CCPP Framework Meeting Minutes 2021 04 20

Agenda

• capgen.py progress
• Transition to capgen.py
• Process for creating a master cross-lab standard name resource
• Other business

capgen.py process

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Transition to capgen.py

• Dom is working on the PR that fixes issues with dimensions, intents etc using Julie's version of the parser
  • https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-physics/pull/611/
• Weiwei is working on the Python script to update the standard names in the ccpp-physics metadata files based on the standard name spreadsheet (this will go to a separate branch); will use the same script to create PR to standard name repo

Process for creating a master cross-lab standard name resource

• Issue of wind: meridional_wind, zonal_wind, x_wind, y_wind, ... - items below from last meeting:
  • Many models don't have meridional_wind or zonal_wind, and what are those over the poles?
  • x_wind, y_wind are more general
  • FV3 does convert winds to meridional/zonal winds before running physics
  • Do we want to have standard name aliases? Only if the meaning is identical, i.e. no translation necessary?
  • Let's wait and see what happens when we talk to the physics developers
    • Physics basically cares about the wind speed, not the direction (dycore cares)

Other business

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