on the AWS cloud]
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|[[GEOS-Chem 12#12.4.0|12.4.0]]
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|05 Aug 2019
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*Grid-independent emissions
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*FlexGrid Stage 2: define custom grids
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'''''NOTE: Users should use 12.5.0 instead. That version contains bug fixes and updates for offline biogenic VOC and volcano emissions.'''''
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*[https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3360635 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3360635]
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*[[Getting_Started_with_GEOS-Chem|GEOS-Chem User's Guide]]
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*[[Getting_Started_With_GCHP|GCHP manual]]
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*[http://cloud.geos-chem.org Using GEOS-Chem on the AWS cloud]
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|[[GEOS-Chem 12#12.3.2|12.3.2]]
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|02 May 2019
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*[[#Inconsistency in H2402 concentrations in GCHP vs GEOS-Chem Classic|Remove inconsistency for H2402 between GCHP and GCC]]
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*Bug fixes for FAST-JX
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*Updates for HEMCO diagnostics
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*Use the same Br2 seasalt emissions in both GCHP and GCC
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*Updates for GCHP run directories
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*[https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2658178 DOI 10.5281/zenodo.2658178]
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*[[Getting_Started_with_GEOS-Chem|GEOS-Chem User's Guide]]
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*[[Getting_Started_With_GCHP|GCHP manual]]
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*[http://cloud.geos-chem.org Using GEOS-Chem on the AWS cloud]
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|[[GEOS-Chem 12#12.3.1|12.3.1]]
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|08 Apr 2019
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*[[List_of_diagnostics_archived_to_netCDF_format#The_JValuesLocalNoon_collection|Fix for noontime J-values diagnostic]]
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*[[Planeflight_diagnostic#Planeflight_diagnostic_now_writes_out_data_for_the_last_timestep_of_the_day|Fix for planeflight diagnotic]]
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*[[Stratospheric_chemistry#Do not allocate memory to array MINIT in strat_chem_mod.F90|Don't allocate the MINIT array]]
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*[[GEOS-Chem 12#Declare State_Met%AREA_M2 as 2-dimensional, not 3-dimensional|Declare State_Met%AREA_M2 as 2-D]]
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*[https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2633278 DOI 10.5281/zenodo.2633278]
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*[[Getting_Started_with_GEOS-Chem|GEOS-Chem User's Guide]]
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*[[Getting_Started_With_GCHP|GCHP manual]]
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*[http://cloud.geos-chem.org Using GEOS-Chem on the AWS cloud]
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|[[GEOS-Chem 12#12.3.0|12.3.0]]
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|01 Apr 2019
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*[[ISORROPIA_II#Investigating_persistent_noise_observed_in_ISORROPIA_output|Update ISORROPIA from v2.0 to v2.2, in order to remove persistent noise in output]]
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*[[MEGAN_v2.1_plus_Guenther_2012_biogenic_emissions#Updated_PFT_file|Updated PFT file for MEGAN]]
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*[[Volcanic_SO2_emissions#Bug_fix_for_eruptive_volcanic_emissions|Bug fix for eruptive volcanic emissions]]
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*Read in and regrid existing MODIS LAI and OLSON data via HEMCO
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*Update from [[HEMCO_versions#HEMCO_development_history|HEMCO version]] 2.1.011 to 2.1.012
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*[[#GCHP_adjoint_development_requires_time_to_run_backwards_in_GCHP|Enable running time backwards in GCHP]]
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*[https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2620535 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2620535]
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*[[Getting_Started_with_GEOS-Chem|GEOS-Chem User's Guide]]
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*[[Getting_Started_With_GCHP|GCHP manual]]
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*[http://cloud.geos-chem.org Using GEOS-Chem on the AWS cloud]
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|[[GEOS-Chem 12#12.2.1|12.2.1]]
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|28 Feb 2019
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*[[#Bug fix: netCDF diagnostic collections with frequency "End" now properly span leap year days|Bug fix: netCDF diagnostic collections with frequency "End" now properly span leap year days]]
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*[[Mercury#Polar_bromine_explosion_default_option|Make polar bromine explosion the default option in Hg simulation]]
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*[[TOMAS_aerosol_microphysics#Biomass_burning_subgrid_coagulation_switch|Add biomass burning subgrid coagulation option]]
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*[[TOMAS_aerosol_microphysics#Restore_DST1.2C_DST2.2C_DST3.2C_and_DST4_in_TOMAS_simulations|Restore DST1, DST2, DST3, and DST4 in TOMAS]]
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*[[List_of_diagnostics_archived_to_netCDF_format|Add RRTMG fluxes to netCDF diagnostics]]
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*[[CO2_simulation#Prevent_double-counting_in_CO2_chemical_source|Fix for CO2 simulation chemical source]]
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*[[GEOS-Chem_12#Missing_scaling_factors_for_MERRA-2_simulations_with_GCHP|Missing scaling factors for MERRA-2 simulations with GCHP]]
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*[[GEOS-Chem_12#Use_online_sea_flux_emissions_by_default_in_GCHP|Use online sea flux emissions by default in GCHP]]
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*[https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2580198 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2580198]
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*[http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/doc/archive/man.GC_12/index.html GC 12 manual]
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*[[Getting_Started_With_GCHP|GCHP manual]]
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*[http://cloud.geos-chem.org Using GEOS-Chem on the AWS cloud]
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|[[GEOS-Chem 12#12.2.0|12.2.0]]
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|19 Feb 2019
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*[[Transport_Working_Group#Transport_Tracers_simulation|Transport Tracers simulation: a common set of tracers in GEOS-Chem and GEOS]]
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*[[ObsPack diagnostic]]
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*[[GFAS biomass burning emissions]]
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*[[GEOS-Chem_12#ESMF_version_update_required_for_MAPL_upgrade|Update ESMF version  in GCHP from v5.2.0rp2 to v7.1.0r]]
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*[https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2572887 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2572887]
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*[http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/doc/archive/man.GC_12/index.html GC 12 manual]
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*[[Getting_Started_With_GCHP|GCHP manual]]
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*[http://cloud.geos-chem.org Using GEOS-Chem on the AWS cloud]
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|[[GEOS-Chem 12#12.1.1|12.1.1]]
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|13 Dec 2018
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*[[Tagged CO simulation#Do not multiply emission timestep by 60|Bug fix for tagged CO]]
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*[[GEOS-Chem_12#Skip_planeflight_observations_outside_a_nested_domain|Skip planeflight observations outside a nested domain]]
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*[[GEOS-Chem_12#Always_enable_BCPH_TPBC_to_allow_saving_out_BC_files_in_global_simulations|Always compile with BCPH_TPBC=y]]
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*Fix compilation issues, see [https://github.com/geoschem/geos-chem/commit/096ad29d02afbdba64a5dd138df0c976ddee3140 (1)] & [https://github.com/geoschem/geos-chem/commit/f9b2f19593afeaa396ff3ee3d315148d5a6f8600 (2)]
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*[[GEOS-Chem_12#GCHP_transport_fix_to_prevent_instant_propagation_from_troposphere_to_stratosphere|GCHP transport fix]]
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*[https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2249246 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2249246]
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*[http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/doc/archive/man.GC_12/index.html GC 12 manual]
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*[[Getting_Started_With_GCHP|GCHP manual]]
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*[http://cloud.geos-chem.org Using GEOS-Chem on the AWS cloud]
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|[[GEOS-Chem 12#12.1.0|12.1.0]]
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|26 Nov 2018
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*[[List_of_diagnostics_archived_to_netCDF_format#The_Budget_collection|Budget diagnostics]]
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*[[Mineral_dust_aerosols#Anthropogenic_PM2.5_dust_source_in_GEOS-Chem|Anthropogenic PM2.5 dust source]]
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*[[GEOS-Chem_Output_Files#GEOS-Chem_12|GEOS-Chem restart file updates]]
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*[[CEDS_anthropogenic_emissions|Updates and fixes for the CEDS anthropogenic emissions inventory]]
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*[[Implementation_of_HEMCO_in_GEOS-Chem#Features_added_in_12.1.0|HEMCO fixes]]
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*[[Boundary_layer_mixing#Mass_is_not_conserved_when_using_non-local_PBL_mixing|Fix mass conservation in non-local PBL mixing]]
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*[[FlexGrid|FlexGrid Stage 1: Use HEMCO to read met fields]]
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*[[GEOS-Chem 12#Add support for continuous integration with TravisCI|Add support for continuous integration with TravisCI]]
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*[https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1553349 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1553349]
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*[http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/doc/archive/man.GC_12/index.html  GC 12 manual]
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*[http://cloud.geos-chem.org Using GEOS-Chem on the AWS cloud]
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|[[GEOS-Chem 12#12.0.3|12.0.3]]
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|16 Oct 2018
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*[[#Fix_incorrect_run_configuration_for_offline_sea_salt_emissions_in_GCHP|Fix incorrect run configuration for offline sea salt emissions in GCHP]]
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*[[#Fix_bug_in_application_of_CFC_surface_mixing_ratios_in_GCHP|Fix bug in application of CFC surface mixing ratios in GCHP]]
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*[https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1464210 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1464210]
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*[http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/doc/archive/man.GC_12/index.html  GC 12 manual]
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|[[GEOS-Chem 12#12.0.2|12.0.2]]
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|10 Oct 2018
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*[[GEOS-Chem 12#Fixed_local-time_averaging_in_ND51_and_ND51b_satellite_timeseries_diagnostics|Bug fixes for ND51/ND51b diagnostics]]
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*[[TOMAS_aerosol_microphysics#Fixes_for_missing_biomass_emissions_and_incorrect_aerosol_dry_deposition|Bug fixes for TOMAS simulations]]
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*[[CO2_simulation#CO2_emissions_are_double_counted|Bug fix for CO2 simulations]]
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*[https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1455215 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1455215]
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*[http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/doc/archive/man.GC_12/index.html  GC 12 manual]
  
 
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*[https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1403144 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1403144]
 
*[https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1403144 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1403144]
*[http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/doc/man/ GC 12 manual]<br>
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*[http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/doc/archive/man.GC_12/index.html GC 12 manual]<br>
  
 
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|[[GEOS-Chem 12#12.0.0|12.0.0]]<br>aka v11-02-final<br><br>NOTE switch in [[GEOS-Chem version numbering system|version numbering system]]
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|[[GEOS-Chem 12#12.0.0|12.0.0]]*<br>aka v11-02-final<br><br>*Note the switch in [[GEOS-Chem version numbering system|version numbering system]]
 
|10 Aug 2018
 
|10 Aug 2018
 
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*Bug fixes identified during the v11-02 release candidate period
 
*Bug fixes identified during the v11-02 release candidate period
 
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*[https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1343547 DOI 10.5281/zenodo.1343547]
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*[https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1343547 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1343547]
*[http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/doc/man/ GC 12 manual]
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*[http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/doc/archive/man.GC_12/index.html GC 12 manual]
 
*[[GEOS-Chem_12_benchmark_history#12.0.0|1-month benchmark simulation]]
 
*[[GEOS-Chem_12_benchmark_history#12.0.0|1-month benchmark simulation]]
 
*[[GEOS-Chem_12_benchmark_history#12.0.0-Run0|1-year benchmark simulation]]
 
*[[GEOS-Chem_12_benchmark_history#12.0.0-Run0|1-year benchmark simulation]]
  
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=== GEOS-Chem 11 release series ===
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!width="150px"|Version
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!width="165px"|Date released
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*[[GEOS-Chem_Output_Files#NetCDF_File_Format|NetCDF diagnostic output]]
 
*[[GEOS-Chem_Output_Files#NetCDF_File_Format|NetCDF diagnostic output]]
 
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*[http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/doc/man/ GC v11-02 manual]
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*[http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/doc/archive/man.GC_12/index.html GC v11-02 manual]
 
*[[GEOS-Chem v11-02 benchmark history|GC v11-02 benchmark history]]
 
*[[GEOS-Chem v11-02 benchmark history|GC v11-02 benchmark history]]
  
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*[http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/doc/archive/man.v11-01/index.html GC v11-01 manual]
 
*[http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/doc/archive/man.v11-01/index.html GC v11-01 manual]
 
*[[GEOS-Chem v11-01 benchmark history|GC v11-01 benchmark history]]
 
*[[GEOS-Chem v11-01 benchmark history|GC v11-01 benchmark history]]
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=== GEOS-Chem 10 release series ===
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!width="150px"|Version
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*[[GEOS-Chem v10-01 benchmark history|GC v10-01 benchmark history]]
 
*[[GEOS-Chem v10-01 benchmark history|GC v10-01 benchmark history]]
  
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=== GEOS-Chem 9 release series ===
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!width="150px"|Version
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*[http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/doc/archive/man.v9-01-01/index.html GC v9-01-01 manual]
 
*[http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/doc/archive/man.v9-01-01/index.html GC v9-01-01 manual]
*[[GEOS-Chem v9-01-01 benchmark history|GC v9-01-01 history]]
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*[[GEOS-Chem v9-01-01 benchmark history|GC v9-01-01 benchmark history]]
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=== GEOS-Chem 8 release series ===
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*[http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/doc/archive/man.v8-01-04/index.html GC v8-01-01 manual]
 
*[http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/doc/archive/man.v8-01-04/index.html GC v8-01-01 manual]
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=== GEOS-Chem 7 release series ===
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*Introduction of dynamic tropopause
 
*Introduction of dynamic tropopause
 
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NOTE: For information about 1-year benchmark simulations for GEOS-Chem v8-02-04 and earlier, see [http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/geos_1yr_plots.html this website].
#Information about 1-year benchmark simulations can be found on the individual wiki pages for each GEOS-Chem version listed below.
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#For versions prior to v7-04-12, please see the [http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/geos_versions.html GEOS-Chem version history web page].
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#For information about 1-year benchmark simulations for GEOS-Chem v8-02-04 and earlier, see [http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/geos/geos_1yr_plots.html this website].
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--[[User:Melissa Payer|Melissa Sulprizio]] ([[User talk:Melissa Payer|talk]]) 16:02, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
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--[[User:Melissa Payer|Melissa Sulprizio]] ([[User talk:Melissa Payer|talk]]) 16:02, 10 August 2018 (UTC)<br>--[[User:Bmy|Bob Yantosca]] ([[User talk:Bmy|talk]]) 15:11, 15 March 2019 (UTC)
  
 
== Mean OH from GEOS-Chem 1-year benchmark simulations ==
 
== Mean OH from GEOS-Chem 1-year benchmark simulations ==
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== GEOS-Chem Benchmark Performance ==
 
== GEOS-Chem Benchmark Performance ==
  
For an overview of GEOS-Chem 1-month benchmark timing results, please see [[GEOS-Chem_performance#Timing_results_from_1-month_benchmarks|this wiki page]].
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For an overview of GEOS-Chem 1-month benchmark timing results, please see our ''[[GEOS-Chem 1-month benchmark timing results]] wiki page.
  
 
--[[User:Melissa Payer|Melissa Sulprizio]] ([[User talk:Melissa Payer|talk]]) 13:59, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
 
--[[User:Melissa Payer|Melissa Sulprizio]] ([[User talk:Melissa Payer|talk]]) 13:59, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Revision as of 15:02, 9 September 2019

Here we have posted links to a separate wiki page describing each GEOS-Chem model version.

GEOS-Chem development history

In the table below, we list information about current and past GEOS-Chem releases. For information about upcoming releases, please visit our GEOS-Chem model development priorities wiki page.

NOTE: Information about benchmarks can be found by following the links to each GEOS-Chem version.

GEOS-Chem 12 release series

Version Date released Important features Documentation
12.5.0 09 Sep 2019
  • Retire obsolete emissions inventories
  • Fixes and updates for offline biogenic VOC and volcano emissions
  • Update GCHP to use MAPL v1.0.0 and ESMF v8.0.0 beta snapshot 28
12.4.0 05 Aug 2019
  • Grid-independent emissions
  • FlexGrid Stage 2: define custom grids

NOTE: Users should use 12.5.0 instead. That version contains bug fixes and updates for offline biogenic VOC and volcano emissions.

12.3.2 02 May 2019
12.3.1 08 Apr 2019
12.3.0 01 Apr 2019
12.2.1 28 Feb 2019
12.2.0 19 Feb 2019
12.1.1 13 Dec 2018
12.1.0 26 Nov 2018
12.0.3 16 Oct 2018
12.0.2 10 Oct 2018
12.0.1 24 Aug 2018
12.0.0*
aka v11-02-final

*Note the switch in version numbering system
10 Aug 2018
  • Bug fixes identified during the v11-02 release candidate period

GEOS-Chem 11 release series

Version Date released Important features Documentation
v11-02-rc 22 Jun 2018
v11-01 20 Dec 2016 (provisional)
01 Feb 2017 (public)

GEOS-Chem 10 release series

Version Date released Important features Documentation


v10-01 01 May 2015 (provisional)
17 Jun 2015 (public)

GEOS-Chem 9 release series

Version Date released Important features Documentation
v9-02 17 Jan 2014 (provisional)
03 Mar 2014 (public)
v9-01-03 14 Sep 2012
v9-01-02 28 Nov 2011
v9-01-01 07 Jun 2011

GEOS-Chem 8 release series

Version Date released Important features Documentation
v8-03-02 07 Sep 2010 Updated Hg and CO2 simulations
v8-03-01 04 May 2010
  • ISORROPIA II
  • TOMAS microphysics option
  • Updates to SOA and photolysis
v8-02-04 24 Feb 2010
  • LINOZ strat chemistry
  • NEI2005 anthro emissions
  • MEGAN v2.1 biogenic emissions
v8-02-03 Oct 2009
  • KPP solver
  • ICOADS emissions
  • Updated makefile structure
v8-02-02 08 Jun 2009
  • Non-local PBL mixing scheme
  • Updated Bond BC & OC emissions
v8-02-01 26 May 2009
  • Updated chemistry & photolysis reactions
  • Glyoxal chemistry mechanism
v8-01-04 10 Mar 2009
  • Various emissions updates (regional & global inventories)
  • GFED2 biomass emissions updates
v8-01-03 Dec 2008
  • Installation of GMI TPCORE routine
v8-01-02 Nov 2008
  • Nested grid simulations for 0.5° x 0.666°
v8-01-01 May 2008
  • Capability to run with GEOS-5 met fields

GEOS-Chem 7 release series

Version Date released Important features Documentation
v7-04-13 Nov 2007
  • H2/HD simulation
  • Bug fixes in SMVGEAR, lightning, and dynamic tropopause
v7-04-12 Oct 2007
  • Introduction of dynamic tropopause
v7-04-11 and earlier March 2006 and earlier

NOTE: For information about 1-year benchmark simulations for GEOS-Chem v8-02-04 and earlier, see this website.

--Melissa Sulprizio (talk) 16:02, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
--Bob Yantosca (talk) 15:11, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

Mean OH from GEOS-Chem 1-year benchmark simulations

Here is a plot of the mean OH concentration from several recent GEOS–Chem 1-year benchmark simulations. The mean OH is an indicator how the chemistry mechanism is performing. Typical values are 10–12 x 105 molecules cm-1.

GC Mean OH 12.0.0.png

--Bob Yantosca (talk) 18:16, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

Global burden history

Please see our Global burden history wiki page to view the global burdens for several species from several recent GEOS-Chem 1-year benchmark simulations.

--Bob Y. (talk) 19:32, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

GEOS–Chem Benchmarking Procedure

For a complete description about the the standard 1-month and 1-year benchmark simulations, please see our GEOS-Chem Benchmarking wiki page.

--Bob Y. 15:47, 30 April 2015 (EDT)

GEOS-Chem Benchmark Performance

For an overview of GEOS-Chem 1-month benchmark timing results, please see our GEOS-Chem 1-month benchmark timing results wiki page.

--Melissa Sulprizio (talk) 13:59, 20 September 2018 (UTC)