Outcfg.out general

General description of the file outcdf.out

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 Example outcfg.out                                                         
                                                                            
grid=1,model;                                                               
levels=1,eta,-1;                                                             
levels=3,pres,[1000.,850.];                                                 
steps=1,hour,0.;                                                            
steps=2,step,<0.,6.,1.>;                                                    
                                                                            
sortie  ([ME,PN,P0,PT]                      ,grid, 1, levels, 1, steps, 2)  
sortie_p([MF,MY,MG,ALVIS,DLAT,DLON,WFLUX]   ,grid, 1, levels, 1, steps, 1)  
                                                                            

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Output GRID definitions                                                     
                                                                            
examples:                                                                   
grid=4,model;                                                               
grid=2,core;                                                                
grid=1,reduc,4,10,4,10,2                                                    
grid=3,reduc,4,10,4,10                                                      
grid=5,reduc,"NEW",2,11,2,15                                                
grid=7,core,"CO";                                                           
                                                                            
general syntax                                                              
grid=gridid,[model/core/reduc],["etik"],[gridx0,gridx1,gridy0,gridy1];      
                                                                            
     gridid  - number to identify gridset to relate to sortie statement     
      model  - total grid of the model,in LAM, this includes pilot area     
      core   - only the uniform part of the grid, in LAM, excludes pilot are
     reduc   - reduced grid from the model defined as follows               
      gridx0 - starting I value along X                                     
      gridx1 - ending   I value along X                                     
      gridy0 - starting J value along X                                     
      gridy1 - ending   J value along X                                     
IMPORTANT NOTE:                                                             
    Limit the number of definitions for "grid" to improve the efficiency    
    in the output routines. The maximum number of definitions is 4.         
                                                                            

_____________________________________________________________________________ Output LEVEL definitions

examples:                                                                   
levels=1,eta,-1;                                                             
levels=2,eta,0;                                                             
levels=6,eta,<1,12,2>;                                                      
levels=5,pres,[1000.,850.,700.,500.];                                       
                                                                            
general syntax                                                              
   levels=levelid , pres/eta,{list}                                         
                                                                            
   levelid   - number to identify levelset to relate to sortie statement    
     eta - model levels (eta)                                               
         - the integer corresponds to the "nth" defined model level thus    
           make sure that the largest digit <= # of elements defined in  hyb
     pres- pressure levels                                                  
     '-1' with "eta" levels will give all model levels.                     
     '0'  with "eta" levels will give the ground "G_nk" level               
     [a,b,c] means level a,b and c are requested                            
     <a,b,c> means levels a to b, every c are requested                     
                                                                            
IMPORTANT NOTE:                                                             
    Limit the number of definitions for "level" to improve the efficiency   
    the output routines. The maximum number of definitions is 32.           
    The maximum number of levels defined in each "level" command is 201     
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:                                                        
    No physics variable output on PRESSURE levels                           
                                                                            

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Output FREQUENCY definitions                                                
                                                                            
examples:                                                                   
steps=1,step,-1;                                                            
steps=2,hour,0.,3.,6.,12.,24.,48.;                                          
steps=3,hour,<0.,48.,3.>;                                                   
steps=4,init,hour,<0.,6.,1.>;                                               
steps=5,hour,<0.,24.,3.>,<24.,48.,6.>;                                      
steps=6,step,<0,5,1>,[6,12,18];                                             
                                                                            
general syntax                                                              
steps=stepid,  [init],step/hour,{list};                                     
                                                                            
    stepid  - number to identify stepset  to relate to sortie statement     
     'init' - means this command only applies to output during the          
              initialization period                                         
     'hour' - output in hours                                               
     'step' - output in timesteps in the model                              
     '-1' with "step" will give every timestep of the model                 
     [a,b,c] means a,b and c are requested                                  
     <a,b,c> means a to b, incrementing every c are requested                

IMPORTANT NOTE:

    Limit the number of definitions for "steps" to improve the efficiency   
    the output routines. The maximum number of definitions is 32.           
    The maximum number of step/hour defined in each "steps" command is 50000

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