ReadMpas

Read MPAS files

Parameters

name	description	type
grid_file	File containing the grid	String
zGrid_file_dir	File containing the vertical coordinates (elevation of cell from mean sea level	String
data_file	File containing data	String
part_file	File containing the grid partitions	String
numParts	Number of partitions (-1: automatic)	Int
numLevels	Number of vertical cell layers to read (0: only one 2D level)	Int
bottomLevel	Lower bound for altitude levels	Int
altitudeScale	value to scale the grid altitude (zGrid)	Float
var_dim	Dimension of variables (2D, 3D)	String
Variable_0	Variable_0 ((NONE))	String
Variable_1	Variable_1 ((NONE))	String
Variable_2	Variable_2 ((NONE))	String
Variable_3	Variable_3 ((NONE))	String
u_zonal	u_zonal ((NONE))	String
u_meridional	u_meridional ((NONE))	String
w	w ((NONE))	String
radial_scale	scale radial velocity component with height	Int
cell_mode	grid (based on Voronoi cells, Delaunay trianguelation, or Delaunay projected down) (Voronoi, Delaunay, DelaunayProjected)	Int

Supported Reader Parameters

name	description	type
first_step	first timestep to read	Int
last_step	last timestep to read (-1: last available)	Int
step_increment	number of steps to increment	Int
first_rank	rank for first partition of first timestep	Int

The meaning of these parameters is described in more detail in the Reader Parameters documentation.

Supported System Parameters

name	description	type
_openmp_threads	number of OpenMP threads (0: system default)	Int
_benchmark	show timing information	Int
_concurrency	number of tasks to keep in flight per MPI rank (-1: #cores/2)	Int
_prioritize_visible	prioritize currently visible timestep	Int
_validate_objects	validate data objects before sending to port (Disable, Quick, Thorough)	Int

The meaning of these parameters is described in more detail in the System Parameters documentation.