ICART2M

Case description

Real case simulation for the ICART (Idealized/CART) model intercomparison project at 2km resolution. Tests coupled chemistry and aerosol representation.

Configuration

Parameter

Value

Category

Real cases

Horizontal resolution

2.5km

Vertical levels

50+

Advection scheme (scalar)

PPM_01

Temporal scheme

RKC4

Turbulence

TKEL

Radiation

ECMW

Cloud microphysics

ICE3

Deep convection

KAFR

Shallow convection

EDKF

Chemistry

ReLACS enabled

Aerosols

ORILAM

Steps

Step

Script

001_pgd

run_pgd

002_preal1

run_preal_xyz

003_preal2

run_preal_xyz_2

004_mesonh1

run_mesonh_xyz

005_mesonh2

run_mesonh_xyz_2

Specificities

Scientific specificities - Chemical transport intercomparison - ORILAM aerosol model - Multi-step nesting

Technical specificities - 2-step spawning process - Chemistry splitting

Validation

  • Chemical tracer comparisons

  • Aerosol distributions

Numerical ressources

1 node, 4 cores (MPI parallel)

References

  • ICART model intercomparison