Heracles 4.3 User's Guide: Difference between revisions

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===Do not copy old experiments===

When creating related experiments, you will be tempted to copy the experiment directory tree of an older experiment. '''Do ''not'' copy old experiments, ~~run~~ <code>gcm_setup</code> instead.''' There are numerous instances where an experiment-specific directory is used in the run scripts created from templates by <code>gcm_setup</code> and they will wreak subtle and pervasive havoc if executed in an unexpected environment. This warning is especially true between model versions. A useful and relatively safe exception to this rule is to copy previously used examples of <code>HISTORY.rc</code>. However, you need to change the lines labeled <code>EXPID</code> and <code>EXPDSC</code> to the values in your automatically-generated <code>HISTORY.rc</code> or the plotting will fail.

When creating related experiments, you will be tempted to copy the experiment directory tree of an older experiment. '''Do ''not'' copy old experiments, clone them through <code>gcm_setup</code> instead.''' There are numerous instances where an experiment-specific directory is used in the run scripts created from templates by <code>gcm_setup</code> and they will wreak subtle and pervasive havoc if executed in an unexpected environment. This warning is especially true between model versions. A useful and relatively safe exception to this rule is to copy previously used examples of <code>HISTORY.rc</code>. However, you need to change the lines labeled <code>EXPID</code> and <code>EXPDSC</code> to the values in your automatically-generated <code>HISTORY.rc</code> or the plotting will fail.

=== Using restart files ===

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 ===Do not copy old experiments===
-When creating related experiments, you will be tempted to copy the experiment directory tree of an older experiment.  '''Do ''not'' copy old experiments, run <code>gcm_setup</code> instead.'''  There are numerous instances where an experiment-specific directory is used in the run scripts created from templates by <code>gcm_setup</code>  and they will wreak subtle and pervasive havoc if executed in an unexpected environment.  This warning is especially true between model versions.  A useful and relatively safe exception to this rule is to copy previously used examples of <code>HISTORY.rc</code>.  However, you need to change the lines labeled <code>EXPID</code> and <code>EXPDSC</code> to the values in your automatically-generated  <code>HISTORY.rc</code> or the plotting will fail.
+When creating related experiments, you will be tempted to copy the experiment directory tree of an older experiment.  '''Do ''not'' copy old experiments, clone them through <code>gcm_setup</code> instead.'''  There are numerous instances where an experiment-specific directory is used in the run scripts created from templates by <code>gcm_setup</code>  and they will wreak subtle and pervasive havoc if executed in an unexpected environment.  This warning is especially true between model versions.  A useful and relatively safe exception to this rule is to copy previously used examples of <code>HISTORY.rc</code>.  However, you need to change the lines labeled <code>EXPID</code> and <code>EXPDSC</code> to the values in your automatically-generated  <code>HISTORY.rc</code> or the plotting will fail.
 === Using restart files ===