Difference between revisions of "Getting Started with GEOS-Chem"

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On this page we provide information on getting started with GEOS-Chem "classic." Please see the Getting Started With GCHP page for information on the next generation of GEOS-Chem.

Quick Start Guide

1. Overview
2. Minimum system requirements
3. Downloading source code
4. Downloading data directories
5. Creating run directories
6. Configuring runs
7. Compiling
8. Running
9. Output files
10. Coding and debugging
11. Getting help
12. Further reading

Getting help

• Frequently asked questions about GEOS-Chem
• Common GEOS-Chem error messages
• Recent bugs and fixes
• Tips on how to debug GEOS-Chem effectively
• Submitting GEOS-Chem support requests

Further reading

GEOS-Chem grids

• FlexGrid: Defining custom horizontal and vertical grids (new in 12.4.0)
• GEOS-Chem horizontal grids
• GEOS-Chem vertical grids

Meteorology fields use in GEOS-Chem

• Overview of GMAO met data products
  • Version history of GMAO met data products

GEOS-Chem species

• Species in GEOS-Chem

GEOS-Chem components

• Emissions
• Chemistry
• Advection
• Boundary layer mixing
• Cloud convection
• Dry deposition
  • Leaf area indices in GEOS-Chem
  • Olson land map
• Wet deposition

GEOS-Chem aerosols

• Carbonaceous aerosols
• Mineral dust aerosols
• Secondary organic aerosols
• Sea salt aerosols
• Sulfate aerosols
• Aerosol-only simulation
• Aerosol optical properties
• Aerosol thermodynamical equilibrium
• Aerosol Microphysics
  • APM
  • TOMAS

GEOS-Chem diagnostics

• List of diagnostics archived to netCDF format
• List of diagnostics archived to bpch format
• ObsPack diagnostic
• Planeflight diagnostic
• Archiving diagnostics from HEMCO
• Diagnostic time step
• Additional diagnostics

GEOS-Chem Validation

• GEOS-Chem benchmarking
• GEOS-Chem performance