outcfg.out

This file gets evaluated by the model. This file does not tolerate any comments. As soon as the model finds only one character out of place it will ignore the rest of the file! It controls the RPN standard file output such:

• output grid (model/core/free)
• output frequency (in steps or hours)
• output levels (model/pressure)
• and which fields will be written

Have a look at the official description from RPN: outcfg.out

A list of all model variables available for output can be found at the beginning of each model listing.
Note that this list varies depending on the schemes used!
A list of the most common fields can also be found under: RPN variable names

When running the UQAM version of GEM for output intervals ('steps=#,hour,<start,end,inc>';) the start and end hour (or step) will get updated automatically! Only for the first job in a run the start hour (or step) has to be set by the user!

You can find an example file further down on this page under: outcfg.out example

If you set one of the following 3 parameters in your configexp.dot file:

    CLIMAT_out_anal
    CLIMAT_out_pilot
    CLIMAT_out_offline

additional lines will automatically get added to your outcfg.out file to output initial condition files (prefix=an), pilot files (prefix=nm) or fields to drive an offline model like SPS (prefix=ol).

outcfg.out example:

 grid=1,free;

 levels=1, eta, -1;
 levels=2, pres,[1000.,975.,950.,925.,900.,850.,800.,700.,600.,500.,400.,300.,250.,200.,150.,100.,70.,50.,30.,20.,15.,10.];
 levels=3, eta,  0;

 steps=1,step,0;
 steps=2,hour,<98592.,99312.,1>;
 steps=3,hour,<98592.,99312.,3>;
 steps=4,hour,<98592.,99312.,24>;

 sortie_p([PR,PC,AE,RN,SN,FR,PE,N3,N7,RNAC,O7,MLTS,MLTR,TRAF,TDRA,RFAC]  , grid, 1, levels, 1, steps, 2, avgacc)
 sortie_p([NF,NFR,NFRL,NFRM,NFRH,NFRT,AS,AI,AV,AH,AR,AB,AU,N4,AD,AHF,AVF], grid, 1, levels, 1, steps, 3, avgacc)
 sortie_p([IMAV,UVAV,ICRM,IIRM,IWVM]                                     , grid, 1, levels, 1, steps, 3, average)
 sortie_p([AL,SD,DN,FSNO,TN,GL,TM,I3,I4,I5,I6,I7,I8,I9,7S,3P,4P,5P]      , grid, 1, levels, 1, steps, 3)
 sortie_p([I0,I1,I2,J8,J9,TT2M,LMLT,LIFR,S5,S6,5P]                       , grid, 1, levels, 1, steps, 3)

 sortie_p([T5]                                                           , grid, 1, levels, 3, steps, 4, min)
 sortie_p([T9,UVMX]                                                      , grid, 1, levels, 3, steps, 4, max)

 sortie  ([P0,PN]                                                        , grid, 1, levels, 1, steps, 3)
 sortie  ([TT,UU,VV,HU,WW,GZ]                                            , grid, 1, levels, 2, steps, 3)
 sortie  ([TT,UU,VV,HU,HR]                                               , grid, 1, levels, 3, steps, 3)

 sortie_p([SAND,CLAY,DPTH,SCOL,8L,Y2C,MF,MG,2V,LB,FU,E8,C9,H7,HT,D2,D5,LDEP]  , grid, 1, levels, 1, steps, 1)
 sortie  ([ME]                                                           , grid, 1, levels, 1, steps, 1)