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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-718
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-718
11 Aug 2022
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A modern-day Mars climate in the Met Office Unified Model: dry simulations

Danny McCulloch, Denis Sergeev, Nathan Mayne, Matthew Bate, James Manners, Ian Boutle, Benjamin Drummond, and Kristzian Kohary

Abstract. We present results from the Met Office Unified Model (UM), a world-leading climate and weather model, adapted to simulate a dry Martian climate. We detail the adaptation of the basic parameterisations and analyse results from two simulations, one with radiatively active mineral dust, and one with radiatively inactive dust. These simulations demonstrate how the radiative effects of dust act to accelerate the winds and create a mid-altitude isothermal layer during the dusty season. We validate our model through comparison with an established Mars model, the Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique Mars Planetary Climate Model (PCM), finding good agreement in the seasonal wind and temperature profiles, but discrepancies in the predicted dust mass mixing ratio and conditions at the poles. This study validates the use of the UM for a Martian atmosphere, it highlights how the adaptation of an Earth GCM can be beneficial for existing Mars GCMs and provides insight into the next steps in our development of a new Mars climate model.

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27 Jan 2023
A modern-day Mars climate in the Met Office Unified Model: dry simulations
Danny McCulloch, Denis E. Sergeev, Nathan Mayne, Matthew Bate, James Manners, Ian Boutle, Benjamin Drummond, and Kristzian Kohary
Geosci. Model Dev., 16, 621–657, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-621-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-621-2023, 2023
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  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-718', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 Aug 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-718', Anonymous Referee #2, 14 Sep 2022
  • AC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-718', Danny McCulloch, 26 Nov 2022

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-718', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 Aug 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-718', Anonymous Referee #2, 14 Sep 2022
  • AC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-718', Danny McCulloch, 26 Nov 2022

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Danny McCulloch on behalf of the Authors (26 Nov 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (30 Nov 2022) by Jinkyu Hong
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (13 Dec 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (16 Dec 2022)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (18 Dec 2022) by Jinkyu Hong
AR by Danny McCulloch on behalf of the Authors (21 Dec 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (23 Dec 2022) by Jinkyu Hong
AR by Danny McCulloch on behalf of the Authors (06 Jan 2023)  Manuscript 

Journal article(s) based on this preprint

27 Jan 2023
A modern-day Mars climate in the Met Office Unified Model: dry simulations
Danny McCulloch, Denis E. Sergeev, Nathan Mayne, Matthew Bate, James Manners, Ian Boutle, Benjamin Drummond, and Kristzian Kohary
Geosci. Model Dev., 16, 621–657, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-621-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-621-2023, 2023
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We present results from the Met Office Unified Model (UM) to study the dry Martian climate. We describe our model setup conditions and run two scenarios, one with dust that interacts with the environment and it does not. We compare both scenarios to results from an existing Mars climate model, the Planetary Climate Model. We find good agreement in winds and air temperatures, but dust amounts differ between models. This study highlights the importance of using the UM for future Mars research.