HowTo: Get the list of variables that can be outputed

Variables to output

Whether using IOIPSL or XIOS, getting a given variable to be outputed in one of the output files requires that its name (or id) is known.

The list of model variables that can be written to an output file

In the DefLists subdirectory of LMDZ is the file field_def_lmdz.xml which you can browse through to identify variables. e.g.:

    <field_group id="fields_2D" grid_ref="grid_glo">
...
        <field id="psol"    long_name="Surface Pressure"        unit="Pa" />
...
    </field_group>

    <field_group id="fields_3D" grid_ref="grid_glo_presnivs" >
...
        <field id="vitu"    long_name="Zonal wind"    unit="m/s" />
...
    </field_group>

Thus, variable "psol" is the surface pressure (in Pa), variable "vitu" is the zonal wind (in m/s), etc. that you can get in output files.

13/12/2021