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Query regarding the Run-Time IO while running wrf.exe

Ankan

Member
Dear all,
I am running wrf.exe (version 4.5.2) in an HPC. As I want to include some important parameters in the WRF output file, I created a text file ('my_iofields_list.txt'), one for
each domain, defined in the namelist.input file, located in the 'time_control' namelist record by following the WRF User's Guide.
&time_control
iofields_filename = 'my_iofields_list.txt', 'my_iofields_list.txt',

In the my_iofields_list.txt file, the following lines are written:
+:h:0:tropo_p,tropo_z,tropo_lev,h_diabatic,RTHCUTEN,RTHRATEN,RTHRATLW,RTHRATSW,RTHBLTEN,RTHFTEN,GSW
Now, since my model output size is huge, I want to remove some unnecessary parameters from my model output at the same time.
In the WRF User's Guide, the following lines are mentioned:
-:h:0:RAINC,RAINNC would remove the fields RAINC and RAINNC from the standard history file.
So, if I want to add the above-mentioned parameters and remove some other parameters (e.g.,SNOWC, ISEEDARR_SPPT) at the same time, how to write in the same 'my_iofields_list.txt' file?
Is it like the following (two lines, one starting with '+:h:0:' and another with '-:h:0:'):
+:h:0:tropo_p,tropo_z,tropo_lev,h_diabatic,RTHCUTEN,RTHRATEN,RTHRATLW,RTHRATSW,RTHBLTEN,RTHFTEN,GSW
-:h:0:SNOWC,ISEEDARR_SPPT

Or should it be something else?
Can anyone please guide me on this? That will be very helpful for me. Thank you for your time and consideration.
With regards,
Ankan
 
Can anyone please guide me on this? That will be really helpful for me.
Thanks and regards,
Ankan
 
Ankan,
Thanks for your patience. It often takes us a few days to be able to respond to posts due to low resources for forum support and other demanding obligations.

Did you try to put both the "+:h:" and the "-:h:" in the same text file? I believe that should work. It can't hurt to test it out!
 
Dear @kwerner,
Thank you for your response. I appreciate your dedication to supporting the WRF community. I understand the challenges and am grateful for the assistance provided. In the meantime, I tried putting both the "+:h:" and the "-:h:" in the same text file, and it worked. Thank you again for your time.
With regards,
Ankan
 
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