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Documentation
Scientific Documentation
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of the
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COSMO model
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The COSMO-CLM is the climate mode of the COSMO model and the . The source codes of the individual model components are identical with the COSMO model sources for each main model version.This documentation covers both modes are synchronized for each release of a main model version (e.g. 5.0) and are identical at that point in time.
The scientific documentation of the COSMO model is available on the COSMO webpage. All parts of the documentation for model version 5.00 (November 2013) and 5.05 (February 2018) are now holding a DOI and are stored permanently. The documentation includes the documentation of the COSMO model and , the pre-processing program INT2LM as well as , and a User's Guide. It is updated regularly. However, it is never "up to date" since the documentation takes a lot of time. Recent developments are documented documented in COSMO Technical Reports and in articles in the COSMO-Newsletters.There are no additional documentations of the source code modifications for the climate mode yet.
Standard references for the COSMO model and its components
A collection of scientific publications that can be used as standard references for the COSMO model and its components is available on the COSMO webpage (make sure that the box “only standard references” is ticked otherwise you get a list of COSMO releated publications): http://cosmo-model.org/content/model/documentation/journals/default.htm?core
Please cite the appropriate papers in your publications!
Documentation of the (
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independent) Components of the Model System
Components
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Direct coupled components
with direct coupling
TERRA (surface and soil model; see COSMO documentation, Part II, Section 10 and 11)
TERRA-URB (urban-canopy land-surface scheme of the COSMO model)
FLake (a fresh-water lake model)
is a COSMO_4 model componentART (Aerosols and Reactive Trace gases
) is a COSMO_5 model component. The; the routines are available from
FZK Karlsruhe, B.Vogel,
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KIT Karlsruhe; please contact Bernhard Vogel)
Components coupled through the standard coupler OASIS
- CLM (), is an independent
(SVAT with dynamical vegetation
(it is; an alternative to TERRA)
- , is a SVAT (it is an
(SVAT; alternative to TERRA)
- are
(regional ocean models)
- is a
(sea ice model)
- is a
(global climate model
(; with OASIS a
bitwo-
directionalway nesting is possible)
Programming Standards of
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INT2LM and COSMO
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The COSMO model is written in FORTRAN 90 . The code development is based on the European standards for writing and documenting exchangeable FORTRAN 90 code. Its details Further regulations are specified in the “COSMO standards for source code development” (Appendix F of the CLM-Community Agreement; see Terms & conditions for the latest version).
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