camx and cmaq technical summary
CAMx v6.10 and CMAQ v5.0.2
Summary Technical Features
Features that are common to both models
- Horizontal Modeling Domain - uniform grid spacing; inherits from met model
- Vertical Layer Structure - variable sigma layer heights; inherits from met model
- Boundary Conditions - downscale from global CTM
Emissions - gridded hourly, prepared with SMOKE
Science Options
| Science/Configuration Option | CAMx v6.10 | CMAQ v5.0.2 | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nesting | Two-way | One-way | |
| Meteorology | |||
| Emissions | |||
| Plume-in grid | |||
| Gas-Phase Chemistry | |||
| Gas-Phase Chemistry Solver | |||
| Aerosol Chemistry | |||
| Aerosol Thermodynamics | |||
| Horizontal Advection | |||
| Horizontal Diffusion | |||
| Vertical Advection | |||
| Vertical Diffusion |
Diagnostic Features
| Option | CAMx v6.10 | CMAQ v5.0.2 | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source Tagging | Two-way | One-way | |
| Process Analysis | |||
| Sensitivity |