# Experiments **URL:** https://forum.access-hive.org.au/c/atmosphere/experiments/74.md [Latest](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/tags.md) --- ## [About the Experiments category](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/about-the-experiments-category/1504)
**Author:** [@heidi](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/heidi)\ **Replies:** 0
This category is where you can start a topic to describe an experiment you wish to share with the wider community. In most cases this would be an experiment you have run yourself, or done in collaboration with others. I… --- ## [CAPE-K/COAST-K rAM3 simulation - storage required](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/cape-k-coast-k-ram3-simulation-storage-required/6965)
**Author:** [@sonyafiddes](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/sonyafiddes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [3 September 2026 23:55 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/cape-k-coast-k-ram3-simulation-storage-required/6965 "2026-09-03T23:55:45Z")
Experiment title :bell:: CAPE-K/COAST-K rAM3 simulation Summary :bell:: A 4 day rAM3 simulation for a case study during the CAPE-k/COAST-K campaigns. Scientific motivation: To study mesoscale and microphysical clouds… --- ## [Experiment: Cloud, radiation and precipitation sensitivity to sea spray aerosol emissions over the GBR](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-cloud-radiation-and-precipitation-sensitivity-to-sea-spray-aerosol-emissions-over-the-gbr/6654)
**Author:** [@BecJackson](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/BecJackson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [16 July 2026 23:35 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-cloud-radiation-and-precipitation-sensitivity-to-sea-spray-aerosol-emissions-over-the-gbr/6654 "2026-07-16T23:35:33Z")
Experiment title :bell:: UM RNS + GLOMAP-CASIM simulations to assess cloud, radiation and precipitation sensitivity to sea spray aerosol emissions over the Great Barrier Reef. Summary :bell:: 560 KSU requested to run 2x… --- ## [ACCESS-AM3 N512 new ancillary test experiments](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/access-am3-n512-new-ancillary-test-experiments/6519)
**Author:** [@lishx](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/lishx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [18 June 2026 06:09 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/access-am3-n512-new-ancillary-test-experiments/6519 "2026-06-18T06:09:49Z")
Experiment title :bell:: AM3 n512 new ancillaies test experiments Summary :bell:: These experiments are designed to test the new ancillary files for ACCESS-AM3 at N512 resolution, including ESA SST and ESA vegetation a… --- ## [Experiment proposal: ACCESS-AM3 N96 2007-2008, with varying RHcrit and cloud erosion](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-access-am3-n96-2007-2008-with-varying-rhcrit-and-cloud-erosion/6494)
**Author:** [@qinggangg](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/qinggangg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [11 June 2026 01:04 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-access-am3-n96-2007-2008-with-varying-rhcrit-and-cloud-erosion/6494 "2026-06-11T01:04:33Z")
Experiment title :bell:: ACCESS-AM3 N96 2-year simulations 2007-2008, with varying critical relative humidity and cloud erosion rate Summary :bell:: These are sensitivity experiments to a previous experiment proposal. I… --- ## [Experimental runs over MISO Southern Ocean/Antarctica voyage](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experimental-runs-over-miso-southern-ocean-antarctica-voyage/6469)
**Author:** [@sonyafiddes](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/sonyafiddes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 May 2026 01:34 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experimental-runs-over-miso-southern-ocean-antarctica-voyage/6469 "2026-05-28T01:34:56Z")
Experiment title :bell:: Experimental runs over MISO Southern Ocean/Antarctica voyage Summary :bell:: We are running the UM-RNS coupled to GLOMAP-mode over the MISO campaign to the Antarctic ice edge (see plot below). … --- ## [Experiment proposal: AMIP-style ACCESS-AM3 N96 1982-2025, with prognostic aerosol and COSP1](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-amip-style-access-am3-n96-1982-2025-with-prognostic-aerosol-and-cosp1/6006)
**Author:** [@qinggangg](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/qinggangg)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [16 April 2026 03:11 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-amip-style-access-am3-n96-1982-2025-with-prognostic-aerosol-and-cosp1/6006 "2026-04-16T03:11:21Z")
Experiment title :bell:: AMIP-style ACCESS-AM3 N96 44-year simulation 1982-2025, with prognostic aerosol and COSP1 Summary :bell:: It is an extension of the previous experiment proposal. I have run the control simulatio… --- ## [Gx60 over storage limits](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/gx60-over-storage-limits/6148)
**Author:** [@sonyafiddes](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/sonyafiddes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [30 March 2026 00:06 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/gx60-over-storage-limits/6148 "2026-03-30T00:06:34Z")
Hi Team - gx60 is over the storage limats, which means everything is on hold - it would be great if we could reduce by ~6TB ASAP! Cheers, Sonya --- ## [Experiment: UM RNS+GLOMAP 7-day, nested run for MISO campaign, Antarctica](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-um-rns-glomap-7-day-nested-run-for-miso-campaign-antarctica/5824)
**Author:** [@sonyafiddes](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/sonyafiddes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [26 March 2026 04:05 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-um-rns-glomap-7-day-nested-run-for-miso-campaign-antarctica/5824 "2026-03-26T04:05:46Z")
Experiment title :bell:: UM RNS+GLOMAP 7-day, nested run for MISO campaign, Antarctica Summary :bell:: 60KSUs requested to run nesting suite + aerosol scheme over Antarctic domain coinciding with field campaign to explo… --- ## [Experiment proposal: 6-year ACCESS-AM3 N96 simulation with climatological aerosol and SST+4K](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-6-year-access-am3-n96-simulation-with-climatological-aerosol-and-sst-4k/5804)
**Author:** [@qinggangg](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/qinggangg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [20 January 2026 23:28 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-6-year-access-am3-n96-simulation-with-climatological-aerosol-and-sst-4k/5804 "2026-01-20T23:28:54Z")
Experiment title :bell:: 6-year ACCESS-AM3 N96 simulation with climatological aerosol and SST+4K Summary :bell:: Cloud feedback remains the leading source of uncertainty in estimating equilibrium climate sensitivity (E… --- ## [Experiment title: Implementation of the dynamical INP in the UM RNS over the Southern Ocean](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-title-implementation-of-the-dynamical-inp-in-the-um-rns-over-the-southern-ocean/5792)
**Author:** [@ZhangchengPei](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/ZhangchengPei)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [19 January 2026 03:02 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-title-implementation-of-the-dynamical-inp-in-the-um-rns-over-the-southern-ocean/5792 "2026-01-19T03:02:19Z")
Experiment Name : Implementation of the dynamical INP in the UM RNS over the Southern Ocean Summary : Mixed-phase clouds over the Southern Ocean present a significant challenge for climate models, which predict too muc… --- ## [Experiment: Aerosol precursor emission sensitivity simulations with ACCESS-AM2 N96 (9 years)](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-aerosol-precursor-emission-sensitivity-simulations-with-access-am2-n96-9-years/5780)
**Author:** [@alanah.chapman](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/alanah.chapman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [15 January 2026 01:19 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-aerosol-precursor-emission-sensitivity-simulations-with-access-am2-n96-9-years/5780 "2026-01-15T01:19:54Z")
Experiment title :bell:: Aerosol precursor emission sensitivity simulations with ACCESS-AM2 N96 (9 years) Summary :bell:: ACCESS-AM2 is shown to underestimate aerosol populations crucial for cloud processes, particularl… --- ## [Experiment proposal: AMIP-style ACCESS-AM3 5-year spin-up N96 simulation](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-amip-style-access-am3-5-year-spin-up-n96-simulation/5653)
**Author:** [@qinggangg](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/qinggangg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [4 December 2025 01:49 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-amip-style-access-am3-5-year-spin-up-n96-simulation/5653 "2025-12-04T01:49:18Z")
Experiment title :bell:: AMIP-style ACCESS-AM3 5-year spin-up N96 simulation Summary :bell:: Cloud feedback remains the leading source of uncertainty in estimating equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS). Given large ECS … --- ## [Tiwi Island thunderstorm trend simulations](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/tiwi-island-thunderstorm-trend-simulations/5556)
**Author:** [@cchambers](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/cchambers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [17 November 2025 06:13 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/tiwi-island-thunderstorm-trend-simulations/5556 "2025-11-17T06:13:50Z")
Experiment title :bell:: Tiwi Island thunderstorm simulations under 5-year November climatology Summary :bell:: In finishing up our thunderstorm simulations we would like to run 11 more simulations based on 5-yearly cli… --- ## [Tiwi Island thunderstorm tests](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/tiwi-island-thunderstorm-tests/4568)
**Author:** [@cchambers](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/cchambers)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [25 September 2025 02:59 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/tiwi-island-thunderstorm-tests/4568 "2025-09-25T02:59:46Z")
Experiment title :bell:: Tiwi Islands thunderstorm simulations Summary :bell:: A series of short simulations of island thunderstorms testing out different initial conditions. Scientific motivation: Depending on the ch… --- ## [Experiment Proposal: Extending sensitivity tests on marine low cloud and radiation bias in BARRA-C2 (4.4km, RAL3.2)](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-extending-sensitivity-tests-on-marine-low-cloud-and-radiation-bias-in-barra-c2-4-4km-ral3-2/5231)
**Author:** [@qinggangg](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/qinggangg)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [16 September 2025 00:01 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-extending-sensitivity-tests-on-marine-low-cloud-and-radiation-bias-in-barra-c2-4-4km-ral3-2/5231 "2025-09-16T00:01:21Z")
It is an extension to the previous experiments proposed here Summary We found that reducing a key parameter Cloud Droplet Number Concentration (CDNC) can reduce model bias in low clouds and radiation for a case study p… --- ## [Experiment: runs for AM3 hi-res development](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-runs-for-am3-hi-res-development/5232)
**Author:** [@lishx](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/lishx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [15 September 2025 04:48 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-runs-for-am3-hi-res-development/5232 "2025-09-15T04:48:24Z")
Experiment title :bell:: AM3 hi-res development Summary :bell:: This experiment aims to develop and test high-resolution configurations of the ACCESS-AM3 atmospheric model at N512 and N640 horizontal resolution. The fo… --- ## [Experiment: runs for CM3 development](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-runs-for-cm3-development/4525)
**Author:** [@jemmajeffree](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/jemmajeffree)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [21 May 2025 01:55 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-runs-for-cm3-development/4525 "2025-05-21T01:55:35Z")
Experiment title :bell:: ACCESS-CM3 runs for development towards a science-ready configuration, especially evaluation and tuning of ENSO Summary :bell:: I’ve recently started an internship with ACCESS-NRI, working on t… --- ## [Experiment proposal: AUS2200 simulation of June 2016 east coast subtropical cyclone with Coral Sea SST replaced with climatology SST](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-aus2200-simulation-of-june-2016-east-coast-subtropical-cyclone-with-coral-sea-sst-replaced-with-climatology-sst/3728)
**Author:** [@cchambers](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/cchambers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [26 September 2024 05:13 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-aus2200-simulation-of-june-2016-east-coast-subtropical-cyclone-with-coral-sea-sst-replaced-with-climatology-sst/3728 "2024-09-26T05:13:13Z")
Experiment title :bell:: AUS2200 simulation of June 2016 east coast subtropical cyclone with Coral Sea SST replaced with climatology SST. Summary :bell:: As a final simulation of this quarter, if resources are availabl… --- ## [Experiment proposal: AUS2200 simulation of June 2016 east coast subtropical cyclone with Tasman Sea SST replaced with climatology SST](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-aus2200-simulation-of-june-2016-east-coast-subtropical-cyclone-with-tasman-sea-sst-replaced-with-climatology-sst/3698)
**Author:** [@cchambers](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/cchambers)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [22 September 2024 05:53 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-aus2200-simulation-of-june-2016-east-coast-subtropical-cyclone-with-tasman-sea-sst-replaced-with-climatology-sst/3698 "2024-09-22T05:53:45Z")
Experiment title :bell:: AUS2200 simulation of June 2016 east coast subtropical cyclone with Tasman Sea SST replaced with climatology SST. Summary :bell:: We would like to run an additional AUS2200 simulation of the Ea… --- ## [Experiment proposal: AUS2200 sea-surface temperature sensitivity simulation of June 2016 east coast heavy rain event with warm eddy removed](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-aus2200-sea-surface-temperature-sensitivity-simulation-of-june-2016-east-coast-heavy-rain-event-with-warm-eddy-removed/2243)
**Author:** [@cchambers](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/cchambers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [22 July 2024 04:34 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-aus2200-sea-surface-temperature-sensitivity-simulation-of-june-2016-east-coast-heavy-rain-event-with-warm-eddy-removed/2243 "2024-07-22T04:34:45Z")
Experiment title :bell:: AUS2200 sea-surface temperature sensitivity simulation of June 2016 east coast heavy rain event with warm eddy removed. Summary :bell:: We would like to propose an AUS2200 experiment to complem… --- ## [Experiment Proposal: Changing aerosol climatology in RNS at coastal Antarctica](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-changing-aerosol-climatology-in-rns-at-coastal-antarctica/2165)
**Author:** [@ZhangchengPei](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/ZhangchengPei)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [19 June 2024 05:44 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-changing-aerosol-climatology-in-rns-at-coastal-antarctica/2165 "2024-06-19T05:44:05Z")
Experiment title: Changing aerosol climatology in UM RNS at coastal Antarctica Summary: Run the UM RNS RAL3.2 with aerosol climatology instead of fixed cloud droplet number concentration to produce more realistic aeros… --- ## [Experiment Proposal: Fixing DMS Ancillary files in ACCESS-AM2 runs](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-fixing-dms-ancillary-files-in-access-am2-runs/2130)
**Author:** [@sonyafiddes](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/sonyafiddes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [3 June 2024 07:35 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-fixing-dms-ancillary-files-in-access-am2-runs/2130 "2024-06-03T07:35:59Z")
Experiment title :bell:: Fixing DMS ancillary files in ACCESS-AM2 simulations Summary :bell:: I have several runs (4) in which I had assumed that the DMS climatology followed that of GA7.1. I have recently found that … --- ## [Experiment Proposal: AUS2200 sea surface temperature sensitivity simulations of June 2016 east coast heavy rain event](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-aus2200-sea-surface-temperature-sensitivity-simulations-of-june-2016-east-coast-heavy-rain-event/2056)
**Author:** [@cchambers](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/cchambers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [30 April 2024 01:55 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-aus2200-sea-surface-temperature-sensitivity-simulations-of-june-2016-east-coast-heavy-rain-event/2056 "2024-04-30T01:55:18Z")
Experiment name: ECL-2016\_smallshift Experiment title: AUS2200 sea surface temperature sensitivity simulations of June 2016 east coast heavy rain event. Summary: We would like to propose two AUS2200 experiments to inv… --- ## [Experiment Proposal: Simulating Ash Wednesday fire weather using AUS2200](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-simulating-ash-wednesday-fire-weather-using-aus2200/883)
**Author:** [@Yi\_Huang](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Yi_Huang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 June 2023 00:55 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-simulating-ash-wednesday-fire-weather-using-aus2200/883 "2023-06-23T00:55:32Z")
Lead Investigator: Dr Hooman Ayat The purpose of the proposed experiment is to simulate and study the Ash Wednesday fire weather in Victoria in 1983. This is part of a bigger project to investigate the key drying mechan… --- ## [Experiment Proposal: Simulating East Coast Low complex in early June 2016 using AUS2200](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-simulating-east-coast-low-complex-in-early-june-2016-using-aus2200/1507)
**Author:** [@Yi\_Huang](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Yi_Huang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [12 October 2023 05:28 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-simulating-east-coast-low-complex-in-early-june-2016-using-aus2200/1507 "2023-10-12T05:28:41Z")
Lead Investigator: Yi Huang and CLEX postdoc (TBC) The purpose of this experiment is to understand the dynamics and processes of the East Coast Low complex event in early June 2016, which resulted in widespread flooding… --- ## [Experiment Proposal: ACCESS-AM2 sea spray flux parameterisation experiment](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-access-am2-sea-spray-flux-parameterisation-experiment/1966)
**Author:** [@sonyafiddes](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/sonyafiddes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [26 March 2024 00:51 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/experiment-proposal-access-am2-sea-spray-flux-parameterisation-experiment/1966 "2024-03-26T00:51:29Z")
ACCESS-AM2 sea spray flux parameterisation experiment : We have changed the sea spray flux parameterisation in ACCESS-AM2 to use wind gust instead of mean wind fields, in an effort in increase the aerosol number concentr…