Mazi this is great. One request I have is can you post the below RCMES flow chart to the Climate wiki here?
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLIMATE/Index I'll comment on the below shortly. Cheers, Chris ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. Senior Computer Scientist NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Office: 171-266B, Mailstop: 171-246 Email: [email protected] WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----Original Message----- From: <Boustani>, "Maziyar (398F)" <[email protected]> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 9:37 AM To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Different (better) RCMES structure >Hi All, > >Here is the different RCMES structure after I went through all codes and >created a flowchart: >https://oodt.jpl.nasa.gov/wiki/display/RCMES/RCMES+FlowChart >The setting below can set to RCMES by the new menu-based command line >interface or by a config file. > >REQUIRED >========= >The items below are mandatory for user to input for any evaluation: > >1- model file >2- observation (parameter ID) > > >NECESSARY >========== >The items below can be set to their default values without asking from >user. Default values can be set after model and observation have given >from user. >These values can be modified if user want to change the value of them >before running evaluation. > >1- spatial resolution (minLat, maxLat, minLon, maxLon) >2- temporal resolution (start time, end time) >3- spatial and temporal grid option >4- model variables (latitude, longitude, time and value name) [these >variable should be identified automatically] >5- metrics (can be set to one or some of available metrics as default) >6- subregion (subregion can be set to None, but user can modify before >running the evaluation) >7- work and cache directory (can be set to rcmet/work and rcmet/cache by >default) >8- any plotting settings > > >NOT REQUIRED >============= >The items below are not required anymore. > >1- grid latitude resolution (a new column will be added to parameter >table in DB to contain this value) >2- grid longitude resolution (a new column will be added to parameter >table in DB to contain this value) >3- output format (this always would be netCDF file, therefore there is no >need to ask the user what format he/she need) > > >The strategic above will ask user less questions and most of current >RCMES questions will be answered by gathering the model's and >observation's information. > > >Please share with me your thoughts and ideas. > >Best, >Mazi >
