WRF4L
There is a far more powerful tool to manage work-flow of WRF4G.
Lluís developed a less powerful one which is here described
WRF work-flow management is done via 4 scripts (these are the specifics for hydra [CIMA cluster]):
-
EXPERIMENTparameters.txt
: General ASCII file which configures the experiment and chain of simulations (chunks). This is the unique file to modify -
run_experiments.pbs
: PBS-queue job which prepares the experiment of the environment -
run_WPS.pbs
: PBS-queue job which launch the WPS section of the model:ungrib.exe
,metgrid.exe
,real.exe
- There is a folder called
components
with shell and python scripts necessary for the work-flow management
An experiment which contains a period of simulation is divided by chunks small pieces of times which are manageable by the model. The work-flow follows these steps using run_experiments.pbs
:
- Copy and link all the required files for a given chunk of the whole period of simulation following the content of
EXPERIMENTparameters.txt
- Launches
run_WPS.pbs
which will produce the necessary files for the period of the given chunk - Launches
run_WRF.pbs
which will simulated the period of the given chunk (which waits until the end ofrun_WPS.pbs
) - Launches the next
run_experiments.pbs
(which waits until the end ofrun_WRF.pbs
)
All the scripts are located in hydra
at:
/share/tools/work-flows/WRF4L/hydra
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How to simulate
- Creation of a new folder from where launch the experiment [ExperimentName] (g.e. somewhere at $HOME)
$ mkdir [ExperimentName] cd [ExperimentName]
- copy the WRF4L files to this folder
$ cp /share/tools/work-flows/WRF4L/hydra/EXPERIMENTparameters.txt ./ $ cp /share/tools/work-flows/WRF4L/hydra/run_experiment.pbs ./ $ cp /share/tools/work-flows/WRF4L/hydra/run_WPS.pbs ./ $ cp /share/tools/work-flows/WRF4L/hydra/run_WRF.pbs ./
- Edit the configuration/set-up of the simulation of the experiment
$ vim EXPERIMENTparameters.txt
- Launch the simulation of the experiment
$ qsub run_experiment.pbs
When it is running one would have (runnig ORCHIDEE job or_[SimName]
`R', and exp_[SimName]
in hold `H'):
$ qstat -u $USER hydra: Req'd Req'd Elap Job ID Username Queue Jobname SessID NDS TSK Memory Time S Time -------------------- -------- -------- ---------------- ------ ----- --- ------ ----- - ----- 397.hydra lluis.fi larga wps_ 27567 1 16 20gb 168:0 R -- 398.hydra lluis.fi larga wrf_ -- 1 1 20gb 168:0 H -- 399.hydra lluis.fi larga exp_ -- 1 1 2gb 168:0 H --
In case of crash of the simulation, after fixing the issue, go to [runHOME]/[ExpName]/[SimName]
and re-launch the experiment (after the first run the scratch
is switched automatically to `false')
$ qsub run_experiment.pbs
Checking the experiment
Once the experiment runs, one needs to look on (following name of the variables from EXPERIMENTparameters.txt
-
[runHOME]/[ExpName]/[SimName]
: Will content the copies of the templatesnamelist.wps
,namelist.input
and a filechunk_attemps.inf
which counts how many times a chunk has been attempted to be run (if it reached 4 times, theWRF4L
is stopped) -
[runHOME]/[ExpName]/[SimName]/run
: actual folder where the computing nodes run the model. In a folder calledwrfout
there is a folder for each chunk with the standard output of the model -
[runHOME]/[ExpName]/[SimName]/run/wrfout/[YYYYi][MMi][DDi][HHi][MIi][SSi]-[YYYYf][MMf][DDf][HHf][MIf][SSf]
: folder with the standard output and all the required files to run a given chunk. The content of all this folder is compressed and kept in[storageHOME]/[ExpName]/[SimName]/config_[YYYYi][MMi][DDi][HHi][MIi][SSi]-[YYYYf][MMf][DDf][HHf][MIf][SSf].tar.gz
-
[storageHOME]/[ExpName]/[SimName]
(in [storageHOST]): output of the already ran chunks as[YYYYi][MMi][DDi][HHi][MIi][SSi]-[YYYYf][MMf][DDf][HHf][MIf][SSf]
for a chunk from[YYYYi]/[MMi]/[DDi] [HHi]:[MIi]:[SSi]
to[YYYYf]/[MMf]/[DDf] [HHf]:[MIf]:[SSf]
When something went wrong
If there has been any problem check the last chunk (in wrfout/[PERIODchunk]) to try to understand what happens and where the problem comes from:
-
rsl.[error/out].[nnnn]
: These are the files which content the standard output while running the model. One file for each process. If the problem was something related to model execution and it has been prepared for the error, a correct message must appear. (look first for the largest files...
$ ls -lrS rsl.error.*
-
run_wrf.log
: These are the files which content the standard output of the model. Search for `segmentation faults' in form of (it might differ):
forrtl: error (63): output conversion error, unit -5, file Internal Formatted Write Image PC Routine Line Source orchidee_ol 00000000032B736A Unknown Unknown Unknown orchidee_ol 00000000032B5EE5 Unknown Unknown Unknown orchidee_ol 0000000003265966 Unknown Unknown Unknown orchidee_ol 0000000003226EB5 Unknown Unknown Unknown orchidee_ol 0000000003226671 Unknown Unknown Unknown orchidee_ol 000000000324BC3C Unknown Unknown Unknown orchidee_ol 0000000003249C94 Unknown Unknown Unknown orchidee_ol 00000000004184DC Unknown Unknown Unknown libc.so.6 000000319021ECDD Unknown Unknown Unknown orchidee_ol 00000000004183D9 Unknown Unknown Unknown
- on
[runHOME]/[ExpName]/[SimName]
, check the output of the PBS jobs. Which are called:-
exp-[SimName].o[nnnn]
: output of therun_experiment.pbs
-
wps-[SimName].o[nnnn]
: output of therun_WPS.pbs
-
wrf-[SimName].o[nnnn]
: output of therun_WRF.pbs
-
- Check
[runHOME]/[ExpName]/[SimName]/run/namelist.output
which holds all the parameters (even the default ones) used in the simulation
EXPERIMENTSparameters.txt
This ASCII file configures all the simulation. It assumes:
- Required files, forcings, storage, compiled version of the code might be at different machines.
- There is a folder with a given template version of the
namelist.input
which will be used and changed accordingly to the requirement of the experiments
Name of the experiment
# Experiment name ExpName = WRFsensSFC
Name of the simulation. Here is understood that a given experiment could have the model configured with different set-ups (here identified with a different name of simulation)
# Simulation name SimName = control
Which binary of python
2.x to be used
# python binary pyBIN=/home/lluis.fita/bin/anaconda2/bin/python2.7
Should this simulation be run from the beginning or not. If it is set to `true', it will remove all the pre-existing content of the folder [ExpName]/[SimName] in the running and in the storage spaces. Be careful. In case of `false' simulation will continue from the last successful ran chunk (checking the restart files).
# Start from the beginning (keeping folder structure) scratch = false
Period of the simulation of the simulation (In this example from 1958 Jan 1st to 2015 Dec 31)
# Experiment starting date exp_start_date = 19790101000000 # Experiment ending date exp_end_date = 20150101000000
Length of the chunks (do not make chunks larger than 1-month!!)
# Chunk Length [N]@[unit] # [unit]=[year, month, week, day, hour, minute, second] chunk_length = 1@month
Selection of the machines and users to each machine where the different requirement files are located and the output should be placed.
- NOTE: this will only work if one set-up the
.ssh
public/private keys in each involved USER/HOST. - NOTE 2: All the forcings, compiled code, ... are already at
hydra
at the common space calledshare
- NOTE 3: From the computing nodes, one can not access to the
/share
folder and to any of the CIMA's storage machines: skogul, freyja, ... For that reason, one need to use these system of[USER]@[HOST]
accounts.*.pbs
scripts uses a series of wrappers of the standard functions:cp, ln, ls, mv, ....
which manage them `from' and `to' different pairs of[USER]@[HOST]
# Hosts # list of different hosts and specific user # [USER]@[HOST] # NOTE: this will only work if public keys have been set-up ## # Host with compiled code, namelist templates codeHOST=lluis.fita@hydra # forcing Host with forcings (atmospherics and morphologicals) forcingHOST=lluis.fita@hydra # output Host with storage of output (including restarts) outHOST=lluis.fita@hydra
Templates of the configuration of WRF: namelist.wps
, namelist.input
files. NOTE: they will be changed according to the content of EXPERIMENTparameters.txt
like period of the chunk, atmospheric forcing, differences of the set-up, ... (located in the [codeHOST]
# Folder with the `namelist.wps', `namelist.input' and `geo_em.d[nn].nc' of the experiment domainHOME = /home/lluis.fita/salidas/estudios/dominmios/SA50k
Folder where the WRF model will run in the computing nodes (on top of that there will be two more folders [ExpName]/[SimName]). WRF will run at the folder [ExpName]/[SimName]/run
# Running folder runHOME = /home/lluis.fita/estudios/WRFsensSFC/sims
Folder with the compiled version of the WPS (located at [codeHOST]
)
# Folder with the compiled source of WPS wpsHOME = /share/WRF/WRFV3.9.1/ifort/dmpar/WPS
Folder with the compiled version of the WRF (located at [codeHOST]
)
# Folder with the compiled source of WRF wrfHOME = /share/WRF/WRFV3.9.1/ifort/dmpar/WRFV3
Folder to storage all the output of the model (history files, restarts and compressed file with content of the configuration and the standard output of the given run). The content of the folder will be organized by chunks (located at [storageHOST]
)
# Storage folder of the output storageHOME = /home/lluis.fita/salidas/estudios/WRFsensSFC/sims/output
Wether modules should be load (not used for hydra
)
# Modules to load ('None' for any) modulesLOAD = None
Names of the files used to check that the chunk has properly ran
# Model reference output names (to be used as checking file names) nameLISTfile = namelist.input # namelist nameRSTfile = wrfrst_d01_ # restart file nameOUTfile = wfrout_d01_ # output file
Extensions of the files with the configuration of WRF (to be retrieved from codeHOST
and domainHOME
)
# Extensions of the files with the configuration of the model configEXTS = wps:input
To continue from a previous chunk one needs to use the `restart' files. But they need to be renamed, because otherwise they will be re-written. Here one specifies the original name of the file [origFile]
and the name to be used to avoid the re-writting [destFile]
. It uses a complex bash script which even can deal with the change of dates according to the period of the chunk (':' list of [origFile]@[destFile]
). They will located at the [storageHOST]
# restart file names # ':' list of [tmplrstfilen|[NNNNN1]?[val1]#[...[NNNNNn]?[valn]]@[tmpllinkname]|[NNNNN1]?[val1]#[...[NNNNNn]?[valn]] # [tmplrstfilen]: template name of the restart file (if necessary with [NNNNN] variables to be substituted) # [NNNNN]: section of the file name to be automatically substituted # `[YYYY]': year in 4 digits # `[YY]': year in 2 digits # `[MM]': month in 2 digits # `[DD]': day in 2 digits # `[HH]': hour in 2 digits # `[SS]': second in 2 digits # `[JJJ]': julian day in 3 digits # [val]: value to use (which is systematically defined in `run_OR.pbs') # `%Y%': year in 4 digits # `%y%': year in 2 digits # `%m%': month in 2 digits # `%d%': day in 2 digits # `%h%': hour in 2 digits # `%s%': second in 2 digits # `%j%': julian day in 3 digits # [tmpllinkname]: template name of the link of the restart file (if necessary with [NNNNN] variables to be substituted) rstFILES=wrfrst_d01_[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD]_[HH]:[MI]:[SS]|YYYY?%Y#MM?%m#DD?%d#HH?%H#MI?%M#SS?%S@wrfrst_d01_[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD]_[HH]:[MI]:[SS]|YYYY?%Y#MM?%m#DD?%d#HH?%H#MI?%M#SS?%S
Folder with the input data (located at [forcingHOST]
).
# Folder with the input morphological forcing data indataHOME = /share/DATA/re-analysis/ERA-Interim
Format of the input data and name of files
# Data format (grib, nc) indataFMT= grib # For `grib' format # Head and tail of indata files names. # Assuming ${indataFheader}*[YYYY][MM]*${indataFtail}.[grib/nc] indataFheader=ERAI_ indataFtail=
In case of netCDF input data, there is a bash script which transforms the data to grib, to be used later by ungrib
Variable table to use in ungrib
# Type of Vtable for ungrib as Vtable.[VtableType] VtableType=ERA-interim.pl
Folder with the atmospheric forcing data (located at [forcingHOST]
).
# For `nc' format # Folder which contents the atmospheric data to generate the initial state iniatmosHOME = ./ # Type of atmospheric data to generate the initial state # `ECMWFstd': ECMWF 'standard' way ERAI_[pl/sfc][YYYY][MM]_[var1]-[var2].grib # `ERAI-IPSL': ECMWF ERA-INTERIM stored in the common IPSL way (.../4xdaily/[AN\_PL/AN\_SF]) iniatmosTYPE = 'ECMWFstd'
Here on can change values on the template namelist.input
. It will change the values of the provided parameters with a new value. If the given parameter is not in the template of the namelist.input
it will be automatically added.
## Namelist changes nlparameters = ra_sw_physics;4,ra_lw_physics;4,time_step;180
Name of WRF's executable (to be localized at [orHOME]
folder from [codeHOST]
)
# Name of the exectuable nameEXEC=wrf.exe
':' separated list of netCDF file names from WRF's output which do not need to be kept
# netCDF Files which will not be kept anywhere NokeptfileNAMES=''
':' separated list of headers of netCDF file names from WRF's output which need to be kept
# Headers of netCDF files need to be kept HkeptfileNAMES=wrfout_d:wrfxtrm_d:wrfpress_d
':' separated list of headers of restarts netCDF file names from WRF's output which need to be kept
# Headers of netCDF restart files need to be kept HrstfileNAMES=wrfrst_d
Parallel configuration of the run.
# WRF parallel run configuration ## Number of nodes Nnodes = 1 ## Number of mpi procs Nmpiprocs = 16 ## Number of shared memory threads ('None' for no openMP threads) Nopenthreads = None ## Memory size of shared memory threads SIZEopenthreads = 200M
Generic definitions
## Generic errormsg=ERROR -- error -- ERROR -- error warnmsg=WARNING -- warning -- WARNING -- warning