Model:CAM-CARMA

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Name	Eric Larson
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	LASP/University of Colorado
Postal address 1	392 UCB
Postal address 2
Town / City	Boulder
Postal code	80309
State	Colorado
Country	USA"USA" is not in the list (Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, ...) of allowed values for the "Country" property.
Email address	larsonej@colorado.edu
Phone	3034928207
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CAM-CARMA

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Summary Also known as Model type Modular Model part of larger framework Note on status model Date note status model global climate, Technical specs Supported platforms Mac OS Other platform Programming language Fortran77, Fortran90 Other program language Code optimized Multiple processors implemented Nr of distributed processors Nr of shared processors Start year development Does model development still take place? Yes If above answer is no, provide end year model development Code development status When did you indicate the 'code development status'? Model availability As code Source code availability (Or provide future intension) Through web repository Source web address http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu/models/atm-cam/ Source csdms web address Program license type Other Program license type other -- Memory requirements large Typical run time varies greatly In/Output Describe input parameters -- Input format ASCII Other input format Describe output parameters -- Output format Other output format netcdf Pre-processing software needed? No Describe pre-processing software Post-processing software needed? No Describe post-processing software Visualization software needed? Yes If above answer is yes IDL Other visualization software Process Describe processes represented by the model CAM treats radiative transfer, tidal forcing from Saturn, a planetary boundary layer and surface interaction, thermal conduction in the soil and chemistry. The CARMA part of the code does the aerosol microphysics involving emission, coagulation and sedimentation. Describe key physical parameters and equations -- Describe length scale and resolution constraints Currently there are only initial data sets for 10x15 degrees longitude and latitude. This model is meant for global scale dynamics. Describe time scale and resolution constraints I am running the model with dynamical time steps of 1800 seconds, but it only computes the radiative transfer every 200 timesteps. Describe any numerical limitations and issues This is a large model that takes significant computing resources to spin up run. Testing Describe available calibration data sets -- Upload calibration data sets if available: Describe available test data sets -- Upload test data sets if available: Describe ideal data for testing -- Other Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? I am collaborating with Jim Friedson and Bob West at JPL and Erika Barth at SWRI, as well as my adviser, Brian Toon. Is there a manual available? Yes Upload manual if available: Model website if any http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu/models/atm-cam/ Model forum / discussion board Comments NOTICE: code is free available through CCSM UCAR website: http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu/models/atm-cam/ No need to register Introduction History Papers Issues Help Input Files Output Files Download Source