Solid Material Integration into the CARMA Box Model and CESM2/CARMA

Learn about the implementation of solid materials, particularly aluminum, into climate models through this 26-minute talk by Simone Tilmes. Discover how the Community Aerosol and Radiation Model for Atmospheres (CARMA) is used to study various aerosols in planetary atmospheres, both as a standalone box model and integrated into the Community Climate Earth System Model (CESM2). Explore the updated, user-friendly version of the CARMA box model that demonstrates how different aerosol properties affect outcomes. Examine research results showing the effects of alumina particles in climate models, including implementations that either treat alumina as non-reactive or allow for sulfate coating and chemical interactions. Compare different monomer sizes, bin size distributions, and initial findings on other solid materials like diamond and calcite. Get an overview of ongoing work in dynamical downscaling to assess the impacts of Solar Radiation Management with a focus on Africa.