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Published September 7, 2023 | Version v0.9_cycare
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COSMO-SPECS: a spectrally-resolved cloud microphysics framework coupled to the weather model COSMO

Creators

  • 1. Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research

Contributors

  • 1. Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
  • 2. Center of Information Services and High Performance Computing, TU Dresden
  • 3. University of Mainz

Description

Intro

COSMO-SPECS is a spectrally-resolved cloud microphysics framework developed in the TROPOS modeling department.

Release Information

title: Prerelease of COSMO-SPECS: CyCare Version

tag: v0.9_cycare

This is a prelease of the detailed cloud microphyical modeling framework COSMO-SPECS which consists of a numerical weather prediction model COSMO version v4.21 online coupled to the detailed spectral-bin cloud microphysics model SPECS.

  • COSMO-SPECS was revised and extended as part of the DFG COARSEMIX project which had ice formation during the CyCare campaign over Cyprus as research target
  • separate model developments (Simmel version vs. Diehl version) were carefully merged (at least to some extend)
  • IC/BC treatment was improved to enable realcase sudies in a regional setup
  • a temperature dependent INP treatment was implemented to reflect
    • the different physio-chemical properties of different aerosol species that contribute to the diverse INP mix
    • consumption of INPs by primary ice formation processes

Statement on Licenses with COSMO-SPECS Source Code

Due to historical development, the COSMO-SPECS source code unfortunately has different and conflicting licenses.

The following license restrictions apply to the code:

  • FD4: Is licensed under GPL v3 license (see https://choosealicense.com/licenses/gpl-3.0/). All files under the directory `fd4` are affected
  • SPECS: Is licensed under MIT license (see https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/). The following files are affected:
    • all files under `LM/PARCEL` and `LM/SBM*/`
    • as well as files with the following nomenclature: `LM/SRC/*_smb*.f90`
  • COSMO: Is licensed with a dedicated COSMO license which is granted either by the DWD or by the CLM community. The following files are affected:
    • everything under `LM/` which is not part of SPECS (see above)

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