Summary
Platform Model
Model Components
Conformance
Files and Variables
Model Modification
CMIP5 Questionnaire Roadmap – beta1
Inputs Needed
Resolve Inputs
Simulations
References
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1 Use the Platform section to describe the hardware.2 Describe the Model software that you used to run your simulations.3 Specify the Inputs to the model.4 Describe how the Simulations conformed to the CMIP5 experiment requirements.
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CMIP5 Questionnaire Roadmap – beta1
Summary
Platform Model
Model Components
Conformance
Files and Variables
Model Modification
Platform (Hardware) Roadmap – beta1
Inputs Needed
Resolve Inputs
Simulations
References
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1 Use the Platform section to describe the hardware.
The Platform is a description of the hardware.Either “Add a new Platform” or “Edit” an existing platform description.The Platform can then be associated with Model Software and Simulations.
Screenshot of the Platform page
Platform Hardware Roadmap – beta1
Save and return to the summary pageSave and return to the summary page
Summary
Platform
Describe HardwareDescribe Hardware
Use the Parties tab to enter information to select for Contacts and Funders
Use the Parties tab to enter information to select for Contacts and Funders
Summary
Platform Model
Model Components
Conformance
Files and Variables
Model Modification
Model (Software) Roadmap – beta1
Inputs Needed
Resolve Inputs
Simulations
References
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4th
2 Describe the Model software that you used to run your simulations.
Summary
Model (Software) Roadmap – beta1
Describe the Model GenealogyUse the tree navigator to access a software component
Save before describing the model software
Describe the software component
The “Add a new model” function creates a new GCM template for
users to rename and specify
Give the model a name and provide contact information
Save
Edit Copy
Once a model description has been created users can Edit it at any time.
It is also possible to Copy the model description and use it as a starting point for describing other similar models.
Start Here!
GCM Template dup
Add new Model
SummaryThe “Add a new model” function creates a new GCM template for users to rename and specify
Model
Model Roadmap – beta1
Save before describing the model softwareSave before describing the model software
The name of the model/software component being edited The name of the model/software component being edited
Give the model a name and provide contact informationGive the model a name and
provide contact information
Describe the Model GenealogyDescribe the Model GenealogyUse the tree navigator to access software componentsUse the tree navigator to access software components
Model
Model Components
Selections from the drop-down list will appear in the “Value” field
Selections from the drop-down list will appear in the “Value” field
A definition pops up when the mouse hovers over an attribute
A definition pops up when the mouse hovers over an attribute
Scroll down and Save before navigating away
Scroll down and Save before navigating away
The name of the software component being edited The name of the software component being edited
Use the tree navigator to access a software componentUse the tree navigator to access a software component
Describe the software componentDescribe the software component
Summary
Platform Model
Model Components
Conformance
Files and Variables
Model Modification
Inputs Roadmap – beta1
Inputs Needed
Resolve Inputs
Simulations
References
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3 Specify the Inputs to the model.
Inputs Roadmap – beta1
Enter a name and a description for an input
Model Component
Inputs Needed
Declare the type of input
Initial Condition
BoundaryCondition
Ancillary Data
Save
Navigate to the component that requires some kind of input
After saving it is possible to enter additional inputs
“Inputs Needed” and “References” buttons are in the Left Hand frame
References
Select References from the list
Enter Additional References
Input requirements and references appear at the bottom of the component page
How to declare input data files
Inputs Roadmap – beta1
Enter information about the input data file
Files Tab Enter information about a variable
Save
After saving it is possible to enter information
about additional variables
Screenshot of the Files page
How to resolve inputs – default method
Inputs Roadmap – beta1 The “Resolve Inputs” button is in the Left Hand
frame of the model pages
There is one "coupling" entry for each input requirement declared in the model component descriptions.
There is one "coupling" entry for each input requirement declared in the model component descriptions.
Within each Boundary Condition Coupling entry there are four subsections - It is likely that users will only fill out section (2) or section (3) for any one coupling.
Within each Boundary Condition Coupling entry there are four subsections - It is likely that users will only fill out section (2) or section (3) for any one coupling.
Initial condition Couplings bind the input to between one and many variablesAncillary File Couplings bind the input to a single file
Initial condition Couplings bind the input to between one and many variablesAncillary File Couplings bind the input to a single fileAfter saving it is possible to enter additional
Coupling and/or Forcing informationAfter saving it is possible to enter additional
Coupling and/or Forcing information
Which external or internal information is bound to the input requirements?Which external or internal information is bound to the input requirements?
Summary
Platform Model
Model Components
Conformance
Files and Variables
Model Modification
Simulations (Conformance) Roadmap – beta1
Inputs Needed
Resolve Inputs
Simulations
References
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4 Describe how the Simulations conformed to the CMIP5 experiment requirements.
Simulations Roadmap – beta1
SummaryManage simulations
Experiments Tab
Add
Experiments and Simulations
Add a new Simulation to an experiment
Describe general characteristics and associate the simulation with a
Model and a Platform
Conformance Roadmap – beta1
Click on the experiment name to see the list of experiment requirements.
How are these requirements met by your simulation?
The following pages guide you through the process of describing how your simulation conformed to these requirements.Through input data files and modification of model code.
Go to the model component where the experiment requirements are implemented
Go to the model component where the experiment requirements are implemented
Create “hooks” for: Initial conditions Boundary conditionsAncillary files
Create “hooks” for: Initial conditions Boundary conditionsAncillary files
Use the files tab to enter links to or descriptions of the data used by “input requirements”
Use the files tab to enter links to or descriptions of the data used by “input requirements”
Conformance Roadmap – beta1
Look at the experiment requirements
Conformance
Simulation
Associate Resolved Inputs and Model Modifications with Experiment Requirements
Resolve Inputs
Link Input Requirements with Input Data. (Overrides the default input resolutions)
Model Modifications
Describe model modifications to parameters and/or code
Use the buttons in the Left Hand frame of the simulation page to...
Conformance Roadmap – beta11 Resolve Inputs.
There is one "coupling" entry for each input requirement declared in the model component descriptions.
There is one "coupling" entry for each input requirement declared in the model component descriptions.
Within each Boundary Condition Coupling entry there are four subsections - It is likely that users will only fill out section (2) or section (3) for any one coupling.
Within each Boundary Condition Coupling entry there are four subsections - It is likely that users will only fill out section (2) or section (3) for any one coupling.
Initial condition Couplings bind the input to between one and many variablesAncillary File Couplings bind the input to a single file
Initial condition Couplings bind the input to between one and many variablesAncillary File Couplings bind the input to a single fileAfter saving it is possible to enter additional
Coupling and/or Forcing informationAfter saving it is possible to enter additional
Coupling and/or Forcing information
Which external or internal information is bound to the input requirements?Which external or internal information is bound to the input requirements?
Conformance Roadmap – beta12 Model Modification.
Select modifications related to this experiment
Select modifications related to this experiment
Describe more modificationsDescribe more modifications
Associate the new modification with a component
Associate the new modification with a component
Conformance Roadmap – beta13 Conformance. How are the experiment requirements satisfied by the simulation?
Only one requirement is shown here, there are more in the questionnaire!
Select Conformance
Method
Select Conformance
Method
Select Input Bindings
(Input Resolutions)
Select Input Bindings
(Input Resolutions)
For each Experiment RequirementFor each Experiment Requirement
Select model modifications
Select model modifications
Save before navigating awaySave before navigating away