Tutorial Examples

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In this article several examples from different topics and application areas in ICON-ART are presented, concerning the setup of a simulation as well as post processing and plotting. Just click on the highlighted text to get to the page of the respecting example. For every example a configuration is explained to try out typical cases in ICON-ART yourselves. Thereby, these pages can be viewed as a Tutorial in ICON-ART.

Overview of Simulation topics

Atmospheric Chemistry Simulations

Simplified Chemistry

• here a simulation of the Hydroxylradical (OH) is performed with simplified chemistry
• this example teaches you...
  • the basics of setting up an ICON runscript with ICON-ART settings
  • the use of the most simple ICON-ART namelist parameter
  • the implementation of the desired chemical species in a simulation by setting up a chemtracer xml-data for simplified chemistry simulations
  • the implementation of emission data in a simulation
• click here to see more details

MECCA-based (full) Chemistry

• here a simulation with (full) MECCA-based chemistry is performed, for that a complete reaction mechanism is created and transferred to ICON-ART
• this example teaches you...
  • the implementation of (full) MECCA-based chemistry in ICON-ART
  • the creation of a chemical mechanism and the selection of the respective desired chemical species and their reactions in MECCA
  • the implementation of not yet in MECCA implemented reactions in your mechanism
  • the creation of the to your mechanism belonging Mecca-xml data to link MECCA calculations with ICON-ART
• click here to see more details

Stratospheric Ozone Chemistry and Polar Stratospheric Clouds

• here a simulation with only stratospheric (simplified) ozone chemistry is performed, also polar stratospheric clouds are taken into account
• this example teaches you...
  • the implementation of stratospheric specific chemistry (here on thee example of ozone)
  • applying linearized ozone chemistry (LINOZ) in a simulation
  • the implementation of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs)
• click here to see more details

Lifetime Tracer Simulation

• here it is shown how to simulate a lifetime driven tracer with simplified chemistry in ICON-ART. Here the very short-lived substances Bromoform (${\ce {CHBr3}}$) and Dibromomethane (${\ce {CH2Br2}}$) are simulated.
• this example teaches you...
  • the correct setup of the xml-file for such tracers.
  • the structure and correct usage of namelist parameter settings of lifetime tracers in xml-files
  • editing output variables
• click here to see more details

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Aerosol Simulations

Simulating a Point Source

• In this example a Point Source is installed at the location of the volcano Raikoke and a constant emission of SO2 and Ash is emitted into the atmosphere.
• this example teaches you...
  • How to setup and run your first Simulation
  • The setup of the directory structure when doing an ICON-ART Simulation
  • How to modify a runscript to suit your needs
  • How to modify .xml data to set up a Simulation
  • A possible approach to visualise the output data