README -- describes contents of v11-01k/Run0
15 Dec 2016
GEOS-Chem Support Team
geos-chem-support@as.harvard.edu


This benchmark simulation is GEOS-Chem v11-01k-Run0. The following
updates since GEOS-Chem v11-01g-Run0 have been applied:

    VERSION | FEATURES INCLUDED                           | APPROVAL DATE
   =======================================================================
    v11-01h   - Fix to remove moisture signature in dry     11 Oct 2016
                mixing ratio

    v11-01i   - Fix bug in GEOS-FP/MERRA/MERRA-2            19 Oct 2016
                re-evaporation calculation

    v11-01j   - Update HEMCO to version 2.0.003             03 Dec 2016
              - 0.1° x 0.1° CAC emissions
              - Replace RETRO C3H8 emissions with emissions
	        from Xiao et al. (2008)
              - Correct bug in units of EDGAR v4.2 SO2
	        emissions
              - Prevent biofuel emissions from being double
	        counted in EDGAR v4.2
              - Fix bug in the GMI stratospheric production
	        rates for HCOOH
              - Set ACTA and HCOOH to active
              - Fix for mesospheric NOx chemistry
              - Fix molecular weight of N2O5

    v11-01k   - Lightning update based on Travis et al.     TBD
                (2016, ACP) and Zhang et al. (2014, ACP)
 
This benchmark simulation uses the standard chemistry mechanism (i.e. tropchem
+ UCX + SOA ) and 72 vertical levels.

For more information, please see:

   http://wiki.geos-chem.org/GEOS-Chem_v11-01