About TAM
The Titan Atmospheric Model (TAM) is a three-dimensional general circulation model (GCM) of Titan’s climate. TAM utilizes the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory’s Flexible Modeling System and spectral dynamical core, along with custom component modules for unresolved physical processes. It simulates Titan’s atmospheric circulation and its interactions with the surface, and includes a complete, self-consistent representation of Titan’s methane cycle.
The first version of TAM was initially developed by PI Juan Lora at the University of Arizona, in collaboration with Joellen Russell and Jonathan Lunine. Various updates and improvements to the model have been added over time, notably at UCLA in collaboration with Jonathan Mitchell and Sean Faulk, and more recently with various students and collaborators at Yale and beyond.
For a description of specific model versions and/or configurations, please see the Model Configurations tab; for a list of associated publications, please see the Publications.