example input file for CBMZ -MOSAIC to be used with CAM-Chem

pramod adhikari

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Aug 24, 2020, 3:41:03 PM8/24/20

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Dear all,

I am trying to use mozbc with CAM-Chem to generate boundary conditions for WRF-Chem. CAM-Chem wiki page provides an example for mozbc.inp for mapping it to MOZART gas-phase species.

Is there any example (.inp) to map CAM-Chem output to the CBMZ-MOSAIC 8 bin scheme using mozbc.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Regards,

Pramod Adhikari

Mary Barth

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Aug 24, 2020, 3:44:02 PM8/24/20

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Pramod,

When you download MOZBC, several example input files are provided
including one for CBMZ-MOSAIC 8-bin scheme. Does it not work for you?

Mary

Alexander Frie

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Aug 24, 2020, 3:55:03 PM8/24/20

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I think the .inp files that download with the MOZBC are all for adapting the, no longer recommended, Mozart-4 model output. I found this page useful for generating .inp files for CAM-chem model results: https://www2.acom.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/wrf-chem/CESM-WRFchem_aerosols_20190822.pdf. It's focused on Mozart-Mosaic mechanisms but has some info on CBMZ species.

Hopefully this helps!

Alex

pramod adhikari

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Aug 24, 2020, 4:24:17 PM8/24/20

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Hi Mary,

I believe the CBMZ-MOSAIC_8bins.inp provided with MOZBC is for MOZART-4, and as Alex indicated it is no longer recommended. I am looking for a CBMZ-MOSAIC_8bins.inp example if there is any for CAM-Chem which is recommended over MOZART-4.

Alex,

I am trying to understand and implement the information from the file you recommended, but I am not sure whether I am doing it correctly for CBMZ or not.