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Generates a dataset with one or more fields

Usage

cdo_const(
  const = NULL,
  seed = NULL,
  grid = NULL,
  start = NULL,
  end = NULL,
  inc = NULL,
  levels = NULL,
  ofile = NULL
)

cdo_random(
  const = NULL,
  seed = NULL,
  grid = NULL,
  start = NULL,
  end = NULL,
  inc = NULL,
  levels = NULL,
  ofile = NULL
)

cdo_seq(
  const = NULL,
  seed = NULL,
  grid = NULL,
  start = NULL,
  end = NULL,
  inc = NULL,
  levels = NULL,
  ofile = NULL
)

cdo_stdatm(
  const = NULL,
  seed = NULL,
  grid = NULL,
  start = NULL,
  end = NULL,
  inc = NULL,
  levels = NULL,
  ofile = NULL
)

cdo_topo(
  const = NULL,
  seed = NULL,
  grid = NULL,
  start = NULL,
  end = NULL,
  inc = NULL,
  levels = NULL,
  ofile = NULL
)

Arguments

const

FLOAT - Constant

seed

INTEGER - The seed for a new sequence of pseudo-random numbers [default: 1]

grid

STRING - Target grid description file or name

start

FLOAT - Start value of the loop

end

FLOAT - End value of the loop

inc

FLOAT - Increment of the loop [default: 1]

levels

FLOAT - Target levels in metre above surface

ofile

String with the path to the output file.

Details

const   Create a constant field
        Creates a constant field. All field elements of the grid have the same value.
random  Create a field with random numbers
        Creates a field with rectangularly distrubuted random numbers in the interval \[0,1\].
topo    Create a field with topography
        Creates a field with topography data, per default on a global half degree grid.
seq     Create a time series
        Creates a time series with field size 1 and field elements beginning with a start value in time step 1
        which is increased from one time step to the next.
stdatm  Create values for pressure and temperature for hydrostatic atmosphere
        Creates pressure and temperature values for the given list of vertical levels.
        The formulas are:

        P(z) = P_0 * exp(-1 * g/R * H/T_0 * log( (exp(z/H)*T_0 + T_Delta)/(T_0 + T_Delta))
        T(z) = T_0 + T_Delta * exp(-z/H)

        with the following constants

        T_0     = 213 K           Offset to get a surface temperature of 288K
        T_Delta = 75 K            Temperature lapse rate for 10Km
        P_0     = 1013.25 hPa     Surface pressure
        H       = 10000.0 m       Scale height
        g       = 9.80665 m/s**2  Earth gravity
        R       = 287.05 J/kg*K   Gas constant for air

        This is the solution for the hydrostatic equations and is only valid for the
        troposphere (constant positive lapse rate). The temperature increase in the
        stratosphere and other effects of the upper atmosphere are not taken into
        account.