1. Identified problems with uploaded data
First of
all, we are delighted to see that by now 13 modeling groups have already
submitted output data to our data pool at DKRZ.
Along with the
delivered files we have discovered some issues regarding several
aspects of the files integrity among the majority of models. Most often
headers (i.e. netCDF meta data) are not consistent with the
specifications and the example header given in our simulation protocol.
Other files are not split up and sorted correctly into the designated
folders.
In order to have an overview of the issues we are
aware of, we have created an online spreadsheet, which we’d like to
share with you. This document will be kept as up-to-date as possible and
will help us clarify problems faster without losing track. It should
strengthen your attention and point you to check the files carefully
before they are submitted. If you think we've made a mistake or have
questions about any issues your data connected with your data, please
contact our colleague Matthias Büchner via buechner@pik-potsdam.de or email isimip@pik-potsdam.de. We always accept example files sent by email or placed on the vre1 server or a website.
In the end it will hopefully be much easier to include all your data
into the analyses if the files are correctly formatted. Please help us
in obtaining reliable outputs and visit this page on a regular basis.
You can access the spreadsheet via the following link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AjBMfHAShwJedFplRTRKUDZMTFBRbmtsUGx0MmR6clE&output=html
on our website www.isimip.org -> Output data or via the News & Events entry on the start page.
NOTE: Unfortunately, write permissions on the vre1 server were accidentally changed by DKRZ such that you may not be able to upload any data at the moment. DKRZ are trying to fix this problem, but it may persist over the weekend. We sincerely apologize and ask for your patience.
2. Please treat current output data as preliminary and use with caution for analysis
When downloading output data from the DKRZ server to use for your
analysis, please keep in mind that some of the output data currently
available on the server will be frequently replaced by the model groups
(see above). Therefore, please treat this data as preliminary for now
and use it with caution.
It would be expedient if you could
check in the interim, if new output data was submitted. You can do this
easily by using the link on our website www.isimip.org -> Output data -> output data statistics. These files are updated daily, and include a detailed list of all available output files, and a list of newly added files.
3. ISI-MIP Analysis Workshop
For those groups who are not allocated a presentation slot in one of
the cross-sectoral sessions the workshop, it would be useful to bring a
few slides along that summarise the main results from your model so far.
This should not be a presentation; just any plots you think will be
beneficial to have on hand for the sectoral discussion rounds.
4. Protocol changes
Please also note that two minor corrections were made in the simulation
protocol, regarding the file ending of NetCDF4 format (nc4 instead of
nc, sections 5.2.1 and 5.2.3) and a change in variable name for the
health sector (section 6.4) - please see www.isimip.org -> Simulation protocol.
