CESM1.0.4 User's Guide

Mariana Vertenstein

NCAR

Tony Craig

NCAR

Adrianne Middleton

NCAR

Diane Feddema

NCAR

Chris Fischer

NCAR

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

How To Use This Document

CESM Overview

CESM Software/Operating System Prerequisites
CESM Components
CESM Component Sets
CESM Grids
CESM Machines
CESM Validation

Downloading CESM

Downloading the code and scripts
Obtaining new release versions of CESM
Downloading input data

Quick Start (CESM Workflow)

2. Creating a Case

How to create a new case
Modifying an xml file
Cloning a case (Experts only)

3. Configuring a Case

Configure Overview

Customizing the configuration

Setting the case PE layout
Setting the case initialization type

Setting component-specific variables

CAM variables
CLM variables
CICE variables
POP2 variables
CISM variables
DATM variables
DLND variables
DICE variables
DOCN variables
Driver/coupler variables
Other variables

Reconfiguring a Case

Summary of Files in the Case Directory

4. Building a Case

User-created input data
Using the input data server

Build-time variables

Compiler settings

User-modified source code

Building the executable

Rebuilding the executable

5. Running a case

Customizing runtime settings

Setting run control variables
CESM Input/Output

Load balancing a case

Model timing data
Using model timing data

Setting the time limits
Submitting the run
Restarting a run
Data flow during a model run

Testing a case

6. Post Processing CESM Output

7. Porting CESM

Porting to a new machine

Porting using a generic machine
Porting via user defined machine files

Port Validation

8. CESM Testing

Testing overview
create_production_test
create_test
create_test_suite
Debugging Tests That Fail

9. Use Cases

The basic example
Setting up a branch or hybrid run
Changing PE layout
Setting CAM output fields
Setting CAM forcings
Initializing the ocean model with a spun-up initial condition
Taking a run over from another user
Use of an Earth System Modeling Framework (ESMF) library and ESMF interfaces

10. Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting create_newcase
Troubleshooting configure
Troubleshooting job submission problems
Troubleshooting runtime problems

11. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What are the directories and files in my case directory?
What are CESM1 env variables and env xml files?
How do I modify the value of CESM env variables?
Why aren't my env variable changes working?
Why is there file locking and how does it work?
How do I change processor counts and component layouts on processors?
What is pio?
How do I use pnetcdf?
Is there more information about the coupler/driver implementation?
How do I create my own compset?
How do I add a new grid?
What calendars are supported in CESM?
How do I add a new component model to CESM?
How are cice and pop decompositions set and how do I override them?
How do I change history file output frequency and content for CAM and CLM during a run?

A. Supported Component Sets

B. Supported Grids

C. Supported Machines

D. env_case.xml variables

E. env_conf.xml variables

F. env_mach_pes.xml variables

G. env_build.xml variables

H. env_run.xml variables

List of Tables
1-1. Recommmended Software Package Versions by Machine
3-1. Result of invoking configure
3-2. Result of invoking configure
9-1. Recommmended Software Package Combinations
A-1. Component Sets
B-1. supported grids
D-1. env_case.xml variables
E-1. env_conf.xml variables
F-1. env_mach_pes.xml variables
G-1. env_build.xml variables
H-1. env_run.xml variables

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