diagnostics_latest.yaml currently provides a list of diagnostics for a GCM to write disk, with no mechanism for changing the variable list under different circumstances. For example, in a fully coupled CESM development run, we might want less MARBL output than in a FOSI production run.
One idea from a meeting with @klindsay28, @kristenkrumhardt, and I is to introduce the idea of a diag_mode that could have valid values of full or minimal. The YAML file could be updated like
ECOSYS_IFRAC :
dependencies :
lflux_gas_o2 : .true.
lflux_gas_co2 : .true.
dependencies_or : true
longname : Ice Fraction
units : fraction
vertical_grid : none
frequency :
- medium
- high
operator :
- average
- average
+ diag_mode :
+ - minimal
+ - full
ECOSYS_XKW :
dependencies :
lflux_gas_o2 : .true.
and MARBL_generate_diagnostics_file.py could treat these similarly to how python logging works -- if a user requests --diag-mode minimal then they only get the variables labeled minimal, but if they request --diag-mode full they get the variables labeled either minimal or full. Going back to the CESM example, MOM_interface could set a default diag_mode of minimal for fully coupled runs and full for ocean or ocean / ice runs.
diagnostics_latest.yamlcurrently provides a list of diagnostics for a GCM to write disk, with no mechanism for changing the variable list under different circumstances. For example, in a fully coupled CESM development run, we might want less MARBL output than in a FOSI production run.One idea from a meeting with @klindsay28, @kristenkrumhardt, and I is to introduce the idea of a
diag_modethat could have valid values offullorminimal. The YAML file could be updated likeand
MARBL_generate_diagnostics_file.pycould treat these similarly to how python logging works -- if a user requests--diag-mode minimalthen they only get the variables labeledminimal, but if they request--diag-mode fullthey get the variables labeled eitherminimalorfull. Going back to the CESM example,MOM_interfacecould set a defaultdiag_modeofminimalfor fully coupled runs andfullfor ocean or ocean / ice runs.