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This page contains links to wiki pages describing past GEOS-Chem model releases. For information about upcoming releases see the GEOS-Chem model development priorities wiki page.

GEOS-Chem development history

In the tables below, we list information about current and past GEOS-Chem releases.

Some notes for the tables below:

  • Information about benchmarks can be found by following the links in the "Benchmarks" column
  • GCC = GEOS-Chem "Classic" (uses OpenMP parallelization single node only)
  • GCHP = GEOS-Chem High Performance (uses MPI parallelization across multiple nodes)
  • DOI = digital object identifier, can be used to reference individual GEOS-Chem versions in publications
  • AMI = Amazon Machine Image, which provides GEOS-Chem Classic on the AWS Cloud

Also see our GEOS-Chem version numbering system wiki page for information on how GEOS-Chem versions are labeled.

GEOS-Chem 13 release series

Manual pages for the GEOS-chem 13 release series:

13.2.* versions

Version Released Important features Benchmarks Additional Info
13.2.1 TBD See the GEOS-Chem 13.2.1 page for a complete list of updates, including:
  • Fixes for several minor issues discovered during 13.2.0 benchmarking
13.2.0 TBD See the GEOS-Chem 13.2.0 page for a complete list of updates, including:
  • CEDS v2 emissions
  • Updated Yuan/BNU MODIS LAI
  • Blowing snow emissions
  • Luo et al 2020 wetdep (option)
  • Trace metal simulation
  • Several fixes for minor issues

13.1.* versions

Version Released Important features Benchmarks Additional Info
13.1.2 06 Jul 2021 See the GEOS-Chem 13.1.2 page for a complete list of updates, including: N/A DOIs:

AMI ID:

  • ami-0491da4eeba0fe986
13.1.1 22 Jun 2021 See the GEOS-Chem 13.1.1 page for a complete list of updates, including: N/A DOIs:

AMI ID:

  • ami-08831be62fcaad16c
13.1.0 17 Jun 2021 See the GEOS-Chem 13.1.0 page for a complete list of updates, including: DOIs:

AMI ID:

  • ami-0ec4dce44bcb05b69

13.0.* versions

Version Released Important features Benchmarks Additional Info
13.0.2 12 Apr 2021 See the GEOS-Chem 13.0.2 page for a complete list of updates, including: N/A DOIs:

AMI ID:

  • ami-0c2e73f515de6386b
13.0.1 23 Mar 2021 See the GEOS-Chem 13.0.1 page for a complete list of updates, including: N/A DOIs:

AMI ID:

  • ami-0ebb738afafa614cf
13.0.0 18 Mar 2021 See the GEOS-Chem 13.0.0 page for a complete list of updates, including: DOIs:

AMI ID:

  • ami-0ef2c8a2d3464485c

GEOS-Chem 12 release series

Manual pages for the GEOS-chem 12 release series:

12.9.* versions

Version Released Important features Benchmarks DOI
12.9.3 06 Aug 2020 Bug fixes for minor issues discovered after the 12.9.2 release: 10.5281/zenodo.3974569
12.9.2 24 Jul 2020 Bug fixes for GEOS-Chem dryrun option, CO2 simulations, PARANOX, complexSOA_SVPOA: 10.5281/zenodo.3959279
12.9.1 17 Jul 2020 Bug fixes for GEOS-Chem dryrun option, Luo wetdep, and RCP emissions: 10.5281/zenodo.3950473
12.9.0 17 Jul 2020 10.5281/zenodo.3950327

12.8.* versions

Version Released Important features Benchmarks DOI
12.8.2 27 May 2020 Bug fixes and updates for WRF-GC development 10.5281/zenodo.3860693
12.8.1 21 May 2020 Fixes for several issues identified during 12.8.0 benchmarking (not affecting full-chemistry simulations): 10.5281/zenodo.3837666
12.8.0 04 May 2020 10.5281/zenodo.3784796

12.7.* versions

Version Released Important features Benchmarks DOI
12.7.2 09 Mar 2020 Contains several bug fixes: 10.5281/zenodo.3701669
12.7.1 03 Feb 2020 Contains several bug fixes: 10.5281/zenodo.3676008
12.7.0 03 Feb 2020 Contains several science updates and bug fixes: 10.5281/zenodo.3634864

12.6.* versions

Version Released Important features Benchmarks DOI
12.6.3 25 Nov 2019 Contains GCHP bug fixes only: See: 10.5281/zenodo.3552959
12.6.2 15 Nov 2019 Contains several bug fixes. See: 10.5281/zenodo.3543702
12.6.1 28 Oct 2019 Contains several bug fixes. See: 10.5281/zenodo.3520966
12.6.0 18 Oct 2019
  • Hetchem updates and subgrid cloud NOy chemistry
  • HNO3 cold-temperature deposition
  • Quick fix for aerosol pH calculation when dry
  • Remove isoprene in VBS (leaving aqueous)
  • Updated aerosol hygroscopicity and optics
  • Various structural updates
  • Subsetting in netCDF diagnostics
  • Diagnostic for O3 at 10m (or other height) above surface
10.5281/zenodo.3507501

12.5.* versions

Version Released Important features Benchmarks DOI
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
10.5281/zenodo.3403111

12.4.* versions

Version Released Important features Benchmarks DOI
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.

10.5281/zenodo.3360635

12.3.* versions

Version Released Important features Benchmarks DOI
12.3.2 02 May 2019 This is an unofficial benchmark and the first GCHP benchmark using GCPy 10.5281/zenodo.2658178
12.3.1 08 Apr 2019 10.5281/zenodo.2633278


12.3.0 01 Apr 2019 This is the first benchmark to utilize GCPy 10.5281/zenodo.2620535

12.2.* versions

Version Released Important features Benchmarks DOI
12.2.1 28 Feb 2019 10.5281/zenodo.2580198
12.2.0 19 Feb 2019 1st version to have the new Transport Tracer benchmark (replaces Rn-Pb-Be benchmark) 10.5281/zenodo.2572887

12.1.* versions

Version Released Important features Benchmarks DOI
12.1.1 13 Dec 2018 10.5281/zenodo.2249246
12.1.0 26 Nov 2018 10.5281/zenodo.1553349

12.0.* versions

Version Released Important features Benchmarks DOI
12.0.3 16 Oct 2018 10.5281/zenodo.1464210
12.0.2 10 Oct 2018 10.5281/zenodo.1455215
12.0.1 24 Aug 2018 10.5281/zenodo.1403144
12.0.0*
aka v11-02-final
10 Aug 2018
  • Bug fixes identified during the v11-02 release candidate period
Note change in GEOS-Chem version numbering system 10.5281/zenodo.1343547

GEOS-Chem 11 release series

Version Date released Important features Benchmarks 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 Benchmarks Documentation
v10-01 01 May 2015 (provisional)
17 Jun 2015 (public)

GEOS-Chem 9 release series

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

GEOS-Chem 7 release series

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

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

Mean OH from GEOS-Chem 1-year benchmark simulations

Please see our Evolution of mean OH in GEOS-Chem wiki page.

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.

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.

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.