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
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Referee Comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Jun 2018
- AC2: 'Response to Referee RC1', Nathan Luke Abraham, 20 Jul 2018
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 14 Jun 2018
- AC3: 'Response to Referee RC2', Nathan Luke Abraham, 20 Jul 2018
AC1: 'Response to the Interactive Comments', Nathan Luke Abraham, 20 Jul 2018

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Nathan Luke Abraham on behalf of the Authors (20 Jul 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (02 Aug 2018) by David Ham

AR by Nathan Luke Abraham on behalf of the Authors (10 Aug 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (23 Aug 2018) by David Ham

AR by Nathan Luke Abraham on behalf of the Authors (23 Aug 2018)

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.