[Go-essp-tech] Fwd: Data file gaps

[V Balaji]

Shouldn't the RIP values for the two runs be different in this case?

On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 7:13 PM, Jeffrey F. Painter <painter1 at llnl.gov> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
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