What are The New Namelist Options?

build-namelist now checks the validity of your namelist you generate by looking at data in the namelist_definition.xml file. In order to add new namelist items you need to change the code and also edit this file (e.g. a namelist option required for your research project that is not currently an option in CLM). To view information on the namelist view the file: models/lnd/clm/bld/namelist_files/namelist_definition.xml in a browser and you'll see the names, type, description and valid_values for all namelist variables.

Changes to build-namelist:

Allow simulation year entered to include ranges of years (i.e. 1850-2000)
Remove cam_hist_case option.
Make sure options ONLY used for stand-alone testing have a "drv_" or "datm_" prefix in them and list these options all together and last when asking for help from build-namelist.

New option to build-namelist:


  -clm_usr_name "name" Dataset resolution/descriptor for personal datasets. 
                       Default: not used
                       Example: 1x1pt_boulderCO_c090722 to describe location,
                                number of pts, and date files created

New list options to build-namelist


     build-namelist -res list          # List valid resolutions
     build-namelist -mask list         # List valid land-masks
     build-namelist -sim_year list     # List valid simulation years and simulation year ranges
     build-namelist -clm_demand list   # List namelist variables including those you could 
                                   # demand to be set.
     build-namelist -use_case list     # List valid use-cases

New use-cases for build-namelist:


   1850_control = Conditions to simulate 1850 land-use
   2000_control = Conditions to simulate 2000 land-use
20thC_transient = Simulate transient land-use, aerosol and Nitrogen deposition 
                  from 1850 to 2005

New namelist items:


   urban_hac = OFF, ON or ON_WASTEHEAT   (default OFF)     Flag for urban Heating 
                                                           and Air-Conditioning
               OFF          = Building internal temperature is un-regulated.
               ON           = Building internal temperature is bounded to reasonable range.
               ON_WASTEHEAT = Building internal temperature is bounded and resultant waste
                              heat is given off.
   urban_traffic = .true. or .false.     Flag to include additional multiplicative 
                                         factor of urban traffic to sensible heat flux.
                                         (default .false.)
   fsnowoptics  = filename    file for snow/aerosol optical properties (required)
   fsnowaging   = filename    file for snow aging parameters (required)
   faerdep      = filename    file of aerosol deposition (required)
More information on the build-namelist options are given in the Section called Definition of Namelist items and their default values in Chapter 1.

More information on the build-namelist options are given in in the Section called Definition of Namelist items and their default values in Chapter 1.