Update Initializing a MAR domain with NESTOR (fixing typos) authored by Grailet Jean-François's avatar Grailet Jean-François
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title: Initializing a MAR domain with NESTOR title: Initializing a MAR domain with NESTOR
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## Prerequisites ## Prerequisites
To set-up a MAR experiment over a given area (or domain) and time period, you need first large scale datasets providing at the very least temperature, humidity and U- and V-wind speeds on vertical levels spanning from the surface to the low stratosphere, the exact coordinates of each grid cell (longitude, latitude and pressure) being required as well. These variables should also be provided for every six hours (0, 6, 12, 18 o'clock) in a day for the target time period. To set-up a MAR experiment over a given area (or domain) and time period, you need first large scale datasets providing at the very least temperature, humidity and U- and V-wind speeds on vertical levels spanning from the surface to the low stratosphere, the exact coordinates of each grid cell (longitude, latitude and pressure) being required as well. These variables should also be provided for every six hours (0, 6, 12, 18 o'clock) in a day for the target time period.
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* Most other options do not have to be edited, because they already come with typical values to set up a MAR domain correctly. E.g., you can keep ``n04=MAR`` (nest the large scale dataset into a MAR domain) and ``n05="06"`` (boundary forcings every six hours). * Most other options do not have to be edited, because they already come with typical values to set up a MAR domain correctly. E.g., you can keep ``n04=MAR`` (nest the large scale dataset into a MAR domain) and ``n05="06"`` (boundary forcings every six hours).
* If you wish to always get a NetCDF equivalent of NESTOR forcings, you may set ``n08=T`` (``n08=F`` by default). Be wary that such files can get quite large and waste disk space, especially as MAR does not actually use them. * If you wish to always get a NetCDF equivalent of NESTOR forcings, you may set ``n08=T`` (``n08=F`` by default). Be wary that such files can get quite large and waste disk space, especially as MAR does not actually use them.
4) Next, type ``NST DOM yyyy mm set``, where `DOM, `yyyy` and `mm` are the MAR domain, year and month of your choice. For example, use ``NST EUf 2010 09 set`` if you typed ``INI EUf`` at step 2 and wants to produce forcings for September 2010. 4) Next, type ``NST DOM yyyy mm set``, where `DOM`, `yyyy` and `mm` are the MAR domain, year and month of your choice. For example, use ``NST EUf 2010 09 set`` if you typed ``INI EUf`` at step 2 and wants to produce forcings for September 2010.
5) Go to the folder specified at the end of the command. 5) Go to the folder specified at the end of the command.
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