User Guide

Here you can find some useful documentation of installing OpenAirClim, the input data it requires, and its workflows and modules. We are actively working on this guide.

The general OpenAirClim workflow is depicted in the following flowchart. Input files are shown in yellow, pre-calculated and built-in databases in grey and the output files in green.

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config:
    look: handDrawn
    theme: neutral
---
flowchart LR
    classDef input fill:#FFFAA0
    classDef builtin fill:#D3D3D3
    classDef process fill:#0096FF
    classDef output fill:#32CD32
    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

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