UKCA Chemistry and Aerosol Tutorials at UMvn13.0
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UKCA Chemistry and Aerosol Tutorials at vn13.0 using Rose & Cylc
The following tutorials will teach you how to use various aspects of UKCA, and the parts of Rose (the Unified Model's python-based user interface) that are specific to UKCA. These tutorials will begin with using the UKCA Box Model before using UKCA within the Met Office Unified Model
| # | Difficulty | Time to Complete | Topic | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EASY | Under 1 hour | Running an existing UKCA Box Model Suite | |
| 2 | MEDIUM | 1-2 hours | Changing UKCA Box Model Options | |
| 3 | MEDIUM | 1-2 hours | Add new UKCA chemical tracers | |
| 4 | MEDIUM | 1-2 hours | Adding new chemical reactions | |
| 5 | EASY | Under 1 hour | Running an existing UM-UKCA suite | |
| 6 | EASY | Under 1 hour | What is STASH? | |
| 7 | HARD | 2 or more hours | Adding new UKCA tracers to the UM | |
| 8 | HARD | 2 or more hours | Adding emissions | |
| 9 | MEDIUM | 1-2 hours | Adding dry deposition of chemical species | |
| 10 | EASY | Under 1 hour | Adding wet deposition of chemical species | |
| 11 | HARD | 2 or more hours | Adding new UKCA chemical diagnostics | |
| 12 | HARD | 2 or more hours | Examining Aerosol Impacts |
These tutorials are an update and expansion of the tutorials which were at UMvn8.2, UMvn8.4, UMvn10.4, UMvn10.9, and UMvn11.8
These tutorials have been funded by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, the NERC Advanced Training: Short Courses award scheme, and the ACITES Atmospheric Chemistry Modelling Network. Many thanks to JASMIN for use of the Unmanaged Cloud. Many thanks to Amazon for support in using AWS.
Written by Luke Abraham 2020
