ACOM Community Models

ACOM builds, critically evaluates and applies process, regional- and global-scale models that address atmospheric chemistry research questions, with a focus on couplings between different components of the Earth system (water cycle, biosphere, cryosphere). This section provides the necessary modeling tools to address the following scientific challenges.

Global Chemistry Modeling

WACCM 

Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model


CAM-Chem 

Community Atmosphere Model with Chemistry

Process Modeling

GECKO-A 

Generator of Explicit Chemistry and Kinetics of Organics in the Atmosphere


TUV 

Tropospheric Ultraviolet and Visible radiation model


NCARMM 

The NCAR Master Mechanism chemistry box model


BOXMOX 

Box Model


DICE-Africa 

Diffuse and Inefficient Combustion Emissions in Africa


FINN 

Fire INventory from NCAR

Regional Modeling

WRF-CHEM 

Weather and Research Forecasting model with Chemistry

Unified Modeling

MUSICA
Multi-Scale Infrastructure for Chemicals and Aerosols

 

Scientific Themes

 

Assessments and Intercomparisons

ACOM participates in numerous model assessments and model intercomparison projects:

 

Tools

Tools for Processing Model Input and Output

Contact

Please direct questions/comments about this page to:

Gabriele Pfister

NSF NCAR / ACOM

email

Mary Barth

Pieternel Levelt