[esp-r] Re: User-defined weather files

[Jon Hand]

Please read the chapter about weather files in the ESRP-r Cookbook.

There are two formats of the file, what the simulator reads is a random
access binary file and there is an import and export function in the clm
module which can convert this to a simple text file (ASCII). Typically
the ASCII version has the same file name but with a .a ending.

What the image shows - notepad++ being confused
by a file type (the random access binary file) that it cannot read. 


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From: Satya [ringo.satyarr at gmail.com]
Sent: 22 April 2013 10:29
To: Jon Hand
Cc: ESP-r Users' Club
Subject: Re: [esp-r] User-defined weather files

Dear Jon,

I was unable to open climate files with notepad++. Here's what it looked like:
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On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Jon Hand <jon at esru.strath.ac.uk<mailto:jon at esru.strath.ac.uk>> wrote:

Remember that ESP-r model files and text files (like the text export weather file and 'climatelist' file)
are simple (ASCII) text files.  If you are going to edit them then use a text editor (like notepad++) rather
than a word processor.  MS Notepad and Word will often mess up simple text files.

A new facility is awaiting inclusion in the standard ESP-r that will allow you to import
column data from csv (comma separated) files and do a range of unit conversions.

-Jon Hand
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From: esp-r-bounces at lists.strath.ac.uk<mailto:esp-r-bounces at lists.strath.ac.uk> [esp-r-bounces at lists.strath.ac.uk<mailto:esp-r-bounces at lists.strath.ac.uk>] On Behalf Of Satya [ringo.satyarr at gmail.com<mailto:ringo.satyarr at gmail.com>]
Sent: 21 April 2013 02:57
To: ESP-r Users' Club
Subject: [esp-r]  User-defined climate control file

Hi,

I intend to create an esp-r climate file with accurate values of hourly direct insolation and hourly ambient temperature, but I find only 'sections' of a typical climate file. I want to know what a climate file looks like and how they are created/edited.

I am unable to edit the default climate databases with Notepad, Word or Excel. I would greatly appreciate explanatory links/videos.

Thanks,

Satyajit