Output files
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LMDZ-SACS output files are all saved in NetCDF format (execpt trajectory files which are save in raw binary format for I/O speed).

Log file
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* ``dispersion.log``: log file created by CIF, containing information about the simulation, and eventual error messages

Observation file
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* ``obs_out.nc``: observation information, for forward and tangent linear only

  - ``spec`` variable: simulated mixing ratio in :math:`\mu`mol/mol (ppm)
  - ``incr`` variable: simulated mixing ratio increments in :math:`\mu`mol/mol (ppm)
  - ``pressure`` variable: simulated pressure at the middle of the cell (Pa)
  - ``dpressure`` variable: simulated pressure thickness of the cell (Pa)
  - ``airm`` variable: dry air density (molec/cm\ :sup:`3`)
  - ``hlay`` variable: level thickness (m) 

Tracers related fields files
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Initial conditions files
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* ``restart.nc``: mass mixing ratio for all tracers at the end of the simulation, in kg of species per kg of dry air.

  - ``[species]`` (lev, lat, lon) or (lev, cell) variable: mass mixing ratio, for forward and tangent linear only
  - ``[species]_tl`` (lev, lat, lon) or (lev, cell) variable: mass mixing ratio, for tangent linear only
  - ``[species]`` (lev, lat, lon) or (lev, cell) variable: mass mixing ratio sensitivity, for adjoint only

Emissions files
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* ``flux_out.nc``: tracers surface emissions sensitivities

  - ``[species]`` (time, lat, lon) or (time, cell) variable: emissions sensitivities, for adjoint only

Trajectory files
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* ``trajq_[species].bin``: 3 hourly tracers trajectory saved by the forward model, in kg of species per kg of dry air, for forward and tangent linear only

Chemistry files
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Prescribed concentrations files
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* ``prescrconcs_out.nc``: daily 3D fields of prescribed concentrations sensitivities

  - ``[species]`` (time, lev, lat, lon) or (time, lev, cell) variable: prescribed concentrations sensitivities, for adjoint only

Production and loss files
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* ``prodloss3d_out.nc``: daily 3D fields of production/loss concentrations sensitivities

  - ``[species]`` (time, lev, lat, lon) or (time, lev, cell) variable: production/loss concentrations sensitivities, for adjoint only

Chemical sinks files
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* ``chemical_sink.nc``: 3 hourly 3D fields of chemical sinks (written if ``save_sinks`` is true)

  - ``[species]`` (time, lev, lat, lon) or (time, lev, cell) variable:  3 hourly 3D fields of chemical sinks

Chemical lifetime files
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* ``lifetime.nc``: timeseries of chemical lifetime (written if ``save_lifetime`` is true)

  - ``[species]`` (time) variable:  timeseries of chemical lifetime

Mass diagnostic files
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Total mass files
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* ``mass.nc``: timeseries of tracer total mass and emissions (written if ``save_mass`` is true)

  - ``[species]_total_mass`` (time) variable:  timeseries of tracer total mass
  - ``[species]_total_emissions`` (time) variable:  timeseries of tracer total emissions