Benchmark/GEOS-Chem 12.6.0
This page includes information about all benchmark simulations for GEOS-Chem 12.6.0.
GEOS-Chem Classic 1-month benchmark
Benchmark plots
Enable PDF bookmarks1 in the files linked below to navigate between species. See the Species in GEOS-Chem wiki page for species definitions and details.
Species Category2 | Plots | Additional Information | ||||
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Level Map | Zonal Mean | Emissions | ||||
Oxidants
O3, CO, OH, NOx |
sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | sfc | |
Aerosols
NH4, NIT, SO4, DST1, DST2, DST3, DST4, BC, OC, AERI, BrSALA, BrSALC, ISALA, ISALC, NITs, SALA, SALC, SO4s, SOA_Simple, SOA_Complex |
sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | sfc | AOD |
Bromine
Bry, BrOx, Br, Br2, BrCl, BrNO2, BrNO3, BrO, CH4Br, CH2Br2, CH2Br2, CH3Br3, HOBr, HBr |
sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | sfc | |
Chlorine
Cly, ClOx, Cl, ClO, Cl2, Cl2O2, ClOO, ClNO2, ClNO3, CCl4, CFCs, CH3Cl, CH2Cl2, CH4CCl3, HOCl, HCl, Halons, HCFCs, OClO |
sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | -- | |
Iodine
Iy, IxOy, I, I2, IBr, ICl, IO, INO2, IONO2, CH3I, CH2I2, CH2ICl, CH2IBr, HI, HOI, OIO |
sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | sfc | |
Nitrogen
NOy, NOx, HNO2, HNO3, HNO4, IMPN, NIT, NO, NO2, NO3, N2O5, MPN, PAN, PPN, N2O, NHx, NH3, NH4 |
sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | sfc | |
Primary Organics
ALK4, BENZ, CH4, C2H6, C2H4, C3H8, PRPE, TOLU, XYLE, ISOP, MTPA, MTPO, LIMO, GLYX, HCOOH, MAP, MBO, MOH, RCHO |
sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | sfc | |
Secondary Organics
ACET, MEK, MVK, ALD2, CH2O, HPALD, MP, ISOPN, IEPOX, ACTA, EOH, MOH |
sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | sfc | |
Secondary Organic Aerosols
SOAP, SOAS, TSOA0, TSOA1, TSOA2, TSOA3, ISOA1, ISOA2, ISOA3, ASOA1, ASOA2, ASOA3, ASOAN, TSOG0, TSOG1, TSOG2, TSOG3, ISOG1, ISOG2, ISOG3, ASOG1, ASOG2, ASOG3, INDIOL, ISN1OA, LVOCOA, SOAIE, SOAGX, SOAME, SOAMG |
sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | sfc | |
Sulfur
SOx, DMS, OCS, SO2, SO4 |
sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | sfc | |
ROy
H2O2, H, H2, H2O, HO2, O1D, OH, RO2 |
sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | -- | |
J-values | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | -- | -- |
Emissions by HEMCO category |
Total, Aircraft, Anthropogenic, Biomass Burning, Biogenic, Lightning, Natural, Ocean, Seabirds, Decaying Plants, Ship, Soil, Degassing Volcanoes, Erupting Volcanoes | |||||
Emission totals | ||||||
Global mass | ||||||
Budget | Ox and CO budgets | |||||
OH metrics | OH concentration, MCF lifetime, CH4 lifetime |
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Benchmark assessment form
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New features added into GEOS-Chem |
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Version, resolution, met fields used: | GEOS-FP (72L), 4x5, July 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1-month benchmark finished on: | Sat Sep 14 03:12:29 EDT 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance statistics: |
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Compared to previous benchmark: | 12.5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This update will impact: (select all that apply with boldface) |
Advection, BL Mixing, Convection, Met Fields, Dry Dep, Wet Dep, Stratosphere, Emissions, Photolysis, Chemistry, Other (please specify): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit test results may be viewed at: | http://ftp.as.harvard.edu/gcgrid/geos-chem/1mo_benchmarks/GC_12/12.6.0/GCC/Plots/GC_12.6.0_Aug13.results.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Metrics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Global mean OH from log file (% change): | 11.7776515135847 x 105 molec/cm3 (-5.54%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Methyl chloroform lifetime (% change): | 5.3395 (4.07%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Methane lifetime (% change): | 8.9801 years (3.83%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List all SURFACE species, J-Values, and COLUMN AOD values that changed by 10% or more: |
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List all 500 hPa species and J-Values that changed by 10% or more : |
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List all ZONAL MEAN species and J-Values that changed by 10% or more: |
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List all EMISSIONS that changed by 10% or more: |
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Comments on observed differences: | Below we summarize the notable changes caused by specific updates.
Scale DICE-Africa emissions to address errors in inventory
############################################################################### ### Inventory totals for DICEAfrica ### ### Ref = GC_12.5.0; Dev = GC_12.6.0 ### ############################################################################### Ref Dev Dev - Ref DICEAfrica BCPI : 0.004153 0.006925 0.002772 Tg DICEAfrica BCPO : 0.016612 0.027698 0.011087 Tg
The following updates produced small changes: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments on additional differences in GCHP: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Approval | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Requires further investigation: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of approval: |
GCHP 1-month benchmark
The following sections contain validation plots for GCHP 12.6.0.
Comparison of GCHP versions
This table contains plots comparing GCHP 12.5.0 (Ref) and GCHP 12.6.0 (Dev) for a 1-month simulation.
Category | Plots | Additional Information | ||||
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Level Map | Zonal Mean | Emissions | ||||
Oxidants | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | full column | |
Aerosols | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | full column | Column AOD |
Bromine | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | full column | |
Chlorine | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | -- | |
Iodine | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | full column | |
Nitrogen | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | full column | |
Primary Organics | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | full column | |
Secondary Organics | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | full column | |
Secondary Organics | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | full column |
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Sulfur | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | full column | |
Emissions by HEMCO category |
Aircraft,
Anthro,
Bioburn,
Biogenic, |
Emission totals |
Comparison of GCHP and GEOS-Chem Classic
This table contains plots comparing GEOS-Chem Classic 12.6.0 (Ref) against GCHP 12.6.0 (Dev) for a 1-month simulation.
Category | Plots | Additional Information | ||||
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Level Map | Zonal Mean | Emissions | ||||
Oxidants | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | full column | |
Aerosols | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | full column | Column AOD |
Bromine | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | full column | |
Chlorine | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | -- | |
Iodine | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | full column | |
Nitrogen | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | full column | |
Primary Organics | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | full column | |
Secondary Organics | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | full column | |
Secondary Organic Aerosols | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | full column | |
Sulfur | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere | full column | |
Emissions by HEMCO category |
Aircraft,
Anthro,
Bioburn,
Biogenic, |
Emission totals |
GCHP and GEOS-Chem Classic difference of differences
This table contains plots comparing the difference [GCHP 12.6.0 - GCHP 12.5.0] against the difference [GC Classic 12.6.0 - GC Classic 12.5.0], taken from 1-month benchmark simulations.
Category | Plots | |||
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Level Map | Zonal Mean | |||
Oxidants | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere |
Aerosols | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere |
Bromine | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere |
Chlorine | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere |
Iodine | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere |
Nitrogen | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere |
Primary Organics | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere |
Secondary Organics | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere |
Secondary Organic Aerosols | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere
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Sulfur | sfc | 500hPa | full column | stratosphere |
NOTE: At present, we have only created the diff-of-diffs plots for species concentration. This can be extended to other categories in the future.