Resolving Orbital and Climate Keys of Earth and Extraterrestrial Environments with Dynamics (ROCKE-3D) 1.0: A General Circulation Model for Simulating the Climates of Rocky Planets

Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/AA7A06· OSTI ID:22661110

Way, M. J.; Aleinov, I.; Amundsen, David S.; Chandler, M. A.; Genio, A. D. Del; Fujii, Y.; Kelley, M.; Kiang, N. Y.; Sohl, L.; Tsigaridis, K. ^[1]; Clune, T. L. ^[2]

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1. NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY 10025 (United States)
2. Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (United States)

Resolving Orbital and Climate Keys of Earth and Extraterrestrial Environments with Dynamics (ROCKE-3D) is a three-dimensional General Circulation Model (GCM) developed at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies for the modeling of atmospheres of solar system and exoplanetary terrestrial planets. Its parent model, known as ModelE2, is used to simulate modern Earth and near-term paleo-Earth climates. ROCKE-3D is an ongoing effort to expand the capabilities of ModelE2 to handle a broader range of atmospheric conditions, including higher and lower atmospheric pressures, more diverse chemistries and compositions, larger and smaller planet radii and gravity, different rotation rates (from slower to more rapid than modern Earth’s, including synchronous rotation), diverse ocean and land distributions and topographies, and potential basic biosphere functions. The first aim of ROCKE-3D is to model planetary atmospheres on terrestrial worlds within the solar system such as paleo-Earth, modern and paleo-Mars, paleo-Venus, and Saturn’s moon Titan. By validating the model for a broad range of temperatures, pressures, and atmospheric constituents, we can then further expand its capabilities to those exoplanetary rocky worlds that have been discovered in the past, as well as those to be discovered in the future. We also discuss the current and near-future capabilities of ROCKE-3D as a community model for studying planetary and exoplanetary atmospheres.

• OSTI ID: 22661110
• Journal Information: Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, Vol. 231, Issue 1; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0067-0049
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS
GRAVITATION
MARS PLANET
MOON
PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES
ROTATION
SATELLITE ATMOSPHERES
SATURN PLANET
SOLAR SYSTEM
SPACE
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
VENUS PLANET