Metadata Section
The metadata
section in the request configuration contains all metadata settings about the experiment that should be
processed.
Configuration Values
branch_method
- branching procedure -
standard
,continuation
orno parent
base_date
-
used to define the units of the time coordinate in the netCDF file. Format:
yyyy-mm-ddTHH:MM:SSZ
, e.g.1850-01-01T00:00:00Z
Default:
1850-01-01T00:00:00Z
calendar
- that should be used -
360_day
orgregorian
experiment_id
- experiment identifier
institution_id
- institution identifier, e.g.
MOHC
forMet Office Hadley Centre
license
-
license restrictions. It ensures that anyone using the files has access to the terms of use.
Default: The licenses that the corresponding plugin is provided for the given MIP era.
mip
- the model intercomparison project, e.g.
ScenarioMIP
mip_era
- the associated cycle, e.g.
CMIP6
,GCDevModel
,CORDEX
sub_experiment_id
-
identifier of the sub experiment. For example, it is needed for CMIP6 hindcast or forecast experiments to indicate start year. If no sub experiment is given, set it to
none
Default:
none
variant_label
- the label of the variant of the experiment that should be considered.
model_id
- a short name identifying the model, also know as
source_id
, e.g.HadGEM3-GC31-LL
. model_type
- a text code identifying which model components are used in the given experiments separated by white spaces,
e.g.
AOGCM AER BGC
Configuration values for parent experiment
Following configuration values are only needed to be set if the branch_method
is standard
or continuation
:
branch_date_in_child
- branch data with respect to child's time axis.
Format:
yyyy-mm-ddTHH:MM:SSZ
, e.g.1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
branch_date_in_parent
- branch date with respect to parent time axis
Format:
yyyy-mm-ddTHH:MM:SSZ
, e.g.2000-01-01T00:00:00Z
parent_base_date
-
used to define the units of the time coordinate in the netCDF files. Format:
yyyy-mm-ddTHH:MM:SSZ
, e.g.2005-01-01T00:00:00Z
Default:
1850-01-01T00:00:00Z
parent_experiment_id
- parent experiment identifier, e.g.
piControl
parent_mip
- the model intercomparison project of the parent experiment
parent_mip_era
- parent's associated MIP cycle, e.g.
CMIP6
parent_model_id
-
a short name identifying the parent model, e.g.
HadGEM3-GC31-LL
.Default: The same model ID of the experiment that should be processed
parent_time_units
-
the time units used in the parent experiment.
Default:
days since 1850-01-01
parent_variant_label
- the label of the specific variant of the parent experiment that should be considered.
Examples
CIMP6 experiment without parent
[metadata]
branch_method = no parent
calendar = 360_day
experiment_id = amip
institution_id = MOHC
license = CMIP6 model data produced by MOHC is licensed under a Creative
Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International License
mip = CMIP
mip_era = CMIP6
sub_experiment_id = none
variant_label = r1i1p1f4
model_id = UKESM1-0-LL
model_type = AGCM AER CHEM
standard_names_version = latest
standard_names_dir = /home/h03/cdds/etc/standard_names
CMIP6 experiment with parent
[metadata]
branch_date_in_child = 1850-01-01T00:00:00Z
branch_date_in_parent = 2250-01-01T00:00:00Z
branch_method = standard
child_base_date = 1850-01-01T00:00:00Z
calendar = 360_day
experiment_id = historical
institution_id = MOHC
license = CMIP6 model data produced by MOHC is licensed under a Creative
Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
mip = CMIP
mip_era = CMIP6
parent_base_date = 1850-01-01T00:00:00Z
parent_experiment_id = piControl
parent_mip = CMIP
parent_mip_era = CMIP6
parent_model_id = UKESM1-0-LL
parent_time_units = days since 1850-01-01
parent_variant_label = r1i1p1f2
sub_experiment_id = none
variant_label = r1i1p1f2
standard_names_version = latest
standard_names_dir = /home/h03/cdds/etc/standard_names/
model_id = UKESM1-0-LL
model_type = AOGCM BGC AER CHEM