MetOffice / MetOffice/lfric_apps
lfric2um: Adding ability to make output from lfric2um be a diagnostics fieldsfiles, not a dump fieldsfile.
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- Fortran
- Stars
- 31
- Forks
- 118
- Avg merge
- 2d 4h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 8
Description
### Are there any linked Issues or Pull Requests?
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### Brief description
lfric2um by default writes out a dump fieldsfile, and for the application of feeding data into VAR the fieldsfile needs to be of diagnostic type.
### Further details of the issue.
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Research direction
Start by locating the lfric2um application and its output handling, then inspect how it currently writes a dump fieldsfile. Determine the change needed to produce a diagnostic fieldsfile for feeding data into VAR, and verify that the generated output is accepted for that use.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- fortran
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100