GEOS-Chem v9-01-02 benchmark history

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On this page we have posted complete information about all benchmark simulations (both 1-month and 1-year) for GEOS-Chem v9-01-02.

v9-01-02a

Here is the assessment form for 1-month benchmark simulation v9-01-02a.

Description
New features added into GEOS-Chem:
Developer name(s) and institution(s):
  • Dynamic tropopause fix: Daven Henze (Colorado University) and Jamin Koo (MIT)
  • Out-of-bounds error: GEOS-Chem Support Team
Version, resolution, met fields used: v9-01-02, GEOS-5 (47L), 4x5
1-month benchmark finished on: Mon Jun 13 18:02:07 EDT 2011
Compared to previous benchmark: v9-01-01
This update will impact:
(select all that apply with boldface)
Advection, BL Mixing, Convection, Met Fields, Dry Dep, Wet Dep, Stratosphere, Anthro Emiss, Biogenic Emiss, Biomass Emiss, Photolysis, Chemistry, Other (please specify): Tropopause
Metrics
Global mean OH
(from log file):
13.1877841861589 x 105 molec/cm3
Methyl chloroform lifetime: 4.7490 years
Did either of these change by more than 5%? No
At the SURFACE, list all species that changed by 10% or more: None
Comments on SURFACE differences:
At 500 hPa, list all species that changed by 10% or more: None
Comments on 500 hPa differences:
In the ZONAL MEAN PLOTS, list all species that changed by 10% or more: None
Comments on ZONAL MEAN differences: Small changes in tropospheric OH on order of +/-0.05%
In the EMISSION RATIO maps, list all species that changed by 10% or more: None
Comments on EMISSION RATIO differences: No changes in emissions.
Additional or summary comments:
Approval
Requires further investigation:
Approved:
Date of approval:

--Bob Y. 15:06, 23 June 2011 (EDT)