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Is the remap files update needed id masks.nc has changed?

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Posted by Anonymous at February 23 2024

Dear Oasis developers and Users,
I am using OASIS3-MCT implemented in a regional coupled model WRF + NEMO.
I have some doubts about the masks.nc file.
If I change the shape (not the dimensions!) of either atm.msk or nem.msk inside masks.nc, should I change also the remapping files?
I would say no because the remapping weights depend on the lat,lon of the grid points of the dest/source grids.nc.
I understand that the masking intervein after the regridding is done.
Hence the remapping weights should be updated only if:
1) changes of the dimensions of the source/destination occur
2) a different kind interpolation is chosen
3) some changes in $CMETH $CGRS $CFTYP $REST $NBIN $NV $ASSCMP $PROJCART occur.

Please can someone confirm or not this?
Thank you very much
Francesco

Posted by Anonymous at February 27 2024

Hi Francesco,
I think that should work but why would you want to do this? It is certainly safer to have the auxiliary data (in grids.nc, masks.nc and areas.nc) and the coupling fields of same dimension and shape.
  Regards,
 Sophie

Posted by Anonymous at March 1 2024

Thank you Sophie
I understand perfectly your point, it was just a matter of savaing time.
Bests
Francesco
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