huitang-earth / fates-sp_initialization_issue

fates-sp_initialization_issue

logs folder

• cesm.log.2130868.210224-142049

  • Search for "treelai", where you will find that "treelai = ****". treelai and treesai are not initialized with the prescribed values which are 2.0 and 0.5, respectively
  • You will see at the bottom of the file the error message: "ERROR in BalanceCheckMod.F90 at line 654"

• cesm.log.2139088.210224-171910

  • The same as above, but in this simulation the following code has been added. The error still exists.
    • see https://github.com/huitang-earth/fates/commit/e4716ec7132cbf73728a07085de65da885d06345# line 1536-1538

• cesm.log.2139491.210224-174705.gz

  • The same as above, but in this simulation the following codes have been added. treelai and treesai are now initialized with the prescribed values, i.e., 2.0 and 0.5, respectively. The balance error is also gone.
    • see https://github.com/huitang-earth/ctsm/commit/28df6f7367ac7c38e25bde6c0655515b8ddeb397
    • see https://github.com/huitang-earth/ctsm/commit/913910fe569a1a3c42227cedb032b8d79d6da1f3 line 1024-1040

ALP1_moss folder

• The case directory that produce the above log files.
• You can use the case directory to reproduce the errors, but you have to change the configuration for your machine.

inputdata_ALP1_moss.tar

• inputdata for reproduce the problem (see details in workflow_setup_ALP1_moss.sh)

workflow_setup_ALP1_moss.sh

• script and instruction for reproducing the case

Model code

• CTSM: https://github.com/huitang-earth/ctsm/tree/MossLichen
• FATES: https://github.com/huitang-earth/fates/tree/MossLichen_sci.1.43.2_api.14.2.0
• CIME: https://github.com/huitang-earth/cime/tree/release-emerald3.0.0-work
• Note that I found this problem when I was developing moss and lichen module. You might have to use the above mentioned code to reproduce the exact problem.