An early test showing the average simulated concentration of June 2001 for a chemical group called 'carbonyls', available only with the new module
During the past years, the Faculty of Science has been engaged in climate research and the development of climate models. The Department of Geosciences has been working closely with the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste to test and develop their state-of-the-art Regional Climate Model, RegCM4.
During the past years, the Faculty of Science has been engaged in climate research and the development of climate models. The Department of Geosciences has been working closely with the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste to test and develop their state-of-the-art Regional Climate Model, RegCM4.
Mr James Ciarlo`, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Geosciences under the supervision of Dr Noel Aquilina, has been developing a new chemistry scheme that interacts with radiation in the RegCM4 model to provide more reliable climate simulations as part of the research objectives outlined by the Climate Research Group (CRG).
Mr Ciarlo` has recently presented his research to the RegCM4 community during the 8th ICTP Workshop on the Theory and Use of Regional Climate Models organised by the ICTP in Trieste which was held from 23 to 27 May 2016. During the Workshop Mr Ciarlo` revealed the current developments of the CB6-SORGAM scheme together with preliminary results.
The ICTP had granted a developer status to Mr Ciarlo` in order to develop this new scheme. This will be integrated in the newer version of RegCM4 which will be released later on this year. The discussions about the scheme that followed the presentation will ensure a more refined model and will enhance the international collaboration of the CRG through further testing and validation of the new scheme as requested by various research groups.