All input data needs to have the version information in the file name

[jgriesfeller]

We need to agree on a input data file naming scheme. The easiest is to put version information in the file name just as CESM is doing it.

additional info from Dirk:
Some NorESM data (in this case the directory) have a version date in their directory name :
Location : inputdata/noresm-only/atm/cam/camoslo/AeroTab_8jun17 :
Filenames : aerocomk0.out, aerocomk1.out, aerocomk2.out, aerocomk3.out, ...

[matsbn]

After the reorganisation of the BLOM input data (NorESMhub/BLOM#21), the input files now have version information in the file names (creation date: YYYYMMDD).

[DirkOlivie]

I will check if everything is coherent for NorESM specific atmosphere files.

Not the case for Aerotab now : do not have date in now. Should be changed.

How to name input-name coherently : follow CESM method cYYYYMMDD. Should we use nYYYYMMDD?

How can we make clear that a file was generated by/for NorESM?

[adagj]

I have included a suggestion for file naming ($FILENAME_ nYYYYMMDD) template under the For developers section in the noresm documentation in master

[adagj]

The documentation has been updated: #265

@DirkOlivie can we close this now?

[DirkOlivie]

For NorESM specific input files there are two type of files without timestamp in CAM-Nor :

• the AeroTab files (although they have a subdirectory with a timestamp in the name, but this is not fully save)
• the stratospheric volcanic aerosol forcing files

[oyvindseland]

I suggest that any updates of the AeroTab files and volcanic forcing files should have a timestamp. Creating timestamps for existing files opens for bugs in the cmip6 version.