Model:WACCM-CARMA
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WACCM-CARMA
Introduction
History
Papers
AquaTellUs Questionnaire
Contact Information
| Model: | WACCM-CARMA |
| Contact person: | Jason English |
| Institute: | University of Colorado - ATOC |
| City: | Boulder, CO |
| Country: | USA |
| Email: | jason.english@colorado.edu |
| 2nd person involved: | -- |
| 3rd person involved: | -- |
Model Description
| Model type: | Modular model for the terrestrial domain. |
| Description: | WACCM is NCAR's atmospheric high-altitude model; CARMA is Brian Toon's aerosol microphysical sectional model. I'm studying sulfate aerosols in the UTLS region using this coupled model. |
Technical information
| Supported platforms: | UNIX, Mac OSX |
| Programming language: | Fortran77, Fortran90 |
| Model development started at: | 1982 and development still takes place. |
| To what degree will the model become available: | Source code will be available |
| Current license type: | GPLv2 |
| Memory requirements: | N/A |
| Typical run time: | 2days |
Input / Output description
| Input parameters: | hundreds of physical parameters |
| Input format: | ASCII, Binary, netcdf |
| Output parameters: | hundreds of physical parameters |
| Output format: | ASCII, Binary, netcdf |
| Post-processing software (if needed): | no |
| Visualization software (if needed): | no |
Process description
| Processes represented by model: | virtually all earth atmospheric processes |
| Key physical parameters & equations: | hundereds. |
| Length scale & resolution constraints: | typically run at 4x5 degrees |
| Time scale & resolution constraints: | typically 30-minute time steps |
| Numerical limitations and issues : | -- |
Testing
| Available calibration data sets: | -- |
| Available test data sets: | -- |
| Ideal data for testing: | -- |
User groups
| Currently or plans for collaborating with: | Yes, ATOC at CU; NCAR groups. |
Documentation
| Key papers of the model: | -- |
| Is there a manual available: | no |
| Model website if any: | http://waccm.acd.ucar.edu/ |
Additional comments
| Comments: | -- |
