[Go-essp-tech] time gaps in GFDL data sets

[Covey, Curt]

Thanks, so noted.

On 4/4/12 11:31 AM, "Ron Stouffer" <ronald.stouffer at noaa.gov> wrote:

>HI all,
>
>The time gaps in GFDL's data have been resolved/fixed...as far as we
>know....for both the ESM and CM3 data sets. The server data1
>(http://data1.gfdl.noaa.gov/) has the most up-to-date versions of our
>public data. The data on ESG can be a few weeks behind...for reasons I
>do not understand. The reasons for the data gaps were related to
>problems moving data around both with our in-house software and
>ESG/network software.
>
>Hope this is helpful.
>-Ron
>
>
>Curt wrote:
>
>
>      Ron,
>
>Thanks for the clarification. Sounds like you followed the CMIP5
>protocol correctly. But meanwhile another user has found
>data gaps in the contributions from GFDL (and from other groups). Can
>you look over this user's comments, respond
>for GFDL-ESM2M, and also forward the comments to whoever should respond
>for GFDL-CM3?
>
>Keep healthy,
>Curt
>
>
>On 3/22/12 7:23 AM, "Ron Stouffer" <ronald.stouffer at noaa.gov> wrote:
>
>       HI David and Sebastien,
>
>We (GFDL ESM group) have made two 1% CO2 increase runs with both ESM2M
>and ESM2G. The first run uses 1% increase to doubling (2X) and is found
>in r1i1p1. The second run uses 1% increase to 4X and is found in r1i1p2.
>This second run is what you are looking to use. Both of these runs are
>found under the 1pctCO2 experiment on either the GFDL server or via ESG.
>
>Thanks for your question. Let me know if there are still problems.
>-Ron Stouffer
>
>
>
>From: "Painter, Jeff" <painter1 at llnl.gov>
>Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:13:58 -0700
>To: "Taylor, Karl Taylor" <taylor13 at llnl.gov>
>Cc: covey1 Covey <covey1 at llnl.gov>, Jennifer Adams <jma at cola.iges.org>,
>"go-essp-tech at ucar.edu" <go-essp-tech at ucar.edu>
>Subject: Re: Fwd: [Go-essp-tech] Data file gaps
>
>I can shed some light on one of the gaps: the GISS-E2-R piControl files
>actually contain TWO control runs!  One side of the
>gap is one control run, and the other side of the gap is the other
>control run.  I cut-and-pasted a message from Ken Lo
>about this, at the bottom of this message.
>
>- Jeff
>
>On 3/20/12 11:55 AM, Karl Taylor wrote:
>       database problem??
>
>       -------- Original Message --------
>       Subject:
>       [Go-essp-tech] Data file gaps
>       Date:
>       Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:50:07 -0700
>       From:
>       Jennifer Adams <jma at cola.iges.org>
>       To:
>go-essp-tech at ucar.edu <go-essp-tech at ucar.edu>
>
>       Dear All,
>I have a GrADS script that creates descriptor files for CMIP5 data, and
>it has uncovered some gaps in the date
>strings of files that belong to an atomic data set. I have checked the
>ESGF gateways for all the datasets listed
>below and I can confirm that these files are missing for some variables.
>I haven't given the variable names, because
>I have only checked the subset of variables that are of interest to me
>and that may not be a complete list. If the
>specific var names that I checked would be useful, I can provide them.
>While checking on these gaps, I noticed that
>not all variables in an atomic dataset span the same time range ? an
>inconsistency that doesn't quite make sense to me.
>I also noticed that in some cases, data files that I had grabbed are no
>longer listed on the gateway, even though the
>version number is the same. An example is
>cmip5.output1.NCC.NorESM1-M.piControl.day.land.day.r1i1p1.v20110901,
>mrsos,
>date range 11000101-12001231. What does that mean?
>
>The gaps put these data into the "not quite usable" category. I wasn't
>sure whether to send this to the helpdesk or
>the forum or both; in the end I am just posting here.
>--Jennifer
>
>  11880 times missing in
>cmip5.output1.NASA-GISS.GISS-E2-H.piControl.mon.atmos.Amon.r1i1p1
>between 141912 and 241001
>  11880 times missing in
>cmip5.output1.NASA-GISS.GISS-E2-H.piControl.mon.land.Lmon.r1i1p1
>  between 141912 and 241001
>   4200 times missing in
>cmip5.output1.NASA-GISS.GISS-E2-R.piControl.mon.land.Lmon.r1i1p1
>  between 363012 and 398101
>  11880 times missing in
>cmip5.output1.NASA-GISS.GISS-E2-H.piControl.mon.ocean.Omon.r1i1p1
>between 141912 and 241001
>   4200 times missing in
>cmip5.output1.NASA-GISS.GISS-E2-R.piControl.mon.ocean.Omon.r1i1p1
>between 363012 and 398101
>      1 times missing in
>cmip5.output1.MOHC.HadGEM2-CC.historical.mon.ocean.Omon.r3i1p1
>  between 200110 and 200112
>     60 times missing in
>cmip5.output1.NOAA-GFDL.GFDL-ESM2M.piControl.mon.land.Lmon.r1i1p1
>between 017012 and 017601
>     60 times missing in
>cmip5.output1.NOAA-GFDL.GFDL-ESM2M.piControl.mon.land.Lmon.r1i1p1
>between 003012 and 003601
>   3650 times missing in
>cmip5.output1.NOAA-GFDL.GFDL-CM3.piControl.day.atmos.day.r1i1p1
>between 00101231 and
>00210101
>   1825 times missing in
>cmip5.output1.NOAA-GFDL.GFDL-CM3.piControl.day.atmos.day.r1i1p1
>between 00401231 and
>00460101
>   7300 times missing in
>cmip5.output1.NOAA-GFDL.GFDL-CM3.piControl.day.atmos.day.r1i1p1
>between 00751231 and
>00960101
>142350 times missing in
>cmip5.output1.NOAA-GFDL.GFDL-CM3.piControl.day.atmos.day.r1i1p1
>between 01001231 and
>04910101
>  73000 times missing in
>cmip5.output1.NCC.NorESM1-M.piControl.day.land.day.r1i1p1
>between 08991231 and
>11000101
>  29220 times missing in
>cmip5.output1.MPI-M.MPI-ESM-LR.rcp85.day.atmos.day.r1i1p1
>between 22001231 and
>22810101
>
>-- 
>Jennifer M. Adams
>IGES/COLA
>4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 302
>Calverton, MD 20705
>jma at cola.iges.org
>
>
>On 11/4/11 6:07 AM, Ken Lo wrote:
>Dear Jeff Painter,
>
>Years 3331 to 3630 of the control run are meant to be compared with
>historicalMisc (p1), while years 3981 to 4530 are meant to be compared
>with historical, historicalMisc (p109), historicalGHG, historicalNat
>and rcp runs (all p1 except indicated otherwise).  The appropriate years
>for comparison are written in the branch time of the metadata of each
>file.
>
>
>