[MITgcm-support] release of xmitgcm v0.2.0

[Angela Zalucha]

Ryan,

I know how to use Python, but haven't made the leap from my Matlab 
MITgcm routines yet.  I have a lot of output I need to look at, so this 
is probably a good time to switch.  I'll let you know how it works out.

Angela


On 02/14/2017 02:53 PM, Ryan Abernathey wrote:
> Hi Angela!
>
> Are you using python? Have you tried xmitgcm? Would love to get your 
> feedback.
>
> Cheers,
> Ryan
>
> On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 4:10 PM, Angela Zalucha <azalucha at seti.org 
> <mailto:azalucha at seti.org>> wrote:
>
>     Thanks for this Ryan!
>
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>     On Feb 14, 2017 12:28 PM, Ryan Abernathey
>     <ryan.abernathey at gmail.com <mailto:ryan.abernathey at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         Hello MITgcm Folks,
>
>         I am happy to announce the release of xmitgcm v0.2.0.
>         http://xmitgcm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
>         <http://xmitgcm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>
>         https://github.com/xgcm/xmitgcm <https://github.com/xgcm/xmitgcm>
>
>         xmitgcm is a python package for reading MITgcm
>         <http://mitgcm.org/public/r2_manual/latest/online_documents/node277.html> binary
>         MDS files into xarray <http://xarray.pydata.org/> data
>         structures. By storing data in dask <http://dask.pydata.org/>
>         arrays, xmitgcm enables parallel, out-of-core
>         <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out-of-core_algorithm> analysis
>         of MITgcm output data.
>
>         This release contains the following feature enhancements:
>
>           * Files are not read until the data are accessed. This helps
>             overcome a common “too many open files issue” (#11
>             <https://github.com/xgcm/xmitgcm/issues/11>).
>           * A workaround for missing .meta files (#12
>             <https://github.com/xgcm/xmitgcm/issues/12>).
>           * Option for a separate grid_dir in case it is different
>             from data_dir (#13
>             <https://github.com/xgcm/xmitgcm/issues/13>).
>           * Refactor of the way LLC data is read which allows for more
>             efficient chunking and lower memory usage (#20
>             <https://github.com/xgcm/xmitgcm/issues/20>)
>           * Bug fix related to the handling of default_dtype parameter
>             (#34 <https://github.com/xgcm/xmitgcm/pull/34>). By
>             Guillaume Sérazin <https://github.com/serazing>.
>           * Support for older MITgcm versions that write a different
>             lenght drC variable (#8
>             <https://github.com/xgcm/xmitgcm/issues/8>). By Liam
>             Brannigan <https://github.com/braaannigan>.
>           * Support for cartesian curvilinear grids. By Andrea
>             Cimatoribus <https://github.com/sambarluc>.
>           * Expanded and improved documentation.
>
>
>         I am very happy to see other MITgcm users using and
>         contributing actively to xmitgcm.
>
>         One major goal for this release was to improve the reading of
>         LLC4320 files on pleiades. xmitgcm is now very efficient at
>         extracting sub-regions from the LLC simulation. If you are
>         interested in this topic, I encourage you to check out the
>         documentation and performance analysis here:
>         http://xmitgcm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/performance.html
>         <http://xmitgcm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/performance.html>
>
>         Installation instructions:
>         http://xmitgcm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
>         <http://xmitgcm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>
>
>         Cheers,
>         Ryan Abernathey
>
>
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Angela Zalucha, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
SETI Institute
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