1.5.10. Running with atmospheric forcing from a previous simulation

Another way that you might want to spinup the model is to run your own simulation for a relatively short period (either a B, E, or F compset) and then use it as forcing for your “I” case later. By only running 20 to 50 years for the fully coupled case, you’ll save a substantial amount of computer time rather than running the entire spinup period with a fully coupled model.

The first thing we need to do is to run a fully coupled case and save the atmospheric coupling fields on a three hourly basis. In this example, we will run on cheyenne and archive the data to a local disk that we can then use in the next simulation.

1.5.10.1. Example: Fully Coupled Simulation to Create Data to Force Next Example Simulation

> cd cime/scripts
> ./create_newcase -case myB1850 -res f09_g17_gl4 -compset B1850
> cd myB1850
> ./case.setup
# Set histaux_a2x3hr to .true. in your user_nl_cpl output from the atmosphere model
# will be saved 3 hourly
echo "histaux_a2x3hr=.true." >> user_nl_cpl
# edit the driver code in order to save the correct list of fields (see note below)
> cp ../../models/drv/driver/ccsm_comp_mod.F90 SourceMods/src.cpl
> $EDITOR SourceMods/src.cpl
# Now build
> ./case.build
# The following sets the archival disk space (you could also use an editor)
> ./xmlchange DOUT_S_ROOT='/glade/home/$USER/$CASE'
# Make sure files are archived to disk, but NOT to long term storage
# (you could also use an editor)
> ./xmlchange DOUT_S=TRUE,DOUT_L_MS=FALSE
# Set the run length to run a total of 20 years (you could also use an editor)
> ./xmlchange RESUBMIT=9,STOP_OPTION=nyears,STOP_N=2
# Now run as normal
> ./case.submit

Now we run an I compset forced with the data from the previous simulation using the CPLHISTForcing option to DATM_MODE. See CPLHISTForcing mode and it’s DATM settings for more information.

1.5.10.2. Example: Simulation Forced with Data from the Previous Simulation

> cd cime/scripts
> ./create_newcase -case frcwmyB1850 -res f09_g17_gl4 -compset I1850Clm50BgcSpinup
> cd frcWmyB1850
# The following sets the casename to point to for atm forcing (you could also use an editor)
> ./xmlchange DATM_CPLHIST_CASE="myB1850"
# The following sets the align year and years to run over for atm forcing
#  (you could also use an editor)
> ./xmlchange DATM_YR_ALIGN="1",DATM_YR_START=1,DATM_YR_END=20
# Set the strm_datdir in the namelist_defaults_datm.xml
# file to the archival path of the case above in the form of: /glade/home/achive/$USER/$DATM_CPLHIST_CASE/cpl/hist
# NOTE: THIS WILL CHANGE THE PATH FOR ALL I1850Clm50BgcSpinup COMPSET CASES MADE AFTER THIS!
> $EDITOR ../../models/atm/datm/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_datm.xml
> ./case.setup
# Now build and run as normal
> ./case.build
> ./case.submit

Note

We did this by editing the “namelist_defaults_datm.xml” which will change the settings for ALL future I1850Clm50BgcSpinup cases you run. You could also do this by editing the path in the resulting streams text files in the CaseDocs directory, and then create a “user_” streams file with the correct path. This would change the streams file JUST for this case. The steps do it this way are:

> ./preview_namelists
> cp CaseDocs/datm.streams.txt.CPLHIST3HrWx.Precip            user_datm.streams.txt.CPLHIST3HrWx.Precip
> cp CaseDocs/datm.streams.txt.CPLHIST3HrWx.Solar             user_datm.streams.txt.CPLHIST3HrWx.Solar
> cp CaseDocs/datm.streams.txt.CPLHIST3HrWx.nonSolarNonPrecip user_datm.streams.txt.CPLHIST3HrWx.nonSolarNonPrecip
# Change the <fieldInfo> field <filePath> to point to the correct directory i.e.: /glade/home/achive/$USER/$DATM_CPLHIST_CASE/cpl/hist
> $EDITOR user_datm.streams.txt.CPLHIST3HrWx.*
> ./preview_namelists
# Then make sure the CaseDocs/datm.streams.txt.CPLHIST3HrWx.* files have the correct path