Using a virtual machine environment for developing, testing, and training for the UM-UKCA composition-climate model, using Unified Model version 10.9 and above

Abraham, Nathan Luke; Archibald, Alexander T.; Cresswell, Paul; Cusworth, Sam; Dalvi, Mohit; Matthews, David; Wardle, Steven; Whitehouse, Stuart

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-3647-2018

Articles | Volume 11, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-3647-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-3647-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 9

Development and technical paper

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06 Sep 2018

Development and technical paper |

| 06 Sep 2018

Using a virtual machine environment for developing, testing, and training for the UM-UKCA composition-climate model, using Unified Model version 10.9 and above

Nathan Luke Abraham, Alexander T. Archibald, Paul Cresswell, Sam Cusworth, Mohit Dalvi, David Matthews, Steven Wardle, and Stuart Whitehouse

Model code and software

Vagrant virtual machines with FCM $+$ Rose $+$ Cylc installed D. Matthews, P. Cresswell, L. Abraham, S. Whitehouse, and B. Fitzpatrick https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1341042

Short summary

Using a virtual machine environment, a low-resolution configuration of the United Kingdom Chemistry and Aerosols (UKCA) composition-climate model has been developed. This configuration, while not suitable for long simulations, is an excellent test-bed for new model developments and can be used to train new users in how to use UKCA. This work was motivated by the desire to improve the usability of UKCA, and to encourage more users to become involved with the code development process.