Vn8.4 GA4.0 Release Candidate: RC6.2

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This page documents the vn8.4 GA4.0 release candidate RC6.2 (xkjgj/f on MONSooN and x???? on ARCHER). This job has been developed and run by Luke Abraham.

Suitability for Release

Tropospheric Chemistry
Stratospheric Chemistry Users should note the low stratospheric NOy.
Tropospheric Aerosol
Stratospheric Aerosol

Key

Release candidate still under evaluation
Release candidate not scientifically suitable to be released
Release candidate is suitable for development jobs,
and may be scientifically suitable to be released for some applications
Release candidate scientifically suitable to be released
Release candidate does not consider the required chemistry or aerosol processes

Overview

MONSooN job xkjgj ARCHER job x????
UKCA branch used fcm:um_br/pkg/Config/vn8.4_UKCA@16827 fcm:um_br/pkg/Config/vn8.4_UKCA@16827
Decomposition 12EW x 16NS on 6 nodes (see below) 12EW x 12NS on 12 nodes (see below)
Run-time (per model month) ~2 hours (see below) ~2 hours (see below)
Job-step (recommended) 1 model month in 10800 seconds (3 hours) 3 model months in 28800 seconds (8 hours)
Cost (per model year) 150 node-hours (see below) 115 kAU (see below)
Storage Requirements
(current STASH settings)
110GB per model year (32-bit pp-files & seasonal 64-bit dumps)
MOOSE costs: £12.01 per model year
110GB per model year (32-bit pp-files & seasonal 64-bit dumps) copied to the /nerc disk as the model runs,
using the branch fcm:um_br/dev/luke/vn8.4_hector_monsoon_archiving_ff2pp/src as a central script modification.