Met driver header file and netcdf files

[fabeit]

Hello,
I was wondering if anybody could explain how to create a header file. I have look at several templates but I am still confused.

Is it possible for ED to read directly the Sheffield met files in .nc format?

[mdietze]

The documentation about the met header file and the met file format is here: https://github.com/EDmodel/ED2/wiki/Drivers#meteorology-header-file

I haven't worked with the Sheffield met but you'd want to make sure the variable names and units are converted to what ED2 needs.

[fabeit]

Thank you!
And what is the meaning of these variables?
nlon, nlat, dx, dy, xmin, ymin

[mdietze]

Number of longitude grid cells
Number of latitude grid cells
Size of longitude grid cell (degrees)
Size of latitude grid cell (degrees)
Minimum longitude
Minimum latitude

If your doing a single site run you'll probably have the best luck setting the first 4 to 1 and then rounding down your location to the nearest whole degree

[fabeit]

I think this info could be included either in the wiki page or in the met driver header file. I could add them to the wiki if you want. Yes I am doing a single site run, the test run that I have works well by also leaving the lat and long with two decimal points. Probably a detail, but in what sense are lat/long minimum? Thanks.

[mdietze]

Good point, this was just an oversight. Wiki had been updated