MARS Environment¶
MARS is used through a working environment based on C-shell scripts in order to resolved frequently observed problems like :
- Difficulty in following MARS evolutions which led to different MARS codes
- Numerical developments and configurations which must be performed following a few usual rules, otherwise they get lost
- Goals of MARS environment
- Management of MARS versions
- Easier tracking of configuration changes
- Easier keeping up to date of configurations
- Direct visualization of user’s modifications
- Sharing of configurations
- Saving of disk space
The complete MARS code (sources, namelist, environment, documentation and netcdf libraries) is located in a directory defined by the environment variable $HOMEMARS
- Users
- Run the code for personal configuration or use test cases
- Improve the code (numerical developments…)
- Report encountered problems or needs
- Follow code improvements, keep configurations up to date
- Reference
- MARS environment is originally derived from utility named Drakkar Config Manager and developped by J. M. Molines and S. Theetten.
- Similar environments are used with MARS code, NEMO code (DRAKKAR projects and followings) and SYMPHONIE code (soon).