GenChem v1.0 – a chemical pre-processing and testing system  for atmospheric modelling

Simpson, David; Bergström, Robert; Briolat, Alan; Imhof, Hannah; Johansson, John; Priestley, Michael; Valdebenito, Alvaro

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-6447-2020

Articles | Volume 13, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-6447-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-6447-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 12

Model description paper

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21 Dec 2020

Model description paper |

| 21 Dec 2020

GenChem v1.0 – a chemical pre-processing and testing system for atmospheric modelling

David Simpson, Robert Bergström, Alan Briolat, Hannah Imhof, John Johansson, Michael Priestley, and Alvaro Valdebenito

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-6447-2020-supplement

Model code and software

metno/genchem: GenChem v1.0 D. Simpson, R. Bergström, A. Briolat, H. Imhof, J. Johansson, M. Priestley, and A. Valdebenito https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4133566

Open Source EMEP/MSC-W model rv4.36 (202011) EMEP MSC-W https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4230110

Short summary

This paper outlines the structure and usage of the GenChem system, which includes a chemical pre-processor (GenChem.py) and a simple box model (boxChem). GenChem provides scripts and input files for converting chemical equations into differential form for use in atmospheric chemical transport models (CTMs) and/or the boxChem system. Although GenChem is primarily intended for users of the EMEP MSC-W CTM and related systems, boxChem can be run as a stand-alone chemical solver.