Outputs

Now that you have managed to successfully complete a GITM run you've found yourself with a bunch of output files. All of the GITM output is in mks units and this data is contained within several files located in the UA/data directory

After postprocessing, you will find yourself with a log*.dat file,and many .bin files in whichever formats you specified in SAVEPLOT (see #SAVEPLOT

The log file provides useful information about the run, such as whether a restart was performed, which physical processes were used, and a list of some variables which represent the state of the modeled system and its drivers. This file can be very useful when sharing runs with other users, when revisiting an old run, or merely ensuring that GITM performed as expected. Some example log files can be found in the srcTest/auto_test/ref_solns/ directory.

Possible Output Variables

The output binary files can contain the following atmospheric quantities:

Altitude: Altitude from the surface of the planet (m)
Ar: Argon density (m $^{-3}$ )
Ar Mixing Ratio: Argon mixing ratio
CH4 Mixing Ratio: Methane mixing ratio
Conduction: Heat conduction
EuvHeating: EUV Heating rate
H: Hydrogen density (m $^{-3}$ )
H!U+!N: H $^+$ density (m $^{-3}$ )
H2 Mixing Ratio: Molecular Hydrogen mixing ratio
HCN Mixing Ratio: Hydrogen Cyanide mixing ratio
He: Helium density (m $^{-3}$ )
He!U+!N: He $^+$ density (m $^{-3}$ )
Heaing Efficiency: Heating efficiency
Heat Balance Total: Heat balance total
Latitude: Geographic latitude (degrees)
Longitude: Geographic longitude (degrees)
N!D2!N: N $_2$ density (m $^{-3}$ )
N!D2!U+!N: N $_2^+$ density (m $^{-3}$ )
N!U+!N: N $^+$ density (m $^{-3}$ )
N(!U2!ND): N( $^2$ D) density (m $^{-3}$ )
N(!U2!NP): N( $^2$ P) density (m $^{-3}$ )
N(!U4!NS): N( $^4$ S) density (m $^{-3}$ )
N2 Mixing Ratio: Molecular nitrogen mixing ratio
NO: Nitrious Oxide density (m $^{-3}$ )
NO!U+!N: NO $^+$ density (m $^{-3}$ )
O!D2!N: O $_2$ density (m $^{-3}$ )
O!D2!U+!N: O $_2^+$ density (m $^{-3}$ )
O(!U1!ND): O( $^1$ D) density (m $^{-3}$ )
O(!U2!ND)!U+!N: O( $^2$ D) density (m $^{-3}$ )
O(!U2!NP)!U+!N: O( $^2$ P) density (m $^{-3}$ )
O(!U3!NP): O( $^3$ P) density (m $^{-3}$ )
O_4SP_!U+!N: O( $_4$ SP) $^+$ density (m $^{-3}$ )
RadCooling: Radiative Cooling rate
Rho: Neutral density (m $^{-3}$ )
Temperature: Neutral temperature (K)
V!Di!N (east): Ion velocity towards geographic East (m s $^{-1}$ )
V!Di!N (north): Ion velocity towards geographic North (m s $^{-1}$ )
V!Di!N (up): Vertical ion velocity (m s $^{-1}$ )
V!Dn!N (east): Neutral velocity towards geographic East (m s $^{-1}$ )
V!Dn!N (north): Neutral velocity towards geographic North (m s $^{-1}$ )
V!Dn!N (up): Vertical neutral velocity (m s $^{-1}$ )
V!Dn!N (up,N!D2!N): Vertical N $_2$ velocity (m s $^{-1}$ )
V!Dn!N (up,N(!U4!NS)): Vertical N( $^4$ S) velocity (m s $^{-1}$ )
V!Dn!N (up,NO): Vertical NO velocity (m s $^{-1}$ )
V!Dn!N (up,O!D2!N): Vertical O $_2$ velocity (m s $^{-1}$ )
V!Dn!N (up,O(!U3!NP)): Vertical O( $^3$ P) velocity (m s $^{-1}$ )
e-: electron density (m $^{-3}$ )
eTemperature: electron temperature (K)
iTemperature: ion temperature (K)
time: Universal time

Currently the following output files are available:

2DANC

1 Longitude
2 Latitude
3 Altitude
4 Local Time
5 Solar Zenith Angle
6 Vertical TEC
7 AltIntJouleHeating (W/m2)
8 AltIntHeatingTransfer (W/m2)
9 AltIntEuvHeating (W/m2)
10 AltIntPhotoElectronHeating (W/m2)
11 AltIntChamicalHeating (W/m2)
12 AltIntRadCooling (W/m2)
12 AltIntCO2Cooling (W/m2)
12 AltIntNOCooling (W/m2)
12 AltIntOCooling (W/m2)

2DGEL

1 Longitude
2 Latitude
3 Altitude
4 Potential
5 Pedersen Conductance
6 Hall Conductance
7 Electron_Average_Energy
8 Electron_Energy_Flux
9 DivJuAlt
10 Pedersen FL Conductance
11 Hall FL Conductance
12 DivJu FL
13 FL Length

2DHME

1 Longitude
2 Latitude
3 Altitude
4 Local Time
5 Vertical TEC

2DMEL

1 Longitude
2 Latitude
3 Altitude
4 MLT
5 GeoLat
6 GeoLon
7 Pedersen Conductance
8 Hall Conductance
9 DivJuAlt
10 Field Line Length
11 Sigma PP
12 Sigma LL
13 Sigma H
14 Sigma C
15 Sigma PL
16 Sigma LP
17 K^D_{m\phi}
18 K^D_{m\lamda}
19 Solver A
20 Solver B
21 Solver C
22 Solver D
23 Solver E
24 Solver S
25 DynamoPotential
26 Ed1new
27 Ed2new
28 Kphi
29 Klamda

2DTEC

1 Longitude
2 Latitude
3 Altitude
4 Solar Zenith Angle
5 Vertical TEC

2DUSR

1 Longitude
2 Latitude
3 Altitude
4 Potential (kV)
5 Average Energy (keV)
6 Total Energy (ergs)
7 Discrete Average Energy (keV)
8 Discrete Total Energy (ergs)
9 Wave Average Energy (keV)
10 Wave Total Energy (ergs)
11 Flux@5.000E+05eV (/cm2/s)
12 Flux@4.009E+05eV (/cm2/s)
13 Flux@3.215E+05eV (/cm2/s)
14 Flux@2.578E+05eV (/cm2/s)
15 Flux@2.067E+05eV (/cm2/s)
16 Flux@1.658E+05eV (/cm2/s)
17 Flux@1.329E+05eV (/cm2/s)
18 Flux@1.066E+05eV (/cm2/s)
19 Flux@8.547E+04eV (/cm2/s)
20 Flux@6.853E+04eV (/cm2/s)
21 Flux@5.495E+04eV (/cm2/s)
22 Flux@4.407E+04eV (/cm2/s)
23 Flux@3.533E+04eV (/cm2/s)
24 Flux@2.833E+04eV (/cm2/s)
25 Flux@2.272E+04eV (/cm2/s)
26 Flux@1.822E+04eV (/cm2/s)
27 Flux@1.461E+04eV (/cm2/s)
28 Flux@1.171E+04eV (/cm2/s)
29 Flux@9.393E+03eV (/cm2/s)
30 Flux@7.532E+03eV (/cm2/s)
31 Flux@6.040E+03eV (/cm2/s)
32 Flux@4.843E+03eV (/cm2/s)
33 Flux@3.884E+03eV (/cm2/s)
34 Flux@3.114E+03eV (/cm2/s)
35 Flux@2.497E+03eV (/cm2/s)
36 Flux@2.002E+03eV (/cm2/s)
37 Flux@1.606E+03eV (/cm2/s)
38 Flux@1.287E+03eV (/cm2/s)
39 Flux@1.032E+03eV (/cm2/s)
40 Flux@8.278E+02eV (/cm2/s)
41 Flux@6.638E+02eV (/cm2/s)
42 Flux@5.323E+02eV (/cm2/s)
43 Flux@4.268E+02eV (/cm2/s)
44 Flux@3.423E+02eV (/cm2/s)
45 Flux@2.744E+02eV (/cm2/s)
46 Flux@2.201E+02eV (/cm2/s)
47 Flux@1.765E+02eV (/cm2/s)
48 Flux@1.415E+02eV (/cm2/s)
49 Flux@1.135E+02eV (/cm2/s)
50 Flux@9.099E+01eV (/cm2/s)
51 Flux@7.296E+01eV (/cm2/s)
52 Flux@5.850E+01eV (/cm2/s)
53 Flux@4.691E+01eV (/cm2/s)
54 Flux@3.762E+01eV (/cm2/s)
55 Flux@3.016E+01eV (/cm2/s)
56 Flux@2.419E+01eV (/cm2/s)
57 Flux@1.940E+01eV (/cm2/s)
58 Flux@1.555E+01eV (/cm2/s)
59 Flux@1.247E+01eV (/cm2/s)
60 Flux@1.000E+01eV (/cm2/s)

3DALL

1 Longitude
2 Latitude
3 Altitude
4 Rho
5 [O(!U3!NP)           ]
6 [O!D2!N              ]
7 [N!D2!N              ]
8 [N(!U4!NS)           ]
9 [NO                  ]
10 [He                  ]
11 [N(!U2!ND)           ]
12 [N(!U2!NP)           ]
13 [H                   ]
14 [CO!D2!N             ]
15 [O(!U1!ND)           ]
16 Temperature
17 V!Dn!N (east)
18 V!Dn!N (north)
19 V!Dn!N (up)
20 V!Dn!N (up,O(!U3!NP)           )
21 V!Dn!N (up,O!D2!N              )
22 V!Dn!N (up,N!D2!N              )
23 V!Dn!N (up,N(!U4!NS)           )
24 V!Dn!N (up,NO                  )
25 V!Dn!N (up,He                  )
26 [O_4SP_!U+!N         ]
27 [NO!U+!N             ]
28 [O!D2!U+!N           ]
29 [N!D2!U+!N           ]
30 [N!U+!N              ]
31 [O(!U2!ND)!U+!N      ]
32 [O(!U2!NP)!U+!N      ]
33 [H!U+!N              ]
34 [He!U+!N             ]
35 [e-                  ]
36 eTemperature
37 iTemperature
38 V!Di!N (east)
39 V!Di!N (north)
40 V!Di!N (up)

3DCHM

1 Longitude
2 Latitude
3 Altitude
4 N!D2!U+!N + e
5 O!D2!U+!N + e
6 N!D2!U+!N + O
7 NO!U+!N + e
8 N!U+!N + O!D2!N
9 NO + N
10 O!U+!N + O!D2!N
11 N + O!D2!N
12 O!D2!U+!N + N
13 O!D2!U+!N + NO
14 O!D2!U+!N + N2
15 N!D2!U+!N + O!D2!N
16 N!U+!N + O
17 O!+!N + N!D2!N
18 O(1D) + N!D2!N
19 O(1D) + O!D2!N
20 O(1D) + O
21 O(1D) + e
22 N(2D) + O!D2!N
23 O!U+!N(2D)+e
24 N(2D) + O
25 N(2D) + e
26 O!U+!N(2D + N!D2!N
27 O!U+!N(2P) + e
28 O!U+!N(2P) + O
29 O!U+!N(2P) + N!D2!N
30 Chemical Heating Rate

3DGLO

1 Longitude
2 Latitude
3 Altitude
4 6300 A Emission
5 PhotoElectronUp
6 PhotoElectronDown

3DHME

1 Longitude
2 Latitude
3 Altitude
4 Rho
5 [O(!U3!NP)           ]
6 [O!D2!N              ]
7 [N!D2!N              ]
8 [N(!U4!NS)           ]
9 [NO                  ]
10 [He                  ]
11 [N(!U2!ND)           ]
12 [N(!U2!NP)           ]
13 [H                   ]
14 [CO!D2!N             ]
15 [O(!U1!ND)           ]
16 Temperature
17 V!Dn!N (east)
18 V!Dn!N (north)
19 V!Dn!N (up)
20 V!Dn!N (up,O(!U3!NP)           )
21 V!Dn!N (up,O!D2!N              )
22 V!Dn!N (up,N!D2!N              )
23 V!Dn!N (up,N(!U4!NS)           )
24 V!Dn!N (up,NO                  )
25 V!Dn!N (up,He                  )
26 [O_4SP_!U+!N         ]
27 [NO!U+!N             ]
28 [O!D2!U+!N           ]
29 [N!D2!U+!N           ]
30 [N!U+!N              ]
31 [O(!U2!ND)!U+!N      ]
32 [O(!U2!NP)!U+!N      ]
33 [H!U+!N              ]
34 [He!U+!N             ]
35 [e-                  ]
36 eTemperature
37 iTemperature
38 V!Di!N (east)
39 V!Di!N (north)
40 V!Di!N (up)
41 PhotoElectron Heating
42 Joule Heating
43 Auroral Heating
44 Specific Heat
45 Magnetic Latitude
46 Magnetic Longitude
47 B.F. East
48 B.F. North
49 B.F. Vertical
50 B.F. Magnitude
51 Potential
52 PotentialY
53 E.F. East
54 E.F. North
55 E.F. Vertical

3DION

1 Longitude
2 Latitude
3 Altitude
4 [O_4SP_!U+!N         ]
5 [NO!U+!N             ]
6 [O!D2!U+!N           ]
7 [N!D2!U+!N           ]
8 [N!U+!N              ]
9 [O(!U2!ND)!U+!N      ]
10 [O(!U2!NP)!U+!N      ]
11 [H!U+!N              ]
12 [He!U+!N             ]
13 [e-                  ]
14 eTemperature
15 iTemperature
16 V!Di!N (east)
17 V!Di!N (north)
18 V!Di!N (up)
19 Ed1
20 Ed2
21 Je1
22 Je2
23 Magnetic Latitude
24 Magnetic Longitude
25 B.F. East
26 B.F. North
27 B.F. Vertical
28 B.F. Magnitude
29 Potential
30 E.F. East
31 E.F. North
32 E.F. Vertical
33 E.F. Magnitude
34 IN Collision Freq
35 PressGrad (east)
36 PressGrad (north)
37 PressGrad (up)

3DLST

1 Longitude
2 Latitude
3 Altitude
4 Rho (kg/m3)
5 [O(!U3!NP)           ] (/m3)
6 [O!D2!N              ] (/m3)
7 [N!D2!N              ] (/m3)
8 [NO                  ] (/m3)
9 Vn (east) (m/s)
10 Vn (north) (m/s)
11 Vn (up) (m/s)
12 [O_4SP_!U+!N         ] (/m3)
13 [NO!U+!N             ] (/m3)
14 [O!D2!U+!N           ] (/m3)
15 [N!D2!U+!N           ] (/m3)
16 [e-                  ] (/m3)
17 Vi (east) (m/s)
18 Vi (north) (m/s)
19 Vi (up) (m/s)
20 Neutral Temperature (K)

3DMAG

1 Longitude
2 Latitude
3 Altitude
4 Magnetic Latitude
5 Magnetic Longitude
6 B.F. East
7 B.F. North
8 B.F. Vertical
9 B.F. Magnitude

3DNEU

1 Longitude
2 Latitude
3 Altitude
4 Rho
5 [O(!U3!NP)           ]
6 [O!D2!N              ]
7 [N!D2!N              ]
8 [N(!U4!NS)           ]
9 [NO                  ]
10 [He                  ]
11 [N(!U2!ND)           ]
12 [N(!U2!NP)           ]
13 [H                   ]
14 [CO!D2!N             ]
15 [O(!U1!ND)           ]
16 Temperature
17 V!Dn!N (east)
18 V!Dn!N (north)
19 V!Dn!N (up)
20 V!Dn!N (up,O(!U3!NP)           )
21 V!Dn!N (up,O!D2!N              )
22 V!Dn!N (up,N!D2!N              )
23 V!Dn!N (up,N(!U4!NS)           )
24 V!Dn!N (up,NO                  )
25 V!Dn!N (up,He                  )

3DTHM

1 Longitude
2 Latitude
3 Altitude
4 EUV Heating
5 Conduction
6 Molecular Conduction
7 Eddy Conduction
8 Eddy Adiabatic Conduction
9 Chemical Heating
10 Auroral Heating
11 Joule Heating
12 NO Cooling
13 O Cooling
14 Total Abs EUV
15 Cp
16 Rho
17 E-Field Mag
18 Sigma Ped

3DUSR

1 Longitude
2 Latitude
3 Altitude
4 Joule Heating
5 JPara