Overview of UM-UKCA model
Model | Type | Horizontal resolution (lat x lon) | Vertical resolution (model top and number of levels) | Stratospheric aerosol components | Aerosol dynamics scheme | Simulated aerosol in hetchem? | Simulated aerosol radiatively coupled? | References |
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UM-UKCA | GCM | 1.25° x 1.875° (N96) | 80km, 85 levels | Sulfate & Meteoric Smoke Ptcls | 2-moment modal, 7 modes (only 4 are significant in stratosphere) | N | Y | Dhomse et al.[2014] and Marshall et al. [2019] |