Articles | Volume 16, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-5601-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-5601-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Simulations of idealised 3D atmospheric flows on terrestrial planets using LFRic-Atmosphere
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QL, UK
Nathan J. Mayne
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QL, UK
Thomas Bendall
Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
Ian A. Boutle
Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QL, UK
Alex Brown
Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
Iva Kavčič
Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
James Kent
Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
Krisztian Kohary
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QL, UK
James Manners
Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
Thomas Melvin
Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
Enrico Olivier
Research Software Engineering, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QE, UK
Lokesh K. Ragta
Department of Information Technology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
Ben Shipway
Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
Jon Wakelin
Department of Information Technology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
Nigel Wood
Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
Mohamed Zerroukat
Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
Data sets
dennissergeev/lfric_exo_bench_code Denis E. Sergeev https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7818106
Model code and software
iris-esmf-regrid: A collection of structured and unstructured ESMF regridding schemes for Iris Met Office https: //github.com/SciTools-incubator/iris-esmf-regrid
Short summary
Three-dimensional climate models are one of the best tools we have to study planetary atmospheres. Here, we apply LFRic-Atmosphere, a new model developed by the Met Office, to seven different scenarios for terrestrial planetary climates, including four for the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e, a primary target for future observations. LFRic-Atmosphere reproduces these scenarios within the spread of the existing models across a range of key climatic variables, justifying its use in future exoplanet studies.
Three-dimensional climate models are one of the best tools we have to study planetary...