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filereference:output:start [2019/08/29 11:03] – [Level 1: Storage by folder name] enviadmin | filereference:output:start [2021/07/26 18:11] – [File Name Identifiers: Overview] enviadmin | ||
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Each ENVI-met simulation creates a huge amount of data which is organized in different files and folders. | Each ENVI-met simulation creates a huge amount of data which is organized in different files and folders. | ||
In general, there are two different types of output files regardless their content: | In general, there are two different types of output files regardless their content: | ||
- | * **Simple Text Files**: Files which contain data in pure ASCII text format. Usually, the content of the file are described in the first row of the file. These file can be read and visiualized with any software that can read text files (which should be about every piece of software that can visiualize | + | * **Simple Text Files**: Files which contain data in pure ASCII text format. Usually, the content of the file are described in the first row of the file. These file can be read and visiualized with any software that can read text files. From Version 5 on, ENVI-met provides different options to analyse |
* **Binary Files (EDX/ | * **Binary Files (EDX/ | ||
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+ | **In order to use advanced analysis functions like Time Series in LEONARDO, it is strongly recommended to store only one simulation run in the same folder and not to mix different model runs.** | ||
===== Name and storage logic ===== | ===== Name and storage logic ===== | ||
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* Level 2: Classification by filename | * Level 2: Classification by filename | ||
* Level 3: Metadata information in the [[filereference: | * Level 3: Metadata information in the [[filereference: | ||
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+ | For simple Text files, Level 3 data are not available, so that the filename and filename extension provide information about the content of the files. | ||
==== Level 1: Storage by folder name ==== | ==== Level 1: Storage by folder name ==== | ||
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- | The uppermost level of file organisation starts by sorting the output files into subfolders of the selected output folders. The figure above shows the folder structure of a typical ENVI-met output folder (some folders are only existing in the Advanced version of ENVI-met). All files in one folder are of the same structure and contain the same set of information, | + | The uppermost level of file organisation starts by sorting the output files into subfolders of the selected output folders. The figure above shows an example of the folder structure of a typical ENVI-met output folder (some folders are only existing in the Advanced version of ENVI-met, others may be added in the course of time). All files in one folder are of the same structure and contain the same set of information, |
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- | ==== Sumary on File Identifiers ==== | + | ==== File Name Identifiers: Overview |
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+ | Especially for pure text files it is not possible to store metadata in the file itself. So we must use the filename and filename extension to identify the contend of the files. | ||
+ | The list below provides a summary on the different file IDs thatare used all through ENVI-met at different occasions to identify the content of a file. | ||
+ | The IDs can be part of the filename or can be used as file extensions. | ||
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- | ^ ID ^ Content ^ Remark ^ | + | ^ID ^Content ^Remark ^ |
- | | _AT_ | Atmospheric data | | | + | | AT | Atmospheric data | | |
- | | _BLDG_ | + | | FX | Surface data and surface fluxes |
- | | _POLU_ | + | | SO | Soil data | | |
- | | _SO_ | Soil data | + | | VEG | Vegetation data | Main 3D Model, Observed plants are text files | |
- | | _SA_ | Solar Access | + | | BLDG | Building data Facade |
- | | _SAFAC_ | + | | FAC | Building data Facade |
- | | _FX_ | Surface data and surface fluxes | + | | POLU | Pollutants |
- | | _VEG_ | Vegetation data | Main 3D Model, Observed plants are text files | | + | | BIO | Biomet Data |
+ | | SA | Solar Access | ||
+ | | SAFAC | Solar Accerss | ||
+ | | VEG | Vegetation data | Main 3D Model, Observed plants are text files | | ||
+ | | IVS| Indexed View Sphere | Data on the Index View Sphere if used | | ||
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