User Guide

Here you can find some useful documentation of the OpenAirClim workflows, modules and data processed. We are actively working on this guide.

• Input data
• Time Evolution
• Contrail Module

General workflow

In the following flowchart, the general OpenAirClim workflow is depicted. Input files are shown in yellow, built-in data bases in grey, the OpenAirClim process in blue and output files in green.

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config:
    look: handDrawn
    theme: neutral
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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