DATACONVERT.DAT

Basic Information

File-Type

dataconvert.dat

File-Form

FORMATTED

Version

12.x / May 2014

Description-Date

May 2014

Significance of the File

Contains various input steering data for the postprocessor DATACONVERT

File-Contents (in Catchwords)

Contains various input steering data, which are required during

• mode 1 , conversion of computational results for the integrated modelling system Delft3D. Original data are stored in NetCDF data files and are going to be converted and written to BAW-specific BDF data files, or,
• mode 2 , conversion of (DWD) NetCDF files to BAW-specific BDF data files, or,
• mode 3 , merge of several (DWD) NetCDF files to a single NetCDF data file (times for input data must be identical in all input files), or
• mode 4 , conversion of BDF data files into a single NetCDF data file using CF Metadata conventions,
• mode 6: conversion of meteorological data in BDF-Format into Delft3D format METEO_DLFT
  
• mode 7: conversion of timeseries in BOEWRT format into cf-netcdf.nc data according to NODC's feature type template for timeSeries.

informations related to output files (block Output_Information)

• mode 1
  • file to store converted depth averaged (2D-) computational results (filetype dirz.bin.r, dirz.bin.i and dirz.bin).

    Notice: data for multiple computational domains are going to be gathered and stored in this file.

  • file to store the converted computational grid (filetype untrim_grid.dat).

    Notice: computational grid data for multiple computational domains are going to be gathered and stored in this grid file.

  • (optional) file to store converted depth dependent (3D-) computational results (filetype dirz.bin.r, dirz.bin.i and dirz.bin).

    Notice: data for multiple computational domains are going to be gathered and stored in this file.

  • (optional) file with description of the vertical layer structure (z-layers), to be used for the converted computational results (filetype vertical.dat).

    Notice: this file must be always specified in situations when three-dimensional data are going to be generated by conversion.

  • (optional) threshold depth for drying and wetting.

    Notice: the value prescribed shall be not smaller than the one used during the Delft3D simulation.

  • (optional) start time for data conversion.

    Notice: if not specified the first date contained in the input data will be used.

  • (optional) end time for data conversion.

    Notice: if not specified the last date contained in the input data will be used.

  • (optional) time step for data conversion.

    Notice: if not specified all dates contained in the input data will be converted.

  • (optional) maximum increase of depth during a morphodynamic simulation. Depth at all grid points is increased by this amount to cover depth variation due to morphodynamics within a z-layered (vertical) grid. Exception: depths at (protected) structures will not be altered.

    Notice: if this parameter is not prescribed all depth values will remain unchanged.

  • (optional) steering parameter for the method chosen to compute initial depth values at grid points. Depths can be computed from values prescribed in grid files or in computational result files.

    Notice: if this parameter is not prescribed, depth values are derived from grid data only.

  • (optional) steering parameter for type of method used to compute depth values for new edges inserted during the grid refinement process. Method can be either MEAN, MAX or MIN.

    Notice: if this parameter is missing, method MEAN will be used.

  • (optional) steering parameter for rounding of time and date information (digits for nanoseconds). The number of digits for nanoseconds (0 - 9) has to be prescribed. In case 0 (zero) is prescribed, no digits for nanoseconds are taken into account and all internal time and date items are rounded to seconds.

    Notice: if this parameter is not specified, no time and date item will be subject to rounding (full accuracy).

  • (optional) dry bed density: bedload and suspended matter transport rates are in Delft3D result files stored as volume per time and in BDF files as mass per time. A dry bed density for each fraction is necessary for the conversion into a mass transport, i.e. into measures with the code 621 or 622.
• mode 2
  • file to store converted data (filetype dirz.bin.r, dirz.bin.i and dirz.bin).

    Notice: file is not generated, only the filetype is used.

  • file to store the converted computational grid (filetype gitter05.dat or gitter05.bin).

    Notice: file is not generated, only filetype is used.

  • (optional) start time for data conversion.

    Notice: if not specified the first date contained in the input data will be used.

  • (optional) end time for data conversion.

    Notice: if not specified the last date contained in the input data will be used.

  • (optional) time step for data conversion.

    Notice: if not specified all dates contained in the input data will be converted.

  • (optional) steering parameter for rounding of time and date information (digits for nanoseconds). The number of digits for nanoseconds (0 - 9) has to be prescribed. In case 0 (zero) is prescribed, no digits for nanoseconds are taken into account and all internal time and date items are rounded to seconds.

    Notice: if this parameter is not specified, no time and date item will be subject to rounding (full accuracy).

  • EPSG code for coordinates of resulting grid file (see EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry).
• mode 3
  • file to store merged data (filetype netcdf.cdf).
  • (optional) start time for data conversion.

    Notice: if not specified the first date contained in the input data will be used.

  • (optional) end time for data conversion.

    Notice: if not specified the last date contained in the input data will be used.

  • (optional) time step for data conversion.

    Notice: if not specified all dates contained in the input data will be converted.

  • (optional) steering parameter for rounding of time and date information (digits for nanoseconds). The number of digits for nanoseconds (0 - 9) has to be prescribed. In case 0 (zero) is prescribed, no digits for nanoseconds are taken into account and all internal time and date items are rounded to seconds.

    Notice: if this parameter is not specified, no time and date item will be subject to rounding (full accuracy).

• mode 4
  • file to store merged data (filetype cf-netcdf.nc).
  • (optional) start time for data conversion.

    Notice: if not specified the first date contained in the input data will be used.

  • (optional) end time for data conversion.

    Notice: if not specified the last date contained in the input data will be used.

  • (optional) time step for data conversion.

    Notice: if not specified all dates contained in the input data will be converted.

  • (optional) title (corresponds to global CF attribute title).
  • (optional) comment (corresponds to global CF attribute comment).
  • (optional) source (corresponds to global CF attribute source).
  • (optional) creation mode ID for a CF NetCDF file (see Unidata NetCDF).
  • (optional) deflate_level for a CF-NetCDF file (see Unidata NetCDF).

    Notice: For further informations on global CF attributes see NetCDF global attributes.

• mode 6
  • file to store converted data (filetype METEO_DLFT)
  • (optional) start time for data conversion.

    Notice: if not specified the first date contained in the input data will be used.

  • (optional) end time for data conversion.

    Notice: if not specified the last date contained in the input data will be used.

  • (optional) time step for data conversion.

    Notice: if not specified all dates contained in the input data will be converted.

  • (optional) EPSG code for coordinates of resulting grid file (see EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry).

    Notice: There will be be no mapping, but the code will be written as a comment into the METEO_DELFT file.

  • (optional) No_Data_Value for invalid data.
  • (optional) Timezone for the time string of the output file (Default: UTC)
• mode 7
  • file to time series data (filetype cf-netcdf.nc).
  • (optional) start time for data conversion.

    Notice: if not specified the first date contained in the input data will be used.

  • (optional) end time for data conversion.

    Notice: if not specified the last date contained in the input data will be used.

  • (optional) time step for data conversion.

    Notice: if not specified all dates contained in the input data will be converted, e.g. for time series with time steps of different lengths.

  • (optional) creation mode ID for a CF NetCDF file (see Unidata NetCDF).
  • (optional) deflate_level for a CF-NetCDF file (see Unidata NetCDF).

    Notice: For further informations on global CF attributes see NetCDF global attributes.

informations related to input files (block Input_Files) - block can be specified several times

• mode 1
  • name of NetCDF-file which contains the computational results from Delft3D going to be converted (filetype netcdf.cdf);

    Notice: has to be specified only once per computational domain), plus (optional) code numbers for the converted physical quantities (Notice: in case code numbers are not specified, all quantities which are feasible for conversion are going to be converted automatically).

  • name of file which contains the computational grid going to be converted (filetype delft3d.grd).
  • Additionally the following files of type delft3d.dep and delft3d.enc must be present in the working directory.
  • Optionally files of type delft3d.dry, delft3d.thd, delft3d.lwl, delft3d.ext as well as delft3d.bnd may be present in the working directory.

    Remark 1: Only one file with extension grd per computational domain can be specified. The other (related) files are only allowed to differ with respect to their extension.

    Remark 2: For each computational domain the converted computational grid as well as the converted computational results are stored in files of type untrim_grid.dat, dirz.bin.r, dirz.bin.i and dirz.bin.

• mode 2
  • name of NetCDF-file with data to be converted (filetype netcdf.cdf);

    Remark 1: For each input file a grid file of type gitter05.dat or gitter05.bin as well as data files of type dirz.bin.r, dirz.bin.i and dirz.bin will be generated.

  • EPSG code for coordinates in input data file (see EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry).
• mode 3
  • file name with type netcdf.cdf, contents will be merged into the output file.
• mode 4
  • BDF data file of type dirz.bin.

    Remarks:

    1. Files of type dirz.bin.I and dirz.bin.R must be also available.
    2. Valid data types:
       • Synoptic data.
    3. Valid grid types:
       • location_grid.dat or cf-netcdf.nc from GRIDCONVERT.
       • gitter05.dat and gitter05.bin or cf-netcdf.nc from GRIDCONVERT.
       • untrim_grid.dat or cf-netcdf.nc from GRIDCONVERT.
       • profil05.bin or cf-netcdf.nc from GRIDCONVERT.

• mode 6
  • data files of type dirz.bin.r, dirz.bin.i and dirz.bin
  • alle grid formats connectable with BDF files, e.g. GITTER05
• mode 7
  • a data file of type boewrt.dat; all quantities will be converted automatically.

dictionary-file hyd_untrim_dico.dat, normally present in directory $PROGHOME/dic/, will be automatically read by the application program in addition to the user-specified input file.

Programs using this Type of File

DATACONVERT

Example-File

please refer to $PROGHOME/examples/dataconvert/.

• mode 1 : dataconvert.Delft3D-NetCDF.BDF.dat.
• mode 2 : dataconvert.DWD-NetCDF.BDF.dat.
• mode 3 : dataconvert.DWD-NetCDF.DWD-NetCDF.dat.
• mode 4 : dataconvert.BDF.CF-NetCDF.dat.
• mode 6 : dataconvert.BDF-METEO_DELFT.dat.
• mode 7 : dataconvert.BOEWRT.CF-NetCDF.dat.

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