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Update scripts to use the GW-RT global namelist #3017

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This PR changes the ways the input.nml file is created. Instead of creating a namelist, the variables that are set locally will now use the UFS global_control.nml.IN template and the atparse function to generate the namelist.

This should allow the GW branch to more easily test changes in the UFS regression test framework. It will also allow GW to more easily introduce UFS changes into GW.

The functionality in parsing_namelists_FV3.sh is mostly unchanged. Since variables are still saved as local, the parsing of the template will occur in this script. Sections in the namelist that were previously not generated (stoch physics options for example) will be set and parsed since the regression test template has these placeholders active. As options are turned off and on, ! will be used in the namelist to comment out sections that are not used.

Previous PR #2733 was closed since my old branch was stale and a new branch was created.

Unresolved issues and input needed from GW group before final code review

First of all, global_control.nml.IN has been added in the root directory of global_workflow. This will not be in the final commit. This is a place holder until the pathing to the UFS template is finalized. A variable with the final path will also be needed to replace the hardcoded path in parsing_namelists_FV3.sh.

There are some variables that were not set in the original scripts that have been added. These were set to the UFS defaults.
The tests I've conducted were to generate the namelists but more tests should be done to make sure that outputs have not changed.

Resolves #2731
Resolves ufs-community/ufs-weather-model#1664

Outstanding dependencies:
ufs-community/ufs-weather-model#2425

Type of change

  • Bug fix (fixes something broken)
  • New feature (adds functionality)
  • Maintenance (code refactor, clean-up, new CI test, etc.)

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How has this been tested?

Tested namelist generation with C48ATM and C48S2S configurations. Further testing will need to be done to ensure intended funcitonality.

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  • My changes generate no new warnings
  • New and existing tests pass with my changes
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@WalterKolczynski-NOAA
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Not a fan of the hiding, at least not how it is implemented here. All the variables are still set by the parsing script, it makes the template more difficult to read, and doesn't even remove it from the rendered namelist, just comments the lines out. Given that, I'd rather just leave all the settings in the namelist with the values that turn them off.

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Hey Walter,
Agreed, this wasn't my first choice but I didn't want to completely overhaul the scripts on the first go.
We could think about also integrating the default_vars.sh script into this workflow, but I didn't know how you all would feel about saving the environmental variables globally vs locally. If it is allowed, then you could in theory run the default_vars.sh script to set any variables that aren't defined by the user's previous scripts before populating the namelist. That should cut down on the amount of bulk in the parsing_fv3 script.

Splitting up the sections into different scripts could also work, but you run into the issue of not being able to easily pass variables between scripts if they are saved as locals (correct me if I'm wrong here).

Also open to your suggestions on how to best make this fit within the GW system.

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Here is a doc with the differences between variable values for GW and RT for a C48 atm only case: GW-RT differences

We're leaning towards just changing the RT baselines to match what GW has, but we can discuss this if needed.

local NPZP=${LEVS} #levp
local GFS_DWINDS=${gfs_dwinds}

local FHZERO=${FHZER}

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Possible misspelling: FHZER may not be assigned. Did you mean FHZERO?

Possible misspelling: FHZER may not be assigned. Did you mean FHZERO?
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Old script saved this as FHZER (ush/parsing_namelists_FV3.sh L196). Kept the convention for now.

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