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Outputs

Metview runs FLEXPART in a temporary directory. Having finished the simulation Metview converts and rename the output files and move them into the Output Path directory specified in the FLEXPART Run icon. FLEXPART produces a variety of outputs whicha re

The output metadata information is stored in a file called header( see writeheader.f)

Gridded outputs

Gridded outputs are converted to grib using a local grib definition built-in into Metview.

Concentration

Custom binary format (see concoutput.f).
One file per time step with the following naming convention grid_<option>[_nest]_<time>_<species> where:
- option: conc | pptv | time
- time: YYYYMMDDHHMMSS
- species: nnn
Contents: for each ageclass the wet- and dry deposition fields and 3D output for the specified quantity (on height levels).

	output file	forward or backward	units release_units=mass receptor_units=mass
concentration	conc_sSSS.grib	forward	ng m**-3	ppt (mass)	ng m**-3	ppt (mass)
dry/wet deposition	conc	fw	ng m**-2	ng m**-2	ng m**-3	ng m**-2
volume mixing ratio	pptv	fw/bw	ppt (volume)	ppt (volume)	ppt (volume)	ppt (volume)
dry/wet deposition	pptv	fw	ng m**-2	ng m**-2	ng m**-2	ng m**-2
response function to emission output	time	bw	s	s m3 kg-3	s kg m**-3	s

Wet and dry deposition is always zero in time. In conc and pptv files they are also zero but unless turned on internally (via WETDEP and DRYDEP). Whether WETDEP/DRYDEP is turned on or off depends on the given species.

Gridded flux

Custom binary format (see fluxoutput.f).
One file per time step with the following naming convention grid_flux[_nest]_YYYYMMDDHHMMSS
Contents: for each ageclass and release the east, west, north, south, bottom and top fluxes.
It can only be produced for the forward runs
The units is: ng/m2/s