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* Stratospheric Chemistry at UM7.3 HadGEM3-A (N96L85 and N48L60) - Luke Abraham |
* Stratospheric Chemistry at UM7.3 HadGEM3-A (N96L85 and N48L60) - Luke Abraham |
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* ASAD Flux Diagnostics at UM7.3 - Luke Abraham |
* ASAD Flux Diagnostics at UM7.3 - Luke Abraham |
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* Chemistry of Stratosphere and Troposphere - CheST at UM7.3 - Alex Archibald |
* Chemistry of Stratosphere and Troposphere - CheST at UM7.3 - Alex Archibald |
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Revision as of 11:15, 26 August 2010
Climate Models used by UKCA
The UKCA model runs within the Hadley Centre version of the Unified Model. There are a number of different versions of this climate model at a number of resolutions which are used for UKCA development.
UM Version | Model | Horizontal Resolution | Vertical Levels | Model Top | Scheme Used |
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6.1 | HadGAM1a | N48 (2.5°×3.75°) | L60 | ~84km | Tropospheric Chemistry |
6.1 | HadGAM2 | N48 | L60 | ~84km | Stratospheric Chemistry |
6.6.4 | HadGEM2-ES | N96 | L38 | ~40km | Hadley Centre Earth System Model |
7.1 | HadGEM3-A | N96 (1.25°×1.875°) | L38 | ~40km | Tropospheric Chemistry |
7.3 | HadGEM3-A r2.0 | N96 | L38 | ~40km | Tropospheric Chemistry |
7.3 | HadGEM3-A r2.0 | N96 | L63 | ~40km | Tropospheric Chemistry |
7.3 | HadGEM3-A r2.0 | N96 | L85 | 85km | Stratospheric Chemistry |
7.3 | HadGEM3-A r2.0 | N48 | L60 | ~84km | Stratospheric Chemistry |
7.3 | HadGEM3-AO r2.0 | N48 | L60 | ~84km | QUEST Earth System Model |
UKCA: Currently Available Chemistry Schemes
- Standard Tropospheric Chemistry
- Tropospheric Chemistry with Isoprene
- Extended Tropospheric Chemistry (ExtTC)
- Regional Air Quality (RAQ) Chemistry
- Standard Stratospheric Chemistry
UKCA Development Timeline
Short-Term Development
- Stratospheric Chemistry at UM7.3 HadGEM3-A (N96L85 and N48L60) - Luke Abraham
- ASAD Flux Diagnostics at UM7.3 - Luke Abraham
- Improved representation of isoprene oxidation at UM6.1 - Alex Archibald
- Chemistry of Stratosphere and Troposphere - CheST at UM7.3 - Alex Archibald
Medium-Term Development
- HadGEM3-AO UKCA - Luke Abraham
Long-Term Development
- Coupled UKCA Stratosphere-Troposphere Chemistry with MODE
UKCA: Model Outline
Development of UKCA consists of the following subprojects:
Tropospheric model development
- HadGEM3 at N96L63 and HadGEM2-ES at N96L38
- Tropospheric Configuration of UKCA (Fiona M. O’Connor)
Stratospheric model development
- HadGEM3 at N96L85/N48L60
- Coupled stratospheric chemistry
Aerosols
- New aerosol species and microphysics
- Aerosol chemistry
New features
- Coupled chemistry, aerosols and climate model
- Based on new dynamics
- Combined troposphere-stratosphere chemistry
- Improved aerosol microphysics and chemistry
- Capability to interact with surface, radiation and biosphere
- Modular structure