PyCHAM (v2.1.1): a Python box model for simulating aerosol chambers

O'Meara, Simon Patrick; Xu, Shuxuan; Topping, David; Alfarra, M. Rami; Capes, Gerard; Lowe, Douglas; Shao, Yunqi; McFiggans, Gordon

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-675-2021

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Model description paper

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PyCHAM (v2.1.1): a Python box model for simulating aerosol chambers

Simon Patrick O'Meara, Shuxuan Xu, David Topping, M. Rami Alfarra, Gerard Capes, Douglas Lowe, Yunqi Shao, and Gordon McFiggans

Model code and software

PyCHAM: Chemistry with Aerosol Microphysics in Python Simon O'Meara, Shuxuan Xu, David Topping, Douglas Lowe, Gerard Capes, Gordon McFiggans https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4322811

Short summary

User-friendly and open-source software for simulating aerosol chambers is a valuable tool for research scientists in designing and analysing their experiments. This paper describes a new version of such software and will therefore provide a useful reference for those applying it. Central to the paper is an assessment of the software's accuracy through comparison against previously published simulations.