Scheduled Downtime
On Tuesday 24 October 2023 @ 5pm MT the forums will be in read only mode in preparation for the downtime. On Wednesday 25 October 2023 @ 5am MT, this website will be down for maintenance and expected to return online later in the morning.
Normal Operations
The forums are back online with normal operations. If you notice any issues or errors related to the forums, please reach out to help@ucar.edu

no mask variable in input file domain.ocn.1x1.111007.nc

Hi,I'm running a data ocean model using F compset with the resolution of f09_g16. The SST input file download directly is named sst_HadOIBl_bc_1x1_1850_2012_c130411.nc, and the domain file is domain.ocn.1x1.111007.nc. Now I want to add some variables into the input file, and need the land mask to mask out the data on land. However, when I inquire the domain file: domain.ocn.1x1.111007.nc, no "mask" variable exist. Could you please tell me how I can generate or find the corresponding mask varible. Thanks!
 

hannay

Cecile Hannay
AMWG Liaison
Staff member
CAM history contains a vraible called LANDFRAC.        float LANDFRAC(time, lat, lon) ;                LANDFRAC:units = "fraction" ;                LANDFRAC:long_name = "Fraction of sfc area covered by land" ;                LANDFRAC:cell_methods = "time: mean" ; Maybe you could use this 
 
Hannay, Thank you very much. But the input file has the different resolution with the CAM model. So I can not use the landmask variables in CAM history files. This is why I feel confused. The resolution I choose is f09_g16, so the CAM resolution is 0.9x1.25 and the Ocean is g1v6 resolution. But the input files directly downloaded from data servor has the resolution of 1x1 degree, they have neither the same resolution with CAM nor with the dOcean. Why? And can I manually create input files with the same resolution of CAM, and use them as the input files? If I can use the input files with the same resolution as CAM, then I can use the LANDFRAC in CAM history as the land mask.Xue 
 

hannay

Cecile Hannay
AMWG Liaison
Staff member
Usually we would run the F cases at the resolution: f09_f09_mg17. This is the standard resolution for the F cases. All the components are on the atmospheric grid. 
 
Top