########################################## Preparing inputs from scratch or raw data ########################################## .. important:: **How to use the** :doc:`cheat-sheet` **for plugins** In the following, plugins have te be used and provided specifications. The arguments can be found in the documentation of each plugin. To make access to the plugins easier, the cheat-sheet shows them sorted by **type**: the various types are the left-most (e.g. chemistry, controlvect, fields). For each type, available plugins are listed with the **name, version** of each displayed. Note that stating the name and version of a plugin is mandatory, whereas stating its type not always necessary. Domain ======= The up to :doc:`4 files defining the simulation domain ` can be generated as explained in :doc:`making a new domain`. For generating a domain using a particular horizontal or vertical grid, which is not pre-coded, it is possible to write the relevant files manually. The chosen domain must be generated with a simple yaml as shown in :doc:`the tutorial above`, hand-made or taken from ready-made files once for all. The domain is then used for generating all the other inputs. Chemistry ========== The 12 files defining a chemical scheme for CHIMERE are not yet pre-processed by the CIF. See :doc:`the dedicated documentation` to elaborate them or use one of the already existing schemes. Meteorology =========== The CIF is able to pre-process ECMWF grib files into the right format for CHIMERE. When planning simulations, the safer procedure is to generate the required METEO.nc files as explained in :doc:`generating meteo from ECMWF` and store them. Note that pre-processing the meteorology requires the domain. Their content must be checked, with plots, maps, etc. The simulations can afterwards point to these METEO.nc files, as shown in :doc:`the tutorial for a simulation from ready-made files`. Emissions ========= The CIF is able to pre-process various raw files into the right format for CHIMERE's AEMISSIONS and BEMISSIONS as explained in :doc:`generating emission files from raw data`. It can also combine ready-made files together, as expained :doc:`here`. Both approaches can be used together as shown in :ref:`chimere-emissions-one-species-combine-raw-readymade`. Boundary conditions =================== The CIF is able to pre-process various raw files into the right format for CHIMERE's INI_CONCS and BOUN_CONCS as explained in :doc:`generating boundary conditions from raw data`. It can also combine ready-made files together, as expained :doc:`here`. Both approaches can be used together as shown in :ref:`chimere-emissions-one-species-combine-raw-readymade`.