GEOS-Chem 13.2.1

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This page includes information about GEOS-Chem 13.2.1 which is currently in development.

Version overview

The following items have been added to GEOS-Chem 13.2.1 since the last benchmark for GEOS-Chem 13.2.0. See also the 13.2.1 milestone on Github.

Feature	Contributor(s)	Model scope	Notes
Updates that will affect full-chemistry simulations
Bug fix: Make sure JvalO3O1D and JValO3O3P diagnostic arrays are zeroed in flexchem_mod.F90	Haipeng Lin (Harvard) Lizzie Lundgren (GCST))	Diagnostics	See geoschem/geos-chem #810 NOTE: This update will cause JvalO3O1D and JvalO3O3P plots to differ w/r/t previous versions, but will not affect benchmark metrics such as mean OH concentration, MCF lifetime, etc.
Updates that will not affect full-chemistry simulations
Planeflight diagnostic bug fixes: Fixed incorrect unit conversions in planeflight diagnostic output Run stops unexpectedly when converting altitude -> pressure	Tess Carter (MIT) Bob Yantosca (GCST)	Diagnostics	See geoschem/geos-chem #796 See geoschem/geos-chem #801
Fixed typo in gc_grid_mod.F90 that caused a regridding error in nested-grid simulations	Lizzie Lundgren (GCST) Bob Yantosca (GCST)	Grids	See geoschem/geos-chem #798 See geoschem/geos-chem #788 See geoschem/geos-chem #786
Enable nested-grid integration testing with the following updates: Fullchem Create a new sample boundary condition file for nested-grid simulations HEMCO_Config.rc.fullchem file now points to the new sample boundary condition files Include nested-grid integration tests (these had been disabled) Turn off NEI2011 by default for North-America nested-grid simulations CH4 Add a new sample boundary conditions file for CH4 nested grids	Bob Yantosca (GCST)	Nested-grid & Testing	See geoschem/geos-chem #807 See geoschem/geos-chem #811
Update the download_data.py script to read global settings from a YAML file Also enables downloads from http://geoschemdata.wustl.edu	Bob Yantosca (GCST)	Dry-Run	See geoschem/geos-chem #812
Bug fix: Halt simulation if Restart.frequency does not match Restart.duration in HISTORY.rc (for GEOS-Chem Classic only)	Bethany Sutherland (NCST) Bob Yantosca (GCST)	Diagnostics	See geoschem/geos-chem #825
Bug fix: Compute grid box latitude edges properly for nested-grid simulations This fixes a bug introduced by the GCAP 2.0 met field updates in 13.1.0	Bob Yantosca (GCST)	Horizontal Grids	See geoschem/geos-chem #837
Now zero geogenic Hg emissions if LAnthroHgOnly flag is turned on	Harriet Gounia (Wollongong) Jenny Fisher (Wollongong) Bob Yantosca (GCST)	Hg simulation	See geoschem/geos-chem #847
In TPCORE_NESTED, set iord_bg = iord and jord_bg = jord	Eloise Marais (UCL)	Nested Grids Transport	See geoschem/geos-chem #840
Updates that will only affect GCHP
Bug fix for vertical scale factors in ExtData.rc	Seb Eastham (MIT) Melissa Sulprizio (GCST)	Config files	See geoschem/geos-chem #845
Bug fix for better error messages if GCHP throws an error during set up.	Liam Bindle (WashU)	MAPL	See GEOS-ESM/MAPL #1002 See geoschem/MAPL #13
NetCDF read errors now print an error message that includes the offending file's path and a description of the error.	Liam Bindle (WashU)	MAPL	See GEOS-ESM/MAPL #962 See geoschem/MAPL #14
Minor GCHP run directory updates	Lizzie Lundgren (GCST)	Rundir creation	See geoschem/geos-chem #835
Add WashU data server to GCHP data download script	Liam Bindle (WashU)	Data download	See geoschem/geos-chem #832

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.

Inventory	Type	What was added?	Directory
HEMCO/SAMPLE_BCs/v2021-07	Optional	Sample boundary condition files for testing nested-grid simulations (currently: fullchem, CH4)	HEMCO/SAMPLE_BCs/v2021-07