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1 Chemistry-Climate Working Group Meeting (March 22-24, 2006) Background –SSC expectations and the next IPCC (Bill Collins) Summarize where we are now Discuss where we are going Discuss meeting goals

2 CLM (land model ) POP (Ocean Model) CICE (Sea Ice Model) 35 km (26 levels) Tropospheric CAM with chemistry CAM with Chemistry 140 km (66 levels): Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model (WACCM) 80 km (52 levels): Troposphere and stratospheric CAM with chemistry (MACCM) Unified Global Modeling Framework Ion Drag Chemical Heating PSCs Volcanic Aerosols Trop. Aerosols HydroCarbon Chemistry

3 Current Progress CAM-chem: Tropospheric chemistry climate model (species concentrations specified in the stratosphere) –On and Offline modes available –Checked into development branch of CAM –Most recent MOZART chemistry included MOZART aerosols Wet Deposition: Giorgi and Chameides Dry Deposition: Wesley Photolysis: FTUV, or Lookup table Megan Emissions Preprocessor and MOZART chemistry

4 Current Progress WACCM: Whole atmosphere version of CAM (0-140 km) –In separate branch of CAM –Offline version in development –Planned release in 2006 MACCM: Middle atmosphere version of CAM –Plans are to develop this from WACCM –It will probably reside in the WACCM branch of the code

5 Working Group Tasks -To build, maintain and document chemistry/aerosol components of the CCSM Default version for IPCC studies Chemistry version Others -Recommend to the CCSM Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) new model development Give range of options with costs for various model components and benefits of each; give a recommendation as to the best option Justify recommendation in terms of climate impact, needs of other working groups, plus.... -Plan present and future scientific and model experiments

6 Resources (1/3) Software Engineer Gaus: 100 simulation years per month using full chemical mechanism (Allocation of resources: If you want support through the WG send me a short 1 page description of: proposed work, simulations, resources requested, relevance to the working group)

7 Top four science areas: priority assigned on basis of timeliness, science urgency, needed development for CCSM4. Aerosol effects on Clouds, Energy & Hydrologic Cycle Photochemistry & scavenging in clouds, convection, rain. Hemisphere/regional air quality (link to WRF) Land biosphere response to multiple stresses (water, PAR, ozone, nitrate) Other key science areas. Stratosphere - Troposphere coupling Sun - Climate connections Paleo-atmospheres Atmospheric Chemistry links to ocean BGC Cryosphere - chemistry coupling 1 st Chemistry-Climate WG Planning Meeting 20 June 2005

8 -Aerosol effects on Clouds, Energy & Hydrologic Cycle (wp) -Photochemistry & scavenging in clouds, convection, rain. -Hemisphere/regional air quality (wp) -Land biosphere response to multiple stresses (water, PAR, ozone, nitrate) (wp) -Domain (not included in planning meeting) -Reactive Mechanisms (not included in planning meeting) -Emissions (not yet addressed) For each area we need a recommendation for the SSC. To many areas, too few? Areas to be discussed at this workshop

9 Meeting Goals For each area identify range of possible implementations. Identify who is working on what. Do we have adequate representation? Identify holes and priorities. Endorsement of approach in white-papers

10 Number of Models to Maintain as a Working Group Climate model with chemistry State-of-the-art Chemistry -Transport Model Earth system model How many is too many? How many chemical mechanisms? Different vertical domains?


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