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CIME User's Guide

Contents:

Introduction Obtaining CIME Using CIME

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Home
Home
ACME workflow
Adding a new model to CIME
Additional Troubleshooting Information
BLD 0.0 Building Coupled_Model
Building a case
CESM System testing workflow
CIME Accomplishments FY16
CIME components
CIME Developers Guide
CIME Development Plans
CIME Git Workflow
CIME grids
CIME quick start
CIME structure
CIME Tag Naming Conventions
CIME Testing
CIME Users Guide
CIME Users Guide ORIG
Cloning a case (Experts only)
config files
config grids
config machines
config_build migration guide
Configuration files
Converting ACME from cime2 to ESMCI cime
CPLUG 0.0 Coupler Users Guide
CPLUG 1.0 Introduction
CPLUG 2.0 User Guide
CPLUG 2.1 General Overview
CPLUG 2.2 Design Discussion
CPLUG 3.0 Implementation
CPLUG 3.1 Time Management
CPLUG 3.2 Grids
CPLUG 3.3 Initialization
CPLUG 3.4 MCT and ESMF Coupling Interfaces
CPLUG 3.5 Driver Threading Control
CPLUG 3.6 The bit for bit (BFB) Flag
CPLUG 3.7 History and Restart Files
CPLUG 3.8 Budget Setup and Computation
CPLUG 3.9 Multi Instance Implementation
CPLUG 4.0 Namelist
Creating and Setting Up a Case
CUG 6.0 Cases and FAQs
CUG 6.1 BASICS A basic example
CUG 6.10 BASICS Why is there file locking and how does it work
CUG 6.11 BASICS What are the directories and files in my case directory
CUG 6.12 IO What is pio
CUG 6.13 IO How do I use pnetcdf
CUG 6.14 CAM How do I customize CAM output fields
CUG 6.15 CAM How do I customize CAM forcings
CUG 6.16 CAM CLM How do I change history file output frequency and content for CAM and CLM during a run
CUG 6.17 CAM How do I use B compset history output to create SST ICE data files to drive an F compset
CUG 6.18 POP CICE How are CICE and POP decompositions set and how do I override them
CUG 6.19 POP How do I initialize POP2 with a spun up initial condition
CUG 6.2 BASICS How do I set up a branch or hybrid run
CUG 6.20 DRIVER Is there more information about the coupler driver implementation
CUG 6.21 DRIVER How do I pass in new fields between components
CUG 6.22 EXPERTS How do I add a new user defined component set
CUG 6.23 EXPERTS How do I add a new user defined grid
CUG 6.24 EXPERTS How do I carry out data assimilation using CAM and DART
CUG 6.25 EXPERTS How do I add a new CIME model component
CUG 6.3 BASICS What calendars are supported in CIME
CUG 6.4 BASICS How do I change processor counts and component layouts on processors
CUG 6.5 BASICS What are CIME xml variables and CIME environment variables
CUG 6.6 BASICS How do I modify the value of CIME xml variables
CUG 6.7 BASICS Why arent my CASEROOT xml variable changes working
CUG 6.8 BASICS How do I run multiple cases all using a single executable
CUG 6.9 BASICS How do I use the ESMF library and ESMF interfaces
CUG_Download
CUG_Introduction
CUG_UseAdv
Customizing runtime settings
Debugging Test That Fail
Developers Introduction
Diagnostics
DUG 0.0 Data Models Users Guide
DUG 1.0 Introduction
DUG 2.0 Input Streams
DUG 3.0 Data Model Science Modes
DUG 4.0 Data Atmosphere Model
DUG 5.0 Data Land Model
DUG 6.0 Data River Runoff Model
DUG 7.0 Data Ocean Model
DUG 8.0 Data Ice Model
DUG 9.0 Data Land Ice Model
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Glossary
History
How do I build my model
How do I run a case
How to create a new case
How to create a new case
How to set up a case and customize the PE layout
Input Data
Input data2
Load balancing a case
Managing externals included in CIME
Meeting Notes
Modifying an xml file
MSC 0.0 Miscellanous Tools
Multi instance component functionality
Porting and Validating CIME on a new platform
Porting Overview
Rebase
Rebuilding the model
Repository workflow
Running a case
Significant developments
Step 2 Enabling out of the box capability for your machine
Step 3 Port Validation
supported machines
Test Coverage
Testing
Testing a case
Testing Overview
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting create_newcase
Troubleshooting job submission problems
Troubleshooting runtime problems
Using CIME Basic
Using create_production_test
Using create_test
Using query_tests
What is CIME
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CIME Developer's Guide

CIME developers meeting notes

CIME development plans

CIME Git Workflow

CIME tag naming conventions

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