FVCOM & DA debugging

1. make sure load the correct compiler

module load intel/2016.1
module load toolchain/intel/2018b

2. make sure the type of variables in namelist are correct, like “only_DA.nml”

&NML_SSTGRD_ASSIMILATION
 SSTGRD_ASSIM    =T,
 SSTGRD_ASSIM_FILE       = glmHR_sst_grid_test_weight_1995.nc,!glmHR_sst_grid_test_weight_2016_testbuoy4.nc,! glmHR_sst_grid_test_weight_2016.nc,!glmHR_sst_grid_test_weight.nc,!glmHR_glsea_sst_grid.nc,!glmHR_sst_grid_test.nc                                                                   ,
 SSTGRD_WEIGHT_MAX       =  0.5,
 SSTGRD_TIMESCALE        =  3.0E-3,
 SSTGRD_TIME_WINDOW      =  12,  # sometimes may suppose to be 12.0, always have a try
 SSTGRD_N_PER_INTERVAL   =  1 # there should be 1 instead of 1.0
 /

3. Run with 1 cpu can show the error in details

mpirun -n 1 ./fvcom --casename=superior

4. Larger debug level can also show more details

mpirun -n 1 ./fvcom --casename=superior --dbg=7

5. Always use “write” to debug