ZZ_(PRE IO REFACTOR): Inputs Outputs, and Parameters

Overview

Inputs

The dvmdostem program requires three types of information in order to run:

• Options
• Parameters
• Driving Data (inputs)

Options

Options can be set in two places with dvmdostem: the command line or configuration files.

Parameters

Driving Data (inputs)

Outputs

All outputs from dvmdostem are in the NetCDF file format, but there are several "shapes" of NetCDF file that are produced (different dimensions, variables, ordering etc).

restart-xx.nc files

These are "snapshot" files that contain enough info to start the next run-stage.

cmtxxx-xxx-xx.nc files

These have detailed output about a single cohort.

output-xx.nc files

These have less detailed output from many cohorts.