Observation vector (obsvect)

Currently, only one plugin is available for obsvect. For the first simulation, no previous file is read, but the file generated by the simulation is saved for use in later simulations.

obsvect:
  plugin:
    name: standard
    version: std
  dump: True

If all the monitor.nc files to use for comparison are ready and organized in a directory with sub-folders by type (e.g. OMI, IASI) and then by species (e.g. CH4, N2O), you can simply provide the root directory here.

obsvect:
  plugin:
    name: standard
    version: std
  dump: True
  dir_obsvect: directory_with_perfectly_ordained_and_formatted_monitor_netcdf_files/

If the directory structure is incorrect or files are not named monitor.nc, the information will not be used. In most cases, observation data is therefore provided in datavect via the dedicated components.

The requirements for the standard obsvect are model and datavect.