User Guide

This guide covers how to install and use OpenAirClim as a user - installing input data, configuring emission inventories, and running simulations to explore aviation’s climate impact. If you are planning on developing OpenAirClim itself, see the developer guide instead.

General Workflow

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    CONFIG[/Configuration/]:::input
    INV[/Emission<br>inventories/]:::input
    EVO[/Time evolution/]:::input
    RESP[(Response<br>surfaces)]:::builtin
    BG[(Background<br>inventories)]:::builtin
    OAC[oac]:::process
    TS[/"Time series<br>(emis, conc, RF, dT)"/]:::output
    METR[/"Climate metrics<br>(AGTP, AGWP, ATR)"/]:::output
    DIAG[/Diagnostics/]:::output
    PLT[/Plots/]:::output
    CONFIG --> OAC
    INV --> OAC
    EVO -.-> OAC
    RESP --> OAC
    BG --> OAC
    OAC --> TS
    OAC --> METR
    OAC --> DIAG
    OAC --> PLT

Contents

  • Installation - install OpenAirClim and download the repository data it needs to run

  • Input data - the configuration file, emission inventories and other input data a simulation requires

  • Time Evolution - scaling or normalising emission inventories over time

  • Contrail Module - running the contrail module

  • Output data - the output files a simulation produces, and the provenance metadata embedded in them