errors in the time setting using FHIST

[Ceil]

Hi~
I use the default CESM2.1.3 model without changing anything. When I use FHIST, it seems that I only can set ./xmlchange RUN_STARTDATE=1979-01-01. But if I want to run from 1850 or from 1960, my running always failed. I wonder how to successfully set ./xmlchange RUN_STARTDATE=1850-01-01 or ./xmlchange RUN_STARTDATE=1960-01-01 when using FHIST. If I need to use initial data in 1850 or 1960, where can I download them?
Many thanks!

 

[slevis]

This question does not seem land-specific, so I will move it.

 

[mlevy]

Hi @Ceil, what error message do you see when you change RUN_STARTDATE?

 

[Ceil]

Hi @Ceil, what error message do you see when you change RUN_STARTDATE?

Hi @mlevy ,

The related errors can be as below:

ERROR: Current model year does not match year on initial conditions file (finid
at)
Current year: 1960
Year on initial conditions file: 1979

This match is a requirement when both:
(a) The current run is a transient run, and
(b) The initial conditions file was generated from a transient run

Possible solutions to this problem:
(1) Make sure RUN_STARTDATE is set correctly
(2) Make sure you are using the correct initial conditions file (finidat)
(3) If you are confident that you are using the correct start date and initial
conditions file,
yet are still experiencing this error, then you can bypass this check by se
tting:
check_finidat_year_consistency = .false.
in user_nl_clm

ENDRUN:
ERROR: ERROR in restFileMod.F90 at line 923

 

[mlevy]

This question does not seem land-specific, so I will move it.

I just sent this back to the CTSM forum, since the error is coming from CLM

 

[oleson]

As the error message indicates, you can bypass the check by setting check_finidat_year_consistency = .false.
However, as noted the provided initial conditions are from 1979 and may not be appropriate for 1850 or even 1960.
That initial conditions file comes from a fully coupled transient simulation, with caseid of b.e21.BHIST.f09_g17.CMIP6-historical.001.
Restart files from other years may be available.
You can post a request in the CESM community projects forum