Subsections

4 Infrastructure: Fields and Grids

24 Overview of Data Classes

The ESMF infrastructure data classes are part of the framework's hierarchy of structures for handling Earth system model data and metadata on parallel platforms. The hierarchy is in complexity; the simplest data class in the infrastructure represents a distributed data array and the most complex data class represents a bundle of physical fields that are discretized on the same grid. Data class methods are called both from user-written code and from other classes internal to the framework.

Data classes are distributed over DEs, or Decomposition Elements. A DE represents a piece of a decomposition. A DELayout is a collection of DEs with some associated connectivity that describes a specific distribution. For example, the distribution of a grid divided into four segments in the x-dimension would be expressed in ESMF as a DELayout with four DEs lying along an x-axis. This abstract concept enables a data decomposition to be defined in terms of threads, MPI processes, virtual decomposition elements, or combinations of these without changes to user code. This is a primary strategy for ensuring optimal performance and portability for codes using ESMF for communications.

ESMF data classes provide a standard, convenient way for developers to collect together information related to model or observational data. The information assembled in a data class includes a data pointer, a set of attributes (e.g. units, although attributes can also be user-defined), and a description of an associated grid. The same set of information within an ESMF data object can be used by the framework to arrange intercomponent data transfers, to perform I/O, for communications such as gathers and scatters, for simplification of interfaces within user code, for debugging, and for other functions. This unifies and organizes codes overall so that the user need not define different representations of metadata for the same field for I/O and for component coupling.

Since it is critical that users be able to introduce ESMF into their codes easily and incrementally, ESMF data classes can be created based on native Fortran pointers. Likewise, there are methods for retrieving native Fortran pointers from within ESMF data objects. This allows the user to perform allocations using ESMF, and to retrieve Fortran arrays later for optimized model calculations. The ESMF data classes do not have associated differential operators or other mathematical methods.

For flexibility, it is not necessary to build an ESMF data object all at once. For example, it's possible to create a field but to defer allocation of the associated field data until a later time.


Key Features
Hierarchy of data structures designed specifically for the Earth system domain and high performance, parallel computing.
Multi-use ESMF structures simplify user code overall.
Data objects support incremental construction and deferred allocation.
Native Fortran arrays can be associated with or retrieved from ESMF data objects, for ease of adoption, convenience, and performance.
A variety of operations are provided for manipulating data in data objects such as regridding, redistribution, halo communication, and sparse matrix multiply.

The main classes that are used for model and observational data manipulation are as follows:

24.1 Bit-for-Bit Considerations

Bit-for-bit reproducibility is at the core of the regression testing schemes of many scientific model codes. The bit-for-bit requirement makes it easy to compare the numerical results of simulation runs using standard binary diff tools.

For the most part, ESMF methods do not modify user data numerically, and thus have no effect on the bit-for-bit characteristics of the model code. The exceptions are the regrid weight generation and the sparse matrix multiplication.

In the case of the regrid weight generation, user data is used to produce interpolation weights following specific numerical schemes. The bit-for-bit reproducibility of the generated weights depends on the implementation details. Section 24.2 provides more details about the bit-for-bit considerations with respect to the regrid weights generated by ESMF.

In the case of the sparse matrix multiplication, which is the typical method that is used to apply the regrid weights, user data is directly manipulated by ESMF. In order to help users with the implementation of their bit-for-bit requirements, while also considering the associated performance impact, the ESMF sparse matrix implementation provides three levels of bit-for-bit support. The strictest level ensures that the numerical results are bit-for-bit identical, even when executing across different numbers of PETs. In the relaxed level, bit-for-bit reproducibility is guaranteed when running across an unchanged number of PETs. The lowest level makes no guarantees about bit-for-bit reproducibility, however, it provides the greatest performance potential for those cases where numerical round-off differences are acceptable. An in-depth discussion of bit-for-bit reproducibility, and the performance aspects of route-based communication methods, such the sparse matrix multiplication, is given in section 37.2.1.


24.2 Regrid

This section describes the regridding methods provided by ESMF. Regridding, also called remapping or interpolation, is the process of changing the grid that underlies data values while preserving qualities of the original data. Different kinds of transformations are appropriate for different problems. Regridding may be needed when communicating data between Earth system model components such as land and atmosphere, or between different data sets to support operations such as visualization.

Regridding can be broken into two stages. The first stage is generation of an interpolation weight matrix that describes how points in the source grid contribute to points in the destination grid. The second stage is the multiplication of values on the source grid by the interpolation weight matrix to produce values on the destination grid. This is implemented as a parallel sparse matrix multiplication.

There are two options for accessing ESMF regridding functionality: offline and integrated. Offline regridding is a process whereby interpolation weights are generated by a separate ESMF command line tool, not within the user code. The ESMF offline regridding tool also only generates the interpolation matrix, the user is responsible for reading in this matrix and doing the actual interpolation (multiplication by the sparse matrix) in their code. Please see Section 12 for a description of the offline regridding command line tool and the options it supports. For user convenience, there is also a method interface to the offline regrid tool functionality which is described in Section 24.3.1. In contrast to offline regridding, integrated regridding is a process whereby interpolation weights are generated via subroutine calls during the execution of the user's code. In addition to generating the weights, integrated regridding can also produce a RouteHandle (described in Section 37.1) which allows the user to perform the parallel sparse matrix multiplication using ESMF methods. In other words, ESMF integrated regridding allows a user to perform the whole process of interpolation within their code.

To see what types of grids and other options are supported in the two types of regridding and their testing status, please see the ESMF Regridding Status webpage for this version of ESMF. Figure 24.2 shows a comparison of different regrid interfaces and where they can be found in the documentation.

The rest of this section further describes the various options available in ESMF regridding.


Table 1: Regrid Interfaces

Name Access via Inputs Outputs Description
      Weights RouteHandle  
ESMF_FieldRegridStore() Subroutine call Field object yes yes Sec. 26.6.69
ESMF_FieldBundleRegridStore() Subroutine call Fieldbundle obj. no yes Sec. 25.5.26
ESMF_RegridWeightGen() Subroutine call Grid files yes no Sec. 24.3.1
ESMF_RegridWeightGen Command Line Tool Grid files yes no Sec. 12



24.2.1 Interpolation methods: bilinear

Bilinear interpolation calculates the value for the destination point as a combination of multiple linear interpolations, one for each dimension of the Grid. Note that for ease of use, the term bilinear interpolation is used for 3D interpolation in ESMF as well, although it should more properly be referred to as trilinear interpolation.

In 2D, ESMF supports bilinear regridding between any combination of the following:

In 3D, ESMF supports bilinear regridding between any combination of the following:

Restrictions:

To use the bilinear method the user may create their Fields on any stagger location (e.g. ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER) for a Grid, or any Mesh location (e.g. ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE) for a Mesh. For either a Grid or a Mesh, the location upon which the Field is built must contain coordinates. This method will also work with a destination Field built on a LocStream that contains coordinates, or with a source or destination Field built on an XGrid.


24.2.2 Interpolation methods: higher-order patch

Patch (or higher-order) interpolation is the ESMF version of a technique called “patch recovery” commonly used in finite element modeling [25] [22]. It typically results in better approximations to values and derivatives when compared to bilinear interpolation. Patch interpolation works by constructing multiple polynomial patches to represent the data in a source cell. For 2D grids, these polynomials are currently 2nd degree 2D polynomials. One patch is constructed for each corner of the source cell, and the patch is constructed by doing a least squares fit through the data in the cells surrounding the corner. The interpolated value at the destination point is then a weighted average of the values of the patches at that point.

The patch method has a larger stencil than the bilinear, for this reason the patch weight matrix can be correspondingly larger than the bilinear matrix (e.g. for a quadrilateral grid the patch matrix is around 4x the size of the bilinear matrix). This can be an issue when performing a regrid operation close to the memory limit on a machine.

The patch method does not guarantee that after regridding the range of values in the destination field is within the range of values in the source field. For example, if the mininum value in the source field is 0.0, then it's possible that after regridding with the patch method, the destination field will contain values less than 0.0.

In 2D, ESMF supports patch regridding between any combination of the following:

In 3D, ESMF supports patch regridding between any combination of the following:

Restrictions:

To use the patch method the user may create their Fields on any stagger location (e.g. ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER) for a Grid, or any Mesh location (e.g. ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE) for a Mesh. For either a Grid or a Mesh, the location upon which the Field is built must contain coordinates. This method will also work with a destination Field built on a LocStream that contains coordinates, or with a source or destination Field built on an XGrid.


24.2.3 Interpolation methods: nearest source to destination

In nearest source to destination interpolation (ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_NEAREST_STOD) each destination point is mapped to the closest source point. A given source point may map to multiple destination points, but no destination point will receive input from more than one source point. If two points are equally close, then the point with the smallest sequence index is arbitrarily used (i.e. the point which would have the smallest index in the weight matrix).

In 2D, ESMF supports nearest source to destination regridding between any combination of the following:

In 3D, ESMF supports nearest source to destination regridding between any combination of the following:

Restrictions:
NONE

To use the nearest source to destination method the user may create their Fields on any stagger location (e.g. ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER) for a Grid, or any Mesh location (e.g. ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE) for a Mesh. For either a Grid or a Mesh, the location upon which the Field is built must contain coordinates. This method will also work with a source or destination Field built on a LocStream that contains coordinates, or when the source or destination Field is built on an XGrid.


24.2.4 Interpolation methods: nearest destination to source

In nearest destination to source interpolation (ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_NEAREST_DTOS) each source point is mapped to the closest destination point. A given destination point may receive input from multiple source points, but no source point will map to more than one destination point. If two points are equally close, then the point with the smallest sequence index is arbitrarily used (i.e. the point which would have the smallest index in the weight matrix). Note that with this method the unmapped destination point detection currently doesn't work, so no error will be returned even if there are destination points that don't map to any source point.

In 2D, ESMF supports nearest destination to source regridding between any combination of the following:

In 3D, ESMF supports nearest destination to source regridding between any combination of the following:

Restrictions:

To use the nearest destination to source method the user may create their Fields on any stagger location (e.g. ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER) for a Grid, or any Mesh location (e.g. ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE) for a Mesh. For either a Grid or a Mesh, the location upon which the Field is built must contain coordinates. This method will also work with a source or destination Field built on a LocStream that contains coordinates, or when the source or destination Field is built on an XGrid.


24.2.5 Interpolation methods: first-order conservative

The goal of this method is to preserve the integral of the field across the interpolation from source to destination. (For a more in-depth description of what this preservation of the integral (i.e. conservation) means please see section 24.2.7.) In this method the value across each source cell is treated as a constant, so it will typically have a larger interpolation error than the bilinear or patch methods. The first-order method used here is similar to that described in the following paper [28].

In the first-order method, the values for a particular destination cell are a calculated as a combination of the values of the intersecting source cells. The weight of a given source cell's contribution to the total being the amount that that source cell overlaps with the destination cell. In particular, the weight is the ratio of the area of intersection of the source and destination cells to the area of the whole destination cell.

To see a description of how the different normalization options affect the values and integrals produced by the conservative methods see section 24.2.8. For Grids, Meshes, or XGrids on a sphere this method uses great circle cells, for a description of potential problems with these see 24.2.9.

In 2D, ESMF supports conservative regridding between any combination of the following:

In 3D, ESMF supports conservative regridding between any combination of the following:

Restrictions:

To use the conservative method the user should create their Fields on the center stagger location (ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER in 2D or ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER_VCENTER in 3D) for Grids or the element location (ESMF_MESHLOC_ELEMENT) for Meshes. For Grids, the corner stagger location (ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CORNER in 2D or ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CORNER_VFACE in 3D) must contain coordinates describing the outer perimeter of the Grid cells. This method will also work when the source or destination Field is built on an XGrid.


24.2.6 Interpolation methods: second-order conservative

Like the first-order conservative method, this method's goal is to preserve the integral of the field across the interpolation from source to destination. (For a more in-depth description of what this preservation of the integral (i.e. conservation) means please see section 24.2.7.) The difference between the first and second-order conservative methods is that the second-order takes the source gradient into account, so it yields a smoother destination field that typically better matches the source field. This difference between the first and second-order methods is particularly apparent when going from a coarse source grid to a finer destination grid. Another difference is that the second-order method does not guarantee that after regridding the range of values in the destination field is within the range of values in the source field. For example, if the mininum value in the source field is 0.0, then it's possible that after regridding with the second-order method, the destination field will contain values less than 0.0. The implementation of this method is based on the one described in this paper [19].

Like the first-order method, the values for a particular destination cell with the second-order method are a combination of the values of the intersecting source cells with the weight of a given source cell's contribution to the total being the amount that that source cell overlaps with the destination cell. However, with the second-order conservative interpolation there are additional terms that take into account the gradient of the field across the source cell. In particular, the value $d$ for a given destination cell is calculated as:

$d=\sum^{intersecting-source-cells}_{i}(s_{i}+\nabla s_{i} \cdot (c_{si}-c_{d}))$

Where:

$s_{i}$
is the intersecting source cell value.
$\nabla s_{i}$
is the intersecting source cell gradient.
$c_{si}$
is the intersecting source cell centroid.
$c_{d}$
is the destination cell centroid.

To see a description of how the different normalization options affect the values and integrals produced by the conservative methods see section 24.2.8. For Grids, Meshes, or XGrids on a sphere this method uses great circle cells, for a description of potential problems with these see 24.2.9.

In 2D, ESMF supports second-order conservative regridding between any combination of the following:

In 3D, ESMF supports second-order conservative regridding between any combination of the following:

Restrictions:

To use the second-order conservative method the user should create their Fields on the center stagger location (ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER for Grids or the element location (ESMF_MESHLOC_ELEMENT) for Meshes. For Grids, the corner stagger location (ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CORNER in 2D must contain coordinates describing the outer perimeter of the Grid cells. This method will also work when the source or destination Field is built on an XGrid.


24.2.7 Conservation

Conservation means that the following equation will hold: $\sum^{all-source-cells}(V_{si}*A_{si}) = \sum^{all-destination-cells}(V_{dj}*A_{dj})$, where V is the variable being regridded and A is the area of a cell. The subscripts s and d refer to source and destination values, and the i and j are the source and destination grid cell indices (flattening the arrays to 1 dimension).

If the user doesn't specify a cell areas in the involved Grids or Meshes, then the areas (A) in the above equation are calculated by ESMF. For Cartesian grids, the area of a grid cell calculated by ESMF is the typical Cartesian area. For grids on a sphere, cell areas are calculated by connecting the corner coordinates of each grid cell with great circles. If the user does specify the areas in the Grid or Mesh, then the conservation will be adjusted to work for the areas provided by the user. This means that the above equation will hold, but with the areas (A) being the ones specified by the user.

The user should be aware that because of the conservation relationship between the source and destination fields, the more the total source area differs from the total destination area the more the values of the source field will differ from the corresponding values of the destination field, likely giving a higher interpolation error. It is best to have the total source and destination areas the same (this will automatically be true if no user areas are specified). For source and destination grids that only partially overlap, the overlapping regions of the source and destination should be the same.


24.2.8 The effect of normalization options on integrals and values produced by conservative methods

It is important to note that by default (i.e. using destination area normalization) conservative regridding doesn't normalize the interpolation weights by the destination fraction. This means that for a destination grid which only partially overlaps the source grid the destination field that is output from the regrid operation should be divided by the corresponding destination fraction to yield the true interpolated values for cells which are only partially covered by the source grid. The fraction also needs to be included when computing the total source and destination integrals. (To include the fraction in the conservative weights, the user can specify the fraction area normalization type. This can be done by specifying normType=ESMF_NORMTYPE_FRACAREA when invoking ESMF_FieldRegridStore().)

For weights generated using destination area normalization (either by not specifying any normalization type or by specifying normType=ESMF_NORMTYPE_DSTAREA), if a destination field extends outside the unmasked source field, then the values of the cells which extend partway outside the unmasked source field are decreased by the fraction they extend outside. To correct these values, the destination field (dst_field) resulting from the ESMF_FieldRegrid() call can be divided by the destination fraction dst_frac from the ESMF_FieldRegridStore() call. The following pseudocode demonstrates how to do this:


 for each destination element i
    if (dst_frac(i) not equal to 0.0) then
       dst_field(i)=dst_field(i)/dst_frac(i)
    end if
 end for

For weights generated using destination area normalization (either by not specifying any normalization type or by specifying normType=ESMF_NORMTYPE_DSTAREA), the following pseudo-code shows how to compute the total destination integral (dst_total) given the destination field values (dst_field) resulting from the ESMF_FieldRegrid() call, the destination area (dst_area) from the ESMF_FieldRegridGetArea() call, and the destination fraction (dst_frac) from the ESMF_FieldRegridStore() call. As shown in the previous paragraph, it also shows how to adjust the destination field (dst_field) resulting from the ESMF_FieldRegrid() call by the fraction (dst_frac) from the ESMF_FieldRegridStore() call:


 dst_total=0.0
 for each destination element i
    if (dst_frac(i) not equal to 0.0) then
       dst_total=dst_total+dst_field(i)*dst_area(i) 
       dst_field(i)=dst_field(i)/dst_frac(i)
       ! If mass computed here after dst_field adjust, would need to be:
       ! dst_total=dst_total+dst_field(i)*dst_area(i)*dst_frac(i) 
    end if
 end for

For weights generated using fraction area normalization (by specifying normType=ESMF_NORMTYPE_FRACAREA), no adjustment of the destination field is necessary. The following pseudo-code shows how to compute the total destination integral (dst_total) given the destination field values (dst_field) resulting from the ESMF_FieldRegrid() call, the destination area (dst_area) from the ESMF_FieldRegridGetArea() call, and the destination fraction (dst_frac) from the ESMF_FieldRegridStore() call:

 dst_total=0.0
 for each destination element i
      dst_total=dst_total+dst_field(i)*dst_area(i)*dst_frac(i) 
 end for

For both normalization types, the following pseudo-code shows how to compute the total source integral (src_total) given the source field values (src_field), the source area (src_area) from the ESMF_FieldRegridGetArea() call, and the source fraction (src_frac) from the ESMF_FieldRegridStore() call:

 src_total=0.0
 for each source element i
    src_total=src_total+src_field(i)*src_area(i)*src_frac(i)
 end for


24.2.9 Great circle cells

For Grids, Meshes, or XGrids on a sphere some combinations of interpolation options (e.g. first and second-order conservative methods) use cells whose edges are great circles. This section describes some behavior that the user may not expect from these cells and some potential solutions.

A great circle edge isn't necessarily the same as a straight line in latitude longitude space. For small edges, this difference will be small, but for long edges it could be significant. This means if the user expects cell edges as straight lines in latitude longitude space, they should avoid using one large cell with long edges to compute an average over a region (e.g. over an ocean basin).

Also, the user should also avoid using cells that contain one edge that runs half way or more around the earth, because the regrid weight calculation assumes the edge follows the shorter great circle path. There isn't a unique great circle edge defined between points on the exact opposite side of the earth from one another (antipodal points). However, the user can work around both of these problem by breaking the long edge into two smaller edges by inserting an extra node, or by breaking the large target grid cells into two or more smaller grid cells. This allows the application to resolve the ambiguity in edge direction.


24.2.10 Masking

Masking is the process whereby parts of a Grid, Mesh, or LocStream can be marked to be ignored during an operation, such as when they are used in regridding. Masking can be used on a Field created from a regridding source to indicate that certain portions should not be used to generate regridded data. This is useful, for example, if a portion of the source contains unusable values. Masking can also be used on a Field created from a regridding destination to indicate that a certain portion should not receive regridded data. This is useful, for example, when part of the destination isn't being used (e.g. the land portion of an ocean grid).

The user may mask out points in the source Field or destination Field or both. To do masking the user sets mask information in the Grid (see 31.3.17), Mesh (see 33.3.11), or LocStream (see 32.2.2) upon which the Fields passed into the ESMF_FieldRegridStore() call are built. The srcMaskValues and dstMaskValues arguments to that call can then be used to specify which values in that mask information indicate that a location should be masked out. For example, if dstMaskValues is set to (/1,2/), then any location that has a value of 1 or 2 in the mask information of the Grid, Mesh or LocStream upon which the destination Field is built will be masked out.

Masking behavior differs slightly between regridding methods. For non-conservative regridding methods (e.g. bilinear or high-order patch), masking is done on points. For these methods, masking a destination point means that that point won't participate in regridding (e.g. won't be interpolated to). For these methods, masking a source point means that the entire source cell using that point is masked out. In other words, if any corner point making up a source cell is masked then the cell is masked. For conservative regridding methods (e.g. first-order conservative) masking is done on cells. Masking a destination cell means that the cell won't participate in regridding (e.g. won't be interpolated to). Similarly, masking a source cell means that the cell won't participate in regridding (e.g. won't be interpolated from). For any type of interpolation method (conservative or non-conservative) the masking is set on the location upon which the Fields passed into the regridding call are built. For example, if Fields built on ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER are passed into the ESMF_FieldRegridStore() call then the masking should also be set on ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER.


24.2.11 Extrapolation methods: overview

Extrapolation in the ESMF regridding system is a way to automatically fill some or all of the destination points left unmapped by a regridding method. Weights generated by the extrapolation method are merged into the regridding weights to yield one set of weights or routehandle. Currently extrapolation is not supported with conservative regridding methods, because doing so would result in non-conservative weights.


24.2.12 Extrapolation methods: nearest source to destination

In nearest source to destination extrapolation (ESMF_EXTRAPMETHOD_NEAREST_STOD) each unmapped destination point is mapped to the closest source point. A given source point may map to multiple destination points, but no destination point will receive input from more than one source point. If two points are equally close, then the point with the smallest sequence index is arbitrarily used (i.e. the point which would have the smallest index in the weight matrix).

If there is at least one unmasked source point, then this method is expected to fill all unmapped points.


24.2.13 Extrapolation methods: inverse distance weighted average

In inverse distance weighted average extrapolation (ESMF_EXTRAPMETHOD_NEAREST_IDAVG) each unmapped destination point is the weighted average of the closest N source points. The weight is the reciprocal of the distance of the source point from the destination point raised to a power P. All the weights contributing to one destination point are normalized so that they sum to 1.0. The user can choose N and P when using this method, but defaults are also provided. For example, when calling ESMF_FieldRegridStore() N is specified via the argument extrapNumSrcPnts and P is specified via the argument extrapDistExponent.

If there is at least one unmasked source point, then this method is expected to fill all unmapped points.


24.2.14 Extrapolation methods: creep fill

In creep fill extrapolation (ESMF_EXTRAPMETHOD_CREEP) unmapped destination points are filled by repeatedly moving data from mapped locations to neighboring unmapped locations for a user specified number of levels. More precisely, for each creeped point, its value is the average of the values of the point's immediate neighbors in the previous level. For the first level, the values are the average of the point's immediate neighbors in the destination points mapped by the regridding method. The number of creep levels is specified by the user. For example, in ESMF_FieldRegridStore() this number of levels is specified via the extrapNumLevels argument.

Unlike some extrapolation methods, creep fill does not necessarily fill all unmapped destination points. Unfilled destination points are still unmapped with the usual consequences (e.g. they won't be in the resulting regridding matrix, and won't be set by the application of the regridding weights).

Because it depends on the connections in the destination grid, creep fill extrapolation is not supported when the destination Field is built on a Location Stream (ESMF_LocStream). Also, creep fill is currently only supported for 2D Grids, Meshes, or XGrids

24.2.15 Unmapped destination points

If a destination point can't be mapped to a location in the source grid by the combination of regrid method and optional follow on extrapolation method, then the user has two choices. The user may ignore those destination points that can't be mapped by setting the unmappedaction argument to ESMF_UNMAPPEDACTION_IGNORE (Ignored points won't be included in the sparse matrix or routeHandle). If the user needs the unmapped points, the ESMF_FieldRegridStore() method has the capability to return a list of them using the unmappedDstList argument. In addition to ignoring them, the user also has the option to return an error if unmapped destination points exist. This is the default behavior, so the user can either not set the unmappedaction argument or the user can set it to ESMF_UNMAPPEDACTION_ERROR. Currently, the unmapped destination error detection doesn't work with the nearest destination to source regrid method (ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_NEAREST_DTOS), so with this method the regridding behaves as if ESMF_UNMAPPEDACTION_IGNORE is always on.

24.2.16 Spherical grids and poles

In the case that the Grid is on a sphere (coordSys=ESMF_COORDSYS_SPH_DEG or ESMF_COORDSYS_SPH_RAD) then the coordinates given in the Grid are interpreted as latitude and longitude values. The coordinates can either be in degrees or radians as indicated by the coordSys flag set during Grid creation. As is true with many global models, this application currently assumes the latitude and longitude refer to positions on a perfect sphere, as opposed to a more complex and accurate representation of the Earth's true shape such as would be used in a GIS system. (ESMF's current user base doesn't require this level of detail in representing the Earth's shape, but it could be added in the future if necessary.)

For Grids on a sphere, the regridding occurs in 3D Cartesian to avoid problems with periodicity and with the pole singularity. This library supports four options for handling the pole region (i.e. the empty area above the top row of the source grid or below the bottom row of the source grid). Note that all of these pole options currently only work for the Fields build on the Grid class.

The first option is to leave the pole region empty (polemethod=ESMF_POLEMETHOD_NONE), in this case if a destination point lies above or below the top row of the source grid, it will fail to map, yielding an error (unless unmappedaction=ESMF_UNMAPPEDACTION_IGNORE is specified).

With the next two options (ESMF_POLEMETHOD_ALLAVG and ESMF_POLEMETHOD_NPNTAVG), the pole region is handled by constructing an artificial pole in the center of the top and bottom row of grid points and then filling in the region from this pole to the edges of the source grid with triangles. The pole is located at the average of the position of the points surrounding it, but moved outward to be at the same radius as the rest of the points in the grid. The difference between the two artificial pole options is what value is used at the pole. The option (polemethod=ESMF_POLEMETHOD_ALLAVG) sets the value at the pole to be the average of the values of all of the grid points surrounding the pole. The option (polemethod=ESMF_POLEMETHOD_NPNTAVG) allows the user to choose a number N from 1 to the number of source grid points around the pole. The value N is set via the argument regridPoleNPnts. For each destination point, the value at the pole is then the average of the N source points surrounding that destination point.

The last option (polemethod=ESMF_POLEMETHOD_TEETH) does not construct an artificial pole, instead the pole region is covered by connecting points across the top and bottom row of the source Grid into triangles. As this makes the top and bottom of the source sphere flat, for a big enough difference between the size of the source and destination pole regions, this can still result in unmapped destination points. Only pole option ESMF_POLEMETHOD_NONE is currently supported with the conservative interpolation methods (e.g. regridmethod=ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_CONSERVE) and with the nearest neighbor interpolation options (e.g. regridmethod=ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_NEAREST_STOD).


Table 2: Line Type Support by Regrid Method (* indicates the default)

Regrid Method Line Type
  ESMF_LINETYPE_CART ESMF_LINETYPE_GREAT_CIRCLE
ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_BILINEAR Y* Y
ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_PATCH Y* Y
ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_NEAREST_STOD Y* N
ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_NEAREST_DTOS Y* N
ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_CONSERVE N/A Y*
ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_CONSERVE_2ND N/A Y*


Another variation in the regridding supported with spherical grids is line type. This is controlled in the ESMF_FieldRegridStore() method by the lineType argument. This argument allows the user to select the path of the line which connects two points on a sphere surface. This in turn controls the path along which distances are calculated and the shape of the edges that make up a cell. Both of these quantities can influence how interpolation weights are calculated, for example in bilinear interpolation the distances are used to calculate the weights and the cell edges are used to determine to which source cell a destination point should be mapped.

ESMF currently supports two line types: ESMF_LINETYPE_CART and ESMF_LINETYPE_GREAT_CIRCLE. The ESMF_LINETYPE_CART option specifies that the line between two points follows a straight path through the 3D Cartesian space in which the sphere is embedded. Distances are measured along this 3D Cartesian line. Under this option cells are approximated by planes in 3D space, and their boundaries are 3D Cartesian lines between their corner points. The ESMF_LINETYPE_GREAT_CIRCLE option specifies that the line between two points follows a great circle path along the sphere surface. (A great circle is the shortest path between two points on a sphere.) Distances are measured along the great circle path. Under this option cells are on the sphere surface, and their boundaries are great circle paths between their corner points.

Figure 24.2.16 shows which line types are supported for each regrid method as well as the defaults (indicated by *).


24.2.17 Vector regridding

ESMF's initial vector regridding capability is intended to give cleaner results for 2D spherical vectors expressed in terms of local directions (e.g. east and north) than regridding each vector component separately. To do this, it converts the vectors to 3D Cartesian space and then does the regridding there. This allows all the vectors participating in the regridding to have a consistent representation. After regridding, the resulting 3D vectors are then converted back to the local direction form. This entire process is expressed in the usual weight matrix and/or routeHandle form and so the typical ESMF_FieldRegridStore()/ESMF_FieldRegrid()/ESMF_FieldRegridRelease() regridding paradigm can be used. However, the weight matrix will be in the format that allows it to contain tensor dimension indices (i.e. the leading dimension of the factorIndexList will be of size 4).

In this initial version, the meaning of the different entries in the vector dimension are fixed. They will be interpreted as:

1st entry
the east component of the vector
2nd entry
the north component of the vector

Note that because the different components are mixed, using vector regridding with a conservative regrid method will not necessarily produce vectors whose components are conservative.

24.2.18 Troubleshooting guide

The below is a list of problems users commonly encounter with regridding and potential solutions. This is by no means an exhaustive list, so if none of these problems fit your case, or if the solutions don't fix your problem, please feel free to email esmf support (esmf_support@ucar.edu).


Problem: Regridding is too slow.


Possible Cause: The ESMF_FieldRegridStore() method is called more than is necessary.
The ESMF_FieldRegridStore() operation is a complex one and can be relatively slow for some cases (large Grids, 3D grids, etc.)

Solution: Reduce the number of ESMF_FieldRegridStore() calls to the minimum necessary. The routeHandle generated by the ESMF_FieldRegridStore() call depends on only four factors: the stagger locations that the input Fields are created on, the coordinates in the Grids the input Fields are built on at those stagger locations, the padding of the input Fields (specified by the totalWidth arguments in FieldCreate) and the size of the tensor dimensions in the input Fields (specified by the ungridded arguments in FieldCreate). For any pair of Fields which share these attributes with the Fields used in the ESMF_FieldRegridStore call the same routeHandle can be used. Note that the data in the Fields does NOT matter, the same routeHandle can be used no matter how the data in the Fields changes.

In particular:


Problem: Distortions in destination Field at periodic boundary.


Possible Cause: The Grid overlaps itself. With a periodic Grid, the regrid system expects the first point to not be a repeat of the last point. In other words, regrid constructs its own connection and overlap between the first and last points of the periodic dimension and so the Grid doesn't need to contain these. If the Grid does, then this can cause problems.

Solution: Define the Grid so that it doesn't contain the overlap point. This typically means simply making the Grid one point smaller in the periodic dimension. If a Field constructed on the Grid needs to contain these overlap points then the user can use the totalWidth arguments to include this extra padding in the Field. Note, however, that the regrid won't update these extra points, so the user will have to do a copy to fill the points in the overlap region in the Field.

24.2.19 Restrictions and Future Work

This section contains restrictions that apply to the entire regridding system. For restrictions that apply to just one interpolation method, see the section corresponding to that method above.

24.2.20 Design and implementation notes

The ESMF regrid weight calculation functionality has been designed to enable it to support a wide range of grid and interpolation types without needing to support each individual combination of source grid type, destination grid type, and interpolation method. To avoid the quadratic growth of the number of pairs of grid types, all grids are converted to a common internal format and the regrid weight calculation is performed on that format. This vastly reduces the variety of grids that need to be supported in the weight calculations for each interpolation method. It also has the added benefit of making it straightforward to add new grid types and to allow them to work with all the existing grid types. To hook into the existing weight calculation code, the new type just needs to be converted to the internal format.

The internal grid format used by the ESMF regrid weight calculation is a finite element unstructured mesh. This was chosen because it was the most general format and all the others could be converted to it. The ESMF finite element unstructured mesh (ESMF FEM) is similar in some respects to the SIERRA [20] package developed at Sandia National Laboratory. The ESMF code relies on some of the same underlying toolkits (e.g. Zoltan [18] library for calculating mesh partitions) and adds a layer on top that allows the calculation of regrid weights and some mesh operations (e.g. mesh redistribution) that ESMF needs. The ESMF FEM has similar notions to SIERRA about the basic structure of the mesh entities, fields, iteration and a similar notion of parallel distribution.

Currently we use the ESMF FEM internal mesh to hold the structure of our Mesh class and in our regrid weight calculation. The parts of the internal FEM code that are used/tested by ESMF are the following:

24.3 File-based Regrid API

 

24.3.1 ESMF_RegridWeightGen - Generate regrid weight file from grid files


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_RegridWeightGen()
   subroutine ESMF_RegridWeightGenFile(srcFile, dstFile, &
     weightFile, rhFile, regridmethod, polemethod, regridPoleNPnts, lineType, normType, &
     extrapMethod, extrapNumSrcPnts, extrapDistExponent, extrapNumLevels, &
     unmappedaction, ignoreDegenerate, srcFileType, dstFileType, &
     srcRegionalFlag, dstRegionalFlag, srcMeshname, dstMeshname,  &
     srcMissingvalueFlag, srcMissingvalueVar, &
     dstMissingvalueFlag, dstMissingvalueVar, &
     useSrcCoordFlag, srcCoordinateVars, &
     useDstCoordFlag, dstCoordinateVars, &
     useSrcCornerFlag, useDstCornerFlag, &
     useUserAreaFlag, largefileFlag, &
     netcdf4fileFlag, weightOnlyFlag, &
     tileFilePath, &
     verboseFlag, checkFlag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
 
   character(len=*),             intent(in)            :: srcFile
   character(len=*),             intent(in)            :: dstFile
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   character(len=*),             intent(in),  optional :: weightFile
   character(len=*),             intent(in),  optional :: rhFile
   type(ESMF_RegridMethod_Flag), intent(in),  optional :: regridmethod
   type(ESMF_PoleMethod_Flag),   intent(in),  optional :: polemethod
   integer,                      intent(in),  optional :: regridPoleNPnts
   type(ESMF_LineType_Flag),     intent(in),  optional :: lineType
   type(ESMF_NormType_Flag),     intent(in),  optional :: normType
   type(ESMF_ExtrapMethod_Flag),   intent(in),    optional :: extrapMethod
   integer,                        intent(in),    optional :: extrapNumSrcPnts
   real,                           intent(in),    optional :: extrapDistExponent
   integer,                      intent(in), optional :: extrapNumLevels
   type(ESMF_UnmappedAction_Flag),intent(in), optional :: unmappedaction
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: ignoreDegenerate
   type(ESMF_FileFormat_Flag),   intent(in),  optional :: srcFileType
   type(ESMF_FileFormat_Flag),   intent(in),  optional :: dstFileType
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: srcRegionalFlag
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: dstRegionalFlag
   character(len=*),             intent(in),  optional :: srcMeshname
   character(len=*),             intent(in),  optional :: dstMeshname
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: srcMissingValueFlag
   character(len=*),             intent(in),  optional :: srcMissingValueVar
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: dstMissingValueFlag
   character(len=*),             intent(in),  optional :: dstMissingValueVar
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: useSrcCoordFlag
   character(len=*),             intent(in),  optional :: srcCoordinateVars(:)
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: useDstCoordFlag
   character(len=*),             intent(in),  optional :: dstCoordinateVars(:)
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: useSrcCornerFlag
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: useDstCornerFlag
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: useUserAreaFlag
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: largefileFlag
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: netcdf4fileFlag
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: weightOnlyFlag
   character(len=*),             intent(in),  optional :: tileFilePath
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: verboseFlag
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: checkFlag
   integer,                      intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

This subroutine provides the same function as the ESMF_RegridWeightGen application described in Section 12. It takes two grid files in NetCDF format and writes out an interpolation weight file also in NetCDF format. The interpolation weights can be generated with the bilinear (24.2.1), higher-order patch (24.2.2), or first order conservative (24.2.5) methods. The grid files can be in one of the following four formats:

The weight file is created in SCRIP format (12.9). The optional arguments allow users to specify various options to control the regrid operation, such as which pole option to use, whether to use user-specified area in the conservative regridding, or whether ESMF should generate masks using a given variable's missing value. There are also optional arguments specific to a certain type of the grid file. All the optional arguments are similar to the command line arguments for the ESMF_RegridWeightGen application (12.6). The acceptable values and the default value for the optional arguments are listed below.

The arguments are:

srcFile
The source grid file name.
dstFile
The destination grid file name.
weightFile
The interpolation weight file name.
[rhFile]
The RouteHandle file name.
[regridmethod]
The type of interpolation. Please see Section 54.50 for a list of valid options. If not specified, defaults to ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_BILINEAR.
[polemethod]
A flag to indicate which type of artificial pole to construct on the source Grid for regridding. Please see Section 54.47 for a list of valid options. The default value varies depending on the regridding method and the grid type and format.
[regridPoleNPnts]
If polemethod is set to ESMF_POLEMETHOD_NPNTAVG, this argument is required to specify how many points should be averaged over at the pole.
[lineType]
This argument controls the path of the line which connects two points on a sphere surface. This in turn controls the path along which distances are calculated and the shape of the edges that make up a cell. Both of these quantities can influence how interpolation weights are calculated. As would be expected, this argument is only applicable when srcField and dstField are built on grids which lie on the surface of a sphere. Section 54.35 shows a list of valid options for this argument. If not specified, the default depends on the regrid method. Section 54.35 has the defaults by line type. Figure 24.2.16 shows which line types are supported for each regrid method as well as showing the default line type by regrid method.
[normType]
This argument controls the type of normalization used when generating conservative weights. This option only applies to weights generated with regridmethod=ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_CONSERVE. Please see Section 54.44 for a list of valid options. If not specified normType defaults to ESMF_NORMTYPE_DSTAREA.
[extrapMethod]
The type of extrapolation. Please see Section 54.18 for a list of valid options. If not specified, defaults to ESMF_EXTRAPMETHOD_NONE.
[extrapNumSrcPnts]
The number of source points to use for the extrapolation methods that use more than one source point (e.g. ESMF_EXTRAPMETHOD_NEAREST_IDAVG). If not specified, defaults to 8.
[extrapDistExponent]
The exponent to raise the distance to when calculating weights for the ESMF_EXTRAPMETHOD_NEAREST_IDAVG extrapolation method. A higher value reduces the influence of more distant points. If not specified, defaults to 2.0.
[unmappedaction]
Specifies what should happen if there are destination points that can't be mapped to a source cell. Please see Section 54.61 for a list of valid options. If not specified, unmappedaction defaults to ESMF_UNMAPPEDACTION_ERROR.
[ignoreDegenerate]
Ignore degenerate cells when checking the input Grids or Meshes for errors. If this is set to true, then the regridding proceeds, but degenerate cells will be skipped. If set to false, a degenerate cell produces an error. If not specified, ignoreDegenerate defaults to false.
[srcFileType]
The file format of the source grid. Please see Section 54.20 for a list of valid options. If not specifed, the program will determine the file format automatically.
[dstFileType]
The file format of the destination grid. Please see Section 54.20 for a list of valid options. If not specifed, the program will determine the file format automatically.
[srcRegionalFlag]
If .TRUE., the source grid is a regional grid, otherwise, it is a global grid. The default value is .FALSE.
[dstRegionalFlag]
If .TRUE., the destination grid is a regional grid, otherwise, it is a global grid. The default value is .FALSE.
[srcMeshname]
If the source file is in UGRID format, this argument is required to define the dummy variable name in the grid file that contains the mesh topology info.
[dstMeshname]
If the destination file is in UGRID format, this argument is required to define the dummy variable name in the grid file that contains the mesh topology info.
[srcMissingValueFlag]
If .TRUE., the source grid mask will be constructed using the missing values of the variable defined in srcMissingValueVar. This flag is only used for the grid defined in the GRIDSPEC or the UGRID file formats. The default value is .FALSE..
[srcMissingValueVar]
If srcMissingValueFlag is .TRUE., the argument is required to define the variable name whose missing values will be used to construct the grid mask. It is only used for the grid defined in the GRIDSPEC or the UGRID file formats.
[dstMissingValueFlag]
If .TRUE., the destination grid mask will be constructed using the missing values of the variable defined in dstMissingValueVar. This flag is only used for the grid defined in the GRIDSPEC or the UGRID file formats. The default value is .FALSE..
[dstMissingValueVar]
If dstMissingValueFlag is .TRUE., the argument is required to define the variable name whose missing values will be used to construct the grid mask. It is only used for the grid defined in the GRIDSPEC or the UGRID file formats.
[useSrcCoordFlag]
If .TRUE., the coordinate variables defined in srcCoordinateVars will be used as the longitude and latitude variables for the source grid. This flag is only used for the GRIDSPEC file format. The default is .FALSE.
[srcCoordinateVars]
If useSrcCoordFlag is .TRUE., this argument defines the longitude and ! latitude variables in the source grid file to be used for the regrid. This argument is only used when the grid file is in GRIDSPEC format. srcCoordinateVars should be a array of 2 elements.
[useDstCoordFlag]
If .TRUE., the coordinate variables defined in dstCoordinateVars will be used as the longitude and latitude variables for the destination grid. This flag is only used for the GRIDSPEC file format. The default is .FALSE.
[dstCoordinateVars]
If useDstCoordFlag is .TRUE., this argument defines the longitude and latitude variables in the destination grid file to be used for the regrid. This argument is only used when the grid file is in GRIDSPEC format. dstCoordinateVars should be a array of 2 elements.
[useSrcCornerFlag]
If useSrcCornerFlag is .TRUE., the corner coordinates of the source file will be used for regridding. Otherwise, the center coordinates will be us ed. The default is .FALSE. The corner stagger is not supported for the SCRIP formatted input grid or multi-tile GRIDSPEC MOSAIC input grid.
[useDstCornerFlag]
If useDstCornerFlag is .TRUE., the corner coordinates of the destination file will be used for regridding. Otherwise, the center coordinates will be used. The default is .FALSE. The corner stagger is not supported for the SCRIP formatted input grid or multi-tile GRIDSPEC MOSAIC input grid.
[useUserAreaFlag]
If .TRUE., the element area values defined in the grid files are used. Only the SCRIP and ESMF format grid files have user specified areas. This flag is only used for conservative regridding. The default is .FALSE..
[largefileFlag]
If .TRUE., the output weight file is in NetCDF 64bit offset format. The default is .FALSE..
[netcdf4fileFlag]
If .TRUE., the output weight file is in NetCDF4 file format. The default is .FALSE..
[weightOnlyFlag]
If .TRUE., the output weight file only contains factorList and factorIndexList. The default is .FALSE..
[tileFilePath]
Optional argument to define the path where the tile files reside. If it is given, it overwrites the path defined in gridlocation variable in the mosaic file.
[verboseFlag]
If .TRUE., it will print summary information about the regrid parameters, default to .FALSE..
[checkFlag]
checkFlag value to pass into ESMF_FieldRegridStore(), if not provided has same default as ESMF_FieldRegridStore() which is false.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

24.3.2 ESMF_RegridWeightGen - Generate regrid routeHandle and an optional weight file from grid files with user-specified distribution


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_RegridWeightGen()
   subroutine ESMF_RegridWeightGenDG(srcFile, dstFile, regridRouteHandle, &
     srcElementDistgrid, dstElementDistgrid, &
     srcNodalDistgrid, dstNodalDistgrid, &
     weightFile, regridmethod, lineType, normType, &
     extrapMethod, extrapNumSrcPnts, extrapDistExponent, extrapNumLevels,&
     unmappedaction, ignoreDegenerate, useUserAreaFlag, &
     largefileFlag, netcdf4fileFlag, &
     weightOnlyFlag, verboseFlag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
 
   character(len=*),             intent(in)            :: srcFile
   character(len=*),             intent(in)            :: dstFile
   type(ESMF_RouteHandle),       intent(out)           :: regridRouteHandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DistGrid),          intent(in),  optional :: srcElementDistgrid
   type(ESMF_DistGrid),          intent(in),  optional :: dstElementDistgrid
   character(len=*),             intent(in),  optional :: weightFile
   type(ESMF_DistGrid),          intent(in),  optional :: srcNodalDistgrid
   type(ESMF_DistGrid),          intent(in),  optional :: dstNodalDistgrid
   type(ESMF_RegridMethod_Flag), intent(in),  optional :: regridmethod
   type(ESMF_LineType_Flag),     intent(in),  optional :: lineType
   type(ESMF_NormType_Flag),     intent(in),  optional :: normType
   type(ESMF_ExtrapMethod_Flag),   intent(in),    optional :: extrapMethod
   integer,                        intent(in),    optional :: extrapNumSrcPnts
   real,                           intent(in),    optional :: extrapDistExponent
   integer,                      intent(in),  optional :: extrapNumLevels
   type(ESMF_UnmappedAction_Flag),intent(in), optional :: unmappedaction
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: ignoreDegenerate
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: useUserAreaFlag
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: largefileFlag
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: netcdf4fileFlag
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: weightOnlyFlag
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: verboseFlag
   integer,                      intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

This subroutine does online regridding weight generation from files with user specified distribution. The main differences between this API and the one in 24.3.1 are listed below:

The arguments are:

srcFile
The source grid file name in SCRIP grid file format
dstFile
The destination grid file name in SCRIP grid file format
regridRouteHandle
The regrid RouteHandle returned by ESMF_FieldRegridStore()
srcElementDistgrid
An optional distGrid that specifies the distribution of the source grid's elements. If not specified, a system-defined block decomposition is used.
dstElementDistgrid
An optional distGrid that specifies the distribution of the destination grid's elements. If not specified, a system-defined block decomposition is used.
weightFile
The interpolation weight file name. If present, an output weight file will be generated.
srcNodalDistgrid
An optional distGrid that specifies the distribution of the source grid's nodes
dstNodalDistgrid
An optional distGrid that specifies the distribution of the destination grid's nodes
[regridmethod]
The type of interpolation. Please see Section 54.50 for a list of valid options. If not specified, defaults to ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_BILINEAR.
[lineType]
This argument controls the path of the line which connects two points on a sphere surface. This in turn controls the path along which distances are calculated and the shape of the edges that make up a cell. Both of these quantities can influence how interpolation weights are calculated. As would be expected, this argument is only applicable when srcField and dstField are built on grids which lie on the surface of a sphere. Section 54.35 shows a list of valid options for this argument. If not specified, the default depends on the regrid method. Section 54.35 has the defaults by line type. Figure 24.2.16 shows which line types are supported for each regrid method as well as showing the default line type by regrid method.
[normType]
This argument controls the type of normalization used when generating conservative weights. This option only applies to weights generated with regridmethod=ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_CONSERVE. Please see Section 54.44 for a list of valid options. If not specified normType defaults to ESMF_NORMTYPE_DSTAREA.
[extrapMethod]
The type of extrapolation. Please see Section 54.18 for a list of valid options. If not specified, defaults to ESMF_EXTRAPMETHOD_NONE.
[extrapNumSrcPnts]
The number of source points to use for the extrapolation methods that use more than one source point (e.g. ESMF_EXTRAPMETHOD_NEAREST_IDAVG). If not specified, defaults to 8..
[extrapDistExponent]
The exponent to raise the distance to when calculating weights for the ESMF_EXTRAPMETHOD_NEAREST_IDAVG extrapolation method. A higher value reduces the influence of more distant points. If not specified, defaults to 2.0.
[unmappedaction]
Specifies what should happen if there are destination points that can't be mapped to a source cell. Please see Section 54.61 for a list of valid options. If not specified, unmappedaction defaults to ESMF_UNMAPPEDACTION_ERROR.
[ignoreDegenerate]
Ignore degenerate cells when checking the input Grids or Meshes for errors. If this is set to true, then the regridding proceeds, but degenerate cells will be skipped. If set to false, a degenerate cell produces an error. If not specified, ignoreDegenerate defaults to false.
[useUserAreaFlag]
If .TRUE., the element area values defined in the grid files are used. Only the SCRIP and ESMF format grid files have user specified areas. This flag is only used for conservative regridding. The default is .FALSE.
[largefileFlag]
If .TRUE., the output weight file is in NetCDF 64bit offset format. The default is .FALSE.
[netcdf4fileFlag]
If .TRUE., the output weight file is in NetCDF4 file format. The default is .FALSE.
[weightOnlyFlag]
If .TRUE., the output weight file only contains factorList and factorIndexList. The default is .FALSE.
[verboseFlag]
If .TRUE., it will print summary information about the regrid parameters, default to .FALSE.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

24.3.3 ESMF_FileRegrid - Regrid variables defined in the grid files


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FileRegrid(srcFile, dstFile, srcVarName, dstVarName, &
     dstLoc, srcDataFile, dstDataFile, tileFilePath, &
     dstCoordVars, regridmethod, polemethod, regridPoleNPnts, &
     unmappedaction, ignoreDegenerate, srcRegionalFlag, dstRegionalFlag, &
     verboseFlag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
 
   character(len=*),             intent(in)            :: srcFile
   character(len=*),             intent(in)            :: dstFile
   character(len=*),             intent(in)            :: srcVarName
   character(len=*),             intent(in)            :: dstVarName
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   character(len=*),             intent(in),  optional :: dstLoc
   character(len=*),             intent(in),  optional :: srcDataFile     
   character(len=*),             intent(in),  optional :: dstDataFile     
   character(len=*),             intent(in),  optional :: tileFilePath
   character(len=*),             intent(in),  optional :: dstCoordVars
   type(ESMF_RegridMethod_Flag), intent(in),  optional :: regridmethod
   type(ESMF_PoleMethod_Flag),   intent(in),  optional :: polemethod
   integer,                      intent(in),  optional :: regridPoleNPnts
   type(ESMF_UnmappedAction_Flag),intent(in), optional :: unmappedaction
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: ignoreDegenerate
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: srcRegionalFlag
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: dstRegionalFlag
   logical,                      intent(in),  optional :: verboseFlag
   integer,                      intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

This subroutine provides the same function as the ESMF_Regrid application described in Section 13. It takes two grid files in NetCDF format and interpolate the variable defined in the source grid file to the destination variable using one of the ESMF supported regrid methods - bilinear (24.2.1), higher-order patch (24.2.2), first order conservative (24.2.5) or nearest neighbor methods. The grid files can be in one of the following two formats:

The optional arguments allow users to specify various options to control the regrid operation, such as which pole option to use, or whether to use user-specified area in the conservative regridding. The acceptable values and the default value for the optional arguments are listed below.

The arguments are:

srcFile
The source grid file name.
dstFile
The destination grid file name.
srcVarName
The source variable names to be regridded. If more than one, separate them by comma.
dstVarName
The destination variable names to be regridded to. If more than one, separate them by comma.
[dstLoc]
The destination variable's location, either 'node' or 'face'. This argument is only used when the destination grid file is UGRID, the regridding method is non-conservative and the destination variable does not exist in the destination grid file. If not specified, default is 'face'.
[srcDataFile]
The input data file prefix if the srcFile is in GRIDSPEC MOSAIC fileformat. The tilename and the file extension (.nc) will be added to the prefix. The tilename is defined in the MOSAIC file using variable "gridtiles".
[dstDataFile]
The output data file prefix if the dstFile is in GRIDSPEC MOSAIC fileformat. The tilename and the file extension (.nc) will be added to the prefix. The tilename is defined in the MOSAIC file using variable "gridtiles".
[tileFilePath]
The alternative file path for the tile files and mosaic data files when either srcFile or dstFile is a GRIDSPEC MOSAIC grid. The path can be either relative or absolute. If it is relative, it is relative to the working directory. When specified, the gridlocation variable defined in the Mosaic file will be ignored.
[dstCoordVars]
The destination coordinate variable names if the dstVarName does not exist in the dstFile
[regridmethod]
The type of interpolation. Please see Section 54.50 for a list of valid options. If not specified, defaults to ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_BILINEAR.
[polemethod]
A flag to indicate which type of artificial pole to construct on the source Grid for regridding. Please see Section 54.47 for a list of valid options. The default value varies depending on the regridding method and the grid type and format.
[regridPoleNPnts]
If polemethod is set to ESMF_POLEMETHOD_NPNTAVG, this argument is required to specify how many points should be averaged over at the pole.
[unmappedaction]
Specifies what should happen if there are destination points that can't be mapped to a source cell. Please see Section 54.61 for a list of valid options. If not specified, unmappedaction defaults to ESMF_UNMAPPEDACTION_ERROR.
[ignoreDegenerate]
Ignore degenerate cells when checking the input Grids or Meshes for errors. If this is set to true, then the regridding proceeds, but degenerate cells will be skipped. If set to false, a degenerate cell produces an error. If not specified, ignoreDegenerate defaults to false.
[srcRegionalFlag]
If .TRUE., the source grid is a regional grid, otherwise, it is a global grid. The default value is .FALSE.
[dstRegionalFlag]
If .TRUE., the destination grid is a regional grid, otherwise, it is a global grid. The default value is .FALSE.
[verboseFlag]
If .TRUE., it will print summary information about the regrid parameters, default to .FALSE.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

24.4 Restrictions and Future Work

  1. 32-bit index limitation: Currently all index space dimensions in an ESMF object are represented by signed 32-bit integers. This limits the number of elements in one-dimensional objects to the 32-bit limit. This limit can be crossed by higher dimensional objects, where the product space is only limited by the 64-bit sequence index representation.

25 FieldBundle Class

25.1 Description

A FieldBundle functions mainly as a convenient container for storing similar Fields. It represents “bundles” of Fields that are discretized on the same Grid, Mesh, LocStream, or XGrid and distributed in the same manner. The FieldBundle is an important data structure because it can be added to a State, which is used for sending and receiving data between Components.

In the common case where FieldBundle is built on top of a Grid, Fields within a FieldBundle may be located at different locations relative to the vertices of their common Grid. The Fields in a FieldBundle may be of different dimensions, as long as the Grid dimensions that are distributed are the same. For example, a surface Field on a distributed lat/lon Grid and a 3D Field with an added vertical dimension on the same distributed lat/lon Grid can be included in the same FieldBundle.

FieldBundles can be created and destroyed, can have Attributes added or retrieved, and can have Fields added, removed, replaced, or retrieved. Methods include queries that return information about the FieldBundle itself and about the Fields that it contains. The Fortran data pointer of a Field within a FieldBundle can be obtained by first retrieving the Field with a call to ESMF_FieldBundleGet(), and then using ESMF_FieldGet() to get the data.

In the future FieldBundles will serve as a mechanism for performance optimization. ESMF will take advantage of the similarities of the Fields within a FieldBundle to optimize collective communication, I/O, and regridding. See Section 25.3 for a description of features that are scheduled for future work.

25.2 Use and Examples

Examples of creating, accessing and destroying FieldBundles and their constituent Fields are provided in this section, along with some notes on FieldBundle methods.


25.2.1 Creating a FieldBundle from a list of Fields

A user can create a FieldBundle from a predefined list of Fields. In the following example, we first create an ESMF_Grid, then build 3 different ESMF_Fields with different names. The ESMF_FieldBundle is created from the list of 3 Fields.

!-------------------------------------------------------------------------
!   !  Create several Fields and add them to a new FieldBundle.
 
    grid = ESMF_GridCreateNoPeriDim(minIndex=(/1,1/), maxIndex=(/100,200/), &
                                  regDecomp=(/2,2/), name="atmgrid", rc=rc)

    call ESMF_ArraySpecSet(arrayspec, 2, ESMF_TYPEKIND_R8, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    field(1) = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, arrayspec, &
                                staggerloc=ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER, &
                                name="temperature", rc=rc)

    field(2) = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, arrayspec, &
                                staggerloc=ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER, &
                                name="pressure", rc=rc)

    field(3) = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, arrayspec, &
                                staggerloc=ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER, &
                                name="heat flux", rc=rc)

    bundle1 = ESMF_FieldBundleCreate(fieldList=field(1:3), &
                                name="atmosphere data", rc=rc)

    print *, "FieldBundle example 1 returned"


25.2.2 Creating an empty FieldBundle then add one Field to it

A user can create an empty FieldBundle then add Fields to the empty FieldBundle. In the following example, we use the previously defined ESMF_Grid to build an ESMF_Field. An empty ESMF_FieldBundle is created, then the Field is added to the FieldBundle.

!-------------------------------------------------------------------------
!   !  Create an empty FieldBundle and then add a single field to it.


    simplefield = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, arrayspec, &
                  staggerloc=ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER, name="rh", rc=rc)

    bundle2 = ESMF_FieldBundleCreate(name="time step 1", rc=rc)

    call ESMF_FieldBundleAdd(bundle2, (/simplefield/), rc=rc)

    call ESMF_FieldBundleGet(bundle2, fieldCount=fieldcount, rc=rc)

    print *, "FieldBundle example 2 returned, fieldcount =", fieldcount


25.2.3 Creating an empty FieldBundle then add a list of Fields to it

A user can create an empty FieldBundle then add multiple Fields to the empty FieldBundle. In the following example, we use the previously defined ESMF_Grid and ESMF_Fields. An empty ESMF_FieldBundle is created, then three Fields are added to the FieldBundle.

!-------------------------------------------------------------------------
!   !  Create an empty FieldBundle and then add multiple fields to it.

    bundle3 = ESMF_FieldBundleCreate(name="southern hemisphere", rc=rc)

    call ESMF_FieldBundleAdd(bundle3, field(1:3), rc=rc)

    call ESMF_FieldBundleGet(bundle3, fieldCount=fieldcount, rc=rc)

    print *, "FieldBundle example 3 returned, fieldcount =", fieldcount


25.2.4 Query a Field stored in the FieldBundle by name or index

Users can query a Field stored in a FieldBundle by the Field's name or index. In the following example, the pressure Field stored in FieldBundle is queried by its name then by its index through ESMF_FieldBundleGet() method.

!-------------------------------------------------------------------------
!   !  Get a Field back from a FieldBundle, first by name and then by index.
!   !  Also get the FieldBundle name.

    call ESMF_FieldBundleGet(bundle1, "pressure", field=returnedfield1, rc=rc)

    call ESMF_FieldGet(returnedfield1, name=fname1, rc=rc)

    call ESMF_FieldBundleGet(bundle1, 2, returnedfield2, rc=rc)

    call ESMF_FieldGet(returnedfield2, name=fname2, rc=rc)

    call ESMF_FieldBundleGet(bundle1, name=bname1, rc=rc)

    print *, "FieldBundle example 4 returned, field names = ", &
                   trim(fname1), ", ", trim(fname2)
    print *, "FieldBundle name = ", trim(bname1)


25.2.5 Query FieldBundle for Fields list either alphabetical or in order of addition

Users can query the list of Fields stored in a FieldBundle. By default the returned list of Fields are ordered alphabetically by the Field names. Users can also retrieve the list of Fields in the order by which the Fields were added to the FieldBundle.

    call ESMF_FieldBundleGet(bundle1, fieldList=r_fields, rc=rc)

    do i = 1, 3
      call ESMF_FieldGet(r_fields(i), name=fname1, rc=rc)

      print *, fname1
    enddo

    call ESMF_FieldBundleGet(bundle1, fieldList=r_fields, &
      itemorderflag=ESMF_ITEMORDER_ADDORDER, rc=rc)

    do i = 1, 3
      call ESMF_FieldGet(r_fields(i), name=fname1, rc=rc)

      print *, fname1
    enddo


25.2.6 Create a packed FieldBundle on a Grid

Create a packed fieldbundle from user supplied field names and a packed Fortran array pointer that contains the data of the packed fields on a Grid.

Create a 2D grid of 4x1 regular decomposition on 4 PETs, each PET has 10x50 elements. The index space of the entire Grid is 40x50.

  gridxy = ESMF_GridCreateNoPeriDim(maxIndex=(/40,50/), regDecomp=(/4,1/), rc=rc)

Allocate a packed Fortran array pointer containing 10 packed fields, each field has 3 time slices and uses the 2D grid created. Note that gridToFieldMap uses the position of the grid dimension as elements, 3rd element of the packedPtr is 10, 4th element of the packedPtr is 50.

  allocate(packedPtr(10, 3, 10, 50)) ! fieldDim, time, y, x
  fieldDim = 1
  packedFB = ESMF_FieldBundleCreate(fieldNameList, packedPtr, gridxy, fieldDim, &
  gridToFieldMap=(/3,4/), staggerloc=ESMF_Staggerloc_Center, rc=rc)


25.2.7 Create a packed FieldBundle on a Mesh

Similarly we could create a packed fieldbundle from user supplied field names and a packed Fortran array pointer that contains the data of the packed fields on a Mesh.

Due to the verbosity of the MeshCreate process, the code for MeshCreate is not shown below, user can either refer to the MeshCreate section 33.3.1 or examine the FieldBundleCreate example source code contained in the ESMF source distribution directly. A ESMF Mesh on 4 PETs with one mesh element on each PET is created.

Allocate the packed Fortran array pointer, the first dimension is fieldDim; second dimension is the data associated with mesh element, since there is only one mesh element on each processor in this example, the allocation is 1; last dimension is the time dimension which contains 3 time slices.

      allocate(packedPtr3D(10, 1, 3))
      fieldDim = 1
      packedFB = ESMF_FieldBundleCreate(fieldNameList, packedPtr3D, meshEx, fieldDim, &
        gridToFieldMap=(/2/), meshloc=ESMF_MESHLOC_ELEMENT, rc=rc)

25.2.8 Destroy a FieldBundle

The user must call ESMF_FieldBundleDestroy() before deleting any of the Fields it contains. Because Fields can be shared by multiple FieldBundles and States, they are not deleted by this call.

!-------------------------------------------------------------------------

     call ESMF_FieldBundleDestroy(bundle1, rc=rc)


25.2.9 Redistribute data from a source FieldBundle to a destination FieldBundle

The ESMF_FieldBundleRedist interface can be used to redistribute data from source FieldBundle to destination FieldBundle. This interface is overloaded by type and kind; In the version of ESMF_FieldBundleRedist without factor argument, a default value of factor 1 is used.

In this example, we first create two FieldBundles, a source FieldBundle and a destination FieldBundle. Then we use ESMF_FieldBundleRedist to redistribute data from source FieldBundle to destination FieldBundle.

    ! perform redist
    call ESMF_FieldBundleRedistStore(srcFieldBundle, dstFieldBundle, &
         routehandle, rc=rc)

    call ESMF_FieldBundleRedist(srcFieldBundle, dstFieldBundle, &
         routehandle, rc=rc)


25.2.10 Redistribute data from a packed source FieldBundle to a packed destination FieldBundle

The ESMF_FieldBundleRedist interface can be used to redistribute data from source FieldBundle to destination FieldBundle when both Bundles are packed with same number of fields.

In this example, we first create two packed FieldBundles, a source FieldBundle and a destination FieldBundle. Then we use ESMF_FieldBundleRedist to redistribute data from source FieldBundle to destination FieldBundle.

The same Grid is used where the source and destination packed FieldBundle are built upon. Source and destination Bundle have different memory layout.

    allocate(srcfptr(3,5,10), dstfptr(10,5,3))
    srcfptr = lpe
    srcFieldBundle = ESMF_FieldBundleCreate((/'field01', 'field02', 'field03'/), &
      srcfptr, grid, 1, gridToFieldMap=(/2,3/), rc=rc)

    dstFieldBundle = ESMF_FieldBundleCreate((/'field01', 'field02', 'field03'/), &
      dstfptr, grid, 3, gridToFieldMap=(/2,1/), rc=rc)

    ! perform redist
    call ESMF_FieldBundleRedistStore(srcFieldBundle, dstFieldBundle, &
         routehandle, rc=rc)

    call ESMF_FieldBundleRedist(srcFieldBundle, dstFieldBundle, &
         routehandle, rc=rc)


25.2.11 Perform sparse matrix multiplication from a source FieldBundle to a destination FieldBundle

The ESMF_FieldBundleSMM interface can be used to perform SMM from source FieldBundle to destination FieldBundle. This interface is overloaded by type and kind;

In this example, we first create two FieldBundles, a source FieldBundle and a destination FieldBundle. Then we use ESMF_FieldBundleSMM to perform sparse matrix multiplication from source FieldBundle to destination FieldBundle.

The operation performed in this example is better illustrated in section 26.3.33.

Section 28.2.18 provides a detailed discussion of the sparse matrix multiplication operation implemented in ESMF.

    call ESMF_VMGetCurrent(vm, rc=rc)

    call ESMF_VMGet(vm, localPet=lpe, rc=rc)

    ! create distgrid and grid
    distgrid = ESMF_DistGridCreate(minIndex=(/1/), maxIndex=(/16/), &
        regDecomp=(/4/), &
        rc=rc)

    grid = ESMF_GridCreate(distgrid=distgrid, &
        gridEdgeLWidth=(/0/), gridEdgeUWidth=(/0/), &
        name="grid", rc=rc)

    call ESMF_ArraySpecSet(arrayspec, 1, ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, rc=rc)

    ! create field bundles and fields
    srcFieldBundle = ESMF_FieldBundleCreate(rc=rc)

    dstFieldBundle = ESMF_FieldBundleCreate(rc=rc)

    do i = 1, 3
        srcField(i) = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, arrayspec, &
            totalLWidth=(/1/), totalUWidth=(/2/), &
            rc=rc)

        call ESMF_FieldGet(srcField(i), localDe=0, farrayPtr=srcfptr, rc=rc)

        srcfptr = 1

        call ESMF_FieldBundleAdd(srcFieldBundle, (/srcField(i)/), rc=rc)

        dstField(i) = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, arrayspec, &
            totalLWidth=(/1/), totalUWidth=(/2/), &
            rc=rc)

        call ESMF_FieldGet(dstField(i), localDe=0, farrayPtr=dstfptr, rc=rc)

        dstfptr = 0

        call ESMF_FieldBundleAdd(dstFieldBundle, (/dstField(i)/), rc=rc)

    enddo

    ! initialize factorList and factorIndexList
    allocate(factorList(4))
    allocate(factorIndexList(2,4))
    factorList = (/1,2,3,4/)
    factorIndexList(1,:) = (/lpe*4+1,lpe*4+2,lpe*4+3,lpe*4+4/)
    factorIndexList(2,:) = (/lpe*4+1,lpe*4+2,lpe*4+3,lpe*4+4/)
    call ESMF_FieldBundleSMMStore(srcFieldBundle, dstFieldBundle, &
        routehandle, factorList, factorIndexList, rc=rc)

    ! perform smm
    call ESMF_FieldBundleSMM(srcFieldBundle, dstFieldBundle, routehandle, &
          rc=rc)

    ! release SMM route handle
    call ESMF_FieldBundleSMMRelease(routehandle, rc=rc)


25.2.12 Perform FieldBundle halo update

ESMF_FieldBundleHalo interface can be used to perform halo updates for all the Fields contained in the ESMF_FieldBundle.

In this example, we will set up a FieldBundle for a 2D inviscid and compressible flow problem. We will illustrate the FieldBundle halo update operation but we will not solve the non-linear PDEs. The emphasis here is to demonstrate how to set up halo regions, how a numerical scheme updates the exclusive regions, and how a halo update communicates data in the halo regions. Here are the governing equations:

$u_t + u u_x + v u_y + \frac{1}{\rho} p_x = 0$ (conservation of momentum in x-direction)

$v_t + u v_x + v v_y + \frac{1}{\rho} p_y = 0$ (conservation of momentum in y-direction)

${\rho}_t + {\rho u}_x + {\rho v}_y = 0$ (conservation of mass)

$\frac{\rho}{\rho^\gamma} + u {(\frac{p}{\rho^\gamma})}_x + v {(\frac{p}{\rho^\gamma})}_y = 0$ (conservation of energy)

The four unknowns are pressure $p$, density $\rho$, velocity ($u$, $v$). The grids are set up using Arakawa D stagger ($p$ on corner, $\rho$ at center, $u$ and $v$ on edges). $p$, $\rho$, $u$, and $v$ are bounded by necessary boundary conditions and initial conditions.

Section 28.2.15 provides a detailed discussion of the halo operation implemented in ESMF.

    ! create distgrid and grid according to the following decomposition 
    ! and stagger pattern, r is density.
    !
    ! p--------u-------+p+-------u--------p
    ! !                 |                 |
    ! !                 |                 |
    ! !                 |                 |
    ! v        r        v        r        v
    ! !      PET 0      |      PET 1      |
    ! !                 |                 |
    ! !                 |                 |
    ! p--------u-------+p+-------u--------p
    ! !                 |                 |
    ! !                 |                 |
    ! !                 |                 |
    ! v        r        v        r        v
    ! !      PET 2      |      PET 3      |
    ! !                 |                 |
    ! !                 |                 |
    ! p--------u-------+p+-------u--------p
    !
    distgrid = ESMF_DistGridCreate(minIndex=(/1,1/), maxIndex=(/256,256/), &
        regDecomp=(/2,2/), &
        rc=rc)

    grid = ESMF_GridCreate(distgrid=distgrid, name="grid", rc=rc)

    call ESMF_ArraySpecSet(arrayspec, 2, ESMF_TYPEKIND_R4, rc=rc)

    ! create field bundles and fields
    fieldBundle = ESMF_FieldBundleCreate(rc=rc)

    ! set up exclusive/total region for the fields
    !
    ! halo: L/U, nDim, nField, nPet
    ! halo configuration for pressure, and similarly for density, u, and v
    halo(1,1,1,1) = 0
    halo(2,1,1,1) = 0
    halo(1,2,1,1) = 0
    halo(2,2,1,1) = 0
    halo(1,1,1,2) = 1   ! halo in x direction on left hand side of pet 1
    halo(2,1,1,2) = 0
    halo(1,2,1,2) = 0
    halo(2,2,1,2) = 0
    halo(1,1,1,3) = 0
    halo(2,1,1,3) = 1   ! halo in y direction on upper side of pet 2
    halo(1,2,1,3) = 0
    halo(2,2,1,3) = 0
    halo(1,1,1,4) = 1   ! halo in x direction on left hand side of pet 3
    halo(2,1,1,4) = 1   ! halo in y direction on upper side of pet 3
    halo(1,2,1,4) = 0
    halo(2,2,1,4) = 0

    ! names and staggers of the 4 unknown fields
    names(1) = "pressure"
    names(2) = "density"
    names(3) = "u"
    names(4) = "v"
    staggers(1) = ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CORNER
    staggers(2) = ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER
    staggers(3) = ESMF_STAGGERLOC_EDGE2
    staggers(4) = ESMF_STAGGERLOC_EDGE1
    
    ! create a FieldBundle
    lpe = lpe + 1
    do i = 1, 4
        field(i) = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, arrayspec, &
                totalLWidth=(/halo(1,1,i,lpe), halo(1,2,i,lpe)/), &
                totalUWidth=(/halo(2,1,i,lpe), halo(2,2,i,lpe)/), &
                staggerloc=staggers(i), name=names(i), &
                rc=rc)

        call ESMF_FieldBundleAdd(fieldBundle, (/field(i)/), rc=rc)

    enddo

    ! compute the routehandle
    call ESMF_FieldBundleHaloStore(fieldBundle, routehandle=routehandle, &
                                   rc=rc)

    do iter = 1, 10
        do i = 1, 4
            call ESMF_FieldGet(field(i), farrayPtr=fptr, &
                exclusiveLBound=excllb, exclusiveUBound=exclub, rc=rc)

            sizes = exclub - excllb
            ! fill the total region with 0.
            fptr = 0.
            ! only update the exclusive region on local PET
            do j = excllb(1), exclub(1)
              do k = excllb(2), exclub(2)
                fptr(j,k) = iter * cos(2.*PI*j/sizes(1))*sin(2.*PI*k/sizes(2))
              enddo 
            enddo 
        enddo
        ! call halo execution to update the data in the halo region,
        ! it can be verified that the halo regions change from 0. 
        ! to non zero values.
        call ESMF_FieldBundleHalo(fieldbundle, routehandle=routehandle, rc=rc)

    enddo
    ! release halo route handle
    call ESMF_FieldBundleHaloRelease(routehandle, rc=rc)

25.3 Restrictions and Future Work

  1. No enforcement of the same Grid, Mesh, LocStream, or XGrid restriction. While the documentation indicates in several places (including the Design and Implementation Notes) that a FieldBundle can only contain Fields that are built on the same Grid, Mesh, LocStream, or XGrid, and all Fields must have the same distribution, the actual FieldBundle implementation is more general and supports bundling of any Fields. The documentation, however, is in line with the long term plan of making the restrictive FieldBundle definition the default behavior. The more general bundling option would then be retained as a special case that requires explicit specification by the user. There is currently no functional difference in the FieldBundle implementation that profits from the documented restrictive approach. In addition, the general bundling option has been supported for a long time. Note however that the documented restrictive behavior is the anticipated long term default for FieldBundles.

  2. No mathematical operators. The FieldBundle class does not support differential or other mathematical operators. We do not anticipate providing this functionality in the near future.

  3. Limited validation and print options. We are planning to increase the number of validity checks available for FieldBundles as soon as possible. We also will be working on print options.

  4. Packed data has limited supported. One of the options that we are currently working on for FieldBundles is packing. Packing means that the data from all the Fields that comprise the FieldBundle are manipulated collectively. This operation can be done without destroying the original Field data. Packing is being designed to facilitate optimized regridding, data communication, and I/O operations. This will reduce the latency overhead of the communication.

    CAUTION: For communication methods, the undistributed dimension representing the number of fields must have identical size between source and destination packed data. Communication methods do not permute the order of fields in the source and destination packed FieldBundle.

  5. Interleaving Fields within a FieldBundle. Data locality is important for performance on some computing platforms. An interleave option will be added to allow the user to create a packed FieldBundle in which Fields are either concatenated in memory or in which Field elements are interleaved.

25.4 Design and Implementation Notes

  1. Fields in a FieldBundle reference the same Grid, Mesh, LocStream, or XGrid. In order to reduce memory requirements and ensure consistency, the Fields within a FieldBundle all reference the same Grid, Mesh, LocStream, or XGrid object. This restriction may be relaxed in the future.

25.5 Class API: Basic FieldBundle Methods

25.5.1 ESMF_FieldBundleAssignment(=) - FieldBundle assignment


INTERFACE:

   interface assignment(=)
   fieldbundle1 = fieldbundle2
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_FieldBundle) :: fieldbundle1
   type(ESMF_FieldBundle) :: fieldbundle2
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Assign fieldbundle1 as an alias to the same ESMF fieldbundle object in memory as fieldbundle2. If fieldbundle2 is invalid, then fieldbundle1 will be equally invalid after the assignment.

The arguments are:

fieldbundle1
The ESMF_FieldBundle object on the left hand side of the assignment.
fieldbundle2
The ESMF_FieldBundle object on the right hand side of the assignment.

25.5.2 ESMF_FieldBundleOperator(==) - FieldBundle equality operator


INTERFACE:

   interface operator(==)
   if (fieldbundle1 == fieldbundle2) then ... endif
   OR
   result = (fieldbundle1 == fieldbundle2)
RETURN VALUE:
   logical :: result
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in) :: fieldbundle1
   type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in) :: fieldbundle2
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Test whether fieldbundle1 and fieldbundle2 are valid aliases to the same ESMF fieldbundle object in memory. For a more general comparison of two ESMF FieldBundles, going beyond the simple alias test, the ESMF_FieldBundleMatch() function (not yet implemented) must be used.

The arguments are:

fieldbundle1
The ESMF_FieldBundle object on the left hand side of the equality operation.
fieldbundle2
The ESMF_FieldBundle object on the right hand side of the equality operation.

25.5.3 ESMF_FieldBundleOperator(/=) - FieldBundle not equal operator


INTERFACE:

   interface operator(/=)
   if (fieldbundle1 /= fieldbundle2) then ... endif
   OR
   result = (fieldbundle1 /= fieldbundle2)
RETURN VALUE:
   logical :: result
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in) :: fieldbundle1
   type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in) :: fieldbundle2
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Test whether fieldbundle1 and fieldbundle2 are not valid aliases to the same ESMF fieldbundle object in memory. For a more general comparison of two ESMF FieldBundles, going beyond the simple alias test, the ESMF_FieldBundleMatch() function (not yet implemented) must be used.

The arguments are:

fieldbundle1
The ESMF_FieldBundle object on the left hand side of the non-equality operation.
fieldbundle2
The ESMF_FieldBundle object on the right hand side of the non-equality operation.

25.5.4 ESMF_FieldBundleAdd - Add Fields to a FieldBundle


INTERFACE:

     ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldBundleAdd()
     subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleAddList(fieldbundle, fieldList, &
       multiflag, relaxedflag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout) :: fieldbundle
     type(ESMF_Field), intent(in) :: fieldList(:)
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical, intent(in), optional :: multiflag
     logical, intent(in), optional :: relaxedflag
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Add Field(s) to a FieldBundle. It is an error if fieldList contains Fields that match by name Fields already contained in fieldbundle when multiflag is set to .false. and relaxedflag is set to .false..

fieldbundle
ESMF_FieldBundle to be added to.
fieldList
List of ESMF_Field objects to be added.
[multiflag]
A setting of .true. allows multiple items with the same name to be added to ESMF_FieldBundle. For .false. added items must have unique names. The default setting is .false..
[relaxedflag]
A setting of .true. indicates a relaxed definition of "add" under multiflag=.false. mode, where it is not an error if fieldList contains items with names that are also found in ESMF_FieldBundle. The ESMF_FieldBundle is left unchanged for these items. For .false. this is treated as an error condition. The default setting is .false..
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.5 ESMF_FieldBundleAddReplace - Conditionally add or replace Fields in a FieldBundle


INTERFACE:

     subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleAddReplace(fieldbundle, fieldList, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout) :: fieldbundle
     type(ESMF_Field), intent(in) :: fieldList(:)
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Fields in fieldList that do not match any Fields by name in fieldbundle are added to the FieldBundle. Fields in fieldList that match any Fields by name in fieldbundle replace those Fields.

fieldbundle
ESMF_FieldBundle to be manipulated.
fieldList
List of ESMF_Field objects to be added or used as replacement.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.6 ESMF_FieldBundleCreate - Create a non packed FieldBundle from a list of Fields


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldBundleCreate()
   function ESMF_FieldBundleCreateDefault(fieldList, &
       multiflag, relaxedflag, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle) :: ESMF_FieldBundleCreateDefault
ARGUMENTS:
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_Field), intent(in), optional :: fieldList(:)
     logical, intent(in), optional :: multiflag
     logical, intent(in), optional :: relaxedflag
     character (len=*),intent(in), optional :: name
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_FieldBundle object from a list of existing Fields.

The creation of a FieldBundle leaves the bundled Fields unchanged, they remain valid individual objects. a FieldBundle is a light weight container of Field references. The actual data remains in place, there are no data movements or duplications associated with the creation of an FieldBundle.

[fieldList]
List of ESMF_Field objects to be bundled.
[multiflag]
A setting of .true. allows multiple items with the same name to be added to fieldbundle. For .false. added items must have unique names. The default setting is .false..
[relaxedflag]
A setting of .true. indicates a relaxed definition of "add" under multiflag=.false. mode, where it is not an error if fieldList contains items with names that are also found in fieldbundle. The fieldbundle is left unchanged for these items. For .false. this is treated as an error condition. The default setting is .false..
[name]
Name of the created ESMF_FieldBundle. A default name is generated if not specified.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.7 ESMF_FieldBundleCreate - Create a packed FieldBundle from Fortran array pointer and Grid


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldBundleCreate() 
   function ESMF_FieldBundleCreateGrid<rank><type><kind>(fieldNameList, & 
   farrayPtr, grid, fieldDim, & 
   indexflag, staggerLoc, & 
   gridToFieldMap, & 
   totalLWidth, totalUWidth, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
   type(ESMF_FieldBundle) :: ESMF_FieldBundleCreateGridDataPtr<rank><type><kind>
ARGUMENTS:
   character(len=*), intent(in) :: fieldNameList(:) 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), dimension(<rank>), pointer :: farrayPtr 
   type(ESMF_Grid), intent(in) :: grid 
   integer, intent(in) :: fieldDim 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_Index_Flag), intent(in), optional :: indexflag 
   type(ESMF_StaggerLoc), intent(in), optional :: staggerloc 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: name 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create a packed FieldBundle from user supplied list of field names, pre-allocated Fortran array pointer, and ESMF_Grid object.

The arguments are:

fieldNameList
A list of field names for the Fields held by the packed FieldBundle.
farrayPtr
Pre-allocated Fortran array pointer holding the memory of the list of Fields.
grid
The ESMF_Grid object on which the Fields in the packed FieldBundle are built.
fieldDim
The dimension in the farrayPtr that contains the indices of Fields to be packed.
[indexflag]
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options. All Fields in packed FieldBundle use identical indexflag setting.
[staggerloc]
Stagger location of data in grid cells. For valid predefined values see section 31.2.6. To create a custom stagger location see section 31.3.25. The default value is ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER. All Fields in packed FieldBundle use identical staggerloc setting.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the farrayPtr by specifying the appropriate farrayPtr dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farrayPtr in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the farrayPtr rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total farrayPtr dimensions less the total (distributed + undistributed) dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the farrayPtr. Permutations of the order of dimensions are handled via individual communication methods. For example, an undistributed dimension can be remapped to a distributed dimension as part of the ESMF_ArrayRedist() operation. All Fields in packed FieldBundle use identical gridToFieldMap setting.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the farrayPtr. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the farrayPtr. That is, for each gridded dimension the farrayPtr size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ). All Fields in packed FieldBundle use identical totalLWidth setting.
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the farrayPtr. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the farrayPtr. That is, for each gridded dimension the farrayPtr size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ). All Fields in packed FieldBundle use identical totalUWidth setting.
[name]
FieldBundle name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.8 ESMF_FieldBundleCreate - Create a packed FieldBundle from Fortran array pointer and Mesh


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldBundleCreate() 
   function ESMF_FieldBundleCreateMesh<rank><type><kind>(fieldNameList, & 
   farrayPtr, Mesh, fieldDim, & 
   meshLoc, gridToFieldMap, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
   type(ESMF_FieldBundle) :: ESMF_FieldBundleCreateMeshDataPtr<rank><type><kind>
ARGUMENTS:
   character(len=*), intent(in) :: fieldNameList(:) 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), dimension(<rank>), pointer :: farrayPtr 
   type(ESMF_Mesh), intent(in) :: mesh 
   integer, intent(in) :: fieldDim 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_MeshLoc), intent(in), optional:: meshloc 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: name 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create a packed FieldBundle from user supplied list of field names, pre-allocated Fortran array pointer, and ESMF_Mesh object.

The arguments are:

fieldNameList
A list of field names for the Fields held by the packed FieldBundle.
farrayPtr
Pre-allocated Fortran array pointer holding the memory of the list of Fields.
mesh
The ESMF_Mesh object on which the Fields in the packed FieldBundle are built.
fieldDim
The dimension in the farrayPtr that contains the indices of Fields to be packed.
[meshloc]
The part of the Mesh on which to build the Field. For valid predefined values see Section 54.40. If not set, defaults to ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the mesh's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the mesh to a dimension in the farrayPtr by specifying the appropriate farrayPtr dimension index. The default is to map all of the mesh's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farrayPtr in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the farrayPtr rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total farrayPtr dimensions less the total (distributed + undistributed) dimensions in the mesh. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the farrayPtr. Permutations of the order of dimensions are handled via individual communication methods. For example, an undistributed dimension can be remapped to a distributed dimension as part of the ESMF_ArrayRedist() operation. All Fields in packed FieldBundle use identical gridToFieldMap setting.
[name]
FieldBundle name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.9 ESMF_FieldBundleDestroy - Release resources associated with a FieldBundle


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleDestroy(fieldbundle, noGarbage, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout) :: fieldbundle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical, intent(in), optional :: noGarbage
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Destroy an ESMF_FieldBundle object. The member Fields are not touched by this operation and remain valid objects that need to be destroyed individually if necessary.

The arguments are:

fieldbundle
ESMF_FieldBundle object to be destroyed.
[noGarbage]
If set to .TRUE. the object will be fully destroyed and removed from the ESMF garbage collection system. Note however that under this condition ESMF cannot protect against accessing the destroyed object through dangling aliases - a situation which may lead to hard to debug application crashes.

It is generally recommended to leave the noGarbage argument set to .FALSE. (the default), and to take advantage of the ESMF garbage collection system which will prevent problems with dangling aliases or incorrect sequences of destroy calls. However this level of support requires that a small remnant of the object is kept in memory past the destroy call. This can lead to an unexpected increase in memory consumption over the course of execution in applications that use temporary ESMF objects. For situations where the repeated creation and destruction of temporary objects leads to memory issues, it is recommended to call with noGarbage set to .TRUE., fully removing the entire temporary object from memory.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.10 ESMF_FieldBundleGet - Get object-wide information from a FieldBundle


INTERFACE:

     ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldBundleGet()
     subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleGetListAll(fieldbundle, &
       itemorderflag, geomtype, grid, locstream, mesh, xgrid, &
       fieldCount, fieldList, fieldNameList, isPacked, name, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in) :: fieldbundle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_ItemOrder_Flag), intent(in), optional :: itemorderflag
     type(ESMF_GeomType_Flag), intent(out), optional :: geomtype
     type(ESMF_Grid), intent(out), optional :: grid
     type(ESMF_LocStream), intent(out), optional :: locstream
     type(ESMF_Mesh), intent(out), optional :: mesh
     type(ESMF_XGrid), intent(out), optional :: xgrid
     integer, intent(out), optional :: fieldCount
     type(ESMF_Field), intent(out), optional :: fieldList(:)
     character(len=*), intent(out), optional :: fieldNameList(:)
     logical, intent(out), optional :: isPacked
     character(len=*), intent(out), optional :: name
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Get the list of all Fields and field names bundled in a FieldBundle.

fieldbundle
ESMF_FieldBundle to be queried.
[itemorderflag]
Specifies the order of the returned items in the fieldList or the fieldNameList. The default is ESMF_ITEMORDER_ABC. See 54.33 for a full list of options.
[geomtype]
Flag that indicates what type of geometry this FieldBundle object holds. Can be ESMF_GEOMTYPE_GRID, ESMF_GEOMTYPE_MESH, ESMF_GEOMTYPE_LOCSTREAM, ESMF_GEOMTYPE_XGRID
[grid]
The Grid object that this FieldBundle object holds.
[locstream]
The LocStream object that this FieldBundle object holds.
[mesh]
The Mesh object that this FieldBundle object holds.
[xgrid]
The XGrid object that this FieldBundle object holds.
[fieldCount]
Upon return holds the number of Fields bundled in the fieldbundle.
[fieldList]
Upon return holds a list of Fields bundled in ESMF_FieldBundle. The argument must be allocated to be at least of size fieldCount.
[fieldNameList]
Upon return holds a list of the names of the fields bundled in ESMF_FieldBundle. The argument must be allocated to be at least of size fieldCount.
[isPacked]
Upon return holds the information if this FieldBundle is packed.
[name]
Name of the fieldbundle object.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.11 ESMF_FieldBundleGet - Get information about a Field by name and optionally return a Field


INTERFACE:

     ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldBundleGet()
     subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleGetItem(fieldbundle, fieldName, &
       field, fieldCount, isPresent, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in) :: fieldbundle
     character(len=*), intent(in) :: fieldName
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_Field), intent(out), optional :: field
     integer, intent(out), optional :: fieldCount
     logical, intent(out), optional :: isPresent
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Get information about items that match fieldName in FieldBundle.

fieldbundle
ESMF_FieldBundle to be queried.
fieldName
Specified name.
[field]
Upon return holds the requested field item. It is an error if this argument was specified and there is not exactly one field item in ESMF_FieldBundle that matches fieldName.
[fieldCount]
Number of Fields with fieldName in ESMF_FieldBundle.
[isPresent]
Upon return indicates whether field(s) with fieldName exist in ESMF_FieldBundle.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.12 ESMF_FieldBundleGet - Get a list of Fields by name


INTERFACE:

     ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldBundleGet()
     subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleGetList(fieldbundle, fieldName, fieldList, &
       itemorderflag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in) :: fieldbundle
     character(len=*), intent(in) :: fieldName
     type(ESMF_Field), intent(out) :: fieldList(:)
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_ItemOrder_Flag), intent(in), optional :: itemorderflag
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Get the list of Fields from fieldbundle that match fieldName.

fieldbundle
ESMF_FieldBundle to be queried.
fieldName
Specified name.
fieldList
List of Fields in ESMF_FieldBundle that match fieldName. The argument must be allocated to be at least of size fieldCount returned for this fieldName.
[itemorderflag]
Specifies the order of the returned items in the fieldList. The default is ESMF_ITEMORDER_ABC. See 54.33 for a full list of options.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.13 ESMF_FieldBundleGet - Get Fortran array pointer from a packed FieldBundle


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldBundleGet() 
   function ESMF_FieldBundleGetDataPtr<rank><type><kind>(fieldBundle, & 
   localDe, farrayPtr, & 
   rc)
RETURN VALUE:
   type(ESMF_FieldBundle) :: ESMF_FieldBundleGetDataPtr<rank><type><kind>
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in) :: fieldBundle 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: localDe 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), dimension(<rank>), pointer :: farrayPtr 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Get a Fortran pointer to DE-local memory allocation within packed FieldBundle. It's erroneous to perform this call on a FieldBundle that's not packed.

The arguments are:

fieldBundle
ESMF_FieldBundle object.
[localDe]
Local DE for which information is requested. [0,..,localDeCount-1]. For localDeCount==1 the localDe argument may be omitted, in which case it will default to localDe=0. In the case where packed FieldBundle is created on a Grid, the number of localDes can be queried from the Grid attached to the FieldBundle. In the case where packed FieldBundle is created on a Mesh, the number of localDes is 1.
farrayPtr
Fortran array pointer which will be pointed at DE-local memory allocation in packed FieldBundle.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.14 ESMF_FieldBundleHalo - Execute a FieldBundle halo operation


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleHalo(fieldbundle, routehandle, &
     checkflag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
         type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout) :: fieldbundle
         type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout) :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
         logical, intent(in), optional :: checkflag
         integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Execute a precomputed halo operation for the Fields in fieldbundle. The FieldBundle must match the respective FieldBundle used during ESMF_FieldBundleHaloStore() in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

See ESMF_FieldBundleHaloStore() on how to precompute routehandle.

fieldbundle
ESMF_FieldBundle with source data. The data in this FieldBundle may be destroyed by this call.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[checkflag]
If set to .TRUE. the input FieldBundle pair will be checked for consistency with the precomputed operation provided by routehandle. If set to .FALSE. (default) only a very basic input check will be performed, leaving many inconsistencies undetected. Set checkflag to .FALSE. to achieve highest performance.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.15 ESMF_FieldBundleHaloRelease - Release resources associated with a FieldBundle halo operation


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleHaloRelease(routehandle, &
     noGarbage, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
         type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout) :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
         logical, intent(in), optional :: noGarbage
         integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Release resources associated with a FieldBundle halo operation. After this call routehandle becomes invalid.

routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[noGarbage]
If set to .TRUE. the object will be fully destroyed and removed from the ESMF garbage collection system. Note however that under this condition ESMF cannot protect against accessing the destroyed object through dangling aliases - a situation which may lead to hard to debug application crashes.

It is generally recommended to leave the noGarbage argument set to .FALSE. (the default), and to take advantage of the ESMF garbage collection system which will prevent problems with dangling aliases or incorrect sequences of destroy calls. However this level of support requires that a small remnant of the object is kept in memory past the destroy call. This can lead to an unexpected increase in memory consumption over the course of execution in applications that use temporary ESMF objects. For situations where the repeated creation and destruction of temporary objects leads to memory issues, it is recommended to call with noGarbage set to .TRUE., fully removing the entire temporary object from memory.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.16 ESMF_FieldBundleHaloStore - Precompute a FieldBundle halo operation


INTERFACE:

     subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleHaloStore(fieldbundle, routehandle, &
       rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout) :: fieldbundle
     type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout) :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Store a FieldBundle halo operation over the data in fieldbundle. By definition, all elements in the total Field regions that lie outside the exclusive regions will be considered potential destination elements for the halo operation. However, only those elements that have a corresponding halo source element, i.e. an exclusive element on one of the DEs, will be updated under the halo operation. Elements that have no associated source remain unchanged under halo.

The routine returns an ESMF_RouteHandle that can be used to call ESMF_FieldBundleHalo() on any pair of FieldBundles that matches srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

This call is collective across the current VM.

fieldbundle
ESMF_FieldBundle containing data to be haloed. The data in this FieldBundle may be destroyed by this call.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.17 ESMF_FieldBundleIsCreated - Check whether a FieldBundle object has been created


INTERFACE:

   function ESMF_FieldBundleIsCreated(fieldbundle, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     logical :: ESMF_FieldBundleIsCreated
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in) :: fieldbundle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Return .true. if the fieldbundle has been created. Otherwise return .false.. If an error occurs, i.e. rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS is returned, the return value of the function will also be .false..

The arguments are:

fieldbundle
ESMF_FieldBundle queried.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.18 ESMF_FieldBundlePrint - Print FieldBundle information


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundlePrint(fieldbundle, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in) :: fieldbundle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Print internal information of the specified fieldbundle object.

The arguments are:

fieldbundle
ESMF_FieldBundle object.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.19 ESMF_FieldBundleRead - Read Fields to a FieldBundle from file(s)


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleRead(fieldbundle, fileName, &
     singleFile, timeslice, iofmt, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout) :: fieldbundle
     character(*), intent(in) :: fileName
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical, intent(in), optional :: singleFile
     integer, intent(in), optional :: timeslice
     type(ESMF_IOFmt_Flag), intent(in), optional :: iofmt
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Read field data to a FieldBundle object from file(s). For this API to be functional, the environment variable ESMF_PIO should be set to either "internal" or "external" when the ESMF library is built. Please see the section on Data I/O, 38.2.

Limitations:

The arguments are:

fieldbundle
An ESMF_FieldBundle object.
fileName
The name of the file from which FieldBundle data is read. If the FieldBundle contains multi-tile Arrays, then fileName must contain exactly one instance of "*"; this is a placeholder that will be replaced by the tile number, with each tile being read from a separate file. (For example, for a fileName of "myfile*.nc", tile 1 will be read from "myfile1.nc", tile 2 from "myfile2.nc", etc.) (This handling of the fileName for multi-tile I/O is subject to change.)
[singleFile]
A logical flag, the default is .true., i.e., all Fields in the bundle are stored in one single file. If .false., each field is stored in separate files; these files are numbered with the name based on the argument "file". That is, a set of files are named: [file_name]001, [file_name]002, [file_name]003,...
[timeslice]
The time-slice number of the variable read from file.
[iofmt]
The I/O format. Please see Section 54.29 for the list of options. If not present, defaults to ESMF_IOFMT_NETCDF.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.20 ESMF_FieldBundleRedist - Execute a FieldBundle redistribution


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleRedist(srcFieldBundle, dstFieldBundle, &
     routehandle, checkflag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
         type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in), optional :: srcFieldBundle
         type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout), optional :: dstFieldBundle
         type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout) :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
         logical, intent(in), optional :: checkflag
         integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Execute a precomputed redistribution from srcFieldBundle to dstFieldBundle. Both srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle must match the respective FieldBundles used during ESMF_FieldBundleRedistStore() in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

The srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle arguments are optional in support of the situation where srcFieldBundle and/or dstFieldBundle are not defined on all PETs. The srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle must be specified on those PETs that hold source or destination DEs, respectively, but may be omitted on all other PETs. PETs that hold neither source nor destination DEs may omit both arguments.

It is erroneous to specify the identical FieldBundle object for srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle arguments.

See ESMF_FieldBundleRedistStore() on how to precompute routehandle.

This call is collective across the current VM.

For examples and associated documentation regarding this method see Section 25.2.9.

[srcFieldBundle]
ESMF_FieldBundle with source data.
[dstFieldBundle]
ESMF_FieldBundle with destination data.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[checkflag]
If set to .TRUE. the input FieldBundle pair will be checked for consistency with the precomputed operation provided by routehandle. If set to .FALSE. (default) only a very basic input check will be performed, leaving many inconsistencies undetected. Set checkflag to .FALSE. to achieve highest performance.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.21 ESMF_FieldBundleRedistRelease - Release resources associated with a FieldBundle redistribution


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleRedistRelease(routehandle, &
     noGarbage, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
         type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout) :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
         logical, intent(in), optional :: noGarbage
         integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Release resources associated with a FieldBundle redistribution. After this call routehandle becomes invalid.

routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[noGarbage]
If set to .TRUE. the object will be fully destroyed and removed from the ESMF garbage collection system. Note however that under this condition ESMF cannot protect against accessing the destroyed object through dangling aliases - a situation which may lead to hard to debug application crashes.

It is generally recommended to leave the noGarbage argument set to .FALSE. (the default), and to take advantage of the ESMF garbage collection system which will prevent problems with dangling aliases or incorrect sequences of destroy calls. However this level of support requires that a small remnant of the object is kept in memory past the destroy call. This can lead to an unexpected increase in memory consumption over the course of execution in applications that use temporary ESMF objects. For situations where the repeated creation and destruction of temporary objects leads to memory issues, it is recommended to call with noGarbage set to .TRUE., fully removing the entire temporary object from memory.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.22 ESMF_FieldBundleRedistStore - Precompute a FieldBundle redistribution with local factor argument


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldBundleRedistStore()
   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleRedistStore<type><kind>(srcFieldBundle, &
   dstFieldBundle, routehandle, factor, &
   ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag, srcToDstTransposeMap, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in) :: srcFieldBundle
   type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout) :: dstFieldBundle
   type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout) :: routehandle
   <type>(ESMF_KIND_<kind>), intent(in) :: factor
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   logical, intent(in), optional :: ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag(:)
   integer, intent(in), optional :: srcToDstTransposeMap(:)
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Store a FieldBundle redistribution operation from srcFieldBundle to dstFieldBundle. PETs that specify a factor argument must use the <type><kind> overloaded interface. Other PETs call into the interface without factor argument. If multiple PETs specify the factor argument its type and kind as well as its value must match across all PETs. If none of the PETs specifies a factor argument the default will be a factor of 1.

Both srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle are interpreted as sequentialized vectors. The sequence is defined by the order of DistGrid dimensions and the order of tiles within the DistGrid or by user-supplied arbitrary sequence indices. See section 28.2.18 for details on the definition of sequence indices. Redistribution corresponds to an identity mapping of the source FieldBundle vector to the destination FieldBundle vector.

Source and destination FieldBundles may be of different <type><kind>. Further source and destination FieldBundles may differ in shape, however, the number of elements must match.

It is erroneous to specify the identical FieldBundle object for srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle arguments.

The routine returns an ESMF_RouteHandle that can be used to call ESMF_FieldBundleRedist() on any pair of FieldBundles that matches srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

This method is overloaded for:
ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, ESMF_TYPEKIND_I8,
ESMF_TYPEKIND_R4, ESMF_TYPEKIND_R8.

This call is collective across the current VM.

For examples and associated documentation regarding this method see Section 25.2.9.

The arguments are:

srcFieldBundle
ESMF_FieldBundle with source data.
dstFieldBundle
ESMF_FieldBundle with destination data. The data in this FieldBundle may be destroyed by this call.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
factor
Factor by which to multiply source data.
[ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag]
If set to .false., the default, source and destination side must cover the identical index space, using precisely matching sequence indices. If set to .true., mismatching sequence indices between source and destination side are silently ignored. The size of this array argument must either be 1 or equal the number of Fields in the srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle arguments. In the latter case, the handling of unmatched indices is specified for each Field pair separately. If only one element is specified, it is used for all Field pairs.
[srcToDstTransposeMap]
List with as many entries as there are dimensions in srcFieldBundle. Each entry maps the corresponding srcFieldBundle dimension against the specified dstFieldBundle dimension. Mixing of distributed and undistributed dimensions is supported.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.23 ESMF_FieldBundleRedistStore - Precompute a FieldBundle redistribution without local factor argument


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldBundleRedistStore()
   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleRedistStoreNF(srcFieldBundle, dstFieldBundle, &
     routehandle, ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag, &
     srcToDstTransposeMap, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in) :: srcFieldBundle
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout) :: dstFieldBundle
     type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout) :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical, intent(in), optional :: ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: srcToDstTransposeMap(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Store a FieldBundle redistribution operation from srcFieldBundle to dstFieldBundle. PETs that specify non-zero matrix coefficients must use the <type><kind> overloaded interface and provide the factorList and factorIndexList arguments. Providing factorList and factorIndexList arguments with size(factorList) = (/0/) and size(factorIndexList) = (/2,0/) or (/4,0/) indicates that a PET does not provide matrix elements. Alternatively, PETs that do not provide matrix elements may also call into the overloaded interface without factorList and factorIndexList arguments.

Both srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle are interpreted as sequentialized vectors. The sequence is defined by the order of DistGrid dimensions and the order of tiles within the DistGrid or by user-supplied arbitrary sequence indices. See section 28.2.18 for details on the definition of sequence indices. Redistribution corresponds to an identity mapping of the source FieldBundle vector to the destination FieldBundle vector.

Source and destination Fields may be of different <type><kind>. Further source and destination Fields may differ in shape, however, the number of elements must match.

It is erroneous to specify the identical FieldBundle object for srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle arguments.

The routine returns an ESMF_RouteHandle that can be used to call ESMF_FieldBundleRedist() on any pair of FieldBundles that matches srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

This call is collective across the current VM.

For examples and associated documentation regarding this method see Section 25.2.9.

The arguments are:

srcFieldBundle
ESMF_FieldBundle with source data.
dstFieldBundle
ESMF_FieldBundle with destination data. The data in this FieldBundle may be destroyed by this call.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag]
If set to .false., the default, source and destination side must cover the identical index space, using precisely matching sequence indices. If set to .true., mismatching sequence indices between source and destination side are silently ignored. The size of this array argument must either be 1 or equal the number of Fields in the srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle arguments. In the latter case, the handling of unmatched indices is specified for each Field pair separately. If only one element is specified, it is used for all Field pairs.
[srcToDstTransposeMap]
List with as many entries as there are dimensions in srcFieldBundle. Each entry maps the corresponding srcFieldBundle dimension against the specified dstFieldBundle dimension. Mixing of distributed and undistributed dimensions is supported.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.24 ESMF_FieldBundleRegrid - Execute a FieldBundle regrid operation


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleRegrid(srcFieldBundle, dstFieldBundle, &
          routehandle, zeroregion, termorderflag, checkflag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
         type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in), optional :: srcFieldBundle
         type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout), optional :: dstFieldBundle
         type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout) :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
         type(ESMF_Region_Flag), intent(in), optional :: zeroregion
         type(ESMF_TermOrder_Flag), intent(in), optional :: termorderflag(:)
         logical, intent(in), optional :: checkflag
         integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Execute a precomputed regrid from srcFieldBundle to dstFieldBundle. Both srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle must match the respective FieldBundles used during ESMF_FieldBundleRedistStore() in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

The srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle arguments are optional in support of the situation where srcFieldBundle and/or dstFieldBundle are not defined on all PETs. The srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle must be specified on those PETs that hold source or destination DEs, respectively, but may be omitted on all other PETs. PETs that hold neither source nor destination DEs may omit both arguments.

It is erroneous to specify the identical FieldBundle object for srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle arguments.

See ESMF_FieldBundleRegridStore() on how to precompute routehandle.

This call is collective across the current VM.

[srcFieldBundle]
ESMF_FieldBundle with source data.
[dstFieldBundle]
ESMF_FieldBundle with destination data.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[zeroregion]
If set to ESMF_REGION_TOTAL (default) the total regions of all DEs in dstFieldBundle will be initialized to zero before updating the elements with the results of the sparse matrix multiplication. If set to ESMF_REGION_EMPTY the elements in dstFieldBundle will not be modified prior to the sparse matrix multiplication and results will be added to the incoming element values. Setting zeroregion to ESMF_REGION_SELECT will only zero out those elements in the destination FieldBundle that will be updated by the sparse matrix multiplication. See section 54.49 for a complete list of valid settings.
[termorderflag]
Specifies the order of the source side terms in all of the destination sums. The termorderflag only affects the order of terms during the execution of the RouteHandle. See the 37.2.1 section for an in-depth discussion of all bit-for-bit reproducibility aspects related to route-based communication methods. See 54.59 for a full list of options. The size of this array argument must either be 1 or equal the number of Fields in the srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle arguments. In the latter case, the term order for each Field Regrid operation is indicated separately. If only one term order element is specified, it is used for all Field pairs. The default is (/ESMF_TERMORDER_FREE/), allowing maximum flexibility in the order of terms for optimum performance.
[checkflag]
If set to .TRUE. the input FieldBundle pair will be checked for consistency with the precomputed operation provided by routehandle. If set to .FALSE. (default) only a very basic input check will be performed, leaving many inconsistencies undetected. Set checkflag to .FALSE. to achieve highest performance.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.25 ESMF_FieldBundleRegridRelease - Release resources associated with a FieldBundle regrid operation


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleRegridRelease(routehandle, &
     noGarbage, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
         type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout) :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
         logical, intent(in), optional :: noGarbage
         integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Release resources associated with a FieldBundle regrid operation. After this call routehandle becomes invalid.

routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[noGarbage]
If set to .TRUE. the object will be fully destroyed and removed from the ESMF garbage collection system. Note however that under this condition ESMF cannot protect against accessing the destroyed object through dangling aliases - a situation which may lead to hard to debug application crashes.

It is generally recommended to leave the noGarbage argument set to .FALSE. (the default), and to take advantage of the ESMF garbage collection system which will prevent problems with dangling aliases or incorrect sequences of destroy calls. However this level of support requires that a small remnant of the object is kept in memory past the destroy call. This can lead to an unexpected increase in memory consumption over the course of execution in applications that use temporary ESMF objects. For situations where the repeated creation and destruction of temporary objects leads to memory issues, it is recommended to call with noGarbage set to .TRUE., fully removing the entire temporary object from memory.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.26 ESMF_FieldBundleRegridStore - Precompute a FieldBundle regrid operation


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleRegridStore(srcFieldBundle, dstFieldBundle, &
        srcMaskValues, dstMaskValues, regridmethod, polemethod, regridPoleNPnts, &
        lineType, normType, extrapMethod, extrapNumSrcPnts, extrapDistExponent, &
        extrapNumLevels, unmappedaction, ignoreDegenerate, srcTermProcessing, &
        pipelineDepth, routehandle, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in) :: srcFieldBundle
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout) :: dstFieldBundle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     integer(ESMF_KIND_I4), target, intent(in), optional :: srcMaskValues(:)
     integer(ESMF_KIND_I4), target, intent(in), optional :: dstMaskValues(:)
     type(ESMF_RegridMethod_Flag), intent(in), optional :: regridmethod
     type(ESMF_PoleMethod_Flag), intent(in), optional :: polemethod
     integer, intent(in), optional :: regridPoleNPnts
     type(ESMF_LineType_Flag), intent(in), optional :: lineType
     type(ESMF_NormType_Flag), intent(in), optional :: normType
     type(ESMF_ExtrapMethod_Flag), intent(in), optional :: extrapMethod
     integer, intent(in), optional :: extrapNumSrcPnts
     real, intent(in), optional :: extrapDistExponent
     integer, intent(in), optional :: extrapNumLevels
     type(ESMF_UnmappedAction_Flag),intent(in), optional :: unmappedaction
     logical, intent(in), optional :: ignoreDegenerate
     integer, intent(inout), optional :: srcTermProcessing
     integer, intent(inout), optional :: pipelineDepth
     type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout), optional :: routehandle
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Store a FieldBundle regrid operation over the data in srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle pair.

The routine returns an ESMF_RouteHandle that can be used to call ESMF_FieldBundleRegrid() on any pair of FieldBundles that matches srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

This call is collective across the current VM.

srcFieldbundle
Source ESMF_FieldBundle containing data to be regridded.
dstFieldbundle
Destination ESMF_FieldBundle. The data in this FieldBundle may be overwritten by this call.
[srcMaskValues]
Mask information can be set in the Grids (see 31.3.17) or Meshes (see 33.3.11) upon which the Fields in the srcFieldbundle are built. The srcMaskValues argument specifies the values in that mask information which indicate a source point should be masked out. In other words, a location is masked if and only if the value for that location in the mask information matches one of the values listed in srcMaskValues. If srcMaskValues is not specified, no masking will occur.
[dstMaskValues]
Mask information can be set in the Grids (see 31.3.17) or Meshes (see 33.3.11) upon which the Fields in the dstFieldbundle are built. The dstMaskValues argument specifies the values in that mask information which indicate a destination point should be masked out. In other words, a location is masked if and only if the value for that location in the mask information matches one of the values listed in dstMaskValues. If dstMaskValues is not specified, no masking will occur.
[regridmethod]
The type of interpolation. Please see Section 54.50 for a list of valid options. If not specified, defaults to ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_BILINEAR.
[polemethod]
Which type of artificial pole to construct on the source Grid for regridding. Please see section 54.47 for a list of valid options. If not specified, defaults to ESMF_POLEMETHOD_ALLAVG.
[regridPoleNPnts]
If polemethod is ESMF_POLEMETHOD_NPNTAVG. This parameter indicates how many points should be averaged over. Must be specified if polemethod is ESMF_POLEMETHOD_NPNTAVG.
[lineType]
This argument controls the path of the line which connects two points on a sphere surface. This in turn controls the path along which distances are calculated and the shape of the edges that make up a cell. Both of these quantities can influence how interpolation weights are calculated. As would be expected, this argument is only applicable when srcField and dstField are built on grids which lie on the surface of a sphere. Section 54.35 shows a list of valid options for this argument. If not specified, the default depends on the regrid method. Section 54.35 has the defaults by line type. Figure 24.2.16 shows which line types are supported for each regrid method as well as showing the default line type by regrid method.
[normType]
This argument controls the type of normalization used when generating conservative weights. This option only applies to weights generated with regridmethod=ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_CONSERVE. Please see Section 54.44 for a list of valid options. If not specified normType defaults to ESMF_NORMTYPE_DSTAREA.
[extrapMethod]
The type of extrapolation. Please see Section 54.18 for a list of valid options. If not specified, defaults to ESMF_EXTRAPMETHOD_NONE.
[extrapNumSrcPnts]
The number of source points to use for the extrapolation methods that use more than one source point (e.g. ESMF_EXTRAPMETHOD_NEAREST_IDAVG). If not specified, defaults to 8.
[extrapDistExponent]
The exponent to raise the distance to when calculating weights for the ESMF_EXTRAPMETHOD_NEAREST_IDAVG extrapolation method. A higher value reduces the influence of more distant points. If not specified, defaults to 2.0.
[extrapNumLevels]
The number of levels to output for the extrapolation methods that fill levels (e.g. ESMF_EXTRAPMETHOD_CREEP). When a method is used that requires this, then an error will be returned, if it is not specified.
[unmappedaction]
Specifies what should happen if there are destination points that can not be mapped to a source cell. Please see Section 54.61 for a list of valid options. If not specified, unmappedaction defaults to ESMF_UNMAPPEDACTION_ERROR.
[ignoreDegenerate]
Ignore degenerate cells when checking the input Grids or Meshes for errors. If this is set to true, then the regridding proceeds, but degenerate cells will be skipped. If set to false, a degenerate cell produces an error. If not specified, ignoreDegenerate defaults to false.

[srcTermProcessing]
The srcTermProcessing parameter controls how many source terms, located on the same PET and summing into the same destination element, are summed into partial sums on the source PET before being transferred to the destination PET. A value of 0 indicates that the entire arithmetic is done on the destination PET; source elements are neither multiplied by their factors nor added into partial sums before being sent off by the source PET. A value of 1 indicates that source elements are multiplied by their factors on the source side before being sent to the destination PET. Larger values of srcTermProcessing indicate the maximum number of terms in the partial sums on the source side.

Note that partial sums may lead to bit-for-bit differences in the results. See section 37.2.1 for an in-depth discussion of all bit-for-bit reproducibility aspects related to route-based communication methods.

The ESMF_FieldRegridStore() method implements an auto-tuning scheme for the srcTermProcessing parameter. The intent on the srcTermProcessing argument is "inout" in order to support both overriding and accessing the auto-tuning parameter. If an argument $>= 0$ is specified, it is used for the srcTermProcessing parameter, and the auto-tuning phase is skipped. In this case the srcTermProcessing argument is not modified on return. If the provided argument is $< 0$, the srcTermProcessing parameter is determined internally using the auto-tuning scheme. In this case the srcTermProcessing argument is re-set to the internally determined value on return. Auto-tuning is also used if the optional srcTermProcessing argument is omitted.

[pipelineDepth]
The pipelineDepth parameter controls how many messages a PET may have outstanding during a sparse matrix exchange. Larger values of pipelineDepth typically lead to better performance. However, on some systems too large a value may lead to performance degradation, or runtime errors.

Note that the pipeline depth has no effect on the bit-for-bit reproducibility of the results. However, it may affect the performance reproducibility of the exchange.

The ESMF_FieldRegridStore() method implements an auto-tuning scheme for the pipelineDepth parameter. The intent on the pipelineDepth argument is "inout" in order to support both overriding and accessing the auto-tuning parameter. If an argument $>= 0$ is specified, it is used for the pipelineDepth parameter, and the auto-tuning phase is skipped. In this case the pipelineDepth argument is not modified on return. If the provided argument is $< 0$, the pipelineDepth parameter is determined internally using the auto-tuning scheme. In this case the pipelineDepth argument is re-set to the internally determined value on return. Auto-tuning is also used if the optional pipelineDepth argument is omitted.

[routehandle]
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.27 ESMF_FieldBundleRemove - Remove Fields from FieldBundle


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleRemove(fieldbundle, fieldNameList, &
     multiflag, relaxedflag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout) :: fieldbundle
     character(len=*), intent(in) :: fieldNameList(:)
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical, intent(in), optional :: multiflag
     logical, intent(in), optional :: relaxedflag
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Remove field(s) by name from FieldBundle. In the relaxed setting it is not an error if fieldNameList contains names that are not found in fieldbundle.

fieldbundle
ESMF_FieldBundle from which to remove items.
fieldNameList
List of items to remove.
[multiflag]
A setting of .true. allows multiple Fields with the same name to be removed from fieldbundle. For .false., items to be removed must have unique names. The default setting is .false..
[relaxedflag]
A setting of .true. indicates a relaxed definition of "remove" where it is not an error if fieldNameList contains item names that are not found in fieldbundle. For .false. this is treated as an error condition. Further, in multiflag=.false. mode, the relaxed definition of "remove" also covers the case where there are multiple items in fieldbundle that match a single entry in fieldNameList. For relaxedflag=.false. this is treated as an error condition. The default setting is .false..
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.28 ESMF_FieldBundleReplace - Replace Fields in FieldBundle


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleReplace(fieldbundle, fieldList, &
     multiflag, relaxedflag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout) :: fieldbundle
     type(ESMF_Field), intent(in) :: fieldList(:)
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical, intent(in), optional :: multiflag
     logical, intent(in), optional :: relaxedflag
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Replace field(s) by name in FieldBundle. In the relaxed setting it is not an error if fieldList contains Fields that do not match by name any item in fieldbundle. These Fields are simply ignored in this case.

fieldbundle
ESMF_FieldBundle in which to replace items.
fieldList
List of items to replace.
[multiflag]
A setting of .true. allows multiple items with the same name to be replaced in fieldbundle. For .false., items to be replaced must have unique names. The default setting is .false..
[relaxedflag]
A setting of .true. indicates a relaxed definition of "replace" where it is not an error if fieldList contains items with names that are not found in fieldbundle. These items in fieldList are ignored in the relaxed mode. For .false. this is treated as an error condition. Further, in multiflag=.false. mode, the relaxed definition of "replace" also covers the case where there are multiple items in fieldbundle that match a single entry by name in fieldList. For relaxedflag=.false. this is treated as an error condition. The default setting is .false..
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.29 ESMF_FieldBundleSet - Associate a Grid with an empty FieldBundle


INTERFACE:

       ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldBundleSet()
       subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleSetGrid(fieldbundle, grid, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
       type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout) :: fieldbundle
       type(ESMF_Grid), intent(in) :: grid
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
       integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Sets the grid for a fieldbundle.

The arguments are:

fieldbundle
An ESMF_FieldBundle object.
grid
The ESMF_Grid which all ESMF_Fields added to this ESMF_FieldBundle must have.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.30 ESMF_FieldBundleSet - Associate a Mesh with an empty FieldBundle


INTERFACE:

       ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldBundleSet()
       subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleSetMesh(fieldbundle, mesh, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
       type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout) :: fieldbundle
       type(ESMF_Mesh), intent(in) :: mesh
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
       integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Sets the mesh for a fieldbundle.

The arguments are:

fieldbundle
An ESMF_FieldBundle object.
mesh
The ESMF_Mesh which all ESMF_Fields added to this ESMF_FieldBundle must have.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.31 ESMF_FieldBundleSet - Associate a LocStream with an empty FieldBundle


INTERFACE:

       ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldBundleSet()
       subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleSetLS(fieldbundle, locstream, &
         rc)
ARGUMENTS:
       type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout) :: fieldbundle
       type(ESMF_LocStream), intent(in) :: locstream
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
       integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Sets the locstream for a fieldbundle.

The arguments are:

fieldbundle
An ESMF_FieldBundle object.
locstream
The ESMF_LocStream which all ESMF_Fields added to this ESMF_FieldBundle must have.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.32 ESMF_FieldBundleSet - Associate a XGrid with an empty FieldBundle


INTERFACE:

       ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldBundleSet()
       subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleSetXGrid(fieldbundle, xgrid, &
         rc)
ARGUMENTS:
       type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout) :: fieldbundle
       type(ESMF_XGrid), intent(in) :: xgrid
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
       integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Sets the xgrid for a fieldbundle

The arguments are:

fieldbundle
An ESMF_FieldBundle object.
xgrid
The ESMF_XGrid which all ESMF_Fields added to this ESMF_FieldBundle must have.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.33 ESMF_FieldBundleSMM - Execute a FieldBundle sparse matrix multiplication


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleSMM(srcFieldBundle, dstFieldBundle, &
     routehandle, &
     zeroregion, & ! DEPRECATED ARGUMENT
     zeroregionflag, termorderflag, checkflag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in), optional :: srcFieldBundle
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout), optional :: dstFieldBundle
     type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout) :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_Region_Flag), intent(in), optional :: zeroregion ! DEPRECATED ARGUMENT
     type(ESMF_Region_Flag), intent(in), target, optional :: zeroregionflag(:)
     type(ESMF_TermOrder_Flag), intent(in), optional :: termorderflag(:)
     logical, intent(in), optional :: checkflag
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Execute a precomputed sparse matrix multiplication from srcFieldBundle to dstFieldBundle. Both srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle must match the respective FieldBundles used during ESMF_FieldBundleRedistStore() in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

The srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle arguments are optional in support of the situation where srcFieldBundle and/or dstFieldBundle are not defined on all PETs. The srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle must be specified on those PETs that hold source or destination DEs, respectively, but may be omitted on all other PETs. PETs that hold neither source nor destination DEs may omit both arguments.

It is erroneous to specify the identical FieldBundle object for srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle arguments.

See ESMF_FieldBundleSMMStore() on how to precompute routehandle.

This call is collective across the current VM.

For examples and associated documentation regarding this method see Section 25.2.11.

[srcFieldBundle]
ESMF_FieldBundle with source data.
[dstFieldBundle]
ESMF_FieldBundle with destination data.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[zeroregion]
If set to ESMF_REGION_TOTAL (default) the total regions of all DEs in all Fields in dstFieldBundle will be initialized to zero before updating the elements with the results of the sparse matrix multiplication. If set to ESMF_REGION_EMPTY the elements in the Fields in dstFieldBundle will not be modified prior to the sparse matrix multiplication and results will be added to the incoming element values. Setting zeroregion to ESMF_REGION_SELECT will only zero out those elements in the destination Fields that will be updated by the sparse matrix multiplication. See section 54.49
[zeroregionflag]
If set to ESMF_REGION_TOTAL (default) the total regions of all DEs in the destination Field will be initialized to zero before updating the elements with the results of the sparse matrix multiplication. If set to ESMF_REGION_EMPTY the elements in the destination Field will not be modified prior to the sparse matrix multiplication and results will be added to the incoming element values. A setting of ESMF_REGION_SELECT will only zero out those elements in the destination Field that will be updated by the sparse matrix multiplication. See section 54.49 for a complete list of valid settings. The size of this array argument must either be 1 or equal the number of Fields in the srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle arguments. In the latter case, the zero region for each Field SMM operation is indicated separately. If only one zero region element is specified, it is used for all Field pairs.
[termorderflag]
Specifies the order of the source side terms in all of the destination sums. The termorderflag only affects the order of terms during the execution of the RouteHandle. See the 37.2.1 section for an in-depth discussion of all bit-for-bit reproducibility aspects related to route-based communication methods. See 54.59 for a full list of options. The size of this array argument must either be 1 or equal the number of Fields in the srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle arguments. In the latter case, the term order for each Field SMM operation is indicated separately. If only one term order element is specified, it is used for all Field pairs. The default is (/ESMF_TERMORDER_FREE/), allowing maximum flexibility in the order of terms for optimum performance.
[checkflag]
If set to .TRUE. the input FieldBundle pair will be checked for consistency with the precomputed operation provided by routehandle. If set to .FALSE. (default) only a very basic input check will be performed, leaving many inconsistencies undetected. Set checkflag to .FALSE. to achieve highest performance.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.34 ESMF_FieldBundleSMMRelease - Release resources associated with a FieldBundle sparse matrix multiplication


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleSMMRelease(routehandle, &
     noGarbage, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
         type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout) :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
         logical, intent(in), optional :: noGarbage
         integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Release resources associated with a FieldBundle sparse matrix multiplication. After this call routehandle becomes invalid.

routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[noGarbage]
If set to .TRUE. the object will be fully destroyed and removed from the ESMF garbage collection system. Note however that under this condition ESMF cannot protect against accessing the destroyed object through dangling aliases - a situation which may lead to hard to debug application crashes.

It is generally recommended to leave the noGarbage argument set to .FALSE. (the default), and to take advantage of the ESMF garbage collection system which will prevent problems with dangling aliases or incorrect sequences of destroy calls. However this level of support requires that a small remnant of the object is kept in memory past the destroy call. This can lead to an unexpected increase in memory consumption over the course of execution in applications that use temporary ESMF objects. For situations where the repeated creation and destruction of temporary objects leads to memory issues, it is recommended to call with noGarbage set to .TRUE., fully removing the entire temporary object from memory.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.35 ESMF_FieldBundleSMMStore - Precompute a FieldBundle sparse matrix multiplication with local factors


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldBundleSMMStore()
   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleSMMStore<type><kind>(srcFieldBundle, &
   dstFieldBundle, routehandle, factorList, factorIndexList, &
   ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag, srcTermProcessing, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in) :: srcFieldBundle
   type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout) :: dstFieldBundle
   type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout) :: routehandle
   <type>(ESMF_KIND_<kind>), intent(in) :: factorList(:)
   integer, intent(in), :: factorIndexList(:,:)
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   logical, intent(in), optional :: ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag(:)
   integer, intent(inout), optional :: srcTermProcessing(:)
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Store a FieldBundle sparse matrix multiplication operation from srcFieldBundle to dstFieldBundle. PETs that specify non-zero matrix coefficients must use the <type><kind> overloaded interface and provide the factorList and factorIndexList arguments. Providing factorList and factorIndexList arguments with size(factorList) = (/0/) and size(factorIndexList) = (/2,0/) or (/4,0/) indicates that a PET does not provide matrix elements. Alternatively, PETs that do not provide matrix elements may also call into the overloaded interface without factorList and factorIndexList arguments.

Both srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle are interpreted as sequentialized vectors. The sequence is defined by the order of DistGrid dimensions and the order of tiles within the DistGrid or by user-supplied arbitrary sequence indices. See section 28.2.18 for details on the definition of sequence indices. SMM corresponds to an identity mapping of the source FieldBundle vector to the destination FieldBundle vector.

Source and destination Fields may be of different <type><kind>. Further source and destination Fields may differ in shape, however, the number of elements must match.

It is erroneous to specify the identical FieldBundle object for srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle arguments.

The routine returns an ESMF_RouteHandle that can be used to call ESMF_FieldBundleSMM() on any pair of FieldBundles that matches srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

This method is overloaded for:
ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, ESMF_TYPEKIND_I8,
ESMF_TYPEKIND_R4, ESMF_TYPEKIND_R8.

This call is collective across the current VM.

For examples and associated documentation regarding this method see Section 25.2.11.

The arguments are:

srcFieldBundle
ESMF_FieldBundle with source data.
dstFieldBundle
ESMF_FieldBundle with destination data. The data in this FieldBundle may be destroyed by this call.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
factorList
List of non-zero coefficients.
factorIndexList
Pairs of sequence indices for the factors stored in factorList.

The second dimension of factorIndexList steps through the list of pairs, i.e. size(factorIndexList,2) == size(factorList). The first dimension of factorIndexList is either of size 2 or size 4.

In the size 2 format factorIndexList(1,:) specifies the sequence index of the source element in the srcFieldBundle while factorIndexList(2,:) specifies the sequence index of the destination element in dstFieldBundle. For this format to be a valid option source and destination FieldBundles must have matching number of tensor elements (the product of the sizes of all Field tensor dimensions). Under this condition an identity matrix can be applied within the space of tensor elements for each sparse matrix factor.

The size 4 format is more general and does not require a matching tensor element count. Here the

factorIndexList(1,:) specifies the sequence index while factorIndexList(2,:) specifies the tensor sequence index of the source element in the srcFieldBundle. Further factorIndexList(3,:) specifies the sequence index and factorIndexList(4,:) specifies the tensor sequence index of the destination element in the dstFieldBundle.

See section 28.2.18 for details on the definition of sequence indices and tensor sequence indices.

[ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag]
If set to .false., the default, source and destination side must cover all of the squence indices defined in the sparse matrix. An error will be returned if a sequence index in the sparse matrix does not match on either the source or destination side. If set to .true., mismatching sequence indices are silently ignored. The size of this array argument must either be 1 or equal the number of Fieldss in the srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle arguments. In the latter case, the handling of unmatched indices is specified for each Field pair separately. If only one element is specified, it is used for all Field pairs.

[srcTermProcessing]
Source term summing options for route handle creation. See ESMF_FieldRegridStore documentation for a full parameter description. Two forms may be provided. If a single element list is provided, this integer value is applied across all bundle members. Otherwise, the list must contain as many elements as there are bundle members. For the special case of accessing the auto-tuned parameter (providing a negative integer value), the list length must equal the bundle member count.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.36 ESMF_FieldBundleSMMStore - Precompute a FieldBundle sparse matrix multiplication


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldBundleSMMStore()
     subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleSMMStoreNF(srcFieldBundle, dstFieldBundle, &
         routehandle, ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag, &
         srcTermProcessing, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
         type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in) :: srcFieldBundle
         type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout) :: dstFieldBundle
         type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout) :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
         logical, intent(in), optional :: ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag(:)
         integer, intent(inout), optional :: srcTermProcessing(:)
         integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Store a FieldBundle sparse matrix multiplication operation from srcFieldBundle to dstFieldBundle. PETs that specify non-zero matrix coefficients must use the <type><kind> overloaded interface and provide the factorList and factorIndexList arguments. Providing factorList and factorIndexList arguments with size(factorList) = (/0/) and size(factorIndexList) = (/2,0/) or (/4,0/) indicates that a PET does not provide matrix elements. Alternatively, PETs that do not provide matrix elements may also call into the overloaded interface without factorList and factorIndexList arguments.

Both srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle are interpreted as sequentialized vectors. The sequence is defined by the order of DistGrid dimensions and the order of tiles within the DistGrid or by user-supplied arbitrary sequence indices. See section 28.2.18 for details on the definition of sequence indices. SMM corresponds to an identity mapping of the source FieldBundle vector to the destination FieldBundle vector.

Source and destination Fields may be of different <type><kind>. Further source and destination Fields may differ in shape, however, the number of elements must match.

It is erroneous to specify the identical FieldBundle object for srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle arguments.

The routine returns an ESMF_RouteHandle that can be used to call ESMF_FieldBundleSMM() on any pair of FieldBundles that matches srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

This method is overloaded for ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, ESMF_TYPEKIND_I8, ESMF_TYPEKIND_R4, ESMF_TYPEKIND_R8.

This call is collective across the current VM.

For examples and associated documentation regarding this method see Section 25.2.11.

The arguments are:

srcFieldBundle
ESMF_FieldBundle with source data.
dstFieldBundle
ESMF_FieldBundle with destination data. The data in this FieldBundle may be destroyed by this call.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag]
If set to .false., the default, source and destination side must cover all of the squence indices defined in the sparse matrix. An error will be returned if a sequence index in the sparse matrix does not match on either the source or destination side. If set to .true., mismatching sequence indices are silently ignored. The size of this array argument must either be 1 or equal the number of Fieldss in the srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle arguments. In the latter case, the handling of unmatched indices is specified for each Field pair separately. If only one element is specified, it is used for all Field pairs.
[srcTermProcessing]
Source term summing options for route handle creation. See ESMF_FieldRegridStore documentation for a full parameter description. Two forms may be provided. If a single element list is provided, this integer value is applied across all bundle members. Otherwise, the list must contain as many elements as there are bundle members. For the special case of accessing the auto-tuned parameter (providing a negative integer value), the list length must equal the bundle member count.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.37 ESMF_FieldBundleSMMStore - Precompute field bundle sparse matrix multiplication using factors read from file


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldBundleSMMStore()
     subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleSMMStoreFromFile(srcFieldBundle, dstFieldBundle, &
       filename, routehandle, ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag, &
       srcTermProcessing, rc)
   ! ARGUMENTS:
       type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in) :: srcFieldBundle
       type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(inout) :: dstFieldBundle
       character(len=*), intent(in) :: filename
       type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout) :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
       logical, intent(in), optional :: ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag(:)
       integer, intent(inout), optional :: srcTermProcessing(:)
       integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Compute an ESMF_RouteHandle using factors read from file.

The arguments are:

srcFieldBundle
ESMF_FieldBundle with source data.

dstFieldBundle
ESMF_FieldBundle with destination data. The data in this field bundle may be destroyed by this call.

filename
Path to the file containing weights for creating an ESMF_RouteHandle. See (12.9) for a description of the SCRIP weight file format. Only "row", "col", and "S" variables are required. They must be one-dimensionsal with dimension "n_s".

routehandle
Handle to the ESMF_RouteHandle.

[ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag]
If set to .false., the default, source and destination side must cover all of the squence indices defined in the sparse matrix. An error will be returned if a sequence index in the sparse matrix does not match on either the source or destination side. If set to .true., mismatching sequence indices are silently ignored. The size of this array argument must either be 1 or equal the number of Fieldss in the srcFieldBundle and dstFieldBundle arguments. In the latter case, the handling of unmatched indices is specified for each Field pair separately. If only one element is specified, it is used for all Field pairs.

[srcTermProcessing]
Source term summing options for route handle creation. See ESMF_FieldRegridStore documentation for a full parameter description. Two forms may be provided. If a single element list is provided, this integer value is applied across all bundle members. Otherwise, the list must contain as many elements as there are bundle members. For the special case of accessing the auto-tuned parameter (providing a negative integer value), the list length must equal the bundle member count.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.38 ESMF_FieldBundleValidate - Validate fieldbundle internals


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleValidate(fieldbundle, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in) :: fieldbundle
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Validates that the fieldbundle is internally consistent. The method returns an error code if problems are found.

The arguments are:

fieldbundle
Specified ESMF_FieldBundle object.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

25.5.39 ESMF_FieldBundleWrite - Write the Fields into a file


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldBundleWrite(fieldbundle, fileName, &
       convention, purpose, singleFile, overwrite, status, timeslice, iofmt, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_FieldBundle), intent(in) :: fieldbundle
     character(*), intent(in) :: fileName
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     character(*), intent(in), optional :: convention
     character(*), intent(in), optional :: purpose
     logical, intent(in), optional :: singleFile
     logical , intent(in), optional :: overwrite
     type(ESMF_FileStatus_Flag), intent(in), optional :: status
     integer, intent(in), optional :: timeslice
     type(ESMF_IOFmt_Flag), intent(in), optional :: iofmt
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Write the Fields into a file. For this API to be functional, the environment variable ESMF_PIO should be set to either "internal" or "external" when the ESMF library is built. Please see the section on Data I/O, 38.2.

When convention and purpose arguments are specified, NetCDF dimension labels and variable attributes are written from each Field in the FieldBundle from the corresponding Attribute package. Additionally, Attributes may be set on the FieldBundle level under the same Attribute package. This allows the specification of global attributes within the file. As with individual Fields, the value associated with each name may be either a scalar character string, or a scalar or array of type integer, real, or double precision.

Limitations:

The arguments are:

fieldbundle
An ESMF_FieldBundle object.
fileName
The name of the output file to which field bundle data is written. If the FieldBundle contains multi-tile Arrays, then fileName must contain exactly one instance of "*"; this is a placeholder that will be replaced by the tile number, with each tile being written to a separate file. (For example, for a fileName of "myfile*.nc", tile 1 will be written to "myfile1.nc", tile 2 to "myfile2.nc", etc.) (This handling of the fileName for multi-tile I/O is subject to change.)
[convention]
Specifies an Attribute package associated with the FieldBundle, and the contained Fields, used to create NetCDF dimension labels and attributes in the file. When this argument is present, the purpose argument must also be present. Use this argument only with a NetCDF I/O format. If binary format is used, ESMF will return an error code.
[purpose]
Specifies an Attribute package associated with the FieldBundle, and the contained Fields, used to create NetCDF dimension labels and attributes in the file. When this argument is present, the convention argument must also be present. Use this argument only with a NetCDF I/O format. If binary format is used, ESMF will return an error code.
[singleFile]
A logical flag, the default is .true., i.e., all fields in the bundle are written in one single file. If .false., each field will be written in separate files; these files are numbered with the name based on the argument "file". That is, a set of files are named: [file_name]001, [file_name]002, [file_name]003,...
[overwrite]
A logical flag, the default is .false., i.e., existing field data may not be overwritten. If .true., only the data corresponding to the fields name will be be overwritten. If the timeslice option is given, only data for the given timeslice will be overwritten. Note that it is always an error to attempt to overwrite a NetCDF variable with data which has a different shape.
[status]
The file status. Please see Section 54.22 for the list of options. If not present, defaults to ESMF_FILESTATUS_UNKNOWN.
[timeslice]
Some I/O formats (e.g. NetCDF) support the output of data in form of time slices. The timeslice argument provides access to this capability. timeslice must be positive. The behavior of this option may depend on the setting of the overwrite flag:
overwrite = .false.:
If the timeslice value is less than the maximum time already in the file, the write will fail.
overwrite = .true.:
Any positive timeslice value is valid.
By default, i.e. by omitting the timeslice argument, no provisions for time slicing are made in the output file, however, if the file already contains a time axis for the variable, a timeslice one greater than the maximum will be written.
[iofmt]
The I/O format. Please see Section 54.29 for the list of options. If not present, defaults to ESMF_IOFMT_NETCDF.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26 Field Class

26.1 Description

An ESMF Field represents a physical field, such as temperature. The motivation for including Fields in ESMF is that bundles of Fields are the entities that are normally exchanged when coupling Components.

The ESMF Field class contains distributed and discretized field data, a reference to its associated grid, and metadata. The Field class stores the grid staggering for that physical field. This is the relationship of how the data array of a field maps onto a grid (e.g. one item per cell located at the cell center, one item per cell located at the NW corner, one item per cell vertex, etc.). This means that different Fields which are on the same underlying ESMF Grid but have different staggerings can share the same Grid object without needing to replicate it multiple times.

Fields can be added to States for use in inter-Component data communications. Fields can also be added to FieldBundles, which are groups of Fields on the same underlying Grid. One motivation for packing Fields into FieldBundles is convenience; another is the ability to perform optimized collective data transfers.

Field communication capabilities include: data redistribution, regridding, scatter, gather, sparse-matrix multiplication, and halo update. These are discussed in more detail in the documentation for the specific method calls. ESMF does not currently support vector fields, so the components of a vector field must be stored as separate Field objects.

26.1.1 Operations

The Field class allows the user to easily perform a number of operations on the data stored in a Field. This section gives a brief summary of the different types of operations and the range of their capabilities. The operations covered here are: redistribution (ESMF_FieldRedistStore()), sparse matrix multiply (ESMF_FieldSMMStore()), and regridding (ESMF_FieldRegridStore()).

The redistribution operation (ESMF_FieldRedistStore()) allows the user to move data between two Fields with the same size, but different distribution. This operation is useful, for example, to move data between two components with different distributions. Please see Section 26.3.30 for an example of the redistribution capability.

The sparse matrix multiplication operation (ESMF_FieldSMMStore()) allows the user to multiply the data in a Field by a sparse matrix. This operation is useful, for example, if the user has an interpolation matrix and wants to apply it to the data in a Field. Please see Section 26.3.33 for an example of the sparse matrix multiply capability.

The regridding operation (ESMF_FieldRegridStore()) allows the user to move data from one grid to another while maintaining certain properties of the data. Regridding is also called interpolation or remapping. In the Field regridding operation the grids the data is being moved between are the grids associated with the Fields storing the data. The regridding operation works on Fields built on Meshes, Grids, or Location Streams. There are six regridding methods available: bilinear, higher-order patch, two types of nearest neighbor, first-order conservative, and second-order conservative. Please see section 24.2 for a more indepth description of regridding including in which situations each method is supported. Please see section 26.3.25 for a description of the regridding capability as it applies to Fields. Several sections following section 26.3.25 contain examples of using regridding.

26.2 Constants


26.2.1 ESMF_FIELDSTATUS

DESCRIPTION:
An ESMF_Field can be in different status after initialization. Field status can be queried using ESMF_FieldGet() method.

The type of this flag is:

type(ESMF_FieldStatus_Flag)

The valid values are:

ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_EMPTY
Field is empty without geombase or data storage. Such a Field can be added to a ESMF_State and participate ESMF_StateReconcile().
ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET
Field is partially created. It has a geombase object internally created and the geombase object associates with either a ESMF_Grid, or a ESMF_Mesh, or an ESMF_XGrid, or a ESMF_LocStream. It's an error to set another geombase object in such a Field. It can also be added to a ESMF_State and participate ESMF_StateReconcile().
ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_COMPLETE
Field is completely created with geombase and data storage internally allocated.

26.3 Use and Examples

A Field serves as an annotator of data, since it carries a description of the grid it is associated with and metadata such as name and units. Fields can be used in this capacity alone, as convenient, descriptive containers into which arrays can be placed and retrieved. However, for most codes the primary use of Fields is in the context of import and export States, which are the objects that carry coupling information between Components. Fields enable data to be self-describing, and a State holding ESMF Fields contains data in a standard format that can be queried and manipulated.

The sections below go into more detail about Field usage.

26.3.1 Field create and destroy

Fields can be created and destroyed at any time during application execution. However, these Field methods require some time to complete. We do not recommend that the user create or destroy Fields inside performance-critical computational loops.

All versions of the ESMF_FieldCreate() routines require a Grid object as input, or require a Grid be added before most operations involving Fields can be performed. The Grid contains the information needed to know which Decomposition Elements (DEs) are participating in the processing of this Field, and which subsets of the data are local to a particular DE.

The details of how the create process happens depend on which of the variants of the ESMF_FieldCreate() call is used. Some of the variants are discussed below.

There are versions of the ESMF_FieldCreate() interface which create the Field based on the input Grid. The ESMF can allocate the proper amount of space but not assign initial values. The user code can then get the pointer to the uninitialized buffer and set the initial data values.

Other versions of the ESMF_FieldCreate() interface allow user code to attach arrays that have already been allocated by the user. Empty Fields can also be created in which case the data can be added at some later time.

For versions of Create which do not specify data values, user code can create an ArraySpec object, which contains information about the typekind and rank of the data values in the array. Then at Field create time, the appropriate amount of memory is allocated to contain the data which is local to each DE.

When finished with a ESMF_Field, the ESMF_FieldDestroy method removes it. However, the objects inside the ESMF_Field created externally should be destroyed separately, since objects can be added to more than one ESMF_Field. For example, the same ESMF_Grid can be referenced by multiple ESMF_Fields. In this case the internal Grid is not deleted by the ESMF_FieldDestroy call.


26.3.2 Get Fortran data pointer, bounds, and counts information from a Field

A user can get bounds and counts information from an ESMF_Field through the ESMF_FieldGet() interface. Also available through this interface is the intrinsic Fortran data pointer contained in the internal ESMF_Array object of an ESMF_Field. The bounds and counts information are DE specific for the associated Fortran data pointer.

For a better discussion of the terminologies, bounds and widths in ESMF e.g. exclusive, computational, total bounds for the lower and upper corner of data region, etc.., user can refer to the explanation of these concepts for Grid and Array in their respective sections in the Reference Manual, e.g. Section 28.2.6 on Array and Section 31.3.19 on Grid.

In this example, we first create a 3D Field based on a 3D Grid and Array. Then we use the ESMF_FieldGet() interface to retrieve the data pointer, potentially updating or verifying its values. We also retrieve the bounds and counts information of the 3D Field to assist in data element iteration.

    xdim = 180
    ydim = 90
    zdim = 50

    ! create a 3D data Field from a Grid and Array.
    ! first create a Grid
    grid3d = ESMF_GridCreateNoPeriDim(minIndex=(/1,1,1/), &
            maxIndex=(/xdim,ydim,zdim/), &
            regDecomp=(/2,2,1/), name="grid", rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    call ESMF_GridGet(grid=grid3d, staggerloc=ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER, &
           distgrid=distgrid3d, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    call ESMF_GridGetFieldBounds(grid=grid3d, localDe=0, &
        staggerloc=ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER, totalCount=fa_shape, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    allocate(farray(fa_shape(1), fa_shape(2), fa_shape(3)) )

    ! create an Array
    array3d = ESMF_ArrayCreate(distgrid3d, farray, &
        indexflag=ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! create a Field
    field = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid=grid3d, array=array3d, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! retrieve the Fortran data pointer from the Field
    call ESMF_FieldGet(field=field, localDe=0, farrayPtr=farray1, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! retrieve the Fortran data pointer from the Field and bounds
    call ESMF_FieldGet(field=field, localDe=0, farrayPtr=farray1, &
        computationalLBound=compLBnd, computationalUBound=compUBnd, &
        exclusiveLBound=exclLBnd, exclusiveUBound=exclUBnd, &
        totalLBound=totalLBnd, totalUBound=totalUBnd, &
        computationalCount=comp_count, &
        exclusiveCount=excl_count, &
        totalCount=total_count, &
        rc=rc)


    ! iterate through the total bounds of the field data pointer
    do k = totalLBnd(3), totalUBnd(3)
        do j = totalLBnd(2), totalUBnd(2)
            do i = totalLBnd(1), totalUBnd(1)
                farray1(i, j, k) = sin(2*i/total_count(1)*PI) + &
                    sin(4*j/total_count(2)*PI) + &
                    sin(8*k/total_count(2)*PI)
            enddo
        enddo
    enddo


26.3.3 Get Grid, Array, and other information from a Field

A user can get the internal ESMF_Grid and ESMF_Array from a ESMF_Field. Note that the user should not issue any destroy command on the retrieved grid or array object since they are referenced from within the ESMF_Field. The retrieved objects should be used in a read-only fashion to query additional information not directly available through the ESMF_FieldGet() interface.

    call ESMF_FieldGet(field, grid=grid, array=array, &
        typekind=typekind, dimCount=dimCount, staggerloc=staggerloc, &
        gridToFieldMap=gridToFieldMap, &
        ungriddedLBound=ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound=ungriddedUBound, &
        totalLWidth=totalLWidth, totalUWidth=totalUWidth, &
        name=name, &
        rc=rc)


26.3.4 Create a Field with a Grid, typekind, and rank

A user can create an ESMF_Field from an ESMF_Grid and typekind/rank. This create method associates the two objects.

We first create a Grid with a regular distribution that is 10x20 index in 2x2 DEs. This version of Field create simply associates the data with the Grid. The data is referenced explicitly on a regular 2x2 uniform grid. Finally we create a Field from the Grid, typekind, rank, and a user specified StaggerLoc.

This example also illustrates a typical use of this Field creation method. By creating a Field from a Grid and typekind/rank, the user allows the ESMF library to create a internal Array in the Field. Then the user can use ESMF_FieldGet() to retrieve the Fortran data array and necessary bounds information to assign initial values to it.

    ! create a grid
    grid = ESMF_GridCreateNoPeriDim(minIndex=(/1,1/), maxIndex=(/10,20/), &
          regDecomp=(/2,2/), name="atmgrid", rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! create a Field from the Grid and arrayspec
    field1 = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, typekind=ESMF_TYPEKIND_R4, &
        indexflag=ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL, &
        staggerloc=ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER, name="pressure", rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    call ESMF_FieldGet(field1, localDe=0, farrayPtr=farray2dd, &
        totalLBound=ftlb, totalUBound=ftub, totalCount=ftc, rc=rc)

    do i = ftlb(1), ftub(1)
        do j = ftlb(2), ftub(2)
            farray2dd(i, j) = sin(i/ftc(1)*PI) * cos(j/ftc(2)*PI)
        enddo
    enddo

    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)


26.3.5 Create a Field with a Grid and Arrayspec

A user can create an ESMF_Field from an ESMF_Grid and a ESMF_Arrayspec with corresponding rank and type. This create method associates the two objects.

We first create a Grid with a regular distribution that is 10x20 index in 2x2 DEs. This version of Field create simply associates the data with the Grid. The data is referenced explicitly on a regular 2x2 uniform grid. Then we create an ArraySpec. Finally we create a Field from the Grid, ArraySpec, and a user specified StaggerLoc.

This example also illustrates a typical use of this Field creation method. By creating a Field from a Grid and an ArraySpec, the user allows the ESMF library to create a internal Array in the Field. Then the user can use ESMF_FieldGet() to retrieve the Fortran data array and necessary bounds information to assign initial values to it.

    ! create a grid
    grid = ESMF_GridCreateNoPeriDim(minIndex=(/1,1/), maxIndex=(/10,20/), &
          regDecomp=(/2,2/), name="atmgrid", rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! setup arrayspec
    call ESMF_ArraySpecSet(arrayspec, 2, ESMF_TYPEKIND_R4, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! create a Field from the Grid and arrayspec
    field1 = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, arrayspec, &
         indexflag=ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL, &
         staggerloc=ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER, name="pressure", rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    call ESMF_FieldGet(field1, localDe=0, farrayPtr=farray2dd, &
        totalLBound=ftlb, totalUBound=ftub, totalCount=ftc, rc=rc)

    do i = ftlb(1), ftub(1)
        do j = ftlb(2), ftub(2)
            farray2dd(i, j) = sin(i/ftc(1)*PI) * cos(j/ftc(2)*PI)
        enddo
    enddo

    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

A user can also create an ArraySpec that has a different rank from the Grid, For example, the following code shows creation of of 3D Field from a 2D Grid using a 3D ArraySpec.

This example also demonstrates the technique to create a typical 3D data Field that has 2 gridded dimensions and 1 ungridded dimension.

First we create a 2D grid with an index space of 180x360 equivalent to 180x360 Grid cells (note that for a distributed memory computer, this means each grid cell will be on a separate PE!). In the FieldCreate call, we use gridToFieldMap to indicate the mapping between Grid dimension and Field dimension. For the ungridded dimension (typically the altitude), we use ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound to describe its bounds. Internally the ungridded dimension has a stride of 1, so the number of elements of the ungridded dimension is ungriddedUBound - ungriddedLBound + 1.

Note that gridToFieldMap in this specific example is (/1,2/) which is the default value so the user can neglect this argument for the FieldCreate call.

    grid2d = ESMF_GridCreateNoPeriDim(minIndex=(/1,1/), &
          maxIndex=(/180,360/), regDecomp=(/2,2/), name="atmgrid", rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    call ESMF_ArraySpecSet(arrayspec, 3, ESMF_TYPEKIND_R4, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    field1 = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid2d, arrayspec, &
         indexflag=ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL, &
         staggerloc=ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER, &
         gridToFieldMap=(/1,2/), &
         ungriddedLBound=(/1/), ungriddedUBound=(/50/), &
         name="pressure", rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)


26.3.6 Create a Field with a Grid and Array

A user can create an ESMF_Field from an ESMF_Grid and a ESMF_Array. The Grid was created in the previous example.

This example creates a 2D ESMF_Field from a 2D ESMF_Grid and a 2D ESMF_Array.

    ! Get necessary information from the Grid
    call ESMF_GridGet(grid, staggerloc=ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER, &
        distgrid=distgrid, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! Create a 2D ESMF_TYPEKIND_R4 arrayspec
    call ESMF_ArraySpecSet(arrayspec, 2, ESMF_TYPEKIND_R4, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! Create a ESMF_Array from the arrayspec and distgrid
    array2d = ESMF_ArrayCreate(arrayspec=arrayspec, &
            distgrid=distgrid, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! Create a ESMF_Field from the grid and array
    field4 = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, array2d, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)


26.3.7 Create an empty Field and complete it with FieldEmptySet and FieldEmptyComplete

A user can create an ESMF_Field in three steps: first create an empty ESMF_Field; then set a ESMF_Grid on the empty ESMF_Field; and finally complete the ESMF_Field by calling ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete.

    ! create an empty Field
    field3 = ESMF_FieldEmptyCreate(name="precip", rc=rc)

    ! use FieldGet to retrieve the Field Status
    call ESMF_FieldGet(field3, status=fstatus, rc=rc)

Once the Field is created, we can verify that the status of the Field is ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_EMPTY.

    ! Test the status of the Field
    if (fstatus /= ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_EMPTY) then
         call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    endif

Next we set a Grid on the empty Field. We use the 2D grid created in a previous example simply to demonstrate the method. The Field data points will be on east edge of the Grid cells with the specified ESMF_STAGGERLOC_EDGE1.

    ! Set a grid on the Field
    call ESMF_FieldEmptySet(field3, grid2d, &
             staggerloc=ESMF_STAGGERLOC_EDGE1, rc=rc)

    ! use FieldGet to retrieve the Field Status again
    call ESMF_FieldGet(field3, status=fstatus, rc=rc)

    ! Test the status of the Field
    if (fstatus /= ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET) then
         call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    endif

The partially created Field is completed by specifying the typekind of its data storage. This method is overloaded with one of the following parameters, arrayspec, typekind, Fortran array, or Fortran array pointer. Additional optional arguments can be used to specify ungridded dimensions and halo regions similar to the other Field creation methods.

    ! Complete the Field by specifying the data typekind
    ! to be allocated internally.
    call ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete(field3, typekind=ESMF_TYPEKIND_R8, &
      ungriddedLBound=(/1/), ungriddedUBound=(/5/), rc=rc)

    ! use FieldGet to retrieve the Field Status again
    call ESMF_FieldGet(field3, status=fstatus, rc=rc)

    ! Test the status of the Field
    if (fstatus /= ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_COMPLETE) then
         call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    endif


26.3.8 Create an empty Field and complete it with FieldEmptyComplete

A user can create an empty ESMF_Field. Then the user can finalize the empty ESMF_Field from a ESMF_Grid and an intrinsic Fortran data array. This interface is overloaded for typekind and rank of the Fortran data array.

In this example, both the grid and the Fortran array pointer are 2 dimensional and each dimension of the grid is mapped to the corresponding dimension of the Fortran array pointer, i.e. 1st dimension of grid maps to 1st dimension of Fortran array pointer, 2nd dimension of grid maps to 2nd dimension of Fortran array pointer, so on and so forth.

In order to create or complete a Field from a Grid and a Fortran array pointer, certain rules of the Fortran array bounds must be obeyed. We will discuss these rules as we progress in Field creation examples. We will make frequent reference to the terminologies for bounds and widths in ESMF. For a better discussion of these terminologies and concepts behind them, e.g. exclusive, computational, total bounds for the lower and upper corner of data region, etc.., users can refer to the explanation of these concepts for Grid and Array in their respective sections in the Reference Manual, e.g. Section 28.2.6 on Array and Section 31.3.19 on Grid. The examples here are designed to help a user to get up to speed with creating Fields for typical use.

This example introduces a helper method, the ESMF_GridGetFieldBounds interface that facilitates the computation of Fortran data array bounds and shape to assist ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete finalizing a Field from an intrinsic Fortran data array and a Grid.

    ! create an empty Field
    field3 = ESMF_FieldEmptyCreate(name="precip", rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! use FieldGet to retrieve total counts
    call ESMF_GridGetFieldBounds(grid2d, localDe=0, &
        staggerloc=ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER, totalCount=ftc, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! allocate the 2d Fortran array based on retrieved total counts
    allocate(farray2d(ftc(1), ftc(2)))

    ! finalize the Field
    call ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete(field3, grid2d, farray2d, rc=rc)


26.3.9 Create a 7D Field with a 5D Grid and 2D ungridded bounds from a Fortran data array

In this example, we will show how to create a 7D Field from a 5D ESMF_Grid and 2D ungridded bounds with arbitrary halo widths and gridToFieldMap.

We first create a 5D DistGrid and a 5D Grid based on the DistGrid; then ESMF_GridGetFieldBounds computes the shape of a 7D array in fsize. We can then create a 7D Field from the 5D Grid and the 7D Fortran data array with other assimilating parameters.

    ! create a 5d distgrid
    distgrid5d = ESMF_DistGridCreate(minIndex=(/1,1,1,1,1/), &
        maxIndex=(/10,4,10,4,6/), regDecomp=(/2,1,2,1,1/), rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! Create a 5d Grid
    grid5d = ESMF_GridCreate(distgrid=distgrid5d, name="grid", rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! use FieldGet to retrieve total counts
    call ESMF_GridGetFieldBounds(grid5d, localDe=0, ungriddedLBound=(/1,2/), &
        ungriddedUBound=(/4,5/), &
        totalLWidth=(/1,1,1,2,2/), totalUWidth=(/1,2,3,4,5/), &
        gridToFieldMap=(/3,2,5,4,1/), &
        totalCount=fsize, &
        rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! allocate the 7d Fortran array based on retrieved total counts
    allocate(farray7d(fsize(1), fsize(2), fsize(3), fsize(4), fsize(5), &
                        fsize(6), fsize(7)))

    ! create the Field
    field7d = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid5d, farray7d, ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL, &
        ungriddedLBound=(/1,2/), ungriddedUBound=(/4,5/), &
        totalLWidth=(/1,1,1,2,2/), totalUWidth=(/1,2,3,4,5/), &
        gridToFieldMap=(/3,2,5,4,1/), &
        rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

A user can allocate the Fortran array in a different manner using the lower and upper bounds returned from FieldGet through the optional totalLBound and totalUBound arguments. In the following example, we create another 7D Field by retrieving the bounds and allocate the Fortran array with this approach. In this scheme, indexing the Fortran array is sometimes more convenient than using the shape directly.

    call ESMF_GridGetFieldBounds(grid5d, localDe=0, ungriddedLBound=(/1,2/), &
        ungriddedUBound=(/4,5/), &
        totalLWidth=(/1,1,1,2,2/), totalUWidth=(/1,2,3,4,5/), &
        gridToFieldMap=(/3,2,5,4,1/), &
        totalLBound=flbound, totalUBound=fubound, &
        rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    allocate(farray7d2(flbound(1):fubound(1), flbound(2):fubound(2), &
                       flbound(3):fubound(3), flbound(4):fubound(4), &
                       flbound(5):fubound(5), flbound(6):fubound(6), &
                       flbound(7):fubound(7)) )

    field7d2 = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid5d, farray7d2, ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL, &
        ungriddedLBound=(/1,2/), ungriddedUBound=(/4,5/), &
        totalLWidth=(/1,1,1,2,2/), totalUWidth=(/1,2,3,4,5/), &
        gridToFieldMap=(/3,2,5,4,1/), &
        rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)


26.3.10 Shared memory features: DE pinning, sharing, and migration

See 28.2.13 for a introduction of the DE pinning feature. Here we focus on demonstrating the use of the DE pinning feature in the context of ESMF Field.

When an ESMF Field object is created, the specified underlying DistGrid indicates how many Decomposition Elements (DEs) are created. Each DE has its own memory allocation to hold user data. The DELayout, referenced by the DistGrid, determines which PET is considered the owner of each of the DEs. Queried for the local DEs, the Field object returns the list of DEs that are owned by the local PET making the query.

By default DEs are pinned to the PETs under which they were created. The memory allocation associated with a specific DE is only defined in the VAS of the PET to which the DE is pinned. As a consequence, only the PET owning a DE has access to its memory allocation.

On shared memory systems, however, ESMF allows DEs to be pinned to SSIs instead of PETs. In this case the PET under which a DE was created is still consider the owner, but now all PETs under the same SSI have access to the DE. For this the memory allocation associated with the DE is mapped into the VAS of all the PETs under the SSI.

To create an Field with each DE pinned to SSI instead of PET, first query the VM for the available level of support.

  call ESMF_VMGet(vm, ssiSharedMemoryEnabledFlag=ssiSharedMemoryEnabled, rc=rc)

  if (ssiSharedMemoryEnabled) then

Knowing that the SSI shared memory feature is available, it is now possible to create an Field object with DE to SSI pinning.

    grid = ESMF_GridCreateNoPeriDim(maxIndex=(/40,10/), regDecomp=(/4,1/), &
      coordSys = ESMF_COORDSYS_CART, &
      rc=rc)

    field = ESMF_FieldCreate(typekind=ESMF_TYPEKIND_R8, grid=grid, &
      pinflag=ESMF_PIN_DE_TO_SSI, rc=rc)

Just as in the cases discussed before, where the same Grid was used, a default DELayout with as many DEs as PETs in the VM is constructed. Setting the pinflag to ESMF_PIN_DE_TO_SSI does not change the fact that each PET owns exactly one of the DEs. However, assuming that this code is run on a set of PETs that are all located under the same SSI, every PET now has access to all of the DEs. The situation can be observed by querying for both the localDeCount, and the ssiLocalDeCount.

    call ESMF_FieldGet(field, localDeCount=localDeCount, &
      ssiLocalDeCount=ssiLocalDeCount, rc=rc)

Assuming execution on 4 PETs, all located on the same SSI, the values of the returned variable are localDeCount==1 and ssiLocalDeCount==4 on all of the PETs. The mapping between each PET's local DE, and the global DE index is provided through the localDeToDeMap array argument. The amount of mapping information returned is dependent on how large localDeToDeMap has been sized by the user. For size(localDeToDeMap)==localDeCount, only mapping information for those DEs owned by the local PET is filled in. However for size(localDeToDeMap)==ssiLocalDeCount, mapping information for all locally accessible DEs is returned, including those owned by other PETs on the same SSI.

    allocate(localDeToDeMap(0:ssiLocalDeCount-1))
    call ESMF_FieldGet(field, localDeToDeMap=localDeToDeMap, rc=rc)

The first localDeCount entries of localDeToDeMap are always the global DE indices of the DEs owned by the local PET. The remaining ssiLocalDeCount-localDeCount entries are the global DE indices of DEs shared by other PETs. The ordering of the shared DEs is from smallest to greatest, excluding the locally owned DEs, which were already listed at the beginning of localDeToDeMap. For the current case, again assuming execution on 4 PETs all located on the same SSI, we expect the following situation:

PET 0: localDeToDeMap==(/0,1,2,3/)
PET 1: localDeToDeMap==(/1,0,2,3/)
PET 2: localDeToDeMap==(/2,0,1,3/)
PET 3: localDeToDeMap==(/3,0,1,2/)

Each PET can access the memory allocations associated with all of the DEs listed in the localDeToDeMap returned by the Field object. Direct access to the Fortran array pointer of a specific memory allocation is available through ESMF_FieldGet(). Here each PET queries for the farrayPtr of localDe==2, i.e. the 2nd shared DE.

    call ESMF_FieldGet(field, farrayPtr=myFarray, localDe=2, rc=rc)

Now variable myFarray on PETs 0 and 1 both point to the same memory allocation for global DE 2. Both PETs have access to the same piece of shared memory! The same is true for PETs 2 and 3, pointing to the shared memory allocation of global DE 1.

It is important to note that all of the typical considerations surrounding shared memory programming apply when accessing shared DEs! Proper synchronization between PETs accessing shared DEs is critical to avoid race conditions. Also performance issues like false sharing need to be considered for optimal use.

For a simple demonstration, PETs 0 and 2 fill the entire memory allocation of DE 2 and 1, respectively, to a unique value.

    if (localPet==0) then
      myFarray = 12345.6789d0
    else if (localPet==2) then
      myFarray = 6789.12345d0
    endif

Here synchronization is needed before any PETs that share access to the same DEs can safely access the data without race condition. The Field class provides a simple synchronization method that can be used.

    call ESMF_FieldSync(field, rc=rc) ! prevent race condition

Now it is safe for PETs 1 and 3 to access the shared DEs. We expect to find the data that was set above. For simplicity of the code only the first array element is inspected here.

    if (localPet==1) then
      if (abs(myFarray(1,1)-12345.6789d0)>1.d10) print *, "bad data detected"
    else if (localPet==3) then
      if (abs(myFarray(1,1)-6789.12345d0)>1.d10) print *, "bad data detected"
    endif

  endif ! ending the ssiSharedMemoryEnabled conditional


26.3.11 Create a 2D Field with a 2D Grid and a Fortran data array

A user can create an ESMF_Field directly from an ESMF_Grid and an intrinsic Fortran data array. This interface is overloaded for typekind and rank of the Fortran data array.

In the following example, each dimension size of the Fortran array is equal to the exclusive bounds of its corresponding Grid dimension queried from the Grid through ESMF_GridGet() public interface.

Formally let fa_shape(i) be the shape of i-th dimension of user supplied Fortran array, then rule 1 states:

   
    (1) fa_shape(i) = exclusiveCount(i)         
                  i = 1...GridDimCount

fa_shape(i) defines the shape of i-th dimension of the Fortran array. ExclusiveCount are the number of data elements of i-th dimension in the exclusive region queried from ESMF_GridGet interface. Rule 1 assumes that the Grid and the Fortran intrinsic array have same number of dimensions; and optional arguments of FieldCreate from Fortran array are left unspecified using default setup. These assumptions are true for most typical uses of FieldCreate from Fortran data array. This is the easiest way to create a Field from a Grid and a Fortran intrinsic data array.

Fortran array dimension sizes (called shape in most Fortran language books) are equivalent to the bounds and counts used in this manual. The following equation holds:

   
    fa_shape(i) = shape(i) = counts(i) = upper_bound(i) - lower_bound(i) + 1

These typically mean the same concept unless specifically explained to mean something else. For example, ESMF uses DimCount very often to mean number of dimensions instead of its meaning implied in the above equation. We'll clarify the meaning of a word when ambiguity could occur.

Rule 1 is most useful for a user working with Field creation from a Grid and a Fortran data array in most scenarios. It extends to higher dimension count, 3D, 4D, etc... Typically, as the code example demonstrates, a user first creates a Grid, then uses ESMF_GridGet() to retrieve the exclusive counts. Next the user calculates the shape of each Fortran array dimension according to rule 1. The Fortran data array is allocated and initialized based on the computed shape. A Field can either be created in one shot or created empty and finished using ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete.

There are important details that can be skipped but are good to know for ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete and ESMF_FieldCreate from a Fortran data array. 1) these methods require each PET contains exactly one DE. This implies that a code using FieldCreate from a data array or FieldEmptyComplete must have the same number of DEs and PETs, formally $n_{DE} = n_{PET}$. Violation of this condition will cause run time failures. 2) the bounds and counts retrieved from GridGet are DE specific or equivalently PET specific, which means that the Fortran array shape could be different from one PET to another.

    grid = ESMF_GridCreateNoPeriDim(minIndex=(/1,1/), maxIndex=(/10,20/), &
          regDecomp=(/2,2/), name="atmgrid", rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    call ESMF_GridGet(grid, localDE=0, staggerloc=ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER, &
        exclusiveCount=gec, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    allocate(farray(gec(1), gec(2)) )

    field = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, farray, ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)


26.3.12 Create a 2D Field with a 2D Grid and a Fortran data pointer

The setup of this example is similar to the previous section except that the Field is created from a data pointer instead of a data array. We highlight the ability to deallocate the internal Fortran data pointer queried from the Field. This gives a user more flexibility with memory management.

    allocate(farrayPtr(gec(1), gec(2)) )

    field = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, farrayPtr, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    call ESMF_FieldGet(field, farrayPtr=farrayPtr2, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    ! deallocate the retrieved Fortran array pointer
    deallocate(farrayPtr2)


26.3.13 Create a 3D Field with a 2D Grid and a 3D Fortran data array

This example demonstrates a typical use of ESMF_Field combining a 2D grid and a 3D Fortran native data array. One immediate problem follows: how does one define the bounds of the ungridded dimension? This is solved by the optional arguments ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound of the ESMF_FieldCreate interface. By definition, ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound are both 1 dimensional integer Fortran arrays.

Formally, let fa_shape(j=1...FieldDimCount-GridDimCount) be the shape of the ungridded dimensions of a Field relative to the Grid used in Field creation. The Field dimension count is equal to the number of dimensions of the Fortran array, which equals the number of dimensions of the resultant Field. GridDimCount is the number of dimensions of the Grid.

fa_shape(j) is computed as:

   
    fa_shape(j) = ungriddedUBound(j) - ungriddedLBound(j) + 1

fa_shape is easy to compute when the gridded and ungridded dimensions do not mix. However, it's conceivable that at higher dimension count, gridded and ungridded dimensions can interleave. To aid the computation of ungridded dimension shape we formally introduce the mapping concept.

Let $map_{A,B}(i=1...n_A) = i_B$, and $i_B \in [\phi, 1...n_B]$. $n_A$ is the number of elements in set A, $n_B$ is the number of elements in set B. $map_{A,B}(i)$ defines a mapping from i-th element of set A to $i_B$-th element in set B. $i_B = \phi$ indicates there does not exist a mapping from i-th element of set A to set B.

Suppose we have a mapping from dimension index of ungriddedLBound (or ungriddedUBound) to Fortran array dimension index, called ugb2fa. By definition, $n_A$ equals to the dimension count of ungriddedLBound (or ungriddedUBound), $n_B$ equals to the dimension count of the Fortran array. We can now formulate the computation of ungridded dimension shape as rule 2:

   
    (2) fa_shape(ugb2fa(j)) = ungriddedUBound(j) - ungriddedLBound(j) + 1 
                          j = 1..FortranArrayDimCount - GridDimCount

The mapping can be computed in linear time proportional to the Fortran array dimension count (or rank) using the following algorithm in pseudocode:

  
    map_index = 1
    do i = 1, farray_rank
        if i-th dimension of farray is ungridded
            ugb2fa(map_index) = i
            map_index = map_index + 1
        endif
    enddo

Here we use rank and dimension count interchangeably. These 2 terminologies are typically equivalent. But there are subtle differences under certain conditions. Rank is the total number of dimensions of a tensor object. Dimension count allows a finer description of the heterogeneous dimensions in that object. For example, a Field of rank 5 can have 3 gridded dimensions and 2 ungridded dimensions. Rank is precisely the summation of dimension count of all types of dimensions.

For example, if a 5D array is used with a 3D Grid, there are 2 ungridded dimensions: ungriddedLBound=(/1,2/) and ungriddedUBound=(/5,7/). Suppose the distribution of dimensions looks like (O, X, O, X, O), O means gridded, X means ungridded. Then the mapping from ungridded bounds to Fortran array is ugb2fa=(/2, 4/). The shape of 2nd and 4th dimension of Fortran array should equal (5, 8).

Back to our 3D Field created from a 2D Grid and 3D Fortran array example, suppose the 3rd Field dimension is ungridded, ungriddedLBound=(/3/), ungriddedUBound=(/9/). First we use rule 1 to compute shapes of the gridded Fortran array dimension, then we use rule 2 to compute shapes of the ungridded Fortran array dimension. In this example, we used the exclusive bounds obtained in the previous example.

    fa_shape(1) = gec(1) ! rule 1
    fa_shape(2) = gec(2)
    fa_shape(3) = 7 ! rule 2 9-3+1
    allocate(farray3d(fa_shape(1), fa_shape(2), fa_shape(3)))
    field = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, farray3d, ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL, &
        ungriddedLBound=(/3/), ungriddedUBound=(/9/), &
        rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)


26.3.14 Create a 3D Field with a 2D Grid and a 3D Fortran data array with gridToFieldMap argument

Building upon the previous example, we will create a 3D Field from a 2D grid and 3D array but with a slight twist. In this example, we introduce the gridToFieldMap argument that allows a user to map Grid dimension index to Field dimension index.

In this example, both dimensions of the Grid are distributed and the mapping from DistGrid to Grid is (/1,2/). We will introduce rule 3 assuming distgridToGridMap=(/1,2,3...gridDimCount/), and distgridDimCount equals to gridDimCount. This is a reasonable assumption in typical Field use.

We apply the mapping gridToFieldMap on rule 1 to create rule 3:

   
    (3) fa_shape(gridToFieldMap(i)) = exclusiveCount(i)        
                                  i = 1,..GridDimCount.

Back to our example, suppose the 2nd Field dimension is ungridded, ungriddedLBound=(/3/), ungriddedUBound=(/9/). gridToFieldMap=(/3,1/), meaning the 1st Grid dimension maps to 3rd Field dimension, and 2nd Grid dimension maps to 1st Field dimension.

First we use rule 3 to compute shapes of the gridded Fortran array dimension, then we use rule 2 to compute shapes of the ungridded Fortran array dimension. In this example, we use the exclusive bounds obtained in the previous example.

    gridToFieldMap2d(1) = 3
    gridToFieldMap2d(2) = 1
    do i = 1, 2
        fa_shape(gridToFieldMap2d(i)) = gec(i)
    end do
    fa_shape(2) = 7
    allocate(farray3d(fa_shape(1), fa_shape(2), fa_shape(3)))
    field = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, farray3d, ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL, &
        ungriddedLBound=(/3/), ungriddedUBound=(/9/), &
        gridToFieldMap=gridToFieldMap2d, &
        rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)


26.3.15 Create a 3D Field with a 2D Grid and a 3D Fortran data array with halos

This example is similar to example 26.3.14. In addition, here we will show how a user can associate different halo widths to a Fortran array to create a Field through the totalLWidth and totalUWidth optional arguments. A diagram of the dimension configuration from Grid, halos, and Fortran data array is shown here.

Figure 12: Field dimension configuration from Grid, halos, and Fortran data array.
\scalebox{0.75}{\includegraphics{FieldParameterSetup}}

The ESMF_FieldCreate() interface supports creating a Field from a Grid and a Fortran array padded with halos on the distributed dimensions of the Fortran array. Using this technique one can avoid passing non-contiguous Fortran array slice to FieldCreate. It guarantees the same exclusive region, and by using halos, it also defines a bigger total region to contain the entire contiguous memory block of the Fortran array.

The elements of totalLWidth and totalUWidth are applied in the order distributed dimensions appear in the Fortran array. By definition, totalLWidth and totalUWidth are 1 dimensional arrays of non-negative integer values. The size of haloWidth arrays is equal to the number of distributed dimensions of the Fortran array, which is also equal to the number of distributed dimensions of the Grid used in the Field creation.

Because the order of totalWidth (representing both totalLWidth and totalUWidth) element is applied to the order distributed dimensions appear in the Fortran array dimensions, it's quite simple to compute the shape of distributed dimensions of the Fortran array. They are done in a similar manner when applying ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound to ungridded dimensions of the Fortran array defined by rule 2.

Assume we have the mapping from the dimension index of totalWidth to the dimension index of Fortran array, called mhw2fa; and we also have the mapping from dimension index of Fortran array to dimension index of the Grid, called fa2g. The shape of distributed dimensions of a Fortran array can be computed by rule 4:

  
    (4) fa_shape(mhw2fa(k)) = exclusiveCount(fa2g(mhw2fa(k)) + 
                              totalUWidth(k) + totalLWidth(k)
                          k = 1...size(totalWidth)

This rule may seem confusing but algorithmically the computation can be done by the following pseudocode:

  
    fa_index = 1
    do i = 1, farray_rank
       if i-th dimension of Fortran array is distributed
           fa_shape(i) = exclusiveCount(fa2g(i)) + 
                         totalUWidth(fa_index) + totalLWidth(fa_index)
           fa_index = fa_index + 1
       endif
    enddo

The only complication then is to figure out the mapping from Fortran array dimension index to Grid dimension index. This process can be done by computing the reverse mapping from Field to Grid.

Typically, we don't have to consider these complications if the following conditions are met: 1) All Grid dimensions are distributed. 2) DistGrid in the Grid has a dimension index mapping to the Grid in the form of natural order (/1,2,3,.../). This natural order mapping is the default mapping between various objects throughout ESMF. 3) Grid to Field mapping is in the form of natural order, i.e. default mapping. These seem like a lot of conditions but they are the default case in the interaction among DistGrid, Grid, and Field. When these conditions are met, which is typically true, the shape of distributed dimensions of Fortran array follows rule 5 in a simple form:

  
    (5) fa_shape(k) = exclusiveCount(k) + 
                      totalUWidth(k) + totalLWidth(k) 
                  k = 1...size(totalWidth)

Let's examine an example on how to apply rule 5. Suppose we have a 5D array and a 3D Grid that has its first 3 dimensions mapped to the first 3 dimensions of the Fortran array. totalLWidth=(/1,2,3/), totalUWidth=(/7,9,10/), then by rule 5, the following pseudo code can be used to compute the shape of the first 3 dimensions of the Fortran array. The shape of the remaining two ungridded dimensions can be computed according to rule 2.

  
    do k = 1, 3
        fa_shape(k) = exclusiveCount(k) + 
                      totalUWidth(k) + totalLWidth(k)) 
    enddo

Suppose now gridToFieldMap=(/2,3,4/) instead which says the first dimension of Grid maps to the 2nd dimension of Field (or Fortran array) and so on and so forth, we can obtain a more general form of rule 5 by introducing first_distdim_index shift when Grid to Field map (gridToFieldMap) is in the form of (/a,a+1,a+2.../).

  
    (6) fa_shape(k+first_distdim_index-1) = exclusiveCount(k) +
                                            totalUWidth(k) + totalLWidth(k)
                                        k = 1...size(totalWidth)

It's obvious that first_distdim_index=a. If the first dimension of the Fortran array is distributed, then rule 6 degenerates into rule 5, which is the typical case.

Back to our example creating a 3D Field from a 2D Grid and a 3D intrinsic Fortran array, we will use the Grid created from previous example that satisfies condition 1 and 2. We'll also use a simple gridToFieldMap (1,2) which is the default mapping that satisfies condition 3. First we use rule 5 to compute the shape of distributed dimensions then we use rule 2 to compute the shape of the ungridded dimensions.

    gridToFieldMap2d(1) = 1
    gridToFieldMap2d(2) = 2
    totalLWidth2d(1) = 3
    totalLWidth2d(2) = 4
    totalUWidth2d(1) = 3
    totalUWidth2d(2) = 5
    do k = 1, 2
        fa_shape(k) = gec(k) + totalLWidth2d(k) + totalUWidth2d(k)
    end do
    fa_shape(3) = 7          ! 9-3+1
    allocate(farray3d(fa_shape(1), fa_shape(2), fa_shape(3)))
    field = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, farray3d, ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL, &
        ungriddedLBound=(/3/), ungriddedUBound=(/9/), &
        totalLWidth=totalLWidth2d, totalUWidth=totalUWidth2d, &
        gridToFieldMap=gridToFieldMap2d, &
        rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)


26.3.16 Create a Field from a LocStream, typekind, and rank

In this example, an ESMF_Field is created from an ESMF_LocStream and typekind/rank. The location stream object is uniformly distributed in a 1 dimensional space on 4 DEs. The rank is 1 dimensional. Please refer to LocStream examples section for more information on LocStream creation.

    locs = ESMF_LocStreamCreate(minIndex=1, maxIndex=16, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    field = ESMF_FieldCreate(locs, typekind=ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, &
        rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)


26.3.17 Create a Field from a LocStream and arrayspec

In this example, an ESMF_Field is created from an ESMF_LocStream and an ESMF_Arrayspec. The location stream object is uniformly distributed in a 1 dimensional space on 4 DEs. The arrayspec is 1 dimensional. Please refer to LocStream examples section for more information on LocStream creation.

    locs = ESMF_LocStreamCreate(minIndex=1, maxIndex=16, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    call ESMF_ArraySpecSet(arrayspec, 1, ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    field = ESMF_FieldCreate(locs, arrayspec, &
        rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)


26.3.18 Create a Field from a Mesh, typekind, and rank

In this example, an ESMF_Field is created from an ESMF_Mesh and typekind/rank. The mesh object is on a Euclidean surface that is partitioned to a 2x2 rectangular space with 4 elements and 9 nodes. The nodal space is represented by a distgrid with 9 indices. A Field is created on locally owned nodes on each PET. Therefore, the created Field has 9 data points globally. The mesh object can be represented by the picture below. For more information on Mesh creation, please see Section 33.3.1.

                Mesh Ids
  
    2.0   7 ------- 8 -------- 9
          |         |          |
          |    3    |    4     |
          |         |          |
    1.0   4 ------- 5 -------- 6
          |         |          |
          |    1    |    2     |
          |         |          |
    0.0   1 ------- 2 -------- 3
  
         0.0       1.0        2.0 
  
        Node Ids at corners
        Element Ids in centers
   
  
               Mesh Owners
  
    2.0   2 ------- 2 -------- 3
          |         |          |
          |    2    |    3     |
          |         |          |
    1.0   0 ------- 0 -------- 1
          |         |          |
          |    0    |    1     |
          |         |          |
    0.0   0 ------- 0 -------- 1
  
         0.0       1.0        2.0 
  
        Node Owners at corners
        Element Owners in centers

      ! Create Mesh structure in 1 step
      mesh=ESMF_MeshCreate(parametricDim=2,spatialDim=2, &
             nodeIds=nodeIds, nodeCoords=nodeCoords, &
             nodeOwners=nodeOwners, elementIds=elemIds,&
             elementTypes=elemTypes, elementConn=elemConn, &
             rc=rc)
      if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

      ! Field is created on the 1 dimensional nodal distgrid. On
      ! each PET, Field is created on the locally owned nodes.
      field = ESMF_FieldCreate(mesh, typekind=ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, rc=rc)
      if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)


26.3.19 Create a Field from a Mesh and arrayspec

In this example, an ESMF_Field is created from an ESMF_Mesh and an ESMF_Arrayspec. The mesh object is on a Euclidean surface that is partitioned to a 2x2 rectangular space with 4 elements and 9 nodes. The nodal space is represented by a distgrid with 9 indices. Field is created on locally owned nodes on each PET. Therefore, the created Field has 9 data points globally. The mesh object can be represented by the picture below. For more information on Mesh creation, please see Section 33.3.1.

      ! Create Mesh structure in 1 step
      mesh=ESMF_MeshCreate(parametricDim=2,spatialDim=2, &
             nodeIds=nodeIds, nodeCoords=nodeCoords, &
             nodeOwners=nodeOwners, elementIds=elemIds,&
             elementTypes=elemTypes, elementConn=elemConn, &
             rc=rc)
      if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

      call ESMF_ArraySpecSet(arrayspec, 1, ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, rc=rc)
      if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

      ! Field is created on the 1 dimensional nodal distgrid. On
      ! each PET, Field is created on the locally owned nodes.
      field = ESMF_FieldCreate(mesh, arrayspec, rc=rc)
      if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)


26.3.20 Create a Field from a Mesh and an Array

In this example, an ESMF_Field is created from an ESMF_Mesh and an ESMF_Array. The mesh object is created in the previous example and the array object is retrieved from the field created in the previous example too.

    call ESMF_MeshGet(mesh, nodalDistgrid=distgrid, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    array = ESMF_ArrayCreate(distgrid=distgrid, arrayspec=arrayspec, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    ! query the array from the previous example
    call ESMF_FieldGet(field, array=array, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    ! create a Field from a mesh and an array
    field1 = ESMF_FieldCreate(mesh, array, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)


26.3.21 Create a Field from a Mesh and an ArraySpec with optional features

In this example, an ESMF_Field is created from an ESMF_Mesh and an ESMF_ArraySpec. The mesh object is created in the previous example. The Field is also created with optional arguments such as ungridded dimensions and dimension mapping.

In this example, the mesh is mapped to the 2nd dimension of the ESMF_Field, with its first dimension being the ungridded dimension with bounds 1,3.

    call ESMF_ArraySpecSet(arrayspec, 2, ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, rc=rc)
    field = ESMF_FieldCreate(mesh, arrayspec=arrayspec, gridToFieldMap=(/2/), &
        ungriddedLBound=(/1/), ungriddedUBound=(/3/), rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)


26.3.22 Create a Field with replicated dimensions

In this example an ESMF_Field with replicated dimension is created from an ESMF_Grid and an ESMF_Arrayspec. A user can also use other ESMF_FieldCreate() methods to create replicated dimension Field, this example illustrates the key concepts and use of a replicated dimension Field.

Normally gridToFieldMap argument in ESMF_FieldCreate() should not contain 0 value entries. However, for a Field with replicated dimension, a 0 entry in gridToFieldMap indicates the corresponding Grid dimension is replicated in the Field. In such a Field, the rank of the Field is no longer necessarily greater than its Grid rank. An example will make this clear. We will start by creating Distgrid and Grid.

    ! create 4D distgrid
    distgrid = ESMF_DistGridCreate(minIndex=(/1,1,1,1/), &
        maxIndex=(/6,4,6,4/), regDecomp=(/2,1,2,1/), rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! create 4D grid on top of the 4D distgrid
    grid = ESMF_GridCreate(distgrid=distgrid, name="grid", rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! create 3D arrayspec
    call ESMF_ArraySpecSet(arrayspec, 3, ESMF_TYPEKIND_R8, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

In this example, a user creates a 3D Field with replicated dimension replicated along the 2nd and 4th dimension of its underlying 4D Grid. In addition, the 2nd dimension of the Field is ungridded (why?). The 1st and 3rd dimensions of the Field have halos.

    ! create field, 2nd and 4th dimensions of the Grid are replicated
    field = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, arrayspec, indexflag=ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL, &
        gridToFieldMap=(/1,0,2,0/), &
        ungriddedLBound=(/1/), ungriddedUBound=(/4/), &
        totalLWidth=(/1,1/), totalUWidth=(/4,5/), &
        staggerloc=ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CORNER, &
        rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! get basic information from the field
    call ESMF_FieldGet(field, grid=grid1, array=array, typekind=typekind, &
        dimCount=dimCount, staggerloc=lstaggerloc, &
        gridToFieldMap=lgridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound=lungriddedLBound, &
        ungriddedUBound=lungriddedUBound, totalLWidth=ltotalLWidth, &
        totalUWidth=ltotalUWidth, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! get bounds information from the field
    call ESMF_FieldGet(field, localDe=0, farrayPtr=farray, &
        exclusiveLBound=felb, exclusiveUBound=feub, exclusiveCount=fec, &
        computationalLBound=fclb, computationalUBound=fcub, &
        computationalCount=fcc, totalLBound=ftlb, totalUBound=ftub, &
        totalCount=ftc, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

Next we verify that the field and array bounds agree with each other

    call ESMF_ArrayGet(array, rank=arank, dimCount=adimCount, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    gridrank_repdim = 0
    do i = 1, size(gridToFieldMap)
        if(gridToFieldMap(i) == 0) gridrank_repdim = gridrank_repdim + 1
    enddo

Number of undistributed dimension of the array X is computed from total rank of the array A, the dimension count of its underlying distgrid B and number of replicated dimension in the distgrid C. We have the following formula: X = A - (B - C)

    allocate(audlb(arank-adimCount+gridrank_repdim), &
        audub(arank-adimCount+gridrank_repdim))
    call ESMF_ArrayGet(array, exclusiveLBound=aelb, exclusiveUBound=aeub, &
        computationalLBound=aclb, computationalUBound=acub, &
        totalLBound=atlb, totalUBound=atub, &
        undistLBound=audlb, undistUBound=audub, &
        rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! verify the ungridded bounds from field match
    ! undistributed bounds from its underlying array
    do i = 1, arank-adimCount
        if(lungriddedLBound(i) .ne. audlb(i) ) &
            rc = ESMF_FAILURE
    enddo
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    do i = 1, arank-adimCount
        if(lungriddedUBound(i) .ne. audub(i) ) &
            rc = ESMF_FAILURE
    enddo
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

We then verify the data in the replicated dimension Field can be updated and accessed.

    do ik = ftlb(3), ftub(3)
     do ij = ftlb(2), ftub(2)
      do ii = ftlb(1), ftub(1)
        farray(ii,ij,ik) = ii+ij*2+ik
      enddo
     enddo
    enddo
    ! access and verify
    call ESMF_FieldGet(field, localDe=0, farrayPtr=farray1, &
        rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    do ik = ftlb(3), ftub(3)
     do ij = ftlb(2), ftub(2)
      do ii = ftlb(1), ftub(1)
        n = ii+ij*2+ik
        if(farray1(ii,ij,ik) .ne. n ) rc = ESMF_FAILURE
      enddo
     enddo
    enddo
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! release resources
    call ESMF_FieldDestroy(field)
    call ESMF_GridDestroy(grid)
    call ESMF_DistGridDestroy(distgrid)


26.3.23 Create a Field on an arbitrarily distributed Grid

With the introduction of Field on arbitrarily distributed Grid, Field has two kinds of dimension count: one associated geometrical (or physical) dimensionality, the other one associated with its memory index space representation. Field and Grid dimCount reflect the physical index space of the objects. A new type of dimCount rank should be added to both of these entities. The rank gives the number of dimensions of the memory index space of the objects. This would be the dimension of the pointer pulled out of Field and the size of the bounds vector, for example.

For non-arbitrary Grids rank=dimCount, but for grids and fields with arbitrary dimensions rank = dimCount - (number of Arb dims) + 1 (Internally Field can use the Arb info from the grid to create the mapping from the Field Array to the DistGrid)

When creating a Field size(GridToFieldMap)=dimCount for both Arb and Non-arb grids This array specifies the mapping of Field to Grid identically for both Arb and Nonarb grids If a zero occurs in an entry corresponding to any arbitrary dimension, then a zero must occur in every entry corresponding to an arbitrary dimension (i.e. all arbitrary dimensions must either be all replicated or all not replicated, they can't be broken apart).

In this example an ESMF_Field is created from an arbitrarily distributed ESMF_Grid and an ESMF_Arrayspec. A user can also use other ESMF_FieldCreate() methods to create such a Field, this example illustrates the key concepts and use of Field on arbitrary distributed Grid.

The Grid is 3 dimensional in physics index space but the first two dimension are collapsed into a single memory index space. Thus the resulting Field is 3D in physics index space and 2D in memory index space. This is made obvious with the 2D arrayspec used to create this Field.

    ! create a 3D grid with the first 2 dimensions collapsed 
    ! and arbitrarily distributed
    grid3d = ESMF_GridCreateNoPeriDim(coordTypeKind=ESMF_TYPEKIND_R8, &
      minIndex=(/1,1,1/), maxIndex=(/xdim, ydim,zdim/), &
      arbIndexList=localArbIndex,arbIndexCount=localArbIndexCount, &
      name="arb3dgrid", rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! create a 2D arrayspec
    call ESMF_ArraySpecSet(arrayspec2D, rank=2, typekind=ESMF_TYPEKIND_R4, &
         rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! create a 2D Field using the Grid and the arrayspec
    field = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid3d, arrayspec2D, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
  
    call ESMF_FieldGet(field, rank=rank, dimCount=dimCount, &
                       rc=rc)
    if (myPet .eq. 0) print *, 'Field rank, dimCount', &
                                rank, dimCount
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
  
    ! verify that the dimension counts are correct
    if (rank .ne. 2) correct = .false.
    if (dimCount .ne. 3) correct = .false.


26.3.24 Create a Field on an arbitrarily distributed Grid with replicated dimensions & ungridded bounds

The next example is slightly more complicated in that the Field also contains one ungridded dimension and its gridded dimension is replicated on the arbitrarily distributed dimension of the Grid.

The same 3D Grid and 2D arrayspec in the previous example are used but a gridToFieldMap argument is supplied to the ESMF_FieldCreate() call. The first 2 entries of the map are 0, the last (3rd) entry is 1. The 3rd dimension of the Grid is mapped to the first dimension of the Field, this dimension is then replicated on the arbitrarily distributed dimensions of the Grid. In addition, the Field also has one ungridded dimension. Thus the final dimension count of the Field is 2 in both physics and memory index space.

    field = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid3d, arrayspec2D,gridToFieldMap=(/0,0,1/), &
            ungriddedLBound=(/1/), ungriddedUBound=(/10/),rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
  
    call ESMF_FieldGet(field, rank=rank, dimCount=dimCount, &
                       rc=rc)
    if (myPet .eq. 0) print *, 'Field rank, dimCount', &
                                rank, dimCount
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
  
    if (rank .ne. 2) correct = .false.
    if (dimCount .ne. 2) correct = .false.


26.3.25 Field regridding

This section describes the Field regrid methods. For an in depth description of ESMF regridding and the options available please see Section 24.2.

The basic flow of ESMF Field regridding is as follows. First a source and destination geometry object are created, depending on the regrid method they can be either a Grid, a Mesh, an XGrid, or a LocStream. Next Fields are built on the source and destination grid objects. These Fields are then passed into ESMF_FieldRegridStore(). The user can either get a sparse matrix from this call and/or a routeHandle. If the user gets the sparse matrix then they are responsible for deallocating it, but other than that can use it as they wish. The routeHandle can be used in the ESMF_FieldRegrid() call to perform the actual interpolation of data from the source to the destination field. This interpolation can be repeated for the same set of Fields as long as the coordinates at the staggerloc involved in the regridding in the associated grid object don't change. The same routeHandle can also be used between any pair of Fields that matches the original pari in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability. However, if you want the routehandle to be the same interpolation between the grid objects upon which the Fields are built as was calculated with the original ESMF_FieldRegridStore() call, then there are additional constraints on the grid objects. To be the same interpolation, the grid objects upon which the Fields are build must contain the same coordinates at the stagger locations involved in the regridding as the original source and destination Fields used in the ESMF_FieldRegridStore() call. The routehandle represents the interpolation between the grid objects as they were during the ESMF_FieldRegridStore() call. So if the coordinates at the stagger location in the grid objects change, a new call to ESMF_FieldRegridStore() is necessary to compute the interpolation between that new set of coordinates. When finished with the routeHandle ESMF_FieldRegridRelease() should be used to free the associated memory.

The following example demonstrates doing a regrid operation between two Fields.

  ! (Create source Grid, Mesh, XGrid, or LocStream.)
  ! (Create srcField on the above.)

  ! (Create destination Grid, Mesh, XGrid, or LocStream.)
  ! (Create dstField on the above.)
  
  ! Create the routeHandle which encodes the communication and
  ! information necessary for the regrid sparse matrix multiply.
  call ESMF_FieldRegridStore(srcField=srcField, dstField=dstField, &
                             routeHandle=routeHandle, rc=localrc)

 
  ! Can loop here regridding from srcField to dstField 
  ! do i=1,....

       ! (Put data into srcField)

       ! Use the routeHandle to regrid data from srcField to dstField.
       ! As described above, the same routeHandle can be used to 
       ! regrid a large class of different source and destination Fields. 
       call ESMF_FieldRegrid(srcField, dstField, routeHandle, rc=localrc)

  !    (Use data in dstField)

  ! enddo 


  ! Free the buffers and data associated with the routeHandle. 
  call ESMF_FieldRegridRelease(routeHandle, rc=localrc)

26.3.26 Field regrid with masking

As before, to create the sparse matrix regrid operator we call the ESMF_FieldRegridStore() routine. However, in this case we apply masking to the regrid operation. The mask value for each index location in the Grids may be set using the ESMF_GridAddItem() call (see Section 31.3.17 and Section 31.3.18). Mask values may be set independently for the source and destination Grids. If no mask values have been set in a Grid, then it is assumed no masking should be used for that Grid. The srcMaskValues parameter allows the user to set the list of values which indicate that a source location should be masked out. The dstMaskValues parameter allows the user to set the list of values which indicate that a destination location should be masked out. The absence of one of these parameters indicates that no masking should be used for that Field (e.g no srcMaskValue parameter indicates that source masking shouldn't occur). The unmappedaction flag may be used with or without masking and indicates what should occur if destination points can not be mapped to a source cell. Here the ESMF_UNMAPPEDACTION_IGNORE value indicates that unmapped destination points are to be ignored and no sparse matrix entries should be generated for them.

  call ESMF_FieldRegridStore(srcField=srcField, srcMaskValues=(/1/),       &
                             dstField=dstField, dstMaskValues=(/1/),       &
                             unmappedaction=ESMF_UNMAPPEDACTION_IGNORE, &
                             routeHandle=routeHandle,                      &
                             regridmethod=ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_BILINEAR,     &
                             rc=localrc)

The ESMF_FieldRegrid and ESMF_FieldRegridRelease calls may then be applied as in the previous example.

26.3.27 Field regrid example: Mesh to Mesh

This example demonstrates the regridding process between Fields created on Meshes. First the Meshes are created. This example omits the setup of the arrays describing the Mesh, but please see Section 33.3.1 for examples of this. After creation Fields are constructed on the Meshes, and then ESMF_FieldRegridStore() is called to construct a RouteHandle implementing the regrid operation. Finally, ESMF_FieldRegrid() is called with the Fields and the RouteHandle to do the interpolation between the source Field and destination Field. Note the coordinates of the source and destination Mesh should be in degrees.

  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  ! Create Source Mesh
  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  ! Create the Mesh structure.
  ! For brevity's sake, the code to fill the Mesh creation 
  ! arrays is omitted from this example. However, here
  ! is a brief description of the arrays:
  ! srcNodeIds    - the global ids for the src nodes
  ! srcNodeCoords - the coordinates for the src nodes
  ! srcNodeOwners - which PET owns each src node
  ! srcElemIds    - the global ids of the src elements
  ! srcElemTypes  - the topological shape of each src element
  ! srcElemConn   - how to connect the nodes to form the elements
  !                 in the source mesh
  ! Several examples of setting up these arrays can be seen in
  ! the Mesh Section "Mesh Creation". 
  srcMesh=ESMF_MeshCreate(parametricDim=2,spatialDim=2, &
         nodeIds=srcNodeIds, nodeCoords=srcNodeCoords, &
         nodeOwners=srcNodeOwners, elementIds=srcElemIds,&
         elementTypes=srcElemTypes, elementConn=srcElemConn, rc=rc)

  if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)



  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  ! Create and Fill Source Field
  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  ! Set description of source Field
  call ESMF_ArraySpecSet(arrayspec, 1, ESMF_TYPEKIND_R8, rc=rc)

  if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

  ! Create source Field
  srcField = ESMF_FieldCreate(srcMesh, arrayspec, &
                        name="source", rc=rc)

  if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

  ! Get source Field data pointer to put data into
  call ESMF_FieldGet(srcField, 0, fptr1D,  rc=rc)

  if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

  ! Get number of local nodes to allocate space
  ! to hold local node coordinates
  call ESMF_MeshGet(srcMesh, &
         numOwnedNodes=numOwnedNodes, rc=rc)

  if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

  ! Allocate space to hold local node coordinates
  ! (spatial dimension of Mesh*number of local nodes)
  allocate(ownedNodeCoords(2*numOwnedNodes))

  ! Get local node coordinates
  call ESMF_MeshGet(srcMesh, &
         ownedNodeCoords=ownedNodeCoords, rc=rc)

  if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

  ! Set the source Field to the function 20.0+x+y
  do i=1,numOwnedNodes
    ! Get coordinates
    x=ownedNodeCoords(2*i-1)
    y=ownedNodeCoords(2*i)

   ! Set source function
   fptr1D(i) = 20.0+x+y
  enddo

  ! Deallocate local node coordinates
  deallocate(ownedNodeCoords)


  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  ! Create Destination Mesh
  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  ! Create the Mesh structure.
  ! For brevity's sake, the code to fill the Mesh creation 
  ! arrays is omitted from this example. However, here
  ! is a brief description of the arrays:
  ! dstNodeIds    - the global ids for the dst nodes
  ! dstNodeCoords - the coordinates for the dst nodes
  ! dstNodeOwners - which PET owns each dst node
  ! dstElemIds    - the global ids of the dst elements
  ! dstElemTypes  - the topological shape of each dst element
  ! dstElemConn   - how to connect the nodes to form the elements
  !                 in the destination mesh
  ! Several examples of setting up these arrays can be seen in
  ! the Mesh Section "Mesh Creation". 
  dstMesh=ESMF_MeshCreate(parametricDim=2,spatialDim=2, &
         nodeIds=dstNodeIds, nodeCoords=dstNodeCoords, &
         nodeOwners=dstNodeOwners, elementIds=dstElemIds,&
         elementTypes=dstElemTypes, elementConn=dstElemConn, rc=rc)

  if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)


  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  ! Create Destination Field
  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  ! Set description of source Field
  call ESMF_ArraySpecSet(arrayspec, 1, ESMF_TYPEKIND_R8, rc=rc)

  if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

  ! Create destination Field
  dstField = ESMF_FieldCreate(dstMesh, arrayspec, &
                        name="destination", rc=rc)

  if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  ! Do Regrid
  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  ! Compute RouteHandle which contains the regrid operation
  call ESMF_FieldRegridStore( &
          srcField, &
          dstField=dstField, &
          routeHandle=routeHandle, &
          regridmethod=ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_BILINEAR, &
          rc=rc)

  if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

  ! Perform Regrid operation moving data from srcField to dstField
  call ESMF_FieldRegrid(srcField, dstField, routeHandle, rc=rc)


  if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  ! dstField now contains the interpolated data.
  ! If the Meshes don't change, then routeHandle
  ! may be used repeatedly to interpolate from 
  ! srcField to dstField.  
  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   
  ! User code to use the routeHandle, Fields, and
  ! Meshes goes here before they are freed below.


  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  ! Free the objects created in the example.
  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  ! Free the RouteHandle
  call ESMF_FieldRegridRelease(routeHandle, rc=rc)

  if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

  ! Free the Fields
  call ESMF_FieldDestroy(srcField, rc=rc)

  if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

  call ESMF_FieldDestroy(dstField, rc=rc)

  if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

  ! Free the Meshes
  call ESMF_MeshDestroy(dstMesh, rc=rc)

  if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

  call ESMF_MeshDestroy(srcMesh, rc=rc)
 
  if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)


26.3.28 Gather Field data onto root PET

User can use ESMF_FieldGather interface to gather Field data from multiple PETs onto a single root PET. This interface is overloaded by type, kind, and rank.

Note that the implementation of Scatter and Gather is not sequence index based. If the Field is built on arbitrarily distributed Grid, Mesh, LocStream or XGrid, Gather will not gather data to rootPet from source data points corresponding to the sequence index on the rootPet. Instead Gather will gather a contiguous memory range from source PET to rootPet. The size of the memory range is equal to the number of data elements on the source PET. Vice versa for the Scatter operation. In this case, the user should use ESMF_FieldRedist to achieve the same data operation result. For examples how to use ESMF_FieldRedist to perform Gather and Scatter, please refer to 26.3.32 and 26.3.31.

In this example, we first create a 2D Field, then use ESMF_FieldGather to collect all the data in this Field into a data pointer on PET 0.

    ! Get current VM and pet number
    call ESMF_VMGetCurrent(vm, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    call ESMF_VMGet(vm, localPet=lpe, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! Create a 2D Grid and use this grid to create a Field
    ! farray is the Fortran data array that contains data on each PET.
    grid = ESMF_GridCreateNoPeriDim(minIndex=(/1,1/), maxIndex=(/10,20/), &
        regDecomp=(/2,2/), &
        name="grid", rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    field = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, typekind=ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, rc=localrc)
    if (localrc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)


    call ESMF_FieldGet(field, farrayPtr=fptr, rc=localrc)
    if (localrc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    !---------Initialize pet specific field data----------------
    !    1        5         10
    ! 1  +--------+---------+
    !    |        |         |
    !    |   0    |    1    |
    !    |        |         |
    ! 10 +--------+---------+
    !    |        |         |
    !    |   2    |    3    |
    !    |        |         |
    ! 20 +--------+---------+
    fptr = lpe

    ! allocate the Fortran data array on PET 0 to store gathered data
    if(lpe .eq. 0) then
      allocate (farrayDst(10,20))
    else
      allocate (farrayDst(0,0))
    end if
    call ESMF_FieldGather(field, farrayDst, rootPet=0, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! check that the values gathered on rootPet are correct
    if(lpe .eq. 0) then
       do i = 1, 5
          do j = 1, 10
             if(farrayDst(i, j) .ne. 0) localrc=ESMF_FAILURE
          enddo
       enddo
      if (localrc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
       do i = 6, 10
          do j = 1, 10
             if(farrayDst(i, j) .ne. 1) localrc=ESMF_FAILURE
          enddo
       enddo
      if (localrc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
       do i = 1, 5
          do j = 11, 20
             if(farrayDst(i, j) .ne. 2) localrc=ESMF_FAILURE
          enddo
       enddo
      if (localrc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
       do i = 6, 10
          do j = 11, 20
             if(farrayDst(i, j) .ne. 3) localrc=ESMF_FAILURE
          enddo
       enddo
      if (localrc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    endif

    ! destroy all objects created in this example to prevent memory leak
    call ESMF_FieldDestroy(field, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    call ESMF_GridDestroy(grid, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    if(lpe .eq. 0) deallocate(farrayDst)


26.3.29 Scatter Field data from root PET onto its set of joint PETs

User can use ESMF_FieldScatter interface to scatter Field data from root PET onto its set of joint PETs. This interface is overloaded by type, kind, and rank.

In this example, we first create a 2D Field, then use ESMF_FieldScatter to scatter the data from a data array located on PET 0 onto this Field.

    ! Create a 2D Grid and use this grid to create a Field
    ! farray is the Fortran data array that contains data on each PET.
    grid = ESMF_GridCreateNoPeriDim(minIndex=(/1,1/), maxIndex=(/10,20/), &
        regDecomp=(/2,2/), &
        name="grid", rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    field = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, typekind=ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, rc=localrc)
    if (localrc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! initialize values to be scattered
    !    1        5         10
    ! 1  +--------+---------+
    !    |        |         |
    !    |   0    |    1    |
    !    |        |         |
    ! 10 +--------+---------+
    !    |        |         |
    !    |   2    |    3    |
    !    |        |         |
    ! 20 +--------+---------+
    if(lpe .eq. 0) then
        allocate(farraySrc(10,20))
        farraySrc(1:5,1:10) = 0
        farraySrc(6:10,1:10) = 1
        farraySrc(1:5,11:20) = 2
        farraySrc(6:10,11:20) = 3
    else
      allocate (farraySrc(0,0))
    endif

    ! scatter the data onto individual PETs of the Field
    call ESMF_FieldScatter(field, farraySrc, rootPet=0, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    call ESMF_FieldGet(field, localDe=0, farrayPtr=fptr, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! verify that the scattered data is properly distributed
    do i = lbound(fptr, 1), ubound(fptr, 1)
        do j = lbound(fptr, 2), ubound(fptr, 2)
            if(fptr(i, j) .ne. lpe) localrc = ESMF_FAILURE
        enddo
        if (localrc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    enddo

    ! destroy all objects created in this example to prevent memory leak
    call ESMF_FieldDestroy(field, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    call ESMF_GridDestroy(grid, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    if(lpe .eq. 0) deallocate(farraySrc)


26.3.30 Redistribute data from source Field to destination Field

User can use ESMF_FieldRedist interface to redistribute data from source Field to destination Field. This interface is overloaded by type and kind; In the version of ESMF_FieldRedist without factor argument, a default value of 1 is used.

In this example, we first create two 1D Fields, a source Field and a destination Field. Then we use ESMF_FieldRedist to redistribute data from source Field to destination Field.

    ! Get current VM and pet number
    call ESMF_VMGetCurrent(vm, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    call ESMF_VMGet(vm, localPet=localPet, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! create grid
    distgrid = ESMF_DistGridCreate(minIndex=(/1/), maxIndex=(/16/), &
            regDecomp=(/4/), &
            rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    grid = ESMF_GridCreate(distgrid=distgrid, &
        name="grid", rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! create srcField
    ! +--------+--------+--------+--------+
    !      0        1        2        3            ! value
    ! 1        4        8        12       16       ! bounds
    srcField = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, typekind=ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, &
      indexflag=ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    call ESMF_FieldGet(srcField, farrayPtr=srcfptr, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    srcfptr(:) = localPet

    ! create dstField
    ! +--------+--------+--------+--------+
    !      0        0        0        0            ! value
    ! 1        4        8        12       16       ! bounds
    dstField = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, typekind=ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, &
      indexflag=ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    call ESMF_FieldGet(dstField, farrayPtr=dstfptr, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
  
    dstfptr(:) = 0

    ! perform redist
    ! 1. setup routehandle from source Field to destination Field
    call ESMF_FieldRedistStore(srcField, dstField, routehandle, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! 2. use precomputed routehandle to redistribute data
    call ESMF_FieldRedist(srcfield, dstField, routehandle, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! verify redist
    call ESMF_FieldGet(dstField, localDe=0, farrayPtr=fptr, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! Verify that the redistributed data in dstField is correct.
    ! Before the redist op, the dst Field contains all 0. 
    ! The redist op reset the values to the PE value, verify this is the case.
    do i = lbound(fptr, 1), ubound(fptr, 1)
        if(fptr(i) .ne. localPet) localrc = ESMF_FAILURE
    enddo
    if (localrc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

Field redistribution can also be performed between different Field pairs that match the original Fields in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

    call ESMF_ArraySpecSet(arrayspec, typekind=ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, rank=2, rc=rc)

Create two fields with ungridded dimensions using the Grid created previously. The new Field pair has matching number of elements. The ungridded dimension is mapped to the first dimension of either Field.

    srcFieldA = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, arrayspec, gridToFieldMap=(/2/), &
        ungriddedLBound=(/1/), ungriddedUBound=(/10/), rc=rc)

    dstFieldA = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, arrayspec, gridToFieldMap=(/2/), &
        ungriddedLBound=(/1/), ungriddedUBound=(/10/), rc=rc)

Using the previously computed routehandle, the Fields can be redistributed.

    call ESMF_FieldRedist(srcfieldA, dstFieldA, routehandle, rc=rc)

    call ESMF_FieldRedistRelease(routehandle, rc=rc)


26.3.31 FieldRedist as a form of scatter involving arbitrary distribution

User can use ESMF_FieldRedist interface to redistribute data from source Field to destination Field, where the destination Field is built on an arbitrarily distributed structure, e.g. ESMF_Mesh. The underlying mechanism is explained in section 28.2.19.

In this example, we will create 2 one dimensional Fields, the src Field has a regular decomposition and holds all its data on a single PET, in this case PET 0. The destination Field is built on a Mesh which is itself built on an arbitrarily distributed distgrid. Then we use ESMF_FieldRedist to redistribute data from source Field to destination Field, similar to a traditional scatter operation.

The src Field only has data on PET 0 where it is sequentially initialized, i.e. 1,2,3...This data will be redistributed (or scattered) from PET 0 to the destination Field arbitrarily distributed on all the PETs.

    ! a one dimensional grid whose elements are all located on PET 0
    distgrid = ESMF_DistGridCreate(minIndex=(/1/), maxIndex=(/9/), &
        regDecomp=(/1/), &
        rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    grid = ESMF_GridCreate(distgrid=distgrid, &
        indexflag=ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    srcField = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, typekind=ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! initialize the source data
    if (localPet == 0) then
        call ESMF_FieldGet(srcField, farrayPtr=srcfptr, rc=rc)
        if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
        do i = 1, 9
            srcfptr(i) = i
        enddo
    endif

For more information on Mesh creation, user can refer to Mesh examples section or Field creation on Mesh example for more details.

      ! Create Mesh structure
      mesh=ESMF_MeshCreate(parametricDim=2,spatialDim=2, &
             nodeIds=nodeIds, nodeCoords=nodeCoords, &
             nodeOwners=nodeOwners, elementIds=elemIds,&
             elementTypes=elemTypes, elementConn=elemConn, &
             rc=rc)
      if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

Create the destination Field on the Mesh that is arbitrarily distributed on all the PETs.

      dstField = ESMF_FieldCreate(mesh, typekind=ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, rc=rc)
      if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

Perform the redistribution from source Field to destination Field.

     call ESMF_FieldRedistStore(srcField, dstField, &
             routehandle=routehandle, rc=rc)
     if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
     call ESMF_FieldRedist(srcField, dstField, routehandle=routehandle, rc=rc)
     if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

We can now verify that the sequentially initialized source data is scattered on to the destination Field. The data has been scattered onto the destination Field with the following distribution.

  
   4 elements on PET 0:  1 2 4 5
   2 elements on PET 1:  3 6
   2 elements on PET 2:  7 8
   1 element  on PET 3:  9
Because the redistribution is index based, the elements also corresponds to the index space of Mesh in the destination Field.

    call ESMF_FieldGet(dstField, farrayPtr=dstfptr, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

The scatter operation is successful. Since the routehandle computed with ESMF_FieldRedistStore can be reused, user can use the same routehandle to scatter multiple source Fields from a single PET to multiple destination Fields distributed on all PETs. The gathering operation is just the opposite of the demonstrated scattering operation, where a user would redist from a source Field distributed on multiple PETs to a destination Field that only has data storage on a single PET.

Now it's time to release all the resources.

    call ESMF_FieldRedistRelease(routehandle=routehandle, rc=rc)


26.3.32 FieldRedist as a form of gather involving arbitrary distribution

Similarly, one can use the same approach to gather the data from an arbitrary distribution to a non-arbitrary distribution. This concept is demonstrated by using the previous Fields but the data operation is reversed. This time data is gathered from the Field built on the mesh to the Field that has only data allocation on rootPet.

First a FieldRedist routehandle is created from the Field built on Mesh to the Field that has only data allocation on rootPet.

    call ESMF_FieldRedistStore(dstField, srcField, routehandle=routehandle, &
         rc=rc)

Perform FieldRedist, this will gather the data points from the Field built on mesh to the data pointer on the rootPet (default to 0) stored in the srcField.

    call ESMF_FieldRedist(dstField, srcField, routehandle=routehandle, rc=rc)

Release the routehandle used for the gather operation.

    call ESMF_FieldRedistRelease(routehandle=routehandle, rc=rc)


26.3.33 Sparse matrix multiplication from source Field to destination Field

The ESMF_FieldSMM() interface can be used to perform sparse matrix multiplication from source Field to destination Field. This interface is overloaded by type and kind;

In this example, we first create two 1D Fields, a source Field and a destination Field. Then we use ESMF_FieldSMM to perform sparse matrix multiplication from source Field to destination Field.

The source and destination Field data are arranged such that each of the 4 PETs has 4 data elements. Moreover, the source Field has all its data elements initialized to a linear function based on local PET number. Then collectively on each PET, a SMM according to the following formula is preformed:
$dstField(i) = i * srcField(i), i = 1 ... 4$

Because source Field data are initialized to a linear function based on local PET number, the formula predicts that the result destination Field data on each PET is 1,2,3,4. This is verified in the example.

Section 28.2.18 provides a detailed discussion of the sparse matrix multiplication operation implemented in ESMF.

    ! Get current VM and pet number
    call ESMF_VMGetCurrent(vm, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    call ESMF_VMGet(vm, localPet=lpe, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! create distgrid and grid
    distgrid = ESMF_DistGridCreate(minIndex=(/1/), maxIndex=(/16/), &
        regDecomp=(/4/), &
        rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    grid = ESMF_GridCreate(distgrid=distgrid, &
        name="grid", rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    call ESMF_GridGetFieldBounds(grid, localDe=0, totalCount=fa_shape, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! create src\_farray, srcArray, and srcField
    ! +--------+--------+--------+--------+
    !      1        2        3        4            ! value
    ! 1        4        8        12       16       ! bounds
    allocate(src_farray(fa_shape(1)) )
    src_farray = lpe+1
    srcArray = ESMF_ArrayCreate(distgrid, src_farray, &
                indexflag=ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    srcField = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, srcArray, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! create dst_farray, dstArray, and dstField
    ! +--------+--------+--------+--------+
    !      0        0        0        0            ! value
    ! 1        4        8        12       16       ! bounds
    allocate(dst_farray(fa_shape(1)) )
    dst_farray = 0
    dstArray = ESMF_ArrayCreate(distgrid, dst_farray, &
                indexflag=ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    dstField = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, dstArray, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! perform sparse matrix multiplication
    ! 1. setup routehandle from source Field to destination Field
    ! initialize factorList and factorIndexList
    allocate(factorList(4))
    allocate(factorIndexList(2,4))
    factorList = (/1,2,3,4/)
    factorIndexList(1,:) = (/lpe*4+1,lpe*4+2,lpe*4+3,lpe*4+4/)
    factorIndexList(2,:) = (/lpe*4+1,lpe*4+2,lpe*4+3,lpe*4+4/)

    call ESMF_FieldSMMStore(srcField, dstField, routehandle, &
        factorList, factorIndexList, rc=localrc)
    if (localrc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! 2. use precomputed routehandle to perform SMM
    call ESMF_FieldSMM(srcfield, dstField, routehandle, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! verify sparse matrix multiplication
    call ESMF_FieldGet(dstField, localDe=0, farrayPtr=fptr, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! Verify that the result data in dstField is correct.
    ! Before the SMM op, the dst Field contains all 0.
    ! The SMM op reset the values to the index value, verify this is the case.
    ! +--------+--------+--------+--------+
    !  1 2 3 4  2 4 6 8  3 6 9 12  4 8 12 16       ! value
    ! 1        4        8        12       16       ! bounds
    do i = lbound(fptr, 1), ubound(fptr, 1)
        if(fptr(i) /= i*(lpe+1)) rc = ESMF_FAILURE
    enddo

Field sparse matrix multiplication can also be applied between Fields that matche the original Fields in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability

    call ESMF_ArraySpecSet(arrayspec, typekind=ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, rank=2, rc=rc)

Create two fields with ungridded dimensions using the Grid created previously. The new Field pair has matching number of elements. The ungridded dimension is mapped to the first dimension of either Field.

    srcFieldA = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, arrayspec, gridToFieldMap=(/2/), &
        ungriddedLBound=(/1/), ungriddedUBound=(/10/), rc=rc)

    dstFieldA = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, arrayspec, gridToFieldMap=(/2/), &
        ungriddedLBound=(/1/), ungriddedUBound=(/10/), rc=rc)

Using the previously computed routehandle, the sparse matrix multiplication can be performed between the Fields.

    call ESMF_FieldSMM(srcfieldA, dstFieldA, routehandle, rc=rc)

    ! release route handle
    call ESMF_FieldSMMRelease(routehandle, rc=rc)

In the following discussion, we demonstrate how to set up a SMM routehandle between a pair of Fields that are different in number of gridded dimensions and the size of those gridded dimensions. The source Field has a 1D decomposition with 16 total elements; the destination Field has a 2D decomposition with 12 total elements. For ease of understanding of the actual matrix calculation, a global indexing scheme is used.

    distgrid = ESMF_DistGridCreate(minIndex=(/1/), maxIndex=(/16/), &
        indexflag=ESMF_INDEX_GLOBAL, &
        regDecomp=(/4/), &
        rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    grid = ESMF_GridCreate(distgrid=distgrid, &
        indexflag=ESMF_INDEX_GLOBAL, &
        name="grid", rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    call ESMF_GridGetFieldBounds(grid, localDe=0, totalLBound=tlb, &
                       totalUBound=tub, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

create 1D src_farray, srcArray, and srcField

   +  PET0  +  PET1  +  PET2  +  PET3  +
   +--------+--------+--------+--------+
        1        2        3        4            ! value
   1        4        8        12       16       ! bounds of seq indices

    allocate(src_farray2(tlb(1):tub(1)) )
    src_farray2 = lpe+1
    srcArray = ESMF_ArrayCreate(distgrid, src_farray2, &
                  indexflag=ESMF_INDEX_GLOBAL, &
      rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    !print *, lpe, '+', tlb, tub, '+', src_farray2

    srcField = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, srcArray, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

Create 2D dstField on the following distribution (numbers are the sequence indices):

   +  PET0  +  PET1  +  PET2  +  PET3  +
   +--------+--------+--------+--------+
   |        |        |        |        |
   |   1    |   4    |   7    |   10   |
   |        |        |        |        |
   +--------+--------+--------+--------+
   |        |        |        |        |
   |   2    |   5    |   8    |   11   |
   |        |        |        |        |
   +--------+--------+--------+--------+
   |        |        |        |        |
   |   3    |   6    |   9    |   12   |
   |        |        |        |        |
   +--------+--------+--------+--------+

    ! Create the destination Grid
    dstGrid = ESMF_GridCreateNoPeriDim(minIndex=(/1,1/), maxIndex=(/3,4/), &
      indexflag = ESMF_INDEX_GLOBAL, &
      regDecomp = (/1,4/), &
      rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    dstField = ESMF_FieldCreate(dstGrid, typekind=ESMF_TYPEKIND_R4, &
      indexflag=ESMF_INDEX_GLOBAL, &
      rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

Perform sparse matrix multiplication $dst_i$ = $M_{i,j}$ * $src_j$ First setup routehandle from source Field to destination Field with prescribed factorList and factorIndexList.

The sparse matrix is of size 12x16, however only the following entries are filled:

   M(3,1) = 0.1
   M(3,10) = 0.4
   M(8,2) = 0.25
   M(8,16) = 0.5
   M(12,1) = 0.3
   M(12,16) = 0.7

By the definition of matrix calculation, the 8th element on PET2 in the dstField equals to 0.25*srcField(2) + 0.5*srcField(16) = 0.25*1+0.5*4=2.25 For simplicity, we will load the factorList and factorIndexList on PET 0 and 1, the SMMStore engine will load balance the parameters on all 4 PETs internally for optimal performance.

    if(lpe == 0) then
      allocate(factorList(3), factorIndexList(2,3))
      factorList=(/0.1,0.4,0.25/)
      factorIndexList(1,:)=(/1,10,2/)
      factorIndexList(2,:)=(/3,3,8/)
      call ESMF_FieldSMMStore(srcField, dstField, routehandle=routehandle, &
          factorList=factorList, factorIndexList=factorIndexList, rc=localrc)
      if (localrc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    else if(lpe == 1) then
      allocate(factorList(3), factorIndexList(2,3))
      factorList=(/0.5,0.3,0.7/)
      factorIndexList(1,:)=(/16,1,16/)
      factorIndexList(2,:)=(/8,12,12/)
      call ESMF_FieldSMMStore(srcField, dstField, routehandle=routehandle, &
          factorList=factorList, factorIndexList=factorIndexList, rc=localrc)
      if (localrc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    else
      call ESMF_FieldSMMStore(srcField, dstField, routehandle=routehandle, &
          rc=localrc)
      if (localrc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    endif

    ! 2. use precomputed routehandle to perform SMM
    call ESMF_FieldSMM(srcfield, dstField, routehandle=routehandle, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)


26.3.34 Field Halo solving a domain decomposed heat transfer problem

The ESMF_FieldHalo() interface can be used to perform halo updates for a Field. This eases communication programming from a user perspective. By definition, the user program only needs to update locally owned exclusive region in each domain, then call FieldHalo to communicate the values in the halo region from/to neighboring domain elements. In this example, we solve a 1D heat transfer problem: $u_t = \alpha^2 u_{xx}$ with the initial condition $u(0, x) = 20$ and boundary conditions $u(t, 0) = 10, u(t, 1) = 40$. The temperature field $u$ is represented by a ESMF_Field. A finite difference explicit time stepping scheme is employed. During each time step, FieldHalo update is called to communicate values in the halo region to neighboring domain elements. The steady state (as $t \rightarrow \infty$) solution is a linear temperature profile along $x$. The numerical solution is an approximation of the steady state solution. It can be verified to represent a linear temperature profile.

Section 28.2.15 provides a discussion of the halo operation implemented in ESMF_Array.

! create 1D distgrid and grid decomposed according to the following diagram:
! +------------+   +----------------+   +---------------+   +--------------+
! |   DE 0  |  |   |  |   DE 1   |  |   |  |   DE 2  |  |   |  |   DE 3    |
! |  1 x 16 |  |   |  |  1 x 16  |  |   |  |  1 x 16 |  |   |  |  1 x 16   |
! |         | 1|<->|1 |          | 1|<->|1 |         | 1|<->|1 |           |
! |         |  |   |  |          |  |   |  |         |  |   |  |           |
! +------------+   +----------------+   +---------------+   +--------------+
    distgrid = ESMF_DistGridCreate(minIndex=(/1/), maxIndex=(/npx/), &
        regDecomp=(/4/), rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    grid = ESMF_GridCreate(distgrid=distgrid, name="grid", rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    ! set up initial condition and boundary conditions of the
    ! temperature Field
    if(lpe == 0) then
        allocate(fptr(17), tmp_farray(17))
        fptr = 20.
        fptr(1) = 10.
        tmp_farray(1) = 10.
        startx = 2
        endx = 16

        field = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, fptr, totalUWidth=(/1/), &
                name="temperature", rc=rc)
        if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    else if(lpe == 3) then
        allocate(fptr(17), tmp_farray(17))
        fptr = 20.
        fptr(17) = 40.
        tmp_farray(17) = 40.
        startx = 2
        endx = 16

        field = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, fptr, totalLWidth=(/1/), &
                name="temperature", rc=rc)
        if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    else
        allocate(fptr(18), tmp_farray(18))
        fptr = 20.
        startx = 2
        endx = 17

        field = ESMF_FieldCreate(grid, fptr, &
            totalLWidth=(/1/), totalUWidth=(/1/), name="temperature", rc=rc)
        if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    endif

    ! compute the halo update routehandle of the decomposed temperature Field
    call ESMF_FieldHaloStore(field, routehandle=routehandle, rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)

    dt = 0.01
    dx = 1./npx
    alpha = 0.1

    ! Employ explicit time stepping
    ! Solution converges after about 9000 steps based on apriori knowledge.
    ! The result is a linear temperature profile stored in field.
    do iter = 1, 9000
     ! only elements in the exclusive region are updated locally
     ! in each domain
     do i = startx, endx
       tmp_farray(i) = &
       fptr(i)+alpha*alpha*dt/dx/dx*(fptr(i+1)-2.*fptr(i)+fptr(i-1))
      enddo
      fptr = tmp_farray
     ! call halo update to communicate the values in the halo region to
     ! neighboring domains
     call ESMF_FieldHalo(field, routehandle=routehandle, rc=rc)
     if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
    enddo

    ! release the halo routehandle
    call ESMF_FieldHaloRelease(routehandle, rc=rc)

26.4 Restrictions and Future Work

  1. CAUTION: It depends on the specific entry point of ESMF_FieldCreate() used during Field creation, which Fortran operations are supported on the Fortran array pointer farrayPtr, returned by ESMF_FieldGet(). Only if the ESMF_FieldCreate() from pointer variant was used, will the returned farrayPtr variable contain the original bounds information, and be suitable for the Fortran deallocate() call. This limitation is a direct consequence of the Fortran 95 standard relating to the passing of array arguments.

  2. No mathematical operators. The Fields class does not currently support advanced operations on fields, such as differential or other mathematical operators.

26.5 Design and Implementation Notes

  1. Some methods which have a Field interface are actually implemented at the underlying Grid or Array level; they are inherited by the Field class. This allows the user API (Application Programming Interface) to present functions at the level which is most consistent to the application without restricting where inside the ESMF the actual implementation is done.

  2. The Field class is implemented in Fortran, and as such is defined inside the framework by a Field derived type and a set of subprograms (functions and subroutines) which operate on that derived type. The Field class itself is very thin; it is a container class which groups a Grid and an Array object together.

  3. Fields follow the framework-wide convention of the unison creation and operation rule: All PETs which are part of the currently executing VM must create the same Fields at the same point in their execution. Since an early user request was that global object creation not impose the overhead of a barrier or synchronization point, Field creation does no inter-PET communication. For this to work, each PET must query the total number of PETs in this VM, and which local PET number it is. It can then compute which DE(s) are part of the local decomposition, and any global information can be computed in unison by all PETs independently of the others. In this way the overhead of communication is avoided, at the cost of more difficulty in diagnosing program bugs which result from not all PETs executing the same create calls.

  4. Related to the item above, the user request to not impose inter-PET communication at object creation time means that requirement FLD 1.5.1, that all Fields will have unique names, and if not specified, the framework will generate a unique name for it, is difficult or impossible to support. A part of this requirement has been implemented; a unique object counter is maintained in the Base object class, and if a name is not given at create time a name such as "Field003" is generated which is guaranteed to not be repeated by the framework. However, it is impossible to error check that the user has not replicated a name, and it is possible under certain conditions that if not all PETs have created the same number of objects, that the counters on different PETs may not stay synchronized. This remains an open issue.

26.6 Class API

26.6.1 ESMF_FieldAssignment(=) - Field assignment


INTERFACE:

   interface assignment(=)
   field1 = field2
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field) :: field1
   type(ESMF_Field) :: field2
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Assign field1 as an alias to the same ESMF Field object in memory as field2. If field2 is invalid, then field1 will be equally invalid after the assignment.

The arguments are:

field1
The ESMF_Field object on the left hand side of the assignment.
field2
The ESMF_Field object on the right hand side of the assignment.

26.6.2 ESMF_FieldOperator(==) - Field equality operator


INTERFACE:

   interface operator(==)
   if (field1 == field2) then ... endif
   OR
   result = (field1 == field2)
RETURN VALUE:
   logical :: result
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(in) :: field1
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(in) :: field2
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Test whether field1 and field2 are valid aliases to the same ESMF Field object in memory. For a more general comparison of two ESMF Fields, going beyond the simple alias test, the ESMF_FieldMatch() function (not yet implemented) must be used.

The arguments are:

field1
The ESMF_Field object on the left hand side of the equality operation.
field2
The ESMF_Field object on the right hand side of the equality operation.

26.6.3 ESMF_FieldOperator(/=) - Field not equal operator


INTERFACE:

   interface operator(/=)
   if (field1 /= field2) then ... endif
   OR
   result = (field1 /= field2)
RETURN VALUE:
   logical :: result
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(in) :: field1
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(in) :: field2
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Test whether field1 and field2 are not valid aliases to the same ESMF Field object in memory. For a more general comparison of two ESMF Fields, going beyond the simple alias test, the ESMF_FieldMatch() function (not yet implemented) must be used.

The arguments are:

field1
The ESMF_Field object on the left hand side of the non-equality operation.
field2
The ESMF_Field object on the right hand side of the non-equality operation.

26.6.4 ESMF_FieldCopy - Copy data from one Field object to another


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldCopy(fieldOut, fieldIn, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
        type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: fieldOut
        type(ESMF_Field), intent(in) :: fieldIn
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
        integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Copy data from one ESMF_Field object to another.

The arguments are:

fieldOut
ESMF_Field object into which to copy the data. The incoming fieldOut must already references a matching memory allocation.
fieldIn
ESMF_Field object that holds the data to be copied.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.5 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from Geom and typekind


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate()
 function ESMF_FieldCreateGBTKR(geom, typekind, &
      gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, &
      totalLWidth, totalUWidth, pinflag, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateGBTKR
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Geom), intent(in) :: geom
     type(ESMF_TypeKind_Flag),intent(in) :: typekind
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:)
     type(ESMF_Pin_Flag), intent(in), optional :: pinflag
     character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field and allocate space internally for an ESMF_Array. Return a new ESMF_Field. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.4.

The arguments are:

geom
ESMF_Geom object.
typekind
The typekind of the Field. See section 54.60 for a list of valid typekind options.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field. If the Field dimCount is less than the Grid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Grid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[pinflag]
Specify which type of resource DEs are pinned to. See section 50.2.1 for a list of valid pinning options. The default is to pin DEs to PETs, i.e. only the PET on which a DE was created considers the DE as local.
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.6 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from Geom and ArraySpec


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate()
   function ESMF_FieldCreateGBArraySpec(geom, arrayspec, gridToFieldMap, &
     ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, totalLWidth, totalUWidth, &
     pinflag, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateGBArraySpec
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Geom) :: geom
     type(ESMF_ArraySpec), intent(in) :: arrayspec
     integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:)
     type(ESMF_Pin_Flag), intent(in), optional :: pinflag
     character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field and allocate space internally for an ESMF_Array. Return a new ESMF_Field. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.5.

The arguments are:

geom
ESMF_Geom object.
arrayspec
Data type and kind specification.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[pinflag]
Specify which type of resource DEs are pinned to. See section 50.2.1 for a list of valid pinning options. The default is to pin DEs to PETs, i.e. only the PET on which a DE was created considers the DE as local.
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.7 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from Geom and Array


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate()
   function ESMF_FieldCreateGBArray(geom, array, datacopyflag, &
     gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, &
     totalLWidth, totalUWidth, name, vm, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateGBArray
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Geom), intent(in) :: geom
     type(ESMF_Array), intent(in) :: array
     type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag
     integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:)
     character (len = *), intent(in), optional :: name
     type(ESMF_VM), intent(in), optional :: vm
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field. This version of creation assumes the data exists already and is being passed in through an ESMF_Array. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.6.

The arguments are:

geom
ESMF_Geom object.
array
ESMF_Array object.
[datacopyflag]
Indicates whether to copy the contents of the array or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[name]
Field name.
[vm]
If present, the Field object is created on the specified ESMF_VM object. The default is to create on the VM of the current component context.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.8 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from Geom and Fortran array


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate() 
   function ESMF_FieldCreateGBData<rank><type><kind>(geom, & 
   farray, indexflag, datacopyflag, gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, & 
   ungriddedUBound, totalLWidth, totalUWidth, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
   type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateGBData<rank><type><kind>
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Geom) :: geom 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), dimension(<rank>), target :: farray 
   type(ESMF_Index_Flag), intent(in) :: indexflag 
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:) 
   character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field from a Fortran data array and ESMF_Geom. The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried but deallocating the retrieved data pointer is not allowed. The arguments are:

geom
ESMF_Geom object. The dimCount of the Geom must be smaller than or equal to the rank of the farray.
farray
Native Fortran data array to be copied/referenced in the Field The Field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farray.
indexflag
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options.
[datacopyflag]
Whether to copy the contents of the farray or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the farray by specifying the appropriate farray dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farray in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the farray rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total farray dimensions less the total (distributed + undistributed) dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the farray. Permutations of the order of dimensions are handled via individual communication methods. For example, an undistributed dimension can be remapped to a distributed dimension as part of the ESMF_ArrayRedist() operation.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the farray.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the farray.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the farray. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the farray. That is, for each gridded dimension the farray size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the farray. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the farray. That is, for each gridded dimension the farray size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.9 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from Geom and Fortran array pointer


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate() 
   function ESMF_FieldCreateGBDataPtr<rank><type><kind>(geom, & 
   farrayPtr, datacopyflag, gridToFieldMap, & 
   totalLWidth, totalUWidth, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
   type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateGBDataPtr<rank><type><kind>
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Geom) :: geom 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), dimension(<rank>), pointer :: farrayPtr 
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:) 
   character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field from a Fortran data pointer and ESMF_Geom. The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried and deallocated when datacopyflag is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE. Note that the ESMF_FieldDestroy call does not deallocate the Fortran data pointer in this case. This gives user more flexibility over memory management.

The arguments are:

geom
ESMF_Geom object. The dimCount of the Geom must be smaller than or equal to the rank of the farrayPtr.
farrayPtr
Native Fortran data pointer to be copied/referenced in the Field The Field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farrayPtr.
[datacopyflag]
Whether to copy the contents of the farrayPtr or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the farrayPtr by specifying the appropriate farrayPtr dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farrayPtr in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the farrayPtr rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total farrayPtr dimensions less the total (distributed + undistributed) dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the farrayPtr. Permutations of the order of dimensions are handled via individual communication methods. For example, an undistributed dimension can be remapped to a distributed dimension as part of the ESMF_ArrayRedist() operation.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the farrayPtr. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the farrayPtr. That is, for each gridded dimension the farrayPtr size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the farrayPtr. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the farrayPtr. That is, for each gridded dimension the farrayPtr size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.10 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from Grid and typekind


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate()
   function ESMF_FieldCreateGridTKR(grid, typekind, &
     indexflag, staggerloc, gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, &
     totalLWidth, totalUWidth, pinflag, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateGridTKR
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Grid), intent(in) :: grid
     type(ESMF_TypeKind_Flag),intent(in) :: typekind
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_Index_Flag), intent(in), optional :: indexflag
     type(ESMF_StaggerLoc), intent(in), optional :: staggerloc
     integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:)
     type(ESMF_Pin_Flag), intent(in), optional :: pinflag
     character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field and allocate space internally for an ESMF_Array. Return a new ESMF_Field. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.4.

The arguments are:

grid
ESMF_Grid object.
typekind
The typekind of the Field. See section 54.60 for a list of valid typekind options.
[indexflag]
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. By default each DE's exclusive region is placed to start at the local index space origin, i.e. (1, 1, ..., 1). Alternatively the DE-local index space can be aligned with the global index space, if a global index space is well defined by the associated Grid. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options. The default indexflag value is the one stored in then ESMF_Grid object. Currently it is erroneous to specify an indexflag different from the one stored in the ESMF_Grid object. The default value is ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL
[staggerloc]
Stagger location of data in grid cells. For valid predefined values see section 31.2.6. To create a custom stagger location see section 31.3.25. The default value is ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field. If the Field dimCount is less than the Grid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Grid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[pinflag]
Specify which type of resource DEs are pinned to. See section 50.2.1 for a list of valid pinning options. The default is to pin DEs to PETs, i.e. only the PET on which a DE was created considers the DE as local.
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.11 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from Grid and ArraySpec


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate()
   function ESMF_FieldCreateGridArraySpec(grid, arrayspec, &
     indexflag, staggerloc, gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, &
     ungriddedUBound, totalLWidth, totalUWidth, pinflag, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateGridArraySpec
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Grid), intent(in) :: grid
     type(ESMF_ArraySpec), intent(in) :: arrayspec
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_Index_Flag), intent(in), optional :: indexflag
     type(ESMF_StaggerLoc), intent(in), optional :: staggerloc
     integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:)
     type(ESMF_Pin_Flag), intent(in), optional :: pinflag
     character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field and allocate space internally for an ESMF_Array. Return a new ESMF_Field. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.5.

The arguments are:

grid
ESMF_Grid object.
arrayspec
Data type and kind specification.
[indexflag]
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. By default each DE's exclusive region is placed to start at the local index space origin, i.e. (1, 1, ..., 1). Alternatively the DE-local index space can be aligned with the global index space, if a global index space is well defined by the associated Grid. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options. The default indexflag value is the one stored in then ESMF_Grid object. Currently it is erroneous to specify an indexflag different from the one stored in the ESMF_Grid object.The default value is ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL
[staggerloc]
Stagger location of data in grid cells. For valid predefined values see section 31.2.6. To create a custom stagger location see section 31.3.25. The default value is ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field. If the Field dimCount is less than the Grid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Grid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[pinflag]
Specify which type of resource DEs are pinned to. See section 50.2.1 for a list of valid pinning options. The default is to pin DEs to PETs, i.e. only the PET on which a DE was created considers the DE as local.
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.12 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from Grid and Array


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate()
   function ESMF_FieldCreateGridArray(grid, array, datacopyflag, &
     staggerloc, gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, &
     totalLWidth, totalUWidth, name, vm, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateGridArray
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Grid), intent(in) :: grid
     type(ESMF_Array), intent(in) :: array
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag
     type(ESMF_StaggerLoc), intent(in), optional :: staggerloc
     integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:)
     character (len = *), intent(in), optional :: name
     type(ESMF_VM), intent(in), optional :: vm
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field. This version of creation assumes the data exists already and is being passed in through an ESMF_Array. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.6.

The arguments are:

grid
ESMF_Grid object.
array
ESMF_Array object.
[datacopyflag]
Indicates whether to copy the contents of the array or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[staggerloc]
Stagger location of data in grid cells. For valid predefined values see section 31.2.6. To create a custom stagger location see section 31.3.25. The default value is ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field. If the Field dimCount is less than the Grid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Grid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[name]
Field name.
[vm]
If present, the Field object is constructed on the specified ESMF_VM object. The default is to construct on the VM of the current component context.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.13 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from Grid and Fortran array


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate() 
   function ESMF_FieldCreateGridData<rank><type><kind>(grid, & 
   farray, indexflag, datacopyflag, staggerloc, & 
   gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, & 
   totalLWidth, totalUWidth, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
   type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateGridData<rank><type><kind>
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Grid), intent(in) :: grid 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>),intent(in), target :: farray(<rank>) 
   type(ESMF_Index_Flag), intent(in) :: indexflag 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   type(ESMF_StaggerLoc), intent(in), optional :: staggerloc 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:) 
   character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field from a Fortran data array and ESMF_Grid. The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried but deallocating the retrieved data pointer is not allowed. For examples and associated documentation regarding this method see section 26.3.11, 26.3.13, 26.3.14, 26.3.15, and 26.3.9.

The arguments are:

grid
ESMF_Grid object.
farray
Native Fortran data array to be copied/referenced in the Field The Field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farray.
indexflag
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options. Currently it is erroneous to specify an indexflag different from the one stored in the ESMF_Grid object.
[datacopyflag]
Whether to copy the contents of the farray or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[staggerloc]
Stagger location of data in grid cells. For valid predefined values see section 31.2.6. To create a custom stagger location see section 31.3.25. The default value is ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the farray by specifying the appropriate farray dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farray in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the farray rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total farray dimensions less the total (distributed + undistributed) dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the farray. Permutations of the order of dimensions are handled via individual communication methods. For example, an undistributed dimension can be remapped to a distributed dimension as part of the ESMF_ArrayRedist() operation. If the Field dimCount is less than the Grid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Grid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the farray.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the farray.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the farray. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the farray. That is, for each gridded dimension the farray size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the farray. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the farray. That is, for each gridded dimension the farray size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.14 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from Grid and Fortran array pointer


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate() 
   function ESMF_FieldCreateGridDataPtr<rank><type><kind>(grid, & 
   farrayPtr, datacopyflag, staggerloc, gridToFieldMap, & 
   totalLWidth, totalUWidth, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
   type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateGridDataPtr<rank><type><kind>
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Grid), intent(in) :: grid 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), pointer :: farrayPtr(<rank>) 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   type(ESMF_StaggerLoc), intent(in), optional :: staggerloc 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:) 
   character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field from a Fortran data pointer and ESMF_Grid. The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried and deallocated when datacopyflag is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE. Note that the ESMF_FieldDestroy call does not deallocate the Fortran data pointer in this case. This gives user more flexibility over memory management.

For examples and associated documentation regarding this method see section 26.3.12, 26.3.13, 26.3.14, 26.3.15, and 26.3.9.

The arguments are:

grid
ESMF_Grid object.
farrayPtr
Native Fortran data pointer to be copied/referenced in the Field The Field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farrayPtr.
[datacopyflag]
Whether to copy the contents of the farrayPtr or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[staggerloc]
Stagger location of data in grid cells. For valid predefined values see section 31.2.6. To create a custom stagger location see section 31.3.25. The default value is ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the farrayPtr by specifying the appropriate farrayPtr dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farrayPtr in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the farrayPtr rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total farrayPtr dimensions less the total (distributed + undistributed) dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the farrayPtr. Permutations of the order of dimensions are handled via individual communication methods. For example, an undistributed dimension can be remapped to a distributed dimension as part of the ESMF_ArrayRedist() operation. If the Field dimCount is less than the Grid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Grid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the farrayPtr. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the farrayPtr. That is, for each gridded dimension the farrayPtr size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the farrayPtr. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the farrayPtr. That is, for each gridded dimension the farrayPtr size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.15 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from LocStream and typekind


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate()
   function ESMF_FieldCreateLSTKR(locstream, typekind, &
     gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, pinflag, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateLSTKR
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_LocStream), intent(in) :: locstream
     type(ESMF_TypeKind_Flag),intent(in) :: typekind
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     type(ESMF_Pin_Flag), intent(in), optional :: pinflag
     character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field and allocate space internally for an ESMF_Array. Return a new ESMF_Field. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.16.

The arguments are:

locstream
ESMF_LocStream object.
typekind
The typekind of the Field. See section 54.60 for a list of valid typekind options.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field. If the Field dimCount is less than the LocStream dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular LocStream dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[pinflag]
Specify which type of resource DEs are pinned to. See section 50.2.1 for a list of valid pinning options. The default is to pin DEs to PETs, i.e. only the PET on which a DE was created considers the DE as local.
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.16 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from LocStream and ArraySpec


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate()
   function ESMF_FieldCreateLSArraySpec(locstream, arrayspec, &
     gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, pinflag, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateLSArraySpec
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_LocStream), intent(in) :: locstream
     type(ESMF_ArraySpec), intent(in) :: arrayspec
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     type(ESMF_Pin_Flag), intent(in), optional :: pinflag
     character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field and allocate space internally for an ESMF_Array. Return a new ESMF_Field. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.17.

The arguments are:

locstream
ESMF_LocStream object.
arrayspec
Data type and kind specification.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field. If the Field dimCount is less than the LocStream dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular LocStream dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[pinflag]
Specify which type of resource DEs are pinned to. See section 50.2.1 for a list of valid pinning options. The default is to pin DEs to PETs, i.e. only the PET on which a DE was created considers the DE as local.
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.17 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from LocStream and Array


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate()
   function ESMF_FieldCreateLSArray(locstream, array, &
     datacopyflag, gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, &
     name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateLSArray
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_LocStream), intent(in) :: locstream
     type(ESMF_Array), intent(in) :: array
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag
     integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     character (len = *), intent(in), optional :: name
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field. This version of creation assumes the data exists already and is being passed in through an ESMF_Array. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.6.

The arguments are:

locstream
ESMF_LocStream object.
array
ESMF_Array object.
[datacopyflag]
Indicates whether to copy the contents of the array or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field. If the Field dimCount is less than the LocStream dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular LocStream dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.18 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from LocStream and Fortran array


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate() 
   function ESMF_FieldCreateLSData<rank><type><kind>(locstream, farray, & 
   indexflag, datacopyflag, gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, & 
   ungriddedUBound, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
   type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateLSData<rank><type><kind>
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_LocStream), intent(in) :: locstream 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>),intent(in), target :: farray(<rank>) 
   type(ESMF_Index_Flag), intent(in) :: indexflag 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:) 
   character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field from a Fortran data array and ESMF_LocStream. The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried but deallocating the retrieved data pointer is not allowed.

The arguments are:

locstream
ESMF_LocStream object.
farray
Native Fortran data array to be copied/referenced in the Field The Field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farray.
indexflag
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options.
[datacopyflag]
Whether to copy the contents of the farray or reference directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the locstream's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the locstream to a dimension in the farray by specifying the appropriate farray dimension index. The default is to map all of the locstream's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farray in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the farray rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total farray dimensions less the total (distributed + undistributed) dimensions in the locstream. Unlocstreamded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the farray. Permutations of the order of dimensions are handled via individual communication methods. For example, an undistributed dimension can be remapped to a distributed dimension as part of the ESMF_ArrayRedist() operation. If the Field dimCount is less than the LocStream dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular LocStream dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than locstream dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the farray.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than locstream dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the farray.
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.19 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from LocStream and Fortran array pointer


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate() 
   function ESMF_FieldCreateLSDataPtr<rank><type><kind>(locstream, & 
   farrayPtr, datacopyflag, gridToFieldMap, & 
   name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
   type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateLSDataPtr<rank><type><kind>
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_LocStream), intent(in) :: locstream 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>),pointer :: farrayPtr(<rank>) 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field from a Fortran data pointer and ESMF_LocStream. The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried and deallocated when datacopyflag is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE. Note that the ESMF_FieldDestroy call does not deallocate the Fortran data pointer in this case. This gives user more flexibility over memory management.

The arguments are:

locstream
ESMF_LocStream object.
farrayPtr
Native Fortran data pointer to be copied/referenced in the Field The Field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farrayPtr.
[datacopyflag]
Whether to copy the contents of the farrayPtr or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the locstream's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the locstream to a dimension in the farrayPtr by specifying the appropriate farrayPtr dimension index. The default is to map all of the locstream's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farrayPtr in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the farrayPtr rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total farrayPtr dimensions less the total (distributed + undistributed) dimensions in the locstream. Unlocstreamded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the farrayPtr. Permutations of the order of dimensions are handled via individual communication methods. For example, an undistributed dimension can be remapped to a distributed dimension as part of the ESMF_ArrayRedist() operation. If the Field dimCount is less than the LocStream dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular LocStream dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.20 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from Mesh and typekind


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate()
   function ESMF_FieldCreateMeshTKR(mesh, typekind, indexflag, &
     meshloc, gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, &
     pinflag, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateMeshTKR
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Mesh), intent(in) :: mesh
     type(ESMF_TypeKind_Flag), intent(in) :: typekind
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_Index_Flag), intent(in), optional :: indexflag
     type(ESMF_MeshLoc), intent(in), optional :: meshloc
     integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     type(ESMF_Pin_Flag), intent(in), optional :: pinflag
     character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field and allocate space internally for an ESMF_Array. Return a new ESMF_Field. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.18.

The arguments are:

mesh
ESMF_Mesh object.
typekind
The typekind of the Field. See section 54.60 for a list of valid typekind options.
[indexflag]
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options.
[meshloc]
The part of the Mesh on which to build the Field. For valid predefined values see Section 54.40. If not set, defaults to ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field. If the Field dimCount is less than the Mesh dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Mesh dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[pinflag]
Specify which type of resource DEs are pinned to. See section 50.2.1 for a list of valid pinning options. The default is to pin DEs to PETs, i.e. only the PET on which a DE was created considers the DE as local.
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.21 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from Mesh and ArraySpec


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate()
   function ESMF_FieldCreateMeshArraySpec(mesh, arrayspec, &
     indexflag, meshloc, gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, &
     pinflag, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateMeshArraySpec
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Mesh), intent(in) :: mesh
     type(ESMF_ArraySpec), intent(in) :: arrayspec
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_Index_Flag),intent(in), optional :: indexflag
     type(ESMF_MeshLoc), intent(in), optional :: meshloc
     integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     type(ESMF_Pin_Flag), intent(in), optional :: pinflag
     character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field and allocate space internally for an ESMF_Array. Return a new ESMF_Field. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.19 and 26.3.21.

The arguments are:

mesh
ESMF_Mesh object.
arrayspec
Data type and kind specification.
[indexflag]
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options.
[meshloc]
The part of the Mesh on which to build the Field. For valid predefined values see Section 54.40. If not set, defaults to ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field. If the Field dimCount is less than the Mesh dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Mesh dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[pinflag]
Specify which type of resource DEs are pinned to. See section 50.2.1 for a list of valid pinning options. The default is to pin DEs to PETs, i.e. only the PET on which a DE was created considers the DE as local.
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.22 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from Mesh and Array


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate()
   function ESMF_FieldCreateMeshArray(mesh, array, &
     datacopyflag, meshloc, &
     gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, &
     name, vm, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateMeshArray
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Mesh), intent(in) :: mesh
     type(ESMF_Array), intent(in) :: array
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag
     type(ESMF_MeshLoc), intent(in), optional :: meshloc
     integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     character (len = *), intent(in), optional :: name
     type(ESMF_VM), intent(in), optional :: vm
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field. This version of creation assumes the data exists already and is being passed in through an ESMF_Array. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.20.

The arguments are:

mesh
ESMF_Mesh object.
array
ESMF_Array object.
[datacopyflag]
Indicates whether to copy the contents of the array or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[meshloc]
The part of the Mesh on which to build the Field. For valid predefined values see Section 54.40. If not set, defaults to ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field. If the Field dimCount is less than the Mesh dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Mesh dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[name]
Field name.
[vm]
If present, the Field object is constructed on the specified ESMF_VM object. The default is to construct on the VM of the current component context.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.23 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from Mesh and Fortran array


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate() 
   function ESMF_FieldCreateMeshData<rank><type><kind>(mesh, & 
   farray, indexflag, datacopyflag, meshloc, & 
   gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
   type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateMeshData<rank><type><kind>
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Mesh), intent(in) :: mesh 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>),intent(in), target :: farray(<rank>) 
   type(ESMF_Index_Flag), intent(in) :: indexflag 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   type(ESMF_MeshLoc), intent(in), optional :: meshloc 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:) 
   character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field from a Fortran data array and ESMF_Mesh. The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried but deallocating the retrieved data pointer is not allowed.

The arguments are:

mesh
ESMF_Mesh object.
farray
Native Fortran data array to be copied/referenced in the Field The Field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farray.
indexflag
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options.
[datacopyflag]
Whether to copy the contents of the farray or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[meshloc]
The part of the Mesh on which to build the Field. For valid predefined values see Section 54.40. If not set, defaults to ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the mesh's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the mesh to a dimension in the farray by specifying the appropriate farray dimension index. The default is to map all of the mesh's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farray in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the farray rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total farray dimensions less the total (distributed + undistributed) dimensions in the mesh. Unmeshded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the farray. Permutations of the order of dimensions are handled via individual communication methods. For example, an undistributed dimension can be remapped to a distributed dimension as part of the ESMF_ArrayRedist() operation. If the Field dimCount is less than the Mesh dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Mesh dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than mesh dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the farray.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than mesh dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the farray.
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.24 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from Mesh and Fortran array pointer


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate() 
   function ESMF_FieldCreateMeshDataPtr<rank><type><kind>(mesh, & 
   farrayPtr, datacopyflag, meshloc, gridToFieldMap, & 
   name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
   type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateMeshDataPtr<rank><type><kind>
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Mesh), intent(in) :: mesh 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>),pointer :: farrayPtr(<rank>) 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   type(ESMF_MeshLoc), intent(in), optional :: meshloc 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field from a Fortran data pointer and ESMF_Mesh. The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried and deallocated when datacopyflag is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE. Note that the ESMF_FieldDestroy call does not deallocate the Fortran data pointer in this case. This gives user more flexibility over memory management.

The arguments are:

mesh
ESMF_Mesh object.
farrayPtr
Native Fortran data pointer to be copied/referenced in the Field The Field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farrayPtr.
[datacopyflag]
Whether to copy the contents of the farrayPtr or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[meshloc]
The part of the Mesh on which to build the Field. For valid predefined values see Section 54.40. If not set, defaults to ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the mesh's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the mesh to a dimension in the farrayPtr by specifying the appropriate farrayPtr dimension index. The default is to map all of the mesh's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farrayPtr in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the farrayPtr rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total farrayPtr dimensions less the total (distributed + undistributed) dimensions in the mesh. Unmeshded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the farrayPtr. Permutations of the order of dimensions are handled via individual communication methods. For example, an undistributed dimension can be remapped to a distributed dimension as part of the ESMF_ArrayRedist() operation. If the Field dimCount is less than the Mesh dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Mesh dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.25 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from XGrid and typekind


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate()
   function ESMF_FieldCreateXGTKR(xgrid, typekind, xgridside, &
     gridindex, gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, &
     pinflag, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateXGTKR
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_XGrid), intent(in) :: xgrid
     type(ESMF_TypeKind_Flag), intent(in) :: typekind
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_XGridSide_Flag), intent(in), optional :: xgridside
     integer, intent(in), optional :: gridindex
     integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     type(ESMF_Pin_Flag), intent(in), optional :: pinflag
     character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field and allocate space internally for an ESMF_Array. Return a new ESMF_Field. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.16.

The arguments are:

xgrid
ESMF_XGrid object.
typekind
The typekind of the Field. See section 54.60 for a list of valid typekind options.
[xgridside]
Which side of the XGrid to create the Field on (either ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_A, ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_B, or ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_BALANCED). If not passed in then defaults to ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_BALANCED.
[gridindex]
If xgridSide is ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_A or ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_B then this index tells which Grid on that side to create the Field on. If not provided, defaults to 1.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field. If the Field dimCount is less than the XGrid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular XGrid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[pinflag]
Specify which type of resource DEs are pinned to. See section 50.2.1 for a list of valid pinning options. The default is to pin DEs to PETs, i.e. only the PET on which a DE was created considers the DE as local.
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.26 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from XGrid and ArraySpec


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate()
   function ESMF_FieldCreateXGArraySpec(xgrid, arrayspec, &
     xgridside, gridindex, gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, &
     pinflag, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateXGArraySpec
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_XGrid), intent(in) :: xgrid
     type(ESMF_ArraySpec), intent(in) :: arrayspec
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_XGridSide_Flag), intent(in), optional :: xgridSide
     integer, intent(in), optional :: gridIndex
     integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     type(ESMF_Pin_Flag), intent(in), optional :: pinflag
     character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field and allocate space internally for an ESMF_Array. Return a new ESMF_Field. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.17.

The arguments are:

xgrid
ESMF_XGrid object.
arrayspec
Data type and kind specification.
[xgridside]
Which side of the XGrid to create the Field on (either ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_A, ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_B, or ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_BALANCED). If not passed in then defaults to ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_BALANCED.
[gridindex]
If xgridside is ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_A or ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_B then this index tells which Grid on that side to create the Field on. If not provided, defaults to 1.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field. If the Field dimCount is less than the XGrid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular XGrid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[pinflag]
Specify which type of resource DEs are pinned to. See section 50.2.1 for a list of valid pinning options. The default is to pin DEs to PETs, i.e. only the PET on which a DE was created considers the DE as local.
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.27 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from XGrid and Array


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate()
   function ESMF_FieldCreateXGArray(xgrid, array, &
     datacopyflag, xgridside, gridindex, &
     gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, &
     name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateXGArray
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_XGrid), intent(in) :: xgrid
     type(ESMF_Array), intent(in) :: array
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag
     type(ESMF_XGridSide_Flag), intent(in), optional :: xgridside
     integer, intent(in), optional :: gridindex
     integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     character (len = *), intent(in), optional :: name
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field. This version of creation assumes the data exists already and is being passed in through an ESMF_Array. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.6.

The arguments are:

xgrid
ESMF_XGrid object.
array
ESMF_Array object.
[datacopyflag]
Indicates whether to copy the contents of the array or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[xgridside]
Which side of the XGrid to create the Field on (either ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_A, ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_B, or ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_BALANCED). If not passed in then defaults to ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_BALANCED.
[gridindex]
If xgridSide is ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_A or ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_B then this index tells which Grid on that side to create the Field on. If not provided, defaults to 1.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field. If the Field dimCount is less than the XGrid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular XGrid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.28 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from XGrid and Fortran array


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate() 
   function ESMF_FieldCreateXGData<rank><type><kind>(xgrid, & 
   farray, indexflag, datacopyflag, xgridside, gridindex, & 
   gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, name,& 
   rc)
RETURN VALUE:
   type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateXGData<rank><type><kind>
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_XGrid), intent(in) :: xgrid 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), intent(in), target :: farray(<rank>) 
   type(ESMF_Index_Flag), intent(in) :: indexflag 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   type(ESMF_XGridSide_Flag), intent(in), optional :: xgridside 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridindex 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:) 
   character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field from a Fortran data array and ESMF_Xgrid. The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried but deallocating the retrieved data pointer is not allowed.

The arguments are:

xgrid
ESMF_XGrid object.
farray
Native Fortran data array to be copied/referenced in the Field The Field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farray.
indexflag
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options.
[datacopyflag]
Whether to copy the contents of the farray or reference directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[xgridside]
Which side of the XGrid to create the Field on (either ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_A, ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_B, or ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_BALANCED). If not passed in then defaults to ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_BALANCED.
[gridindex]
If xgridside is ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_A or ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_B then this index tells which Grid on that side to create the Field on. If not provided, defaults to 1.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the xgrid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the xgrid to a dimension in the farray by specifying the appropriate farray dimension index. The default is to map all of the xgrid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farray in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the farray rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total farray dimensions less the total (distributed + undistributed) dimensions in the xgrid. Unxgridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the farray. Permutations of the order of dimensions are handled via individual communication methods. For example, an undistributed dimension can be remapped to a distributed dimension as part of the ESMF_ArrayRedist() operation. If the Field dimCount is less than the Xgrid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Xgrid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than xgrid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the farray.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than xgrid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the farray.
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.29 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create a Field from XGrid and Fortran array pointer


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate() 
   function ESMF_FieldCreateXGDataPtr<rank><type><kind>(xgrid, farrayPtr, & 
   datacopyflag, xgridside, & 
   gridindex, gridToFieldMap, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
   type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateXGDataPtr<rank><type><kind>
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_XGrid), intent(in) :: xgrid 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), pointer :: farrayPtr(<rank>) 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   type(ESMF_XGridSide_Flag), intent(in), optional :: xgridside 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridindex 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field from a Fortran data pointer and ESMF_Xgrid. The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried and deallocated when datacopyflag is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE. Note that the ESMF_FieldDestroy call does not deallocate the Fortran data pointer in this case. This gives user more flexibility over memory management.

The arguments are:

xgrid
ESMF_XGrid object.
farrayPtr
Native Fortran data pointer to be copied/referenced in the Field The Field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farrayPtr.
[datacopyflag]
Whether to copy the contents of the farrayPtr or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[xgridside]
Which side of the XGrid to create the Field on (either ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_A, ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_B, or ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_BALANCED). If not passed in then defaults to ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_BALANCED.
[gridindex]
If xgridside is ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_A or ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_B then this index tells which Grid on that side to create the Field on. If not provided, defaults to 1.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the xgrid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the xgrid to a dimension in the farrayPtr by specifying the appropriate farrayPtr dimension index. The default is to map all of the xgrid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farrayPtr in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the farrayPtr rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total farrayPtr dimensions less the total (distributed + undistributed) dimensions in the xgrid. Unxgridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the farrayPtr. Permutations of the order of dimensions are handled via individual communication methods. For example, an undistributed dimension can be remapped to a distributed dimension as part of the ESMF_ArrayRedist() operation. If the Field dimCount is less than the Xgrid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Xgrid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[name]
Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.30 ESMF_FieldCreate - Create Field object from an existing Field object


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldCreate()
   function ESMF_FieldCreateFromField(field, datacopyflag, &
     trailingUngridSlice, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldCreateFromField
ARGUMENTS:
        type(ESMF_Field), intent(in) :: field
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
        type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag
        integer, intent(in), optional :: trailingUngridSlice(:)
        character (len=*), intent(in), optional :: name
        integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_Field object from an existing Field.

The return value is the newly created ESMF_Field object. Supports array slicing.

The arguments are:

field
ESMF_Field object to be used as originator.
[datacopyflag]
Specifies whether the created Field object references the memory allocation provided by field directly or copies the data from field into a new memory allocation. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_VALUE.
[trailingUngridSlice]
If present, the returned Field refers to a slice of field created by removing some or all of the trailing (i.e. rightmost) ungridded dimensions from the incoming Field object. The number of trailing dimensions removed is equal to the size $n$ of trailingUngridSlice, which must be less than or equal to the total number of trailing ungridded dimensions in field. The trailingUngridSlice argument is interpreted as an index tuple for the $n$ trailing ungridded dimensions in field in order, and the Field slice at that location is returned.
[name]
Name of the Field object.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.31 ESMF_FieldDestroy - Release resources associated with a Field


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldDestroy(field, noGarbage, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical, intent(in), optional :: noGarbage
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Destroys the ESMF_Field, releasing the resources associated with the object.

If an ESMF_Grid is associated with field, it will not be released.

By default a small remnant of the object is kept in memory in order to prevent problems with dangling aliases. The default garbage collection mechanism can be overridden with the noGarbage argument.

The arguments are:

field
ESMF_Field object.
[noGarbage]
If set to .TRUE. the object will be fully destroyed and removed from the ESMF garbage collection system. Note however that under this condition ESMF cannot protect against accessing the destroyed object through dangling aliases - a situation which may lead to hard to debug application crashes.

It is generally recommended to leave the noGarbage argument set to .FALSE. (the default), and to take advantage of the ESMF garbage collection system which will prevent problems with dangling aliases or incorrect sequences of destroy calls. However this level of support requires that a small remnant of the object is kept in memory past the destroy call. This can lead to an unexpected increase in memory consumption over the course of execution in applications that use temporary ESMF objects. For situations where the repeated creation and destruction of temporary objects leads to memory issues, it is recommended to call with noGarbage set to .TRUE., fully removing the entire temporary object from memory.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.32 ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete - Complete a Field from arrayspec


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete()
 subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptyCompAS(field, arrayspec, indexflag, &
  gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, totalLWidth, totalUWidth, &
  pinflag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
  type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field
  type(ESMF_ArraySpec), intent(in) :: arrayspec
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
  type(ESMF_Index_Flag), intent(in), optional :: indexflag
  integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)
  integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
  integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
  integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:)
  integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:)
  type(ESMF_Pin_Flag), intent(in), optional :: pinflag
  integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Complete an ESMF_Field and allocate space internally for an ESMF_Array based on arrayspec. The input ESMF_Field must have a status of ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET. After this call the completed ESMF_Field has a status of ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_COMPLETE.

The arguments are:

field
The input ESMF_Field with a status of ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET.
arrayspec
Data type and kind specification.
[indexflag]
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. By default each DE's exclusive region is placed to start at the local index space origin, i.e. (1, 1, ..., 1). Alternatively the DE-local index space can be aligned with the global index space, if a global index space is well defined by the associated Grid. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field. If the Field dimCount is less than the Grid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Grid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[pinflag]
Specify which type of resource DEs are pinned to. See section 50.2.1 for a list of valid pinning options. The default is to pin DEs to PETs, i.e. only the PET on which a DE was created considers the DE as local.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.33 ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete - Complete a Field from typekind


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete()
 subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptyCompTK(field, typekind, indexflag, &
  gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, totalLWidth, totalUWidth, &
  pinflag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
  type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field
  type(ESMF_TypeKind_Flag), intent(in) :: typekind
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
  type(ESMF_Index_Flag), intent(in), optional :: indexflag
  integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)
  integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
  integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
  integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:)
  integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:)
  type(ESMF_Pin_Flag), intent(in), optional :: pinflag
  integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Complete an ESMF_Field and allocate space internally for an ESMF_Array based on typekind. The input ESMF_Field must have a status of ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET. After this call the completed ESMF_Field has a status of ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_COMPLETE.

For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.7.

The arguments are:

field
The input ESMF_Field with a status of ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET.
typekind
Data type and kind specification.
[indexflag]
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. By default each DE's exclusive region is placed to start at the local index space origin, i.e. (1, 1, ..., 1). Alternatively the DE-local index space can be aligned with the global index space, if a global index space is well defined by the associated Grid. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field. If the Field dimCount is less than the Grid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Grid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the Field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[pinflag]
Specify which type of resource DEs are pinned to. See section 50.2.1 for a list of valid pinning options. The default is to pin DEs to PETs, i.e. only the PET on which a DE was created considers the DE as local.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.34 ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete - Complete a Field from Fortran array


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete() 
   subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptyComp<rank><type><kind>(field, & 
   farray, indexflag, datacopyflag, gridToFieldMap, & 
   ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, totalLWidth, totalUWidth, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>),intent(in), target :: farray(<rank>) 
   type(ESMF_Index_Flag), intent(in) :: indexflag 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Complete an ESMF_Field and allocate space internally for an ESMF_Array based on typekind. The input ESMF_Field must have a status of ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET. After this call the completed ESMF_Field has a status of ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_COMPLETE.

The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried but deallocating the retrieved data pointer is not allowed.

For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.8.

The arguments are:

field
The input ESMF_Field with a status of ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET. The ESMF_Field will have the same dimension (dimCount) as the rank of the farray.
farray
Native Fortran data array to be copied/referenced in the field. The field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farray.
indexflag
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options.
[datacopyflag]
Indicates whether to copy the farray or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the farray by specifying the appropriate farray dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farray in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). Unmapped farray dimensions are undistributed Field dimensions. All gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to zero and smaller than or equal to the Field dimCount. It is erroneous to specify the same entry multiple times unless it is zero. If the Field dimCount is less than the Grid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Grid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.35 ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete - Complete a Field from Fortran array pointer


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete() 
   subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptyCompPtr<rank><type><kind>(field, & 
   farrayPtr, datacopyflag, gridToFieldMap, & 
   totalLWidth, totalUWidth, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), pointer :: farrayPtr(<rank>) 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Complete an ESMF_Field and allocate space internally for an ESMF_Array based on typekind. The input ESMF_Field must have a status of ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET. After this call the completed ESMF_Field has a status of ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_COMPLETE.

The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried and deallocated when datacopyflag is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE. Note that the ESMF_FieldDestroy call does not deallocate the Fortran data pointer in this case. This gives user more flexibility over memory management.

The arguments are:

field
The input ESMF_Field with a status of ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET. The ESMF_Field will have the same dimension (dimCount) as the rank of the farrayPtr.
farrayPtr
Native Fortran data pointer to be copied/referenced in the field. The field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farrayPtr.
[datacopyflag]
Indicates whether to copy the farrayPtr or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the farrayPtr by specifying the appropriate farrayPtr dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farrayPtr in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). Unmapped farrayPtr dimensions are undistributed Field dimensions. All gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to zero and smaller than or equal to the Field dimCount. It is erroneous to specify the same entry multiple times unless it is zero. If the Field dimCount is less than the Grid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Grid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.36 ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete - Complete a Field from Geom started with FieldEmptyCreate


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete() 
   subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptyCompGB<rank><type><kind>(field, geom, & 
   farray, indexflag, datacopyflag, gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, & 
   ungriddedUBound, totalLWidth, totalUWidth, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field 
   type(ESMF_Geom), intent(in) :: geom 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), dimension(<rank>), target :: farray 
   type(ESMF_Index_Flag), intent(in) :: indexflag 
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

This call completes an ESMF_Field allocated with the ESMF_FieldEmptyCreate() call. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.7.

The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried but deallocating the retrieved data pointer is not allowed.

The arguments are:

field
The ESMF_Field object to be completed and committed in this call. The field will have the same dimension (dimCount) as the rank of the farray.
geom
The ESMF_Geom object to complete the Field.
farray
Native Fortran data array to be copied/referenced in the field. The field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farray.
indexflag
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options.
[datacopyflag]
Indicates whether to copy the farray or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the geom's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the geom to a dimension in the farray by specifying the appropriate farray dimension index. The default is to map all of the geom's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farray in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). Unmapped farray dimensions are undistributed Field dimensions. All gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to zero and smaller than or equal to the Field dimCount. It is erroneous to specify the same entry multiple times unless it is zero. If the Field dimCount is less than the Grid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Grid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.37 ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete - Complete a Field from Geom started with FieldEmptyCreate


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete() 
   subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptyCompGBPtr<rank><type><kind>(field, geom, & 
   farrayPtr, datacopyflag, gridToFieldMap, & 
   totalLWidth, totalUWidth, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(inou) :: field 
   type(ESMF_Geom), intent(in) :: geom 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), dimension(<rank>), pointer :: farrayPtr 
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

This call completes an ESMF_Field allocated with the ESMF_FieldEmptyCreate() call. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.7.

The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried and deallocated when datacopyflag is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE. Note that the ESMF_FieldDestroy call does not deallocate the Fortran data pointer in this case. This gives user more flexibility over memory management.

The arguments are:

field
The ESMF_Field object to be completed and committed in this call. The field will have the same dimension (dimCount) as the rank of the farrayPtr.
geom
The ESMF_Geom object to complete the Field. The dimCount of the Geom must be smaller than or equal to the rank of the farrayPtr.
farrayPtr
Native Fortran data pointer to be copied/referenced in the field. The field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farrayPtr.
[datacopyflag]
Indicates whether to copy the farrayPtr or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the geom's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the geom to a dimension in the farrayPtr by specifying the appropriate farrayPtr dimension index. The default is to map all of the geom's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farrayPtr in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). Unmapped farrayPtr dimensions are undistributed Field dimensions. All gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to zero and smaller than or equal to the Field dimCount. It is erroneous to specify the same entry multiple times unless it is zero. If the Field dimCount is less than the Grid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Grid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.38 ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete - Complete a Field from Grid started with FieldEmptyCreate


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete() 
   subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptyCompGrid<rank><type><kind>(field, grid, & 
   farray, indexflag, datacopyflag, staggerloc, gridToFieldMap, & 
   ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, totalLWidth, totalUWidth, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field 
   type(ESMF_Grid), intent(in) :: grid 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>),intent(in), target :: farray(<rank>) 
   type(ESMF_Index_Flag), intent(in) :: indexflag 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   type(ESMF_STAGGERLOC), intent(in), optional :: staggerloc 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

This call completes an ESMF_Field allocated with the ESMF_FieldEmptyCreate() call.

The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried but deallocating the retrieved data pointer is not allowed.

The arguments are:

field
The ESMF_Field object to be completed and committed in this call. The field will have the same dimension (dimCount) as the rank of the farray.
grid
The ESMF_Grid object to complete the Field.
farray
Native Fortran data array to be copied/referenced in the field. The field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farray.
indexflag
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options.
[datacopyflag]
Indicates whether to copy the farray or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[staggerloc]
Stagger location of data in grid cells. For valid predefined values see section 31.2.6. To create a custom stagger location see section 31.3.25. The default value is ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the farray by specifying the appropriate farray dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farray in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). Unmapped farray dimensions are undistributed Field dimensions. All gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to zero and smaller than or equal to the Field dimCount. It is erroneous to specify the same entry multiple times unless it is zero. If the Field dimCount is less than the Grid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Grid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.39 ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete - Complete a Field from Grid started with FieldEmptyCreate


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete() 
   subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptyCompGridPtr<rank><type><kind>(field, grid, & 
   farrayPtr, datacopyflag, staggerloc, gridToFieldMap, & 
   totalLWidth, totalUWidth, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field 
   type(ESMF_Grid), intent(in) :: grid 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), pointer :: farrayPtr(<rank>) 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   type(ESMF_STAGGERLOC), intent(in), optional :: staggerloc 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalLWidth(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: totalUWidth(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

This call completes an ESMF_Field allocated with the ESMF_FieldEmptyCreate() call.

The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried and deallocated when datacopyflag is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE. Note that the ESMF_FieldDestroy call does not deallocate the Fortran data pointer in this case. This gives user more flexibility over memory management. The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried and deallocated when

The arguments are:

field
The ESMF_Field object to be completed and committed in this call. The field will have the same dimension (dimCount) as the rank of the farrayPtr.
grid
The ESMF_Grid object to complete the Field.
farrayPtr
Native Fortran data pointer to be copied/referenced in the field. The field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farrayPtr.
[datacopyflag]
Indicates whether to copy the farrayPtr or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[staggerloc]
Stagger location of data in grid cells. For valid predefined values see section 31.2.6. To create a custom stagger location see section 31.3.25. The default value is ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the farrayPtr by specifying the appropriate farrayPtr dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farrayPtr in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). Unmapped farrayPtr dimensions are undistributed Field dimensions. All gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to zero and smaller than or equal to the Field dimCount. It is erroneous to specify the same entry multiple times unless it is zero. If the Field dimCount is less than the Grid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Grid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.40 ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete - Complete a Field from LocStream started with FieldEmptyCreate


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete() 
   subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptyCompLS<rank><type><kind>(field, locstream, & 
   farray, indexflag, datacopyflag, gridToFieldMap, & 
   ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field 
   type(ESMF_LocStream), intent(in) :: locstream 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), intent(in), target :: farray(<rank>) 
   type(ESMF_Index_Flag), intent(in) :: indexflag 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

This call completes an ESMF_Field allocated with the ESMF_FieldEmptyCreate() call.

The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried but deallocating the retrieved data pointer is not allowed.

The arguments are:

field
The ESMF_Field object to be completed and committed in this call. The field will have the same dimension (dimCount) as the rank of the farray.
locstream
The ESMF_LocStream object to complete the Field.
farray
Native Fortran data array to be copied/referenced in the field. The field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farray.
indexflag
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options.
[datacopyflag]
Indicates whether to copy the farray or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the locstream's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the locstream to a dimension in the farray by specifying the appropriate farray dimension index. The default is to map all of the locstream's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farray in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). Unmapped farray dimensions are undistributed Field dimensions. All gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to zero and smaller than or equal to the Field dimCount. It is erroneous to specify the same entry multiple times unless it is zero. If the Field dimCount is less than the LocStream dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular LocStream dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than locstream dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than locstream dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.41 ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete - Complete a Field from LocStream started with FieldEmptyCreate


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete() 
   subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptyCompLSPtr<rank><type><kind>(field, locstream, & 
   farrayPtr, datacopyflag, gridToFieldMap, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field 
   type(ESMF_LocStream), intent(in) :: locstream 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), pointer :: farrayPtr(<rank>) 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

This call completes an ESMF_Field allocated with the ESMF_FieldEmptyCreate() call.

The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried and deallocated when datacopyflag is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE. Note that the ESMF_FieldDestroy call does not deallocate the Fortran data pointer in this case. This gives user more flexibility over memory management.

The arguments are:

field
The ESMF_Field object to be completed and committed in this call. The field will have the same dimension (dimCount) as the rank of the farrayPtr.
locstream
The ESMF_LocStream object to complete the Field.
farrayPtr
Native Fortran data pointer to be copied/referenced in the field. The field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farrayPtr.
[datacopyflag]
Indicates whether to copy the farrayPtr or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the locstream's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the locstream to a dimension in the farrayPtr by specifying the appropriate farrayPtr dimension index. The default is to map all of the locstream's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farrayPtr in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). Unmapped farrayPtr dimensions are undistributed Field dimensions. All gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to zero and smaller than or equal to the Field dimCount. It is erroneous to specify the same entry multiple times unless it is zero. If the Field dimCount is less than the LocStream dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular LocStream dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.42 ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete - Complete a Field from Mesh started with FieldEmptyCreate


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete() 
   subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptyCompMesh<rank><type><kind>(field, mesh, & 
   farray, indexflag, datacopyflag, meshloc, & 
   gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field 
   type(ESMF_Mesh), intent(in) :: mesh 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), intent(in), target :: farray(<rank>) 
   type(ESMF_Index_Flag), intent(in) :: indexflag 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   type(ESMF_MeshLoc), intent(in), optional :: meshloc 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

This call completes an ESMF_Field allocated with the ESMF_FieldEmptyCreate() call.

The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried but deallocating the retrieved data pointer is not allowed.

The arguments are:

field
The ESMF_Field object to be completed and committed in this call. The field will have the same dimension (dimCount) as the rank of the farray.
mesh
The ESMF_Mesh object to complete the Field.
farray
Native Fortran data array to be copied/referenced in the field. The field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farray.
indexflag
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options.
[datacopyflag]
Indicates whether to copy the farray or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[meshloc]
Which part of the mesh to build the Field on. Can be set to either ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE or ESMF_MESHLOC_ELEMENT. If not set, defaults to ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the mesh's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the mesh to a dimension in the farray by specifying the appropriate farray dimension index. The default is to map all of the mesh's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farray in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). Unmapped farray dimensions are undistributed Field dimensions. All gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to zero and smaller than or equal to the Field dimCount. It is erroneous to specify the same entry multiple times unless it is zero. If the Field dimCount is less than the Mesh dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Mesh dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than Mesh dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than Mesh dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.43 ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete - Complete a Field from Mesh started with FieldEmptyCreate


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete() 
   subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptyCompMeshPtr<rank><type><kind>(field, mesh, & 
   farrayPtr, datacopyflag, meshloc, gridToFieldMap, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field 
   type(ESMF_Mesh), intent(in) :: mesh 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), pointer :: farrayPtr(<rank>) 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   type(ESMF_MeshLoc), intent(in), optional :: meshloc 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

This call completes an ESMF_Field allocated with the ESMF_FieldEmptyCreate() call.

The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried and deallocated when datacopyflag is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE. Note that the ESMF_FieldDestroy call does not deallocate the Fortran data pointer in this case. This gives user more flexibility over memory management.

The arguments are:

field
The ESMF_Field object to be completed and committed in this call. The field will have the same dimension (dimCount) as the rank of the farrayPtr.
mesh
The ESMF_Mesh object to complete the Field.
farrayPtr
Native Fortran data pointer to be copied/referenced in the field. The field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farrayPtr.
[datacopyflag]
Indicates whether to copy the farrayPtr or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[meshloc]
Which part of the mesh to build the Field on. Can be set to either ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE or ESMF_MESHLOC_ELEMENT. If not set, defaults to ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the mesh's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the mesh to a dimension in the farrayPtr by specifying the appropriate farrayPtr dimension index. The default is to map all of the mesh's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farrayPtr in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). Unmapped farrayPtr dimensions are undistributed Field dimensions. All gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to zero and smaller than or equal to the Field dimCount. It is erroneous to specify the same entry multiple times unless it is zero. If the Field dimCount is less than the Mesh dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular Mesh dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.44 ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete - Complete a Field from XGrid started with FieldEmptyCreate


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete() 
   subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptyCompXG<rank><type><kind>(field, xgrid, & 
   farray, indexflag, datacopyflag, xgridside, gridindex, & 
   gridToFieldMap, & 
   ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field 
   type(ESMF_XGrid), intent(in) :: xgrid 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), intent(in), target :: farray(<rank>) 
   type(ESMF_Index_Flag), intent(in) :: indexflag 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   type(ESMF_XGridSide_Flag), intent(in), optional :: xgridside 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridindex 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:) 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

This call completes an ESMF_Field allocated with the ESMF_FieldEmptyCreate() call.

The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried but deallocating the retrieved data pointer is not allowed.

The arguments are:

field
The ESMF_Field object to be completed and committed in this call. The field will have the same dimension (dimCount) as the rank of the farray.
xgrid
The ESMF_XGrid object to complete the Field.
farray
Native Fortran data array to be copied/referenced in the field. The field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farray.
indexflag
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options.
[datacopyflag]
Indicates whether to copy the farray or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[xgridside]
Which side of the XGrid to create the Field on (either ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_A, ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_B, or ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_BALANCED). If not passed in then defaults to ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_BALANCED.
[gridindex]
If xgridSide is ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_A or ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_B then this index tells which Grid on that side to create the Field on. If not provided, defaults to 1.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the xgrid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the xgrid to a dimension in the farray by specifying the appropriate farray dimension index. The default is to map all of the xgrid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farray in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). Unmapped farray dimensions are undistributed Field dimensions. All gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to zero and smaller than or equal to the Field dimCount. It is erroneous to specify the same entry multiple times unless it is zero. If the Field dimCount is less than the XGrid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular XGrid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than XGrid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than XGrid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.45 ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete - Complete a Field from XGrid started with FieldEmptyCreate


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete() 
   subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptyCompXGPtr<rank><type><kind>(field, xgrid, & 
   farrayPtr, xgridside, gridindex, & 
   datacopyflag, gridToFieldMap, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field 
   type(ESMF_XGrid), intent(in) :: xgrid 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), pointer :: farrayPtr(<rank>) 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_DataCopy_Flag), intent(in), optional :: datacopyflag 
   type(ESMF_XGridSide_Flag), intent(in), optional :: xgridside 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridindex 
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

This call completes an ESMF_Field allocated with the ESMF_FieldEmptyCreate() call.

The Fortran data pointer inside ESMF_Field can be queried and deallocated when datacopyflag is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE. Note that the ESMF_FieldDestroy call does not deallocate the Fortran data pointer in this case. This gives user more flexibility over memory management.

The arguments are:

field
The ESMF_Field object to be completed and committed in this call. The field will have the same dimension (dimCount) as the rank of the farrayPtr.
xgrid
The ESMF_XGrid object to complete the Field.
farrayPtr
Native Fortran data pointer to be copied/referenced in the field. The field dimension (dimCount) will be the same as the dimCount for the farrayPtr.
[datacopyflag]
Indicates whether to copy the farrayPtr or reference it directly. For valid values see 54.13. The default is ESMF_DATACOPY_REFERENCE.
[xgridside]
Which side of the XGrid to create the Field on (either ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_A, ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_B, or ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_BALANCED). If not passed in then defaults to ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_BALANCED.
[gridindex]
If xgridside is ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_A or ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_B then this index tells which Grid on that side to create the Field on. If not provided, defaults to 1.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the xgrid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the xgrid to a dimension in the farrayPtr by specifying the appropriate farrayPtr dimension index. The default is to map all of the xgrid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the farrayPtr in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). Unmapped farrayPtr dimensions are undistributed Field dimensions. All gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to zero and smaller than or equal to the Field dimCount. It is erroneous to specify the same entry multiple times unless it is zero. If the Field dimCount is less than the XGrid dimCount then the default gridToFieldMap will contain zeros for the rightmost entries. A zero entry in the gridToFieldMap indicates that the particular XGrid dimension will be replicating the Field across the DEs along this direction.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.46 ESMF_FieldEmptyCreate - Create an empty Field


INTERFACE:

   function ESMF_FieldEmptyCreate(name, vm, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_Field) :: ESMF_FieldEmptyCreate
ARGUMENTS:
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     character (len = *), intent(in), optional :: name
     type(ESMF_VM), intent(in), optional :: vm
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

This version of ESMF_FieldCreate builds an empty ESMF_Field and depends on later calls to add an ESMF_Grid and ESMF_Array to it. The empty ESMF_Field can be completed in one more step or two more steps by the ESMF_FieldEmptySet and ESMF_FieldEmptyComplete methods. Attributes can be added to an empty Field object. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.8 and 26.3.7.

The arguments are:

[name]
Field name.
[vm]
If present, the Field object is created on the specified ESMF_VM object. The default is to create on the VM of the current component context.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.47 ESMF_FieldEmptySet - Set a Geom in an empty Field


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptySet()
   subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptySetGeom(field, geom, vm, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field
   type(ESMF_Geom), intent(in) :: geom
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_VM), intent(in), optional :: vm
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Set a geom in a non-completed ESMF_Field. The ESMF_Field must not be completed for this to succeed. After this operation, the ESMF_Field contains the ESMF_Geom internally but holds no data. The status of the field changes from ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_EMPTY to ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET or stays ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET.

For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.7.

The arguments are:

field
Empty ESMF_Field. After this operation, the ESMF_Field contains the ESMF_Grid internally but holds no data. The status of the field changes from ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_EMPTY to ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET.
geom
ESMF_Geom to be set in the ESMF_Field.
[vm]
If present, the Field object will only be accessed, and the Grid object set, on those PETs contained in the specified ESMF_VM object. The default is to assume the VM of the current context.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.48 ESMF_FieldEmptySet - Set a Grid in an empty Field


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptySet()
   subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptySetGrid(field, grid, StaggerLoc, &
     vm, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field
   type(ESMF_Grid), intent(in) :: grid
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_STAGGERLOC), intent(in), optional :: StaggerLoc
   type(ESMF_VM), intent(in), optional :: vm
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Set a grid and an optional staggerloc (default to center stagger ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER) in a non-completed ESMF_Field. The ESMF_Field must not be completed for this to succeed. After this operation, the ESMF_Field contains the ESMF_Grid internally but holds no data. The status of the field changes from ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_EMPTY to ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET or stays ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET.

For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.7.

The arguments are:

field
Empty ESMF_Field. After this operation, the ESMF_Field contains the ESMF_Grid internally but holds no data. The status of the field changes from ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_EMPTY to ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET.
grid
ESMF_Grid to be set in the ESMF_Field.
[StaggerLoc]
Stagger location of data in grid cells. For valid predefined values see section 31.2.6. To create a custom stagger location see section 31.3.25. The default value is ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER.
[vm]
If present, the Field object will only be accessed, and the Grid object set, on those PETs contained in the specified ESMF_VM object. The default is to assume the VM of the current context.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.49 ESMF_FieldEmptySet - Set a Mesh in an empty Field


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptySet()
   subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptySetMesh(field, mesh, indexflag, meshloc, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field
   type(ESMF_Mesh), intent(in) :: mesh
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_Index_Flag),intent(in), optional :: indexflag
   type(ESMF_MeshLoc), intent(in), optional :: meshloc
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Set a mesh and an optional meshloc (default to center stagger ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE) in a non-completed ESMF_Field. The ESMF_Field must not be completed for this to succeed. After this operation, the ESMF_Field contains the ESMF_Mesh internally but holds no data. The status of the field changes from ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_EMPTY to ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET or stays ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET.

The arguments are:

field
Empty ESMF_Field. After this operation, the ESMF_Field contains the ESMF_Mesh internally but holds no data. The status of the field changes from ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_EMPTY to ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET.
mesh
ESMF_Mesh to be set in the ESMF_Field.
[indexflag]
Indicate how DE-local indices are defined. See section 54.28 for a list of valid indexflag options.
[meshloc]
Which part of the mesh to build the Field on. Can be set to either ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE or ESMF_MESHLOC_ELEMENT. If not set, defaults to ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.50 ESMF_FieldEmptySet - Set a LocStream in an empty Field


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptySet()
   subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptySetLocStream(field, locstream, &
     vm, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field
   type(ESMF_LocStream), intent(in) :: locstream
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_VM), intent(in), optional :: vm
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Set a ESMF_LocStream in a non-completed ESMF_Field. The ESMF_Field must not be completed for this to succeed. After this operation, the ESMF_Field contains the ESMF_LocStream internally but holds no data. The status of the field changes from ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_EMPTY to ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET or stays ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET.

The arguments are:

field
Empty ESMF_Field. After this operation, the ESMF_Field contains the ESMF_LocStream internally but holds no data. The status of the field changes from ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_EMPTY to ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET.
locstream
ESMF_LocStream to be set in the ESMF_Field.
[vm]
If present, the Field object will only be accessed, and the Grid object set, on those PETs contained in the specified ESMF_VM object. The default is to assume the VM of the current context.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.51 ESMF_FieldEmptySet - Set an XGrid in an empty Field


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldEmptySet()
   subroutine ESMF_FieldEmptySetXGrid(field, xgrid, xgridside, gridindex, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field
   type(ESMF_XGrid), intent(in) :: xgrid
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   type(ESMF_XGridSide_Flag), intent(in), optional :: xgridside
   integer, intent(in), optional :: gridindex
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Set a xgrid and optional xgridside (default to balanced side ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_Balanced) and gridindex (default to 1) in a non-complete ESMF_Field. The ESMF_Field must not be completed for this to succeed. After this operation, the ESMF_Field contains the ESMF_XGrid internally but holds no data. The status of the field changes from ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_EMPTY to ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET or stays ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET.

The arguments are:

field
Empty ESMF_Field. After this operation, the ESMF_Field contains the ESMF_XGrid internally but holds no data. The status of the field changes from ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_EMPTY to ESMF_FIELDSTATUS_GRIDSET.
xgrid
ESMF_XGrid to be set in the ESMF_Field.
[xgridside]
Side of XGrid to retrieve a DistGrid. For valid predefined values see section 34.2.1. The default value is ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_BALANCED.
[gridindex]
Index to specify which DistGrid when on side A or side B. The default value is 1.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.52 ESMF_FieldFill - Fill data into a Field


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldFill(field, dataFillScheme, &
     const1, member, step, &
     param1I4, param2I4, param3I4, &
     param1R4, param2R4, param3R4, &
     param1R8, param2R8, param3R8, &
     rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     character(len=*), intent(in), optional :: dataFillScheme
     real(ESMF_KIND_R8), intent(in), optional :: const1
     integer, intent(in), optional :: member
     integer, intent(in), optional :: step
     integer(ESMF_KIND_I4), intent(in), optional :: param1I4
     integer(ESMF_KIND_I4), intent(in), optional :: param2I4
     integer(ESMF_KIND_I4), intent(in), optional :: param3I4
     real(ESMF_KIND_R4), intent(in), optional :: param1R4
     real(ESMF_KIND_R4), intent(in), optional :: param2R4
     real(ESMF_KIND_R4), intent(in), optional :: param3R4
     real(ESMF_KIND_R8), intent(in), optional :: param1R8
     real(ESMF_KIND_R8), intent(in), optional :: param2R8
     real(ESMF_KIND_R8), intent(in), optional :: param3R8
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Fill field with data according to dataFillScheme. Depending on the chosen fill scheme, the member and step arguments are used to provide differing fill data patterns.

The arguments are:

field
The ESMF_Field object to fill with data.
[dataFillScheme]
The fill scheme. The available options are "sincos", "one", "const", "random", "nan", and "snan". Defaults to "sincos".
[const1]
Constant of real type. Defaults to 0.
[member]
Member incrementor. Defaults to 1.
[step]
Step incrementor. Defaults to 1.
[param1I4]
Optional parameter of typekind I4. The default depends on the specified dataFillScheme.
[param2I4]
Optional parameter of typekind I4. The default depends on the specified dataFillScheme.
[param3I4]
Optional parameter of typekind I4. The default depends on the specified dataFillScheme.
[param1R4]
Optional parameter of typekind R4. The default depends on the specified dataFillScheme.
[param2R4]
Optional parameter of typekind R4. The default depends on the specified dataFillScheme.
[param3R4]
Optional parameter of typekind R4. The default depends on the specified dataFillScheme.
[param1R8]
Optional parameter of typekind R8. The default depends on the specified dataFillScheme.
[param2R8]
Optional parameter of typekind R8. The default depends on the specified dataFillScheme.
[param3R8]
Optional parameter of typekind R8. The default depends on the specified dataFillScheme.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.53 ESMF_FieldGather - Gather a Fortran array from an ESMF_Field


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldGather<rank><type><kind>(field, farray, & 
   rootPet, tile, vm, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(in) :: field 
   <type>(ESMF_KIND_<kind>), intent(out), target :: farray(<rank>) 
   integer, intent(in) :: rootPet 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   integer, intent(in), optional :: tile 
   type(ESMF_VM), intent(in), optional :: vm 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Gather the data of an ESMF_Field object into the farray located on rootPET. A single DistGrid tile of array must be gathered into farray. The optional tile argument allows selection of the tile. For Fields defined on a single tile DistGrid the default selection (tile 1) will be correct. The shape of farray must match the shape of the tile in Field.

If the Field contains replicating DistGrid dimensions data will be gathered from the numerically higher DEs. Replicated data elements in numericaly lower DEs will be ignored.

The implementation of Scatter and Gather is not sequence index based. If the Field is built on arbitrarily distributed Grid, Mesh, LocStream or XGrid, Gather will not gather data to rootPet from source data points corresponding to the sequence index on rootPet. Instead Gather will gather a contiguous memory range from source PET to rootPet. The size of the memory range is equal to the number of data elements on the source PET. Vice versa for the Scatter operation. In this case, the user should use ESMF_FieldRedist to achieve the same data operation result. For examples how to use ESMF_FieldRedist to perform Gather and Scatter, please refer to 26.3.32 and 26.3.31.

This version of the interface implements the PET-based blocking paradigm: Each PET of the VM must issue this call exactly once for all of its DEs. The call will block until all PET-local data objects are accessible.

For examples and associated documentation regarding this method see Section 26.3.28.

The arguments are:

field
The ESMF_Field object from which data will be gathered.
{farray}
The Fortran array into which to gather data. Only root must provide a valid farray, the other PETs may treat farray as an optional argument.
rootPet
PET that holds the valid destination array, i.e. farray.
[tile]
The DistGrid tile in field from which to gather farray. By default farray will be gathered from tile 1.
[vm]
Optional ESMF_VM object of the current context. Providing the VM of the current context will lower the method's overhead.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.54 ESMF_FieldGet - Get object-wide Field information


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldGet()
   subroutine ESMF_FieldGetDefault(field, arrayspec, status, &
     geomtype, geom, grid, mesh, locstream, xgrid, array, localarrayList, &
     typekind, rank, dimCount, geomDimCount, ungriddedDimCount, &
     replicatedDimCount, staggerloc, meshloc, xgridside, gridindex, &
     gridToFieldMap, ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, &
     totalLWidth, totalUWidth, localDeCount, ssiLocalDeCount, &
     localDeToDeMap, minIndex, maxIndex, elementCount, &
     localMinIndex, localMaxIndex, localElementCount, isESMFAllocated, &
     name, vm, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Field), intent(in) :: field
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_ArraySpec), intent(out), optional :: arrayspec
     type(ESMF_FieldStatus_Flag),intent(out), optional :: status
     type(ESMF_GeomType_Flag), intent(out), optional :: geomtype
     type(ESMF_Geom), intent(out), optional :: geom
     type(ESMF_Grid), intent(out), optional :: grid
     type(ESMF_Mesh), intent(out), optional :: mesh
     type(ESMF_LocStream), intent(out), optional :: locstream
     type(ESMF_XGrid), intent(out), optional :: xgrid
     type(ESMF_Array), intent(out), optional :: array
     type(ESMF_LocalArray), target, intent(out), optional :: localarrayList(:)
     type(ESMF_TypeKind_Flag), intent(out), optional :: typekind
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rank
     integer, intent(out), optional :: dimCount
     integer, intent(out), optional :: geomDimCount
     integer, intent(out), optional :: ungriddedDimCount
     integer, intent(out), optional :: replicatedDimCount
     type(ESMF_StaggerLoc), intent(out), optional :: staggerloc
     type(ESMF_MeshLoc), intent(out), optional :: meshloc
     type(ESMF_XGridSide_Flag), intent(out), optional :: xgridside
     integer, intent(out), optional :: gridindex
     integer, intent(out), optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: totalLWidth(:,:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: totalUWidth(:,:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: localDeCount
     integer, intent(out), optional :: ssiLocalDeCount
     integer, intent(out), optional :: localDeToDeMap(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: minIndex(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: maxIndex(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: elementCount(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: localMinIndex(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: localMaxIndex(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: localElementCount(:)
     logical, intent(out), optional :: isESMFAllocated
     character(len=*), intent(out), optional :: name
     type(ESMF_VM), intent(out), optional :: vm
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Query an ESMF_Field object for various pieces of information. All arguments after the field argument are optional. To select individual items use the named_argument=value syntax. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.3.

The arguments are:

field
ESMF_Field object to query.
[arrayspec]
ESMF_ArraySpec object containing the type/kind/rank information of the Field object.
[status]
The status of the Field. See section 26.2.1 for a complete list of values.
[geomtype]
The type of geometry on which the Field is built. See section 54.23 for the range of values.
[geom]
ESMF_Geom.
[grid]
ESMF_Grid.
[mesh]
STATUS:This argument is excluded from the backward compatibility statement.
ESMF_Mesh.
[locstream]
STATUS:This argument is excluded from the backward compatibility statement.
ESMF_LocStream.
[xgrid]
STATUS:This argument is excluded from the backward compatibility statement.
ESMF_XGrid.
[array]
ESMF_Array.
[localarrayList]
Upon return this holds a list of the associated ESMC_LocalArray objects. localarrayList must be allocated to be of size localDeCount or ssiLocalDeCount.
[typekind]
TypeKind specifier for Field. See section 54.60 for a complete list of values.
[rank]
Number of dimensions in the physical memory of the field data. It is identical to dimCount when the corresponding grid is a non-arbitrary grid. It is less than dimCount when the grid is arbitrarily distributed. For an detailed discussion of this parameter, please see section 26.3.23 and section 26.3.24.
[dimCount]
Number of geometrical dimensions in field. For an detailed discussion of this parameter, please see section 26.3.23 and section 26.3.24.
[geomDimCount]
Number of dimensions in the underlying Geom object.
[ungriddedDimCount]
Number of ungridded dimensions in the Field object.
[replicatedDimCount]
Number of replicated dimensions in the Field object.
[staggerloc]
Stagger location of data in grid cells. For valid predefined values and interpretation of results see section 31.2.6.
[meshloc]
STATUS:This argument is excluded from the backward compatibility statement.
The part of the mesh to build the Field on. Can be either ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE or ESMF_MESHLOC_ELEMENT. If not set, defaults to ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE.
[xgridside]
STATUS:This argument is excluded from the backward compatibility statement.
The side of the XGrid that the Field was created on. See section 34.2.1 for a complete list of values.
[gridIndex]
STATUS:This argument is excluded from the backward compatibility statement.
If xgridside is ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_A or ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_B then this index tells which Grid/Mesh on that side the Field was created on.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid's dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid's dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound argument must be equal or greater to ungriddedDimCount, the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. Note that the ordering of the ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound argument must be equal or greater to ungriddedDimCount, the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. Note that the ordering of the ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of the first dimension of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ). The size of the 2nd dimension of this array is localDeCount.
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of the first dimension of this array is the number of gridded dimensions in the field. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ). The size of the 2nd dimension of this array is localDeCount.
[localDeCount]
Upon return this holds the number of PET-local DEs defined in the DELayout associated with the Field object.
[ssiLocalDeCount]
The number of DEs in the Field available to the local PET. This includes DEs that are local to other PETs on the same SSI, that are accessible via shared memory.
[localDeToDeMap]
Mapping between localDe indices and the (global) DEs associated with the local PET. The localDe index variables are discussed in sections 50.3.7 and 28.2.5. The provided actual argument must be of size localDeCount, or ssiLocalDeCount, and will be filled accordingly.
[minIndex]
Upon return this holds the global lower bounds of the field data across all PETs. This information will be identical across all PETs. minIndex must be allocated to be of size equal to the field rank.
[maxIndex]
Upon return this holds the global upper bounds of the field data across all PETs. This information will be identical across all PETs. maxIndex must be allocated to be of size equal to the field rank.
[elementCount]
Upon return this holds the global number of items of the field data across all PETs. This information will be identical across all PETs. elementCount must be allocated to be of size equal to the field rank.
[localMinIndex]
Upon return this holds the PET local lower bounds globally indexed of the field data. localMinIndex must be allocated to be of size equal to the field rank.
[localMaxIndex]
Upon return this holds the PET local upper bounds globally indexed of the field data. localMaxIndex must be allocated to be of size equal to the field rank.
[localElementCount]
Upon return this holds the PET local number of items of the field data. localElementCount must be allocated to be of size equal to the field rank.
[isESMFAllocated]
Set to .true. for data allocations held by ESMF. Set to .false. otherwise.
[name]
Name of the Field object.
[vm]
The VM on which the Field object was created.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.55 ESMF_FieldGet - Get a DE-local Fortran array pointer from a Field


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldGet() 
   subroutine ESMF_FieldGetDataPtr<rank><type><kind>(field, localDe, & 
   farrayPtr, exclusiveLBound, exclusiveUBound, exclusiveCount, & 
   computationalLBound, computationalUBound, computationalCount, & 
   totalLBound, totalUBound, totalCount, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(in) :: field 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   integer, intent(in), optional :: localDe 
   <type> (ESMF_KIND_<kind>), pointer :: farrayPtr(<rank>) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: exclusiveLBound(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: exclusiveUBound(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: exclusiveCount(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: computationalLBound(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: computationalUBound(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: computationalCount(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: totalLBound(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: totalUBound(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: totalCount(:) 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Get a Fortran pointer to DE-local memory allocation within field. For convenience DE-local bounds can be queried at the same time. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.2.

The arguments are:

field
ESMF_Field object.
[localDe]
Local DE for which information is requested. [0,..,localDeCount-1]. For localDeCount==1 the localDe argument may be omitted, in which case it will default to localDe=0.
farrayPtr
Fortran array pointer which will be pointed at DE-local memory allocation. It depends on the specific entry point of ESMF_FieldCreate() used during field creation, which Fortran operations are supported on the returned farrayPtr. See 26.4 for more details.
[exclusiveLBound]
Upon return this holds the lower bounds of the exclusive region. exclusiveLBound must be allocated to be of size equal to field's dimCount. See section 28.2.6 for a description of the regions and their associated bounds and counts.
[exclusiveUBound]
Upon return this holds the upper bounds of the exclusive region. exclusiveUBound must be allocated to be of size equal to field's dimCount. See section 28.2.6 for a description of the regions and their associated bounds and counts.
[exclusiveCount]
Upon return this holds the number of items, exclusiveUBound-exclusiveLBound+1, in the exclusive region per dimension. exclusiveCount must be allocated to be of size equal to field's dimCount. See section 28.2.6 for a description of the regions and their associated bounds and counts.
[computationalLBound]
Upon return this holds the lower bounds of the computational region. computationalLBound must be allocated to be of size equal to field's dimCount. See section 28.2.6 for a description of the regions and their associated bounds and counts.
[computationalUBound]
Upon return this holds the lower bounds of the computational region. computationalUBound must be allocated to be of size equal to field's dimCount. See section 28.2.6 for a description of the regions and their associated bounds and counts.
[computationalCount]
Upon return this holds the number of items in the computational region per dimension (i.e. computationalUBound-computationalLBound+1). computationalCount must be allocated to be of size equal to field's dimCount. See section 28.2.6 for a description of the regions and their associated bounds and counts.
[totalLBound]
Upon return this holds the lower bounds of the total region. totalLBound must be allocated to be of size equal to field's dimCount. See section 28.2.6 for a description of the regions and their associated bounds and counts.
[totalUBound]
Upon return this holds the lower bounds of the total region. totalUBound must be allocated to be of size equal to field's dimCount. See section 28.2.6 for a description of the regions and their associated bounds and counts.
[totalCount]
Upon return this holds the number of items in the total region per dimension (i.e. totalUBound-totalLBound+1). computationalCount must be allocated to be of size equal to field's dimCount. See section 28.2.6 for a description of the regions and their associated bounds and counts.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.56 ESMF_FieldGetBounds - Get DE-local Field data bounds


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldGetBounds()
   subroutine ESMF_FieldGetBounds(field, localDe, &
     exclusiveLBound, exclusiveUBound, exclusiveCount, computationalLBound, &
     computationalUBound, computationalCount, totalLBound, &
     totalUBound, totalCount, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Field), intent(in) :: field
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     integer, intent(in), optional :: localDe
     integer, intent(out), optional :: exclusiveLBound(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: exclusiveUBound(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: exclusiveCount(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: computationalLBound(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: computationalUBound(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: computationalCount(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: totalLBound(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: totalUBound(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: totalCount(:)
     integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

This method returns the bounds information of a field that consists of a internal grid and a internal array. The exclusive and computational bounds are shared between the grid and the array but the total bounds are the array bounds plus the halo width. The count is the number of elements between each bound pair.

The arguments are:

field
Field to get the information from.
[localDe]
Local DE for which information is requested. [0,..,localDeCount-1]. For localDeCount==1 the localDe argument may be omitted, in which case it will default to localDe=0.
[exclusiveLBound]
Upon return this holds the lower bounds of the exclusive region. exclusiveLBound must be allocated to be of size equal to the field rank. Please see section 31.3.19 for a description of the regions and their associated bounds and counts.
[exclusiveUBound]
Upon return this holds the upper bounds of the exclusive region. exclusiveUBound must be allocated to be of size equal to the field rank. Please see section 31.3.19 for a description of the regions and their associated bounds and counts.
[exclusiveCount]
Upon return this holds the number of items, exclusiveUBound-exclusiveLBound+1, in the exclusive region per dimension. exclusiveCount must be allocated to be of size equal to the field rank. Please see section 31.3.19 for a description of the regions and their associated bounds and counts.
[computationalLBound]
Upon return this holds the lower bounds of the stagger region. computationalLBound must be allocated to be of size equal to the field rank. Please see section 31.3.19 for a description of the regions and their associated bounds and counts.
[computationalUBound]
Upon return this holds the upper bounds of the stagger region. computationalUBound must be allocated to be of size equal to the field rank. Please see section 31.3.19 for a description of the regions and their associated bounds and counts.
[computationalCount]
Upon return this holds the number of items in the computational region per dimension (i.e. computationalUBound-computationalLBound+1). computationalCount must be allocated to be of size equal to the field rank. Please see section 31.3.19 for a description of the regions and their associated bounds and counts.
[totalLBound]
Upon return this holds the lower bounds of the total region. totalLBound must be allocated to be of size equal to the field rank.
[totalUBound]
Upon return this holds the upper bounds of the total region. totalUBound must be allocated to be of size equal to the field rank.
[totalCount]
Upon return this holds the number of items in the total region per dimension (i.e. totalUBound-totalLBound+1). totalCount must be allocated to be of size equal to the field rank.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.57 ESMF_FieldHalo - Execute a FieldHalo operation


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldHalo(field, routehandle,  &
                             routesyncflag, finishedflag, checkflag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Field),          intent(inout)          :: field
     type(ESMF_RouteHandle),    intent(inout)          :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_RouteSync_Flag), intent(in),  optional  :: routesyncflag
     logical,                   intent(out), optional  :: finishedflag
     logical,                   intent(in),  optional  :: checkflag
     integer,                   intent(out), optional  :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Execute a precomputed Field halo operation for field. The field argument must match the Field used during ESMF_FieldHaloStore() in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

See ESMF_FieldHaloStore() on how to precompute routehandle.

This call is collective across the current VM.

field
ESMF_Field containing data to be haloed.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[routesyncflag]
Indicate communication option. Default is ESMF_ROUTESYNC_BLOCKING, resulting in a blocking operation. See section 54.52 for a complete list of valid settings.
[finishedflag]
Used in combination with routesyncflag = ESMF_ROUTESYNC_NBTESTFINISH. Returned finishedflag equal to .true. indicates that all operations have finished. A value of .false. indicates that there are still unfinished operations that require additional calls with routesyncflag = ESMF_ROUTESYNC_NBTESTFINISH, or a final call with routesyncflag = ESMF_ROUTESYNC_NBWAITFINISH. For all other routesyncflag settings the returned value in finishedflag is always .true..
[checkflag]
If set to .TRUE. the input Field pair will be checked for consistency with the precomputed operation provided by routehandle. If set to .FALSE. (default) only a very basic input check will be performed, leaving many inconsistencies undetected. Set checkflag to .FALSE. to achieve highest performance.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.58 ESMF_FieldHaloRelease - Release resources associated with a Field halo operation


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldHaloRelease(routehandle, noGarbage, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout)           :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical,                intent(in),   optional  :: noGarbage
     integer,                intent(out),  optional  :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Release resources associated with a Field halo operation. After this call routehandle becomes invalid.

routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[noGarbage]
If set to .TRUE. the object will be fully destroyed and removed from the ESMF garbage collection system. Note however that under this condition ESMF cannot protect against accessing the destroyed object through dangling aliases - a situation which may lead to hard to debug application crashes.

It is generally recommended to leave the noGarbage argument set to .FALSE. (the default), and to take advantage of the ESMF garbage collection system which will prevent problems with dangling aliases or incorrect sequences of destroy calls. However this level of support requires that a small remnant of the object is kept in memory past the destroy call. This can lead to an unexpected increase in memory consumption over the course of execution in applications that use temporary ESMF objects. For situations where the repeated creation and destruction of temporary objects leads to memory issues, it is recommended to call with noGarbage set to .TRUE., fully removing the entire temporary object from memory.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.59 ESMF_FieldHaloStore - Store a FieldHalo operation


INTERFACE:

     subroutine ESMF_FieldHaloStore(field, routehandle,  &
       startregion, haloLDepth, haloUDepth, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Field),            intent(inout)           :: field
     type(ESMF_RouteHandle),      intent(inout)           :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_StartRegion_Flag), intent(in),    optional :: startregion
     integer,                     intent(in),    optional :: haloLDepth(:)
     integer,                     intent(in),    optional :: haloUDepth(:)
     integer,                     intent(out),   optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Store a Field halo operation over the data in field. By default, i.e. without specifying startregion, haloLDepth and haloUDepth, all elements in the total Field region that lie outside the exclusive region will be considered potential destination elements for halo. However, only those elements that have a corresponding halo source element, i.e. an exclusive element on one of the DEs, will be updated under the halo operation. Elements that have no associated source remain unchanged under halo.

Specifying startregion allows to change the shape of the effective halo region from the inside. Setting this flag to ESMF_STARTREGION_COMPUTATIONAL means that only elements outside the computational region of the Field are considered for potential destination elements for the halo operation. The default is ESMF_STARTREGION_EXCLUSIVE.

The haloLDepth and haloUDepth arguments allow to reduce the extent of the effective halo region. Starting at the region specified by startregion, the haloLDepth and haloUDepth define a halo depth in each direction. Note that the maximum halo region is limited by the total Field region, independent of the actual haloLDepth and haloUDepth setting. The total Field region is local DE specific. The haloLDepth and haloUDepth are interpreted as the maximum desired extent, reducing the potentially larger region available for the halo operation.

The routine returns an ESMF_RouteHandle that can be used to call ESMF_FieldHalo() on any Field that matches field in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

This call is collective across the current VM.

field
ESMF_Field containing data to be haloed. The data in this Field may be destroyed by this call.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[startregion]
The start of the effective halo region on every DE. The default setting is ESMF_STARTREGION_EXCLUSIVE, rendering all non-exclusive elements potential halo destination elements. See section 54.55 for a complete list of valid settings.
[haloLDepth]
This vector specifies the lower corner of the effective halo region with respect to the lower corner of startregion. The size of haloLDepth must equal the number of distributed Array dimensions.
[haloUDepth]
This vector specifies the upper corner of the effective halo region with respect to the upper corner of startregion. The size of haloUDepth must equal the number of distributed Array dimensions.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.60 ESMF_FieldIsCreated - Check whether a Field object has been created


INTERFACE:

   function ESMF_FieldIsCreated(field, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     logical :: ESMF_FieldIsCreated
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Field), intent(in)            :: field
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     integer,             intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Return .true. if the field has been created. Otherwise return .false.. If an error occurs, i.e. rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS is returned, the return value of the function will also be .false..

The arguments are:

field
ESMF_Field queried.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.61 ESMF_FieldPrint - Print Field information


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldPrint(field, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Field), intent(in)            :: field
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     integer,          intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Prints information about the field to stdout. This subroutine goes through the internal data members of a field data type and prints information of each data member.

The arguments are:

field
An ESMF_Field object.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.62 ESMF_FieldRead - Read Field data from a file


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldRead(field, fileName,        &
       variableName, timeslice, iofmt, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Field),      intent(inout)          :: field
     character(*),          intent(in)             :: fileName
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     character(*),          intent(in),  optional  :: variableName
     integer,               intent(in),  optional  :: timeslice
     type(ESMF_IOFmt_Flag), intent(in),  optional  :: iofmt
     integer,               intent(out), optional  :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Read Field data from a file and put it into an ESMF_Field object. For this API to be functional, the environment variable ESMF_PIO should be set to either "internal" or "external" when the ESMF library is built. Please see the section on Data I/O, 38.2.

Limitations:

The arguments are:

field
The ESMF_Field object in which the read data is returned.
fileName
The name of the file from which Field data is read. If the Field is a multi-tile Array, then fileName must contain exactly one instance of "*"; this is a placeholder that will be replaced by the tile number, with each tile being read from a separate file. (For example, for a fileName of "myfile*.nc", tile 1 will be read from "myfile1.nc", tile 2 from "myfile2.nc", etc.) (This handling of the fileName for multi-tile I/O is subject to change.)
[variableName]
Variable name in the file; default is the "name" of Field. Use this argument only in the I/O format (such as NetCDF) that supports variable name. If the I/O format does not support this (such as binary format), ESMF will return an error code.
[timeslice]
Number of slices to be read from file, starting from the 1st slice
[iofmt]
The I/O format. Please see Section 54.29 for the list of options. If not present, defaults to ESMF_IOFMT_NETCDF.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.63 ESMF_FieldRedist - Execute a Field redistribution


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldRedist(srcField, dstField, routehandle,  &
     checkflag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
         type(ESMF_Field),       intent(in),optional     :: srcField
         type(ESMF_Field),       intent(inout),optional  :: dstField
         type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout)           :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
         logical,                intent(in),   optional  :: checkflag
         integer,                intent(out),  optional  :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Execute a precomputed Field redistribution from srcField to dstField. Both srcField and dstField must match the respective Fields used during ESMF_FieldRedistStore() in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

The srcField and dstField arguments are optional in support of the situation where srcField and/or dstField are not defined on all PETs. The srcField and dstField must be specified on those PETs that hold source or destination DEs, respectively, but may be omitted on all other PETs. PETs that hold neither source nor destination DEs may omit both arguments.

It is erroneous to specify the identical Field object for srcField and dstField arguments.

See ESMF_FieldRedistStore() on how to precompute routehandle.

This call is collective across the current VM.

For examples and associated documentation regarding this method see Section 26.3.30.

[srcField]
ESMF_Field with source data.
[dstField]
ESMF_Field with destination data.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[checkflag]
If set to .TRUE. the input Field pair will be checked for consistency with the precomputed operation provided by routehandle. If set to .FALSE. (default) only a very basic input check will be performed, leaving many inconsistencies undetected. Set checkflag to .FALSE. to achieve highest performance.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.64 ESMF_FieldRedistRelease - Release resources associated with Field redistribution


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldRedistRelease(routehandle, noGarbage, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
         type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout)           :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
         logical,                intent(in),   optional  :: noGarbage
         integer,                intent(out),  optional  :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Release resources associated with a Field redistribution. After this call routehandle becomes invalid.

routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[noGarbage]
If set to .TRUE. the object will be fully destroyed and removed from the ESMF garbage collection system. Note however that under this condition ESMF cannot protect against accessing the destroyed object through dangling aliases - a situation which may lead to hard to debug application crashes.

It is generally recommended to leave the noGarbage argument set to .FALSE. (the default), and to take advantage of the ESMF garbage collection system which will prevent problems with dangling aliases or incorrect sequences of destroy calls. However this level of support requires that a small remnant of the object is kept in memory past the destroy call. This can lead to an unexpected increase in memory consumption over the course of execution in applications that use temporary ESMF objects. For situations where the repeated creation and destruction of temporary objects leads to memory issues, it is recommended to call with noGarbage set to .TRUE., fully removing the entire temporary object from memory.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.65 ESMF_FieldRedistStore - Precompute Field redistribution with a local factor argument


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldRedistStore() 
   subroutine ESMF_FieldRedistStore<type><kind>(srcField, dstField, & 
          routehandle, factor, srcToDstTransposeMap, &
          ignoreUnmatchedIndices, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Field),         intent(in)            :: srcField  
     type(ESMF_Field),         intent(inout)         :: dstField  
     type(ESMF_RouteHandle),   intent(inout)         :: routehandle
     <type>(ESMF_KIND_<kind>), intent(in)            :: factor 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     integer,                  intent(in),  optional :: srcToDstTransposeMap(:) 
     logical,                  intent(in),  optional :: ignoreUnmatchedIndices
     integer,                  intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

ESMF_FieldRedistStore() is a collective method across all PETs of the current Component. The interface of the method is overloaded, allowing - in principle - each PET to call into ESMF_FieldRedistStore() through a different entry point. Restrictions apply as to which combinations are sensible. All other combinations result in ESMF run time errors. The complete semantics of the ESMF_FieldRedistStore() method, as provided through the separate entry points shown in 26.6.65 and 26.6.66, is described in the following paragraphs as a whole.

Store a Field redistribution operation from srcField to dstField. Interface 26.6.65 allows PETs to specify a factor argument. PETs not specifying a factor argument call into interface 26.6.66. If multiple PETs specify the factor argument, its type and kind, as well as its value must match across all PETs. If none of the PETs specify a factor argument the default will be a factor of 1. The resulting factor is applied to all of the source data during redistribution, allowing scaling of the data, e.g. for unit transformation.

Both srcField and dstField are interpreted as sequentialized vectors. The sequence is defined by the order of DistGrid dimensions and the order of tiles within the DistGrid or by user-supplied arbitrary sequence indices. See section 28.2.18 for details on the definition of sequence indices.

Source Field, destination Field, and the factor may be of different <type><kind>. Further, source and destination Fields may differ in shape, however, the number of elements must match.

The default redistribution operation, when srcToDstTransposeMap is not specified, corresponds to the identity mapping: each element of the sequentialized source Field is copied to the sequentialized destination Field element in order.

If the srcToDstTransposeMap argument is provided it must be identical across all PETs. The srcToDstTransposeMap allows source and destination Field dimensions to be transposed during the redistribution. To support this option, the number of source and destination Field dimensions must be equal and the size of the associated dimensions must match. See section 28.2.17 for more details about the use of the srcToDstTransposeMap argument.

It is erroneous to specify the identical Field object for srcField and dstField arguments.

The routine returns an ESMF_RouteHandle that can be used to call ESMF_FieldRedist() on any pair of Fields that matches srcField and dstField in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

This method is overloaded for:
ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, ESMF_TYPEKIND_I8,
ESMF_TYPEKIND_R4, ESMF_TYPEKIND_R8.

This call is collective across the current VM.

For examples and associated documentation regarding this method see Section 26.3.30.

The arguments are:

srcField
ESMF_Field with source data.
dstField
ESMF_Field with destination data. The data in this Field may be destroyed by this call.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
factor
Factor by which to multiply data. Default is 1. See full method description above for details on the interplay with other PETs.
[srcToDstTransposeMap]
A list with as many entries as there are dimensions in srcField, or tileCount times this many entries. Each entry maps the corresponding srcField dimension against the specified dstField dimension. Mixing distributed and undistributed dimensions is supported. Negative entries reverse the order of elements along the specified dimension when going from source to destination. When providing $rank \times tileCount$ elements in srcToDstTransposeMap, each block of size rank is associated with the corresponding tile (in order), and interpreted as the tile-specific transpose map.
[ignoreUnmatchedIndices]
A logical flag that affects the behavior for when not all elements match between the srcField and dstField side. The default setting is .false., indicating that it is an error when such a situation is encountered. Setting ignoreUnmatchedIndices to .true. ignores unmatched indices.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.66 ESMF_FieldRedistStore - Precompute Field redistribution without a local factor argument


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldRedistStore() 
     subroutine ESMF_FieldRedistStoreNF(srcField, dstField, & 
         routehandle, srcToDstTransposeMap, &
         ignoreUnmatchedIndices, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
         type(ESMF_Field),       intent(in)            :: srcField  
         type(ESMF_Field),       intent(inout)         :: dstField  
         type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout)         :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
         integer,                intent(in), optional  :: srcToDstTransposeMap(:) 
         logical,                intent(in), optional  :: ignoreUnmatchedIndices
         integer,                intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

ESMF_FieldRedistStore() is a collective method across all PETs of the current Component. The interface of the method is overloaded, allowing - in principle - each PET to call into ESMF_FieldRedistStore() through a different entry point. Restrictions apply as to which combinations are sensible. All other combinations result in ESMF run time errors. The complete semantics of the ESMF_FieldRedistStore() method, as provided through the separate entry points shown in 26.6.65 and 26.6.66, is described in the following paragraphs as a whole.

Store a Field redistribution operation from srcField to dstField. Interface 26.6.65 allows PETs to specify a factor argument. PETs not specifying a factor argument call into interface 26.6.66. If multiple PETs specify the factor argument, its type and kind, as well as its value must match across all PETs. If none of the PETs specify a factor argument the default will be a factor of 1. The resulting factor is applied to all of the source data during redistribution, allowing scaling of the data, e.g. for unit transformation.

Both srcField and dstField are interpreted as sequentialized vectors. The sequence is defined by the order of DistGrid dimensions and the order of tiles within the DistGrid or by user-supplied arbitrary sequence indices. See section 28.2.18 for details on the definition of sequence indices.

Source Field, destination Field, and the factor may be of different <type><kind>. Further, source and destination Fields may differ in shape, however, the number of elements must match.

The default redistribution operation, when srcToDstTransposeMap is not specified, corresponds to the identity mapping: each element of the sequentialized source Field is copied to the sequentialized destination Field element in order.

If the srcToDstTransposeMap argument is provided it must be identical across all PETs. The srcToDstTransposeMap allows source and destination Field dimensions to be transposed during the redistribution. To support this option, the number of source and destination Field dimensions must be equal and the size of the associated dimensions must match. See section 28.2.17 for more details about the use of the srcToDstTransposeMap argument.

It is erroneous to specify the identical Field object for srcField and dstField arguments.

The routine returns an ESMF_RouteHandle that can be used to call ESMF_FieldRedist() on any pair of Fields that matches srcField and dstField in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

This call is collective across the current VM.

For examples and associated documentation regarding this method see Section 26.3.30.

The arguments are:

srcField
ESMF_Field with source data.
dstField
ESMF_Field with destination data. The data in this Field may be destroyed by this call.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[srcToDstTransposeMap]
A list with as many entries as there are dimensions in srcField, or tileCount times this many entries. Each entry maps the corresponding srcField dimension against the specified dstField dimension. Mixing distributed and undistributed dimensions is supported. Negative entries reverse the order of elements along the specified dimension when going from source to destination. When providing $rank \times tileCount$ elements in srcToDstTransposeMap, each block of size rank is associated with the corresponding tile (in order), and interpreted as the tile-specific transpose map.
[ignoreUnmatchedIndices]
A logical flag that affects the behavior for when not all elements match between the srcField and dstField side. The default setting is .false., indicating that it is an error when such a situation is encountered. Setting ignoreUnmatchedIndices to .true. ignores unmatched indices.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.67 ESMF_FieldRegrid - Compute a regridding operation


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldRegrid(srcField, dstField, routehandle, &
     zeroregion, termorderflag, checkflag, dynamicMask, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
       type(ESMF_Field),               intent(in),    optional :: srcField
       type(ESMF_Field),               intent(inout), optional :: dstField
       type(ESMF_RouteHandle),         intent(inout)           :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
       type(ESMF_Region_Flag),         intent(in),    optional :: zeroregion
       type(ESMF_TermOrder_Flag),      intent(in),    optional :: termorderflag
       logical,                        intent(in),    optional :: checkflag
       type(ESMF_DynamicMask), target, intent(in),    optional :: dynamicMask
       integer,                        intent(out),   optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Execute the precomputed regrid operation stored in routehandle to interpolate from srcField to dstField. See ESMF_FieldRegridStore() on how to precompute the routehandle.

Both srcField and dstField must match the respective Fields used during ESMF_FieldRegridStore() in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

The srcField and dstField arguments are optional in support of the situation where srcField and/or dstField are not defined on all PETs. The srcField and dstField must be specified on those PETs that hold source or destination DEs, respectively, but may be omitted on all other PETs. PETs that hold neither source nor destination DEs may omit both arguments.

It is erroneous to specify the identical Field object for srcField and dstField arguments.

This call is collective across the current VM.

[srcField]
ESMF_Field with source data.
[dstField]
ESMF_Field with destination data.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[zeroregion]
If set to ESMF_REGION_TOTAL (default) the total regions of all DEs in dstField will be initialized to zero before updating the elements with the results of the sparse matrix multiplication. If set to ESMF_REGION_EMPTY the elements in dstField will not be modified prior to the sparse matrix multiplication and results will be added to the incoming element values. Setting zeroregion to ESMF_REGION_SELECT will only zero out those elements in the destination Array that will be updated by the sparse matrix multiplication. See section 54.49 for a complete list of valid settings.
[termorderflag]
Specifies the order of the source side terms in all of the destination sums. The termorderflag only affects the order of terms during the execution of the RouteHandle. See the 37.2.1 section for an in-depth discussion of all bit-for-bit reproducibility aspects related to route-based communication methods. See 54.59 for a full list of options. The default setting depends on whether the dynamicMask argument is present or not. With dynamicMask argument present, the default of termorderflag is ESMF_TERMORDER_SRCSEQ. This ensures that all source terms are present on the destination side, and the interpolation can be calculated as a single sum. When dynamicMask is absent, the default of termorderflag is ESMF_TERMORDER_FREE, allowing maximum flexibility and partial sums for optimum performance.
[checkflag]
If set to .TRUE. the input Array pair will be checked for consistency with the precomputed operation provided by routehandle. If set to .FALSE. (default) only a very basic input check will be performed, leaving many inconsistencies undetected. Set checkflag to .FALSE. to achieve highest performance.
[dynamicMask]
Object holding dynamic masking information. See section 37.2.6 for a discussion of dynamic masking.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.68 ESMF_FieldRegridRelease - Free resources used by a regridding operation


INTERFACE:

       subroutine ESMF_FieldRegridRelease(routehandle, &
         noGarbage, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
       type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout)         :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
       logical,                intent(in),  optional :: noGarbage
       integer,                intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Release resources associated with a regrid operation. After this call routehandle becomes invalid.

The arguments are:

routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[noGarbage]
If set to .TRUE. the object will be fully destroyed and removed from the ESMF garbage collection system. Note however that under this condition ESMF cannot protect against accessing the destroyed object through dangling aliases - a situation which may lead to hard to debug application crashes.

It is generally recommended to leave the noGarbage argument set to .FALSE. (the default), and to take advantage of the ESMF garbage collection system which will prevent problems with dangling aliases or incorrect sequences of destroy calls. However this level of support requires that a small remnant of the object is kept in memory past the destroy call. This can lead to an unexpected increase in memory consumption over the course of execution in applications that use temporary ESMF objects. For situations where the repeated creation and destruction of temporary objects leads to memory issues, it is recommended to call with noGarbage set to .TRUE., fully removing the entire temporary object from memory.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.69 ESMF_FieldRegridStore - Precompute a Field regridding operation and return a RouteHandle and weights


INTERFACE:

   !   Private name; call using ESMF_FieldRegridStore()
       subroutine ESMF_FieldRegridStoreNX(srcField, dstField, &
                     srcMaskValues, dstMaskValues, &
                     regridmethod, &
                     polemethod, regridPoleNPnts, & 
                     lineType, &
                     normType, &
                     vectorRegrid, & 
                     extrapMethod, &
                     extrapNumSrcPnts, &
                     extrapDistExponent, &
                     extrapNumLevels, &
                     unmappedaction, ignoreDegenerate, &
                     srcTermProcessing, & 
                     pipeLineDepth, &
                     routehandle, &
                     factorList, factorIndexList, & 
                     weights, indices, &  ! DEPRECATED ARGUMENTS
                     srcFracField, dstFracField, &
                     dstStatusField, &
                     unmappedDstList, &
                     checkFlag, &
                     rc)
ARGUMENTS:
       type(ESMF_Field),               intent(in)              :: srcField
       type(ESMF_Field),               intent(inout)           :: dstField
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
       integer(ESMF_KIND_I4),          intent(in),    optional :: srcMaskValues(:)
       integer(ESMF_KIND_I4),          intent(in),    optional :: dstMaskValues(:)
       type(ESMF_RegridMethod_Flag),   intent(in),    optional :: regridmethod
       type(ESMF_PoleMethod_Flag),     intent(in),    optional :: polemethod
       integer,                        intent(in),    optional :: regridPoleNPnts
       type(ESMF_LineType_Flag),       intent(in),    optional :: lineType
       type(ESMF_NormType_Flag),       intent(in),    optional :: normType
       logical,                        intent(in),    optional :: vectorRegrid
       type(ESMF_ExtrapMethod_Flag),   intent(in),    optional :: extrapMethod
       integer,                        intent(in),    optional :: extrapNumSrcPnts
       real(ESMF_KIND_R4),             intent(in),    optional :: extrapDistExponent
       integer,                        intent(in),    optional :: extrapNumLevels
       type(ESMF_UnmappedAction_Flag), intent(in),    optional :: unmappedaction
       logical,                        intent(in),    optional :: ignoreDegenerate
       integer,                        intent(inout), optional :: srcTermProcessing
       integer,                        intent(inout), optional :: pipeLineDepth
       type(ESMF_RouteHandle),         intent(inout), optional :: routehandle
       real(ESMF_KIND_R8),             pointer,       optional :: factorList(:)
       integer(ESMF_KIND_I4),          pointer,       optional :: factorIndexList(:,:)
       real(ESMF_KIND_R8),    pointer, optional :: weights(:)   ! DEPRECATED ARG
       integer(ESMF_KIND_I4), pointer, optional :: indices(:,:) ! DEPRECATED ARG
       type(ESMF_Field),               intent(inout), optional :: srcFracField
       type(ESMF_Field),               intent(inout), optional :: dstFracField
       type(ESMF_Field),               intent(inout), optional :: dstStatusField
       integer(ESMF_KIND_I4),          pointer,       optional :: unmappedDstList(:)
       logical,                        intent(in),    optional :: checkFlag
       integer,                        intent(out),   optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Creates a sparse matrix operation (stored in routehandle) that contains the calculations and communications necessary to interpolate from srcField to dstField. The routehandle can then be used in the call ESMF_FieldRegrid() to interpolate between the Fields. The user may also get the interpolation matrix in sparse matrix form via the optional arguments factorList and factorIndexList.

The routehandle generated by this call is based just on the coordinates in the spatial class (e.g. Grid) contained in the Fields. If those coordinates don't change the routehandle can be used repeatedly to interpolate from the source Field to the destination Field. This is true even if the data in the Fields changes. The routehandle may also be used to interpolate between any source and destination Field which are created on the same location in the same Grid, LocStream, XGrid, or Mesh as the original Fields.

When it's no longer needed the routehandle should be destroyed by using ESMF_FieldRegridRelease() to free the memory it's using.

Note, as a side effect, that this call may change the data in dstField. If this is undesirable, then an easy work around is to create a second temporary field with the same structure as dstField and pass that in instead.

The arguments are:

srcField
Source Field.
dstField
Destination Field. The data in this Field may be overwritten by this call.
[srcMaskValues]
Mask information can be set in the Grid (see 31.3.17) or Mesh (see 33.3.11) upon which the srcField is built. The srcMaskValues argument specifies the values in that mask information which indicate a source point should be masked out. In other words, a locati on is masked if and only if the value for that location in the mask information matches one of the values listed in srcMaskValues. If srcMaskValues is not specified, no masking will occur.
[dstMaskValues]
Mask information can be set in the Grid (see 31.3.17) or Mesh (see 33.3.11) upon which the dstField is built. The dstMaskValues argument specifies the values in that mask information which indicate a destination point should be masked out. In other words, a location is masked if and only if the value for that location in the mask information matches one of the values listed in dstMaskValues. If dstMaskValues is not specified, no masking will occur.
[regridmethod]
The type of interpolation. Please see Section 54.50 for a list of valid options. If not specified, defaults to ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_BILINEAR.
[polemethod]
Specifies the type of pole to construct on the source Grid during regridding. Please see Section 54.47 for a list of valid options. If not specified, defaults to ESMF_POLEMETHOD_ALLAVG for non-conservative regrid methods, and ESMF_POLEMETHOD_NONE for conservative methods.
[regridPoleNPnts]
If polemethod is ESMF_POLEMETHOD_NPNTAVG, then this parameter indicates the number of points over which to average. If polemethod is not ESMF_POLEMETHOD_NPNTAVG and regridPoleNPnts is specified, then it will be ignored. This subroutine will return an error if polemethod is ESMF_POLEMETHOD_NPNTAVG and regridPoleNPnts is not specified.
[lineType]
This argument controls the path of the line which connects two points on a sphere surface. This in turn controls the path along which distances are calculated and the shape of the edges that make up a cell. Both of these quantities can influence how interpolation weights are calculated. As would be expected, this argument is only applicable when srcField and dstField are built on grids which lie on the surface of a sphere. Section 54.35 shows a list of valid options for this argument. Figure 24.2.16 shows which line types are supported for each regrid method as well as showing the default line type by regrid method. If not specified, defaults to ESMF_LINETYPE_CART for non-conservative regrid methods, and ESMF_LINETYPE_GREAT_CIRCLE for conservative methods.

[normType]
This argument controls the type of normalization used when generating conservative weights. This option only applies to weights generated with regridmethod=ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_CONSERVE or regridmethod=ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_CONSERVE_2ND Please see Section 54.44 for a list of valid options. If not specified normType defaults to ESMF_NORMTYPE_DSTAREA.
[vectorRegrid]
If true, treat a single ungridded dimension in the source and destination Fields as the components of a vector. If true and there is more than one ungridded dimension in either the source or destination, then an error will be returned. Currently, only undistributed (vector) dimensions of size 2 are supported. In the vector dimension, the first entry is interpreted as the east component and the second as the north component. In addition, this functionality presently only works when both the source and destination Fields are build on a geometry (e.g. an ESMF Grid) with a spherical coordinate system (e.g. ESMF_COORDSYS_SPH_DEG). We expect these restrictions to be loosened over time as new requirements come in from users. See section 24.2.17 for further information on this functionality. If not specified, this argument defaults to false.
[extrapMethod]
The type of extrapolation. Please see Section 54.18 for a list of valid options. If not specified, defaults to ESMF_EXTRAPMETHOD_NONE.
[extrapNumSrcPnts]
The number of source points to use for the extrapolation methods that use more than one source point (e.g. ESMF_EXTRAPMETHOD_NEAREST_IDAVG). If not specified, defaults to 8.
[extrapDistExponent]
The exponent to raise the distance to when calculating weights for the ESMF_EXTRAPMETHOD_NEAREST_IDAVG extrapolation method. A higher value reduces the influence of more distant points. If not specified, defaults to 2.0.
[extrapNumLevels]
The number of levels to output for the extrapolation methods that fill levels (e.g. ESMF_EXTRAPMETHOD_CREEP). When a method is used that requires this, then an error will be returned, if it is not specified.
[unmappedaction]
Specifies what should happen if there are destination points that can't be mapped to a source cell. Please see Section 54.61 for a list of valid options. If not specified, unmappedaction defaults to ESMF_UNMAPPEDACTION_ERROR.
[ignoreDegenerate]
Ignore degenerate cells when checking for errors. If this is set to true, then the regridding proceeds, but degenerate cells will be skipped. If set to false, a degenerate cell produces an error. If not specified, ignoreDegenerate defaults to false.
[srcTermProcessing]
The srcTermProcessing parameter controls how many source terms, located on the same PET and summing into the same destination element, are summed into partial sums on the source PET before being transferred to the destination PET. A value of 0 indicates that the entire arithmetic is done on the destination PET; source elements are neither multiplied by their factors nor added into partial sums before being sent off by the source PET. A value of 1 indicates that source elements are multiplied by their factors on the source side before being sent to the destination PET. Larger values of srcTermProcessing indicate the maximum number of terms in the partial sums on the source side.

Note that partial sums may lead to bit-for-bit differences in the results. See section 37.2.1 for an in-depth discussion of all bit-for-bit reproducibility aspects related to route-based communication methods.

The ESMF_FieldRegridStore() method implements an auto-tuning scheme for the srcTermProcessing parameter. The intent on the srcTermProcessing argument is "inout" in order to support both overriding and accessing the auto-tuning parameter. If an argument $>= 0$ is specified, it is used for the srcTermProcessing parameter, and the auto-tuning phase is skipped. In this case the srcTermProcessing argument is not modified on return. If the provided argument is $< 0$, the srcTermProcessing parameter is determined internally using the auto-tuning scheme. In this case the srcTermProcessing argument is re-set to the internally determined value on return. Auto-tuning is also used if the optional srcTermProcessing argument is omitted.

[pipelineDepth]
The pipelineDepth parameter controls how many messages a PET may have outstanding during a sparse matrix exchange. Larger values of pipelineDepth typically lead to better performance. However, on some systems too large a value may lead to performance degradation, or runtime errors.

Note that the pipeline depth has no effect on the bit-for-bit reproducibility of the results. However, it may affect the performance reproducibility of the exchange.

The ESMF_FieldRegridStore() method implements an auto-tuning scheme for the pipelineDepth parameter. The intent on the pipelineDepth argument is "inout" in order to support both overriding and accessing the auto-tuning parameter. If an argument $>= 0$ is specified, it is used for the pipelineDepth parameter, and the auto-tuning phase is skipped. In this case the pipelineDepth argument is not modified on return. If the provided argument is $< 0$, the pipelineDepth parameter is determined internally using the auto-tuning scheme. In this case the pipelineDepth argument is re-set to the internally determined value on return. Auto-tuning is also used if the optional pipelineDepth argument is omitted.

[routehandle]
The communication handle that implements the regrid operation and that can be used later in the ESMF_FieldRegrid() call. The routehandle is optional so that if the user doesn't need it, then they can indicate that by not requesting it. The time to compute the routehandle can be a significant fraction of the time taken by this method, so if it's not needed then not requesting it is worthwhile.
[factorList]
The list of coefficients for a sparse matrix which interpolates from srcField to dstField. The array coming out of this variable is in the appropriate format to be used in other ESMF sparse matrix multiply calls, for example ESMF_FieldSMMStore(). The factorList array is allocated by the method and the user is responsible for deallocating it.
[factorIndexList]
The indices for a sparse matrix which interpolates from srcField to dstField. This argument is a 2D array containing pairs of source and destination sequence indices corresponding to the coefficients in the factorList argument. The first dimension of factorIndexList is of size 2. factorIndexList(1,:) specifies the sequence index of the source element in the srcField. factorIndexList(2,:) specifies the sequence index of the destination element in the dstField. The se cond dimension of factorIndexList steps through the list of pairs, i.e. size(factorIndexList,2)==size(factorList). The array coming out of this variable is in the appropriate format to be used in other ESMF sparse matrix multiply calls, for example ESMF_FieldSMMStore(). The factorIndexList array is allocated by the method and the user is responsible for deallocating it.
[weights]
DEPRECATED ARGUMENT! Please use the argument factorList instead.
[indices]
DEPRECATED ARGUMENT! Please use the argument factorIndexList instead.
[srcFracField]
The fraction of each source cell participating in the regridding. Only valid when regridmethod is ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_CONSERVE or regridmethod=ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_CONSERVE_2ND. This Field needs to be created on the same location (e.g staggerloc) as the srcField.
[dstFracField]
The fraction of each destination cell participating in the regridding. Only valid when regridmethod is ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_CONSERVE or regridmethod=ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_CONSERVE_2ND. This Field needs to be created on the same location (e.g staggerloc) as the dstField. It is important to note that the current implementation of conservative regridding doesn't normalize the interpolation weights by the destination fraction. This means that for a destination grid which only partially overlaps the source grid the destination field which is output from the regrid operation should be divided by the corresponding destination fraction to yield the true interpolated values for cells which are only partially covered by the source grid.
[dstStatusField]
An ESMF Field which outputs a regrid status value for each destination location. Section 54.51 indicates the meaning of each value. The Field needs to be built on the same location (e.g. staggerloc) in the same Grid, Mesh, XGrid, or LocStream as the dstField argument. The Field also needs to be of typekind ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4. This option currently doesn't work with the ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_NEAREST_DTOS regrid method.
[unmappedDstList]
The list of the sequence indices for locations in dstField which couldn't be mapped the srcField. The list on each PET only contains the unmapped locations for the piece of the dstField on that PET. If a destination point is masked, it won't be put in this list. This option currently doesn't work with the ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_NEAREST_DTOS regrid method.
[checkFlag]
If set to .FALSE. (default) only quick error checking will be performed. If set to .TRUE. more expensive error checking will be performed, possibly catching more errors. Set checkFlag to .FALSE. to achieve highest performance. The checkFlag currently only turns on checking for conservative regrid methods (e.g. ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_CONSERVE).
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.70 ESMF_FieldRegridStore - Precompute a Field regridding operation between an XGrid and one of its side Grids or Meshes


INTERFACE:

   !   Private name; call using ESMF_FieldRegridStore()
     subroutine ESMF_FieldRegridStoreX(xgrid, srcField, dstField, &
                     regridmethod, &
                     srcTermProcessing, pipeLineDepth, &
                     routehandle, &
                     srcFracField, dstFracField, &
                     srcMergeFracField, dstMergeFracField, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
       type(ESMF_XGrid),       intent(in)                      :: xgrid
       type(ESMF_Field),       intent(in)                      :: srcField
       type(ESMF_Field),       intent(inout)                   :: dstField
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
       type(ESMF_RegridMethod_Flag),   intent(in),    optional :: regridmethod
       integer,                        intent(inout), optional :: srcTermProcessing
       integer,                        intent(inout), optional :: pipeLineDepth
       type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout), optional         :: routehandle
       type(ESMF_Field),       intent(inout), optional         :: srcFracField
       type(ESMF_Field),       intent(inout), optional         :: dstFracField
       type(ESMF_Field),       intent(inout), optional         :: srcMergeFracField
       type(ESMF_Field),       intent(inout), optional         :: dstMergeFracField
       integer,                intent(out),   optional         :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

This method creates a RouteHandle to do conservative interpolation specifically between a Field built on an XGrid and a Field build on one of the Grids or Meshes used to create that XGrid. (To do more general interpolation use the ESMF_FieldRegridStore() method in section 26.6.69.) The RouteHandle produced by this method can then be used in the call ESMF_FieldRegrid() to interpolate from the srcField to the dstField.

The RouteHandle generated by this call is based just on the coordinates in the Grids, XGrids, or Meshes contained in the Fields. If those coordinates don't change the RouteHandle can be used repeatedly to interpolate from the source Field to the destination Field. This is true even if the data in the Fields changes. The RouteHandle may also be used to interpolate between any source and destination Field which are created on the same Grid, XGrid, or Mesh as the original Fields.

When it's no longer needed the RouteHandle should be destroyed by using ESMF_FieldRegridRelease() to free the memory it's using.

Note, as a side effect, that this call may change the data in dstField. If this is undesirable, then an easy work around is to create a second temporary Field with the same structure as dstField and pass that in instead.

The arguments are:

xgrid
Exchange Grid.
srcField
Source Field built on either xgrid or one of the Grids or Meshes used to create xgrid.
dstField
Destination Field built on either xgrid or one of the Grids or Meshes used to create xgrid. The data in this Field may be overwritten by this call.
[regridmethod]
The type of interpolation. For this method only ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_CONSERVE and ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_CONSERVE_2ND are supported. If not specified, defaults to ESMF_REGRIDMETHOD_CONSERVE.
[srcTermProcessing]
The srcTermProcessing parameter controls how many source terms, located on the same PET and summing into the same destination element, are summed into partial sums on the source PET before being transferred to the destination PET. A value of 0 indicates that the entire arithmetic is done on the destination PET; source elements are neither multiplied by their factors nor added into partial sums before being sent off by the source PET. A value of 1 indicates that source elements are multiplied by their factors on the source side before being sent to the destination PET. Larger values of srcTermProcessing indicate the maximum number of terms in the partial sums on the source side.

Note that partial sums may lead to bit-for-bit differences in the results. See section 37.2.1 for an in-depth discussion of all bit-for-bit reproducibility aspects related to route-based communication methods.

The ESMF_FieldRegridStore() method implements an auto-tuning scheme for the srcTermProcessing parameter. The intent on the srcTermProcessing argument is "inout" in order to support both overriding and accessing the auto-tuning parameter. If an argument $>= 0$ is specified, it is used for the srcTermProcessing parameter, and the auto-tuning phase is skipped. In this case the srcTermProcessing argument is not modified on return. If the provided argument is $< 0$, the srcTermProcessing parameter is determined internally using the auto-tuning scheme. In this case the srcTermProcessing argument is re-set to the internally determined value on return. Auto-tuning is also used if the optional srcTermProcessing argument is omitted.

[pipelineDepth]
The pipelineDepth parameter controls how many messages a PET may have outstanding during a sparse matrix exchange. Larger values of pipelineDepth typically lead to better performance. However, on some systems too large a value may lead to performance degradation, or runtime errors.

Note that the pipeline depth has no effect on the bit-for-bit reproducibility of the results. However, it may affect the performance reproducibility of the exchange.

The ESMF_FieldRegridStore() method implements an auto-tuning scheme for the pipelineDepth parameter. The intent on the pipelineDepth argument is "inout" in order to support both overriding and accessing the auto-tuning parameter. If an argument $>= 0$ is specified, it is used for the pipelineDepth parameter, and the auto-tuning phase is skipped. In this case the pipelineDepth argument is not modified on return. If the provided argument is $< 0$, the pipelineDepth parameter is determined internally using the auto-tuning scheme. In this case the pipelineDepth argument is re-set to the internally determined value on return. Auto-tuning is also used if the optional pipelineDepth argument is omitted.

[routehandle]
The handle that implements the regrid and that can be used in later ESMF_FieldRegrid.
[srcFracField]
The fraction of each source cell participating in the regridding returned from this call. This Field needs to be created on the same Grid and location (e.g staggerloc) as the srcField.
[dstFracField]
The fraction of each destination cell participating in the regridding returned from this call. This Field needs to be created on the same Grid and location (e.g staggerloc) as the dstField.
[srcMergeFracField]
The fraction of each source cell as a result of Grid merge returned from this call. This Field needs to be created on the same Grid and location (e.g staggerloc) as the srcField.
[dstMergeFracField]
The fraction of each destination cell as a result of Grid merge returned from this call. This Field needs to be created on the same Grid and location (e.g staggerloc) as the dstField.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.71 ESMF_FieldRegridGetArea - Get the area of the cells used for conservative interpolation


INTERFACE:

       subroutine ESMF_FieldRegridGetArea(areaField, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
ARGUMENTS:
       type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout)                 :: areaField
       integer, intent(out), optional                  :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

This subroutine gets the area of the cells used for conservative interpolation for the grid object associated with areaField and puts them into areaField. If created on a 2D Grid, it must be built on the ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER stagger location. If created on a 3D Grid, it must be built on the ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER_VCENTER stagger location. If created on a Mesh, it must be built on the ESMF_MESHLOC_ELEMENT mesh location.

If the user has set the area in the Grid, Mesh, or XGrid under areaField, then that's the area that's returned in the units that the user set it in. If the user hasn't set the area, then the area is calculated and returned. If the Grid, Mesh, or XGrid is on the surface of a sphere, then the calculated area is in units of square radians. If the Grid, Mesh, or XGrid is Cartesian, then the calculated area is in square units of whatever unit the coordinates are in.

The arguments are:

areaField
The Field to put the area values in.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.72 ESMF_FieldScatter - Scatter a Fortran array across the ESMF_Field


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldScatter<rank><type><kind>(field, farray, & 
   rootPet, tile, vm, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
   type(ESMF_Field), intent(inout) :: field 
   mtype (ESMF_KIND_mtypekind),intent(in), target :: farray(mdim) 
   integer, intent(in) :: rootPet 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
   integer, intent(in), optional :: tile 
   type(ESMF_VM), intent(in), optional :: vm 
   integer, intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Scatter the data of farray located on rootPET across an ESMF_Field object. A single farray must be scattered across a single DistGrid tile in Field. The optional tile argument allows selection of the tile. For Fields defined on a single tile DistGrid the default selection (tile 1) will be correct. The shape of farray must match the shape of the tile in Field.

If the Field contains replicating DistGrid dimensions data will be scattered across all of the replicated pieces.

The implementation of Scatter and Gather is not sequence index based. If the Field is built on arbitrarily distributed Grid, Mesh, LocStream or XGrid, Scatter will not scatter data from rootPet to the destination data points corresponding to the sequence index on the rootPet. Instead Scatter will scatter a contiguous memory range from rootPet to destination PET. The size of the memory range is equal to the number of data elements on the destination PET. Vice versa for the Gather operation. In this case, the user should use ESMF_FieldRedist to achieve the same data operation result. For examples how to use ESMF_FieldRedist to perform Gather and Scatter, please refer to 26.3.32 and 26.3.31.

This version of the interface implements the PET-based blocking paradigm: Each PET of the VM must issue this call exactly once for all of its DEs. The call will block until all PET-local data objects are accessible.

For examples and associated documentation regarding this method see Section 26.3.29.

The arguments are:

field
The ESMF_Field object across which data will be scattered.
{farray}
The Fortran array that is to be scattered. Only root must provide a valid farray, the other PETs may treat farray as an optional argument.
rootPet
PET that holds the valid data in farray.
[tile]
The DistGrid tile in field into which to scatter farray. By default farray will be scattered into tile 1.
[vm]
Optional ESMF_VM object of the current context. Providing the VM of the current context will lower the method's overhead.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.73 ESMF_FieldSet - Set object-wide Field information


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldSet(field, name, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Field),   intent(inout)         :: field
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     character(len = *), intent(in),  optional :: name
     integer,            intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Sets adjustable settings in an ESMF_Field object.

The arguments are:

field
ESMF_Field object for which to set properties.
[name]
The Field name.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.74 ESMF_FieldSync - Synchronize DEs across the Field in case of sharing


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldSync(field, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Field), intent(in)            :: field
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     integer,          intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Synchronizes access to DEs across field to make sure PETs correctly access the data for read and write when DEs are shared.

The arguments are:

field
Specified ESMF_Field object.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.75 ESMF_FieldSMM - Execute a Field sparse matrix multiplication


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldSMM(srcField, dstField, routehandle, &
              zeroregion, termorderflag, checkflag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
         type(ESMF_Field),          intent(in),    optional  :: srcField
         type(ESMF_Field),          intent(inout), optional  :: dstField
         type(ESMF_RouteHandle),    intent(inout)            :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
         type(ESMF_Region_Flag),    intent(in),    optional  :: zeroregion
         type(ESMF_TermOrder_Flag), intent(in),    optional  :: termorderflag
         logical,                   intent(in),    optional  :: checkflag
         integer,                   intent(out),   optional  :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Execute a precomputed Field sparse matrix multiplication from srcField to dstField. Both srcField and dstField must match the respective Fields used during ESMF_FieldSMMStore() in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

The srcField and dstField arguments are optional in support of the situation where srcField and/or dstField are not defined on all PETs. The srcField and dstField must be specified on those PETs that hold source or destination DEs, respectively, but may be omitted on all other PETs. PETs that hold neither source nor destination DEs may omit both arguments.

It is erroneous to specify the identical Field object for srcField and dstField arguments.

See ESMF_FieldSMMStore() on how to precompute routehandle.

This call is collective across the current VM.

For examples and associated documentation regarding this method see Section 26.3.33.

[srcField]
ESMF_Field with source data.
[dstField]
ESMF_Field with destination data.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[zeroregion]
If set to ESMF_REGION_TOTAL (default) the total regions of all DEs in dstField will be initialized to zero before updating the elements with the results of the sparse matrix multiplication. If set to ESMF_REGION_EMPTY the elements in dstField will not be modified prior to the sparse matrix multiplication and results will be added to the incoming element values. Setting zeroregion to ESMF_REGION_SELECT will only zero out those elements in the destination Field that will be updated by the sparse matrix multiplication. See section 54.49 for a complete list of valid settings.
[termorderflag]
Specifies the order of the source side terms in all of the destination sums. The termorderflag only affects the order of terms during the execution of the RouteHandle. See the 37.2.1 section for an in-depth discussion of all bit-for-bit reproducibility aspects related to route-based communication methods. See 54.59 for a full list of options. The default is ESMF_TERMORDER_FREE, allowing maximum flexibility in the order of terms for optimum performance.
[checkflag]
If set to .TRUE. the input Field pair will be checked for consistency with the precomputed operation provided by routehandle. If set to .FALSE. (default) only a very basic input check will be performed, leaving many inconsistencies undetected. Set checkflag to .FALSE. to achieve highest performance.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.76 ESMF_FieldSMMRelease - Release resources associated with Field

sparse matrix multiplication


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldSMMRelease(routehandle, noGarbage, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
         type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout)           :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
         logical,                intent(in),   optional  :: noGarbage
         integer,                intent(out),  optional  :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Release resources associated with a Field sparse matrix multiplication. After this call routehandle becomes invalid.

routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[noGarbage]
If set to .TRUE. the object will be fully destroyed and removed from the ESMF garbage collection system. Note however that under this condition ESMF cannot protect against accessing the destroyed object through dangling aliases - a situation which may lead to hard to debug application crashes.

It is generally recommended to leave the noGarbage argument set to .FALSE. (the default), and to take advantage of the ESMF garbage collection system which will prevent problems with dangling aliases or incorrect sequences of destroy calls. However this level of support requires that a small remnant of the object is kept in memory past the destroy call. This can lead to an unexpected increase in memory consumption over the course of execution in applications that use temporary ESMF objects. For situations where the repeated creation and destruction of temporary objects leads to memory issues, it is recommended to call with noGarbage set to .TRUE., fully removing the entire temporary object from memory.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.77 ESMF_FieldSMMStore - Precompute Field sparse matrix multiplication with local factors


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldSMMStore() 
   subroutine ESMF_FieldSMMStore<type><kind>(srcField, dstField, & 
          routehandle, factorList, factorIndexList, &
          ignoreUnmatchedIndices, srcTermProcessing, pipelineDepth, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Field),         intent(in)              :: srcField  
     type(ESMF_Field),         intent(inout)           :: dstField  
     type(ESMF_RouteHandle),   intent(inout)           :: routehandle
     <type>(ESMF_KIND_<kind>), intent(in)              :: factorList(:) 
     integer,                  intent(in),             :: factorIndexList(:,:) 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical,                  intent(in),    optional :: ignoreUnmatchedIndices
     integer,                  intent(inout), optional :: srcTermProcessing
     integer,                  intent(inout), optional :: pipeLineDepth
     integer,                  intent(out),   optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Store a Field sparse matrix multiplication operation from srcField to dstField. PETs that specify non-zero matrix coefficients must use the <type><kind> overloaded interface and provide the factorList and factorIndexList arguments. Providing factorList and factorIndexList arguments with size(factorList) = (/0/) and size(factorIndexList) = (/2,0/) or (/4,0/) indicates that a PET does not provide matrix elements. Alternatively, PETs that do not provide matrix elements may also call into the overloaded interface without factorList and factorIndexList arguments.

Both srcField and dstField are interpreted as sequentialized vectors. The sequence is defined by the order of DistGrid dimensions and the order of tiles within the DistGrid or by user-supplied arbitrary sequence indices. See section 28.2.18 for details on the definition of sequence indices. SMM corresponds to an identity mapping of the source Field vector to the destination Field vector.

Source and destination Fields may be of different <type><kind>. Further source and destination Fields may differ in shape, however, the number of elements must match.

It is erroneous to specify the identical Field object for srcField and dstField arguments.

The routine returns an ESMF_RouteHandle that can be used to call ESMF_FieldSMM() on any pair of Fields that matches srcField and dstField in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

This method is overloaded for:
ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, ESMF_TYPEKIND_I8,
ESMF_TYPEKIND_R4, ESMF_TYPEKIND_R8.

This call is collective across the current VM.

For examples and associated documentation regarding this method see Section 26.3.33.

The arguments are:

srcField
ESMF_Field with source data.

dstField
ESMF_Field with destination data. The data in this Field may be destroyed by this call.

routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.

factorList
List of non-zero coefficients.

factorIndexList
Pairs of sequence indices for the factors stored in factorList.

The second dimension of factorIndexList steps through the list of pairs, i.e. size(factorIndexList,2) == size(factorList). The first dimension of factorIndexList is either of size 2 or size 4. The second dimension of factorIndexList steps through the list of

In the size 2 format factorIndexList(1,:) specifies the sequence index of the source element in the srcField while factorIndexList(2,:) specifies the sequence index of the destination element in dstField. For this format to be a valid option source and destination Fields must have matching number of tensor elements (the product of the sizes of all Field tensor dimensions). Under this condition an identity matrix can be applied within the space of tensor elements for each sparse matrix factor.

The size 4 format is more general and does not require a matching tensor element count. Here the factorIndexList(1,:) specifies the sequence index while factorIndexList(2,:) specifies the tensor sequence index of the source element in the srcField. Further factorIndexList(3,:) specifies the sequence index and factorIndexList(4,:) specifies the tensor sequence index of the destination element in the dstField.

See section 28.2.18 for details on the definition of Field sequence indices and tensor sequence indices.

[ignoreUnmatchedIndices]
A logical flag that affects the behavior for when sequence indices in the sparse matrix are encountered that do not have a match on the srcField or dstField side. The default setting is .false., indicating that it is an error when such a situation is encountered. Setting ignoreUnmatchedIndices to .true. ignores entries with unmatched indices.

[srcTermProcessing]
The srcTermProcessing parameter controls how many source terms, located on the same PET and summing into the same destination element, are summed into partial sums on the source PET before being transferred to the destination PET. A value of 0 indicates that the entire arithmetic is done on the destination PET; source elements are neither multiplied by their factors nor added into partial sums before being sent off by the source PET. A value of 1 indicates that source elements are multiplied by their factors on the source side before being sent to the destination PET. Larger values of srcTermProcessing indicate the maximum number of terms in the partial sums on the source side.

Note that partial sums may lead to bit-for-bit differences in the results. See section 37.2.1 for an in-depth discussion of all bit-for-bit reproducibility aspects related to route-based communication methods.

The ESMF_FieldSMMStore() method implements an auto-tuning scheme for the srcTermProcessing parameter. The intent on the srcTermProcessing argument is "inout" in order to support both overriding and accessing the auto-tuning parameter. If an argument $>= 0$ is specified, it is used for the srcTermProcessing parameter, and the auto-tuning phase is skipped. In this case the srcTermProcessing argument is not modified on return. If the provided argument is $< 0$, the srcTermProcessing parameter is determined internally using the auto-tuning scheme. In this case the srcTermProcessing argument is re-set to the internally determined value on return. Auto-tuning is also used if the optional srcTermProcessing argument is omitted.

[pipelineDepth]
The pipelineDepth parameter controls how many messages a PET may have outstanding during a sparse matrix exchange. Larger values of pipelineDepth typically lead to better performance. However, on some systems too large a value may lead to performance degradation, or runtime errors.

Note that the pipeline depth has no effect on the bit-for-bit reproducibility of the results. However, it may affect the performance reproducibility of the exchange.

The ESMF_FieldSMMStore() method implements an auto-tuning scheme for the pipelineDepth parameter. The intent on the pipelineDepth argument is "inout" in order to support both overriding and accessing the auto-tuning parameter. If an argument $>= 0$ is specified, it is used for the pipelineDepth parameter, and the auto-tuning phase is skipped. In this case the pipelineDepth argument is not modified on return. If the provided argument is $< 0$, the pipelineDepth parameter is determined internally using the auto-tuning scheme. In this case the pipelineDepth argument is re-set to the internally determined value on return. Auto-tuning is also used if the optional pipelineDepth argument is omitted.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.78 ESMF_FieldSMMStore - Precompute Field sparse matrix multiplication and transpose with local factors


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldSMMStore() 
   subroutine ESMF_FieldSMMStore<type><kind>TR(srcField, dstField, & 
          routehandle, transposeRoutehandle, factorList, factorIndexList, &
          ignoreUnmatchedIndices, srcTermProcessing, &
          pipelineDepth, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Field),         intent(inout)           :: srcField  
     type(ESMF_Field),         intent(inout)           :: dstField  
     type(ESMF_RouteHandle),   intent(inout)           :: routehandle
     type(ESMF_RouteHandle),   intent(inout)           :: transposeRoutehandle
     <type>(ESMF_KIND_<kind>), intent(in)              :: factorList(:) 
     integer,                  intent(in),             :: factorIndexList(:,:) 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical,                  intent(in),    optional :: ignoreUnmatchedIndices
     integer,                  intent(inout), optional :: srcTermProcessing
     integer,                  intent(inout), optional :: pipeLineDepth
     integer,                  intent(out),   optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Store a Field sparse matrix multiplication operation from srcField to dstField. PETs that specify non-zero matrix coefficients must use the <type><kind> overloaded interface and provide the factorList and factorIndexList arguments. Providing factorList and factorIndexList arguments with size(factorList) = (/0/) and size(factorIndexList) = (/2,0/) or (/4,0/) indicates that a PET does not provide matrix elements. Alternatively, PETs that do not provide matrix elements may also call into the overloaded interface without factorList and factorIndexList arguments.

Both srcField and dstField are interpreted as sequentialized vectors. The sequence is defined by the order of DistGrid dimensions and the order of tiles within the DistGrid or by user-supplied arbitrary sequence indices. See section 28.2.18 for details on the definition of sequence indices. SMM corresponds to an identity mapping of the source Field vector to the destination Field vector.

Source and destination Fields may be of different <type><kind>. Further source and destination Fields may differ in shape, however, the number of elements must match.

It is erroneous to specify the identical Field object for srcField and dstField arguments.

The routine returns an ESMF_RouteHandle that can be used to call ESMF_FieldSMM() on any pair of Fields that matches srcField and dstField in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

This method is overloaded for:
ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, ESMF_TYPEKIND_I8,
ESMF_TYPEKIND_R4, ESMF_TYPEKIND_R8.

This call is collective across the current VM.

For examples and associated documentation regarding this method see Section 26.3.33.

The arguments are:

srcField
ESMF_Field with source data. The data in this Array may be destroyed by this call.

dstField
ESMF_Field with destination data. The data in this Field may be destroyed by this call.

routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.

transposeRoutehandle
A handle to the transposed matrix operation is returned. The transposed operation goes from dstArray to srcArray.

factorList
List of non-zero coefficients.

factorIndexList
Pairs of sequence indices for the factors stored in factorList.

The second dimension of factorIndexList steps through the list of pairs, i.e. size(factorIndexList,2) == size(factorList). The first dimension of factorIndexList is either of size 2 or size 4. The second dimension of factorIndexList steps through the list of

In the size 2 format factorIndexList(1,:) specifies the sequence index of the source element in the srcField while factorIndexList(2,:) specifies the sequence index of the destination element in dstField. For this format to be a valid option source and destination Fields must have matching number of tensor elements (the product of the sizes of all Field tensor dimensions). Under this condition an identity matrix can be applied within the space of tensor elements for each sparse matrix factor.

The size 4 format is more general and does not require a matching tensor element count. Here the factorIndexList(1,:) specifies the sequence index while factorIndexList(2,:) specifies the tensor sequence index of the source element in the srcField. Further factorIndexList(3,:) specifies the sequence index and factorIndexList(4,:) specifies the tensor sequence index of the destination element in the dstField.

See section 28.2.18 for details on the definition of Field sequence indices and tensor sequence indices.

[ignoreUnmatchedIndices]
A logical flag that affects the behavior for when sequence indices in the sparse matrix are encountered that do not have a match on the srcField or dstField side. The default setting is .false., indicating that it is an error when such a situation is encountered. Setting ignoreUnmatchedIndices to .true. ignores entries with unmatched indices.

[srcTermProcessing]
The srcTermProcessing parameter controls how many source terms, located on the same PET and summing into the same destination element, are summed into partial sums on the source PET before being transferred to the destination PET. A value of 0 indicates that the entire arithmetic is done on the destination PET; source elements are neither multiplied by their factors nor added into partial sums before being sent off by the source PET. A value of 1 indicates that source elements are multiplied by their factors on the source side before being sent to the destination PET. Larger values of srcTermProcessing indicate the maximum number of terms in the partial sums on the source side.

Note that partial sums may lead to bit-for-bit differences in the results. See section 37.2.1 for an in-depth discussion of all bit-for-bit reproducibility aspects related to route-based communication methods.

The ESMF_FieldSMMStore() method implements an auto-tuning scheme for the srcTermProcessing parameter. The intent on the srcTermProcessing argument is "inout" in order to support both overriding and accessing the auto-tuning parameter. If an argument $>= 0$ is specified, it is used for the srcTermProcessing parameter, and the auto-tuning phase is skipped. In this case the srcTermProcessing argument is not modified on return. If the provided argument is $< 0$, the srcTermProcessing parameter is determined internally using the auto-tuning scheme. In this case the srcTermProcessing argument is re-set to the internally determined value on return. Auto-tuning is also used if the optional srcTermProcessing argument is omitted.

[pipelineDepth]
The pipelineDepth parameter controls how many messages a PET may have outstanding during a sparse matrix exchange. Larger values of pipelineDepth typically lead to better performance. However, on some systems too large a value may lead to performance degradation, or runtime errors.

Note that the pipeline depth has no effect on the bit-for-bit reproducibility of the results. However, it may affect the performance reproducibility of the exchange.

The ESMF_FieldSMMStore() method implements an auto-tuning scheme for the pipelineDepth parameter. The intent on the pipelineDepth argument is "inout" in order to support both overriding and accessing the auto-tuning parameter. If an argument $>= 0$ is specified, it is used for the pipelineDepth parameter, and the auto-tuning phase is skipped. In this case the pipelineDepth argument is not modified on return. If the provided argument is $< 0$, the pipelineDepth parameter is determined internally using the auto-tuning scheme. In this case the pipelineDepth argument is re-set to the internally determined value on return. Auto-tuning is also used if the optional pipelineDepth argument is omitted.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.79 ESMF_FieldSMMStore - Precompute Field sparse matrix multiplication without local factors


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldSMMStore() 
     subroutine ESMF_FieldSMMStoreNF(srcField, dstField, &
         routehandle, ignoreUnmatchedIndices, &
         srcTermProcessing, pipelineDepth, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
         type(ESMF_Field),       intent(in)              :: srcField  
         type(ESMF_Field),       intent(inout)           :: dstField  
         type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout)           :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
         logical,                intent(in),    optional :: ignoreUnmatchedIndices
         integer,                intent(inout), optional :: srcTermProcessing
         integer,                intent(inout), optional :: pipeLineDepth
         integer,                intent(out),   optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Store a Field sparse matrix multiplication operation from srcField to dstField. PETs that specify non-zero matrix coefficients must use the <type><kind> overloaded interface and provide the factorList and factorIndexList arguments. Providing factorList and factorIndexList arguments with size(factorList) = (/0/) and size(factorIndexList) = (/2,0/) or (/4,0/) indicates that a PET does not provide matrix elements. Alternatively, PETs that do not provide matrix elements may also call into the overloaded interface without factorList and factorIndexList arguments.

Both srcField and dstField are interpreted as sequentialized vectors. The sequence is defined by the order of DistGrid dimensions and the order of tiles within the DistGrid or by user-supplied arbitrary sequence indices. See section 28.2.18 for details on the definition of sequence indices. SMM corresponds to an identity mapping of the source Field vector to the destination Field vector.

Source and destination Fields may be of different <type><kind>. Further source and destination Fields may differ in shape, however, the number of elements must match.

It is erroneous to specify the identical Field object for srcField and dstField arguments.

The routine returns an ESMF_RouteHandle that can be used to call ESMF_FieldSMM() on any pair of Fields that matches srcField and dstField in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

This method is overloaded for:
ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, ESMF_TYPEKIND_I8,
ESMF_TYPEKIND_R4, ESMF_TYPEKIND_R8.

This call is collective across the current VM.

For examples and associated documentation regarding this method see Section 26.3.33.

The arguments are:

srcField
ESMF_Field with source data.

dstField
ESMF_Field with destination data. The data in this Field may be destroyed by this call.

routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.

[ignoreUnmatchedIndices]
A logical flag that affects the behavior for when sequence indices in the sparse matrix are encountered that do not have a match on the srcField or dstField side. The default setting is .false., indicating that it is an error when such a situation is encountered. Setting ignoreUnmatchedIndices to .true. ignores entries with unmatched indices.

[srcTermProcessing]
The srcTermProcessing parameter controls how many source terms, located on the same PET and summing into the same destination element, are summed into partial sums on the source PET before being transferred to the destination PET. A value of 0 indicates that the entire arithmetic is done on the destination PET; source elements are neither multiplied by their factors nor added into partial sums before being sent off by the source PET. A value of 1 indicates that source elements are multiplied by their factors on the source side before being sent to the destination PET. Larger values of srcTermProcessing indicate the maximum number of terms in the partial sums on the source side.

Note that partial sums may lead to bit-for-bit differences in the results. See section 37.2.1 for an in-depth discussion of all bit-for-bit reproducibility aspects related to route-based communication methods.

The ESMF_FieldSMMStore() method implements an auto-tuning scheme for the srcTermProcessing parameter. The intent on the srcTermProcessing argument is "inout" in order to support both overriding and accessing the auto-tuning parameter. If an argument $>= 0$ is specified, it is used for the srcTermProcessing parameter, and the auto-tuning phase is skipped. In this case the srcTermProcessing argument is not modified on return. If the provided argument is $< 0$, the srcTermProcessing parameter is determined internally using the auto-tuning scheme. In this case the srcTermProcessing argument is re-set to the internally determined value on return. Auto-tuning is also used if the optional srcTermProcessing argument is omitted.

[pipelineDepth]
The pipelineDepth parameter controls how many messages a PET may have outstanding during a sparse matrix exchange. Larger values of pipelineDepth typically lead to better performance. However, on some systems too large a value may lead to performance degradation, or runtime errors.

Note that the pipeline depth has no effect on the bit-for-bit reproducibility of the results. However, it may affect the performance reproducibility of the exchange.

The ESMF_FieldSMMStore() method implements an auto-tuning scheme for the pipelineDepth parameter. The intent on the pipelineDepth argument is "inout" in order to support both overriding and accessing the auto-tuning parameter. If an argument $>= 0$ is specified, it is used for the pipelineDepth parameter, and the auto-tuning phase is skipped. In this case the pipelineDepth argument is not modified on return. If the provided argument is $< 0$, the pipelineDepth parameter is determined internally using the auto-tuning scheme. In this case the pipelineDepth argument is re-set to the internally determined value on return. Auto-tuning is also used if the optional pipelineDepth argument is omitted.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.80 ESMF_FieldSMMStore - Precompute Field sparse matrix multiplication and transpose without local factors


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldSMMStore() 
     subroutine ESMF_FieldSMMStoreNFTR(srcField, dstField, &
         routehandle, transposeRoutehandle, ignoreUnmatchedIndices, &
         srcTermProcessing, pipelineDepth, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
         type(ESMF_Field),       intent(inout)           :: srcField  
         type(ESMF_Field),       intent(inout)           :: dstField  
         type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout)           :: routehandle
         type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout)           :: transposeRoutehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
         logical,                intent(in),    optional :: ignoreUnmatchedIndices
         integer,                intent(inout), optional :: srcTermProcessing
         integer,                intent(inout), optional :: pipeLineDepth
         integer,                intent(out),   optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Store a Field sparse matrix multiplication operation from srcField to dstField. PETs that specify non-zero matrix coefficients must use the <type><kind> overloaded interface and provide the factorList and factorIndexList arguments. Providing factorList and factorIndexList arguments with size(factorList) = (/0/) and size(factorIndexList) = (/2,0/) or (/4,0/) indicates that a PET does not provide matrix elements. Alternatively, PETs that do not provide matrix elements may also call into the overloaded interface without factorList and factorIndexList arguments.

Both srcField and dstField are interpreted as sequentialized vectors. The sequence is defined by the order of DistGrid dimensions and the order of tiles within the DistGrid or by user-supplied arbitrary sequence indices. See section 28.2.18 for details on the definition of sequence indices. SMM corresponds to an identity mapping of the source Field vector to the destination Field vector.

Source and destination Fields may be of different <type><kind>. Further source and destination Fields may differ in shape, however, the number of elements must match.

It is erroneous to specify the identical Field object for srcField and dstField arguments.

The routine returns an ESMF_RouteHandle that can be used to call ESMF_FieldSMM() on any pair of Fields that matches srcField and dstField in type, kind, and memory layout of the gridded dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of ungridded dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

This method is overloaded for:
ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, ESMF_TYPEKIND_I8,
ESMF_TYPEKIND_R4, ESMF_TYPEKIND_R8.

This call is collective across the current VM.

For examples and associated documentation regarding this method see Section 26.3.33.

The arguments are:

srcField
ESMF_Field with source data. The data in this Field may be destroyed by this call.

dstField
ESMF_Field with destination data. The data in this Field may be destroyed by this call.

routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.

transposeRoutehandle
A handle to the transposed matrix operation is returned. The transposed operation goes from dstArray to srcArray.

[ignoreUnmatchedIndices]
A logical flag that affects the behavior for when sequence indices in the sparse matrix are encountered that do not have a match on the srcField or dstField side. The default setting is .false., indicating that it is an error when such a situation is encountered. Setting ignoreUnmatchedIndices to .true. ignores entries with unmatched indices.

[srcTermProcessing]
The srcTermProcessing parameter controls how many source terms, located on the same PET and summing into the same destination element, are summed into partial sums on the source PET before being transferred to the destination PET. A value of 0 indicates that the entire arithmetic is done on the destination PET; source elements are neither multiplied by their factors nor added into partial sums before being sent off by the source PET. A value of 1 indicates that source elements are multiplied by their factors on the source side before being sent to the destination PET. Larger values of srcTermProcessing indicate the maximum number of terms in the partial sums on the source side.

Note that partial sums may lead to bit-for-bit differences in the results. See section 37.2.1 for an in-depth discussion of all bit-for-bit reproducibility aspects related to route-based communication methods.

The ESMF_FieldSMMStore() method implements an auto-tuning scheme for the srcTermProcessing parameter. The intent on the srcTermProcessing argument is "inout" in order to support both overriding and accessing the auto-tuning parameter. If an argument $>= 0$ is specified, it is used for the srcTermProcessing parameter, and the auto-tuning phase is skipped. In this case the srcTermProcessing argument is not modified on return. If the provided argument is $< 0$, the srcTermProcessing parameter is determined internally using the auto-tuning scheme. In this case the srcTermProcessing argument is re-set to the internally determined value on return. Auto-tuning is also used if the optional srcTermProcessing argument is omitted.

[pipelineDepth]
The pipelineDepth parameter controls how many messages a PET may have outstanding during a sparse matrix exchange. Larger values of pipelineDepth typically lead to better performance. However, on some systems too large a value may lead to performance degradation, or runtime errors.

Note that the pipeline depth has no effect on the bit-for-bit reproducibility of the results. However, it may affect the performance reproducibility of the exchange.

The ESMF_FieldSMMStore() method implements an auto-tuning scheme for the pipelineDepth parameter. The intent on the pipelineDepth argument is "inout" in order to support both overriding and accessing the auto-tuning parameter. If an argument $>= 0$ is specified, it is used for the pipelineDepth parameter, and the auto-tuning phase is skipped. In this case the pipelineDepth argument is not modified on return. If the provided argument is $< 0$, the pipelineDepth parameter is determined internally using the auto-tuning scheme. In this case the pipelineDepth argument is re-set to the internally determined value on return. Auto-tuning is also used if the optional pipelineDepth argument is omitted.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.81 ESMF_FieldSMMStore - Precompute sparse matrix multiplication using factors read from file


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldSMMStore()
     subroutine ESMF_FieldSMMStoreFromFile(srcField, dstField, filename, &
       routehandle, ignoreUnmatchedIndices, &
       srcTermProcessing, pipelineDepth, rc)
 
   ! ARGUMENTS:
       type(ESMF_Field),       intent(in)              :: srcField  
       type(ESMF_Field),       intent(inout)           :: dstField
       character(len=*),       intent(in)              :: filename
       type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout)           :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
       logical,                intent(in),    optional :: ignoreUnmatchedIndices
       integer,                intent(inout), optional :: srcTermProcessing
       integer,                intent(inout), optional :: pipeLineDepth
       integer,                intent(out),   optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Compute an ESMF_RouteHandle using factors read from file.

The arguments are:

srcField
ESMF_Field with source data.

dstField
ESMF_Field with destination data. The data in this Field may be destroyed by this call.

filename
Path to the file containing weights for creating an ESMF_RouteHandle. See (12.9) for a description of the SCRIP weight file format. Only "row", "col", and "S" variables are required. They must be one-dimensionsal with dimension "n_s".

routehandle
Handle to the ESMF_RouteHandle.

[ignoreUnmatchedIndices]
A logical flag that affects the behavior for when sequence indices in the sparse matrix are encountered that do not have a match on the srcField or dstField side. The default setting is .false., indicating that it is an error when such a situation is encountered. Setting ignoreUnmatchedIndices to .true. ignores entries with unmatched indices.

[srcTermProcessing]
The srcTermProcessing parameter controls how many source terms, located on the same PET and summing into the same destination element, are summed into partial sums on the source PET before being transferred to the destination PET. A value of 0 indicates that the entire arithmetic is done on the destination PET; source elements are neither multiplied by their factors nor added into partial sums before being sent off by the source PET. A value of 1 indicates that source elements are multiplied by their factors on the source side before being sent to the destination PET. Larger values of srcTermProcessing indicate the maximum number of terms in the partial sums on the source side.

Note that partial sums may lead to bit-for-bit differences in the results. See section 37.2.1 for an in-depth discussion of all bit-for-bit reproducibility aspects related to route-based communication methods.

The ESMF_FieldSMMStore() method implements an auto-tuning scheme for the srcTermProcessing parameter. The intent on the srcTermProcessing argument is "inout" in order to support both overriding and accessing the auto-tuning parameter. If an argument $>= 0$ is specified, it is used for the srcTermProcessing parameter, and the auto-tuning phase is skipped. In this case the srcTermProcessing argument is not modified on return. If the provided argument is $< 0$, the srcTermProcessing parameter is determined internally using the auto-tuning scheme. In this case the srcTermProcessing argument is re-set to the internally determined value on return. Auto-tuning is also used if the optional srcTermProcessing argument is omitted.

[pipelineDepth]
The pipelineDepth parameter controls how many messages a PET may have outstanding during a sparse matrix exchange. Larger values of pipelineDepth typically lead to better performance. However, on some systems too large a value may lead to performance degradation, or runtime errors.

Note that the pipeline depth has no effect on the bit-for-bit reproducibility of the results. However, it may affect the performance reproducibility of the exchange. The ESMF_FieldSMMStore() method implements an auto-tuning scheme for the pipelineDepth parameter. The intent on the pipelineDepth argument is "inout" in order to support both overriding and accessing the auto-tuning parameter. If an argument $>= 0$ is specified, it is used for the pipelineDepth parameter, and the auto-tuning phase is skipped. In this case the pipelineDepth argument is not modified on return. If the provided argument is $< 0$, the pipelineDepth parameter is determined internally using the auto-tuning scheme. In this case the pipelineDepth argument is re-set to the internally determined value on return. Auto-tuning is also used if the optional pipelineDepth argument is omitted.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.82 ESMF_FieldSMMStore - Precompute sparse matrix multiplication and transpose using factors read from file


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_FieldSMMStore()
     subroutine ESMF_FieldSMMStoreFromFileTR(srcField, dstField, filename, &
       routehandle, transposeRoutehandle, &
       ignoreUnmatchedIndices, srcTermProcessing, pipelineDepth, rc)
 
   ! ARGUMENTS:
       type(ESMF_Field),       intent(inout)           :: srcField  
       type(ESMF_Field),       intent(inout)           :: dstField
       character(len=*),       intent(in)              :: filename
       type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout)           :: routehandle
       type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout)           :: transposeRoutehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
       logical,                intent(in),    optional :: ignoreUnmatchedIndices
       integer,                intent(inout), optional :: srcTermProcessing
       integer,                intent(inout), optional :: pipeLineDepth
       integer,                intent(out),   optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Compute an ESMF_RouteHandle using factors read from file.

The arguments are:

srcField
ESMF_Field with source data. The data in this Array may be destroyed by this call.

dstField
ESMF_Field with destination data. The data in this Field may be destroyed by this call.

filename
Path to the file containing weights for creating an ESMF_RouteHandle. See (12.9) for a description of the SCRIP weight file format. Only "row", "col", and "S" variables are required. They must be one-dimensionsal with dimension "n_s".

routehandle
Handle to the ESMF_RouteHandle.

transposeRoutehandle
A handle to the transposed matrix operation is returned. The transposed operation goes from dstArray to srcArray.

[ignoreUnmatchedIndices]
A logical flag that affects the behavior for when sequence indices in the sparse matrix are encountered that do not have a match on the srcField or dstField side. The default setting is .false., indicating that it is an error when such a situation is encountered. Setting ignoreUnmatchedIndices to .true. ignores entries with unmatched indices.

[srcTermProcessing]
The srcTermProcessing parameter controls how many source terms, located on the same PET and summing into the same destination element, are summed into partial sums on the source PET before being transferred to the destination PET. A value of 0 indicates that the entire arithmetic is done on the destination PET; source elements are neither multiplied by their factors nor added into partial sums before being sent off by the source PET. A value of 1 indicates that source elements are multiplied by their factors on the source side before being sent to the destination PET. Larger values of srcTermProcessing indicate the maximum number of terms in the partial sums on the source side.

Note that partial sums may lead to bit-for-bit differences in the results. See section 37.2.1 for an in-depth discussion of all bit-for-bit reproducibility aspects related to route-based communication methods.

The ESMF_FieldSMMStore() method implements an auto-tuning scheme for the srcTermProcessing parameter. The intent on the srcTermProcessing argument is "inout" in order to support both overriding and accessing the auto-tuning parameter. If an argument $>= 0$ is specified, it is used for the srcTermProcessing parameter, and the auto-tuning phase is skipped. In this case the srcTermProcessing argument is not modified on return. If the provided argument is $< 0$, the srcTermProcessing parameter is determined internally using the auto-tuning scheme. In this case the srcTermProcessing argument is re-set to the internally determined value on return. Auto-tuning is also used if the optional srcTermProcessing argument is omitted.

[pipelineDepth]
The pipelineDepth parameter controls how many messages a PET may have outstanding during a sparse matrix exchange. Larger values of pipelineDepth typically lead to better performance. However, on some systems too large a value may lead to performance degradation, or runtime errors.

Note that the pipeline depth has no effect on the bit-for-bit reproducibility of the results. However, it may affect the performance reproducibility of the exchange. The ESMF_FieldSMMStore() method implements an auto-tuning scheme for the pipelineDepth parameter. The intent on the pipelineDepth argument is "inout" in order to support both overriding and accessing the auto-tuning parameter. If an argument $>= 0$ is specified, it is used for the pipelineDepth parameter, and the auto-tuning phase is skipped. In this case the pipelineDepth argument is not modified on return. If the provided argument is $< 0$, the pipelineDepth parameter is determined internally using the auto-tuning scheme. In this case the pipelineDepth argument is re-set to the internally determined value on return. Auto-tuning is also used if the optional pipelineDepth argument is omitted.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.6.83 ESMF_FieldValidate - Check validity of a Field


INTERFACE:

       subroutine ESMF_FieldValidate(field, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
       type(ESMF_Field), intent(in)            :: field 
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
       integer,          intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Validates that the field is internally consistent. Currently this method determines if the field is uninitialized or already destroyed. It validates the contained array and grid objects. The code also checks if the array and grid sizes agree. This check compares the distgrid contained in array and grid; then it proceeds to compare the computational bounds contained in array and grid.

The method returns an error code if problems are found.

The arguments are:

field
ESMF_Field to validate.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if the field is valid.

26.6.84 ESMF_FieldWrite - Write Field data into a file


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_FieldWrite(field, fileName,   &
       variableName, convention, purpose, overwrite, status, timeslice, iofmt, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Field),           intent(in)             :: field 
     character(*),               intent(in)             :: fileName
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     character(*),               intent(in),  optional  :: variableName
     character(*),               intent(in),  optional  :: convention
     character(*),               intent(in),  optional  :: purpose
     logical,                    intent(in),  optional  :: overwrite
     type(ESMF_FileStatus_Flag), intent(in),  optional  :: status
     integer,                    intent(in),  optional  :: timeslice
     type(ESMF_IOFmt_Flag),      intent(in),  optional  :: iofmt
     integer,                    intent(out), optional  :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Write Field data into a file. For this API to be functional, the environment variable ESMF_PIO should be set to either "internal" or "external" when the ESMF library is built. Please see the section on Data I/O, 38.2.

When convention and purpose arguments are specified, a NetCDF variable can be created with user-specified dimension labels and attributes. Dimension labels may be defined for both gridded and ungridded dimensions. Dimension labels for gridded dimensions are specified at the Grid level by attaching an ESMF Attribute package to it. The Attribute package must contain an attribute named by the pre-defined ESMF parameter ESMF_ATT_GRIDDED_DIM_LABELS. The corresponding value is an array of character strings specifying the desired names of the dimensions. Likewise, for ungridded dimensions, an Attribute package is attached at the Field level. The name of the name must be ESMF_ATT_UNGRIDDED_DIM_LABELS.

NetCDF attributes for the variable can also be specified. As with dimension labels, an Attribute package is added to the Field with the desired names and values. A value may be either a scalar character string, or a scalar or array of type integer, real, or double precision. Dimension label attributes can co-exist with variable attributes within a common Attribute package.

Limitations:

The arguments are:

field
The ESMF_Field object that contains data to be written.
fileName
The name of the output file to which Field data is written. If the Field is a multi-tile Array, then fileName must contain exactly one instance of "*"; this is a placeholder that will be replaced by the tile number, with each tile being written to a separate file. (For example, for a fileName of "myfile*.nc", tile 1 will be written to "myfile1.nc", tile 2 to "myfile2.nc", etc.) (This handling of the fileName for multi-tile I/O is subject to change.)
[variableName]
Variable name in the output file; default is the "name" of field. Use this argument only in the I/O format (such as NetCDF) that supports variable name. If the I/O format does not support this (such as binary format), ESMF will return an error code.
[convention]
Specifies an Attribute package associated with the Field, used to create NetCDF dimension labels and attributes for the variable in the file. When this argument is present, the purpose argument must also be present. Use this argument only with a NetCDF I/O format. If binary format is used, ESMF will return an error code.
[purpose]
Specifies an Attribute package associated with the Field, used to create NetCDF dimension labels and attributes for the variable in the file. When this argument is present, the convention argument must also be present. Use this argument only with a NetCDF I/O format. If binary format is used, ESMF will return an error code.
[overwrite]
A logical flag, the default is .false., i.e., existing field data may not be overwritten. If .true., only the data corresponding to the field's name will be overwritten. Note that it is always an error to attempt to overwrite a NetCDF variable with data which has a different shape.
[status]
The file status. Please see Section 54.22 for the list of options. If not present, defaults to ESMF_FILESTATUS_UNKNOWN.
[timeslice]
Some I/O formats (e.g. NetCDF) support the output of data in form of time slices. An unlimited dimension called time is defined in the file variable for this capability. The timeslice argument provides access to the time dimension, and must have a positive value. The behavior of this option may depend on the setting of the overwrite flag:
overwrite = .false.:
If the timeslice value is less than the maximum time already in the file, the write will fail.
overwrite = .true.:
Any positive timeslice value is valid.
By default, i.e. by omitting the timeslice argument, no provisions for time slicing are made in the output file, however, if the file already contains a time axis for the variable, a timeslice one greater than the maximum will be written.
[iofmt]
The I/O format. Please see Section 54.29 for the list of options. If not present, defaults to ESMF_IOFMT_NETCDF.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.7 Class API: Field Utilities

26.7.1 ESMF_GridGetFieldBounds - Get precomputed DE-local Fortran data array bounds for creating a Field from a Grid and Fortran array


INTERFACE:

     subroutine ESMF_GridGetFieldBounds(grid, &
         localDe, staggerloc, gridToFieldMap, &
         ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, &
         totalLWidth, totalUWidth, &
         totalLBound, totalUBound, totalCount, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Grid),       intent(in)            :: grid     
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     integer,               intent(in),  optional :: localDe
     type(ESMF_StaggerLoc), intent(in),  optional :: staggerloc 
     integer,               intent(in),  optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)    
     integer,               intent(in),  optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer,               intent(in),  optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     integer,               intent(in),  optional :: totalLWidth(:)
     integer,               intent(in),  optional :: totalUWidth(:)
     integer,               intent(out), optional :: totalLBound(:)
     integer,               intent(out), optional :: totalUBound(:)
     integer,               intent(out), optional :: totalCount(:)
     integer,               intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Compute the lower and upper bounds of Fortran data array that can later be used in FieldCreate interface to create a ESMF_Field from a ESMF_Grid and the Fortran data array. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.9.

The arguments are:

grid
ESMF_Grid.
[localDe]
Local DE for which information is requested. [0,..,localDeCount-1]. For localDeCount==1 the localDe argument may be omitted, in which case it will default to localDe=0.
[staggerloc]
Stagger location of data in grid cells. For valid predefined values and interpretation of results see section 31.2.6.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid|s dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid|s dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[totalLWidth]
Lower bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of dimensions in the grid. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalLWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should be max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalUWidth]
Upper bound of halo region. The size of this array is the number of dimensions in the grid. However, ordering of the elements needs to be the same as they appear in the field. Values default to 0. If values for totalUWidth are specified they must be reflected in the size of the field. That is, for each gridded dimension the field size should max( totalLWidth + totalUWidth + computationalCount, exclusiveCount ).
[totalLBound]
The relative lower bounds of Fortran data array to be used later in ESMF_FieldCreate from ESMF_Grid and Fortran data array. This is an output variable from this user interface. The relative lower bounds of Fortran data array to be used
[totalUBound]
The relative upper bounds of Fortran data array to be used later in ESMF_FieldCreate from ESMF_Grid and Fortran data array. This is an output variable from this user interface.
[totalCount]
Number of elements need to be allocated for Fortran data array to be used later in ESMF_FieldCreate from ESMF_Grid and Fortran data array. This is an output variable from this user interface.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.7.2 ESMF_LocStreamGetFieldBounds - Get precomputed DE-local Fortran data array bounds for creating a Field from a LocStream and Fortran array


INTERFACE:

     subroutine ESMF_LocStreamGetFieldBounds(locstream, &
         localDe, gridToFieldMap, &
         ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, &
         totalLBound, totalUBound, totalCount, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_LocStream), intent(in)            :: locstream     
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     integer,              intent(in),  optional :: localDe
     integer,              intent(in),  optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)    
     integer,              intent(in),  optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer,              intent(in),  optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     integer,              intent(out), optional :: totalLBound(:)
     integer,              intent(out), optional :: totalUBound(:)
     integer,              intent(out), optional :: totalCount(:)
     integer,              intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Compute the lower and upper bounds of Fortran data array that can later be used in FieldCreate interface to create a ESMF_Field from a ESMF_LocStream and the Fortran data array. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.9.

The arguments are:

locstream
ESMF_LocStream.
[localDe]
Local DE for which information is requested. [0,..,localDeCount-1]. For localDeCount==1 the localDe argument may be omitted, in which case it will default to localDe=0.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to 1. The list elements map the dimension of the locstream to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map the locstream|s dimension against the lowest dimension of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1/). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than 1, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than 1, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[totalLBound]
The relative lower bounds of Fortran data array to be used later in ESMF_FieldCreate from ESMF_LocStream and Fortran data array. This is an output variable from this user interface.
[totalUBound]
The relative upper bounds of Fortran data array to be used later in ESMF_FieldCreate from ESMF_LocStream and Fortran data array. This is an output variable from this user interface.
[totalCount]
Number of elements need to be allocated for Fortran data array to be used later in ESMF_FieldCreate from ESMF_LocStream and Fortran data array. This is an output variable from this user interface.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.7.3 ESMF_MeshGetFieldBounds - Get precomputed DE-local Fortran data array bounds for creating a Field from a Mesh and a Fortran array


INTERFACE:

     subroutine ESMF_MeshGetFieldBounds(mesh, &
         meshloc, &
         localDe, gridToFieldMap, &
         ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, &
         totalLBound, totalUBound, totalCount, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_Mesh), intent(in)            :: mesh     
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_MeshLoc),intent(in),optional :: meshloc
     integer,         intent(in),  optional :: localDe
     integer,         intent(in),  optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)    
     integer,         intent(in),  optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer,         intent(in),  optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     integer,         intent(out), optional :: totalLBound(:)
     integer,         intent(out), optional :: totalUBound(:)
     integer,         intent(out), optional :: totalCount(:)
     integer,         intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Compute the lower and upper bounds of Fortran data array that can later be used in FieldCreate interface to create a ESMF_Field from a ESMF_Mesh and the Fortran data array. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.9.

The arguments are:

mesh
ESMF_Mesh.
[meshloc]
Which part of the mesh to build the Field on. Can be set to either ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE or ESMF_MESHLOC_ELEMENT. If not set, defaults to ESMF_MESHLOC_NODE.
[localDe]
Local DE for which information is requested. [0,..,localDeCount-1]. For localDeCount==1 the localDe argument may be omitted, in which case it will default to localDe=0.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to the grid|s dimCount. The list elements map each dimension of the grid to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map all of the grid|s dimensions against the lowest dimensions of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1,2,3,.../). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. It is erroneous to specify the same gridToFieldMap entry multiple times. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than grid dimension count, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[totalLBound]
The relative lower bounds of Fortran data array to be used later in ESMF_FieldCreate from ESMF_Mesh and Fortran data array. This is an output variable from this user interface.
[totalUBound]
The relative upper bounds of Fortran data array to be used later in ESMF_FieldCreate from ESMF_Mesh and Fortran data array. This is an output variable from this user interface.
[totalCount]
Number of elements need to be allocated for Fortran data array to be used later in ESMF_FieldCreate from ESMF_Mesh and Fortran data array. This is an output variable from this user interface.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

26.7.4 ESMF_XGridGetFieldBounds - Get precomputed DE-local Fortran data array bounds for creating a Field from an XGrid and a Fortran array


INTERFACE:

     subroutine ESMF_XGridGetFieldBounds(xgrid, &
         xgridside, gridindex, localDe, gridToFieldMap, &
         ungriddedLBound, ungriddedUBound, &
         totalLBound, totalUBound, totalCount, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_XGrid),          intent(in)            :: xgrid
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_XGridSide_Flag), intent(in),  optional :: xgridside
     integer,                   intent(in),  optional :: gridindex
     integer,                   intent(in),  optional :: localDe
     integer,                   intent(in),  optional :: gridToFieldMap(:)    
     integer,                   intent(in),  optional :: ungriddedLBound(:)
     integer,                   intent(in),  optional :: ungriddedUBound(:)
     integer,                   intent(out), optional :: totalLBound(:)
     integer,                   intent(out), optional :: totalUBound(:)
     integer,                   intent(out), optional :: totalCount(:)
     integer,                   intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Compute the lower and upper bounds of Fortran data array that can later be used in FieldCreate interface to create a ESMF_Field from a ESMF_XGrid and the Fortran data array. For an example and associated documentation using this method see section 26.3.9.

The arguments are:

xgrid
ESMF_XGrid object.
[xgridside]
Which side of the XGrid to create the Field on (either ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_A, ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_B, or ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_BALANCED). If not passed in then defaults to ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_BALANCED.
[gridindex]
If xgridside is ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_A or ESMF_XGRIDSIDE_B then this index tells which Grid on that side to create the Field on. If not provided, defaults to 1.
[localDe]
Local DE for which information is requested. [0,..,localDeCount-1]. For localDeCount==1 the localDe argument may be omitted, in which case it will default to localDe=0.
[gridToFieldMap]
List with number of elements equal to 1. The list elements map the dimension of the locstream to a dimension in the field by specifying the appropriate field dimension index. The default is to map the locstream|s dimension against the lowest dimension of the field in sequence, i.e. gridToFieldMap = (/1/). The values of all gridToFieldMap entries must be greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to the field rank. The total ungridded dimensions in the field are the total field dimensions less the dimensions in the grid. Ungridded dimensions must be in the same order they are stored in the field.
[ungriddedLBound]
Lower bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedLBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than 1, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[ungriddedUBound]
Upper bounds of the ungridded dimensions of the field. The number of elements in the ungriddedUBound is equal to the number of ungridded dimensions in the field. All ungridded dimensions of the field are also undistributed. When field dimension count is greater than 1, both ungriddedLBound and ungriddedUBound must be specified. When both are specified the values are checked for consistency. Note that the the ordering of these ungridded dimensions is the same as their order in the field.
[totalLBound]
The relative lower bounds of Fortran data array to be used later in ESMF_FieldCreate from ESMF_LocStream and Fortran data array. This is an output variable from this user interface.
[totalUBound]
The relative upper bounds of Fortran data array to be used later in ESMF_FieldCreate from ESMF_LocStream and Fortran data array. This is an output variable from this user interface.
[totalCount]
Number of elements need to be allocated for Fortran data array to be used later in ESMF_FieldCreate from ESMF_LocStream and Fortran data array. This is an output variable from this user interface.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

27 ArrayBundle Class

27.1 Description

The ESMF_ArrayBundle class allows a set of Arrays to be bundled into a single object. The Arrays in an ArrayBundle may be of different type, kind, rank and distribution. Besides ease of use resulting from bundling, the ArrayBundle class offers the opportunity for performance optimization when operating on a bundle of Arrays as a single entity. Communication methods are especially good candidates for performance optimization. Best optimization results are expected for ArrayBundles that contain Arrays that share a common distribution, i.e. DistGrid, and are of same type, kind and rank.

ArrayBundles are one of the data objects that can be added to States, which are used for providing to or receiving data from other Components.

27.2 Use and Examples

Examples of creating, destroying and accessing ArrayBundles and their constituent Arrays are provided in this section, along with some notes on ArrayBundle methods.

27.2.1 Creating an ArrayBundle from a list of Arrays

An ArrayBundle is created from a list of ESMF_Array objects.

  call ESMF_ArraySpecSet(arrayspec, typekind=ESMF_TYPEKIND_R8, rank=2, rc=rc)

  distgrid = ESMF_DistGridCreate(minIndex=(/1,1/), maxIndex=(/5,5/), &
    regDecomp=(/2,3/), rc=rc)

  allocate(arrayList(2))
  arrayList(1) = ESMF_ArrayCreate(arrayspec=arrayspec, distgrid=distgrid, &
                 rc=rc)

  arrayList(2) = ESMF_ArrayCreate(arrayspec=arrayspec, distgrid=distgrid, &
                 rc=rc)

Now arrayList is used to create an ArrayBundle object.

  arraybundle = ESMF_ArrayBundleCreate(arrayList=arrayList, &
    name="MyArrayBundle", rc=rc)

Here the temporary arrayList can be deallocated. This will not affect the ESMF Array objects inside the ArrayBundle. However, the Array objects must not be deallocated while the ArrayBundle references them.

  deallocate(arrayList)

27.2.2 Adding, removing, replacing Arrays in the ArrayBundle

Individual Arrays can be added using the Fortran array constructor syntax (/ ... /). Here an ESMF_Array is created on the fly and immediately added to the ArrayBundle.

  call ESMF_ArrayBundleAdd(arraybundle, arrayList=(/ &
    ESMF_ArrayCreate(arrayspec=arrayspec, distgrid=distgrid, name="AonFly")/), &
    rc=rc)

Items in the ArrayBundle can be replaced by items with the same name.

  call ESMF_ArraySpecSet(arrayspec2, typekind=ESMF_TYPEKIND_R4, rank=2, rc=rc)

  call ESMF_ArrayBundleReplace(arraybundle, arrayList=(/ &
    ESMF_ArrayCreate(arrayspec=arrayspec2, distgrid=distgrid, name="AonFly")/), &
    rc=rc)

Items can be removed from the ArrayBundle by providing their name.

  call ESMF_ArrayBundleRemove(arraybundle, arrayNameList=(/"AonFly"/), rc=rc)

The ArrayBundle AddReplace() method can be used to conveniently add an item to the ArrayBundle, or replacing an existing item of the same name.

  call ESMF_ArrayBundleAddReplace(arraybundle, arrayList=(/ &
    ESMF_ArrayCreate(arrayspec=arrayspec2, distgrid=distgrid, name="AonFly")/), &
    rc=rc)

The ArrayBundle object can be printed at any time to list its contents by name.

  call ESMF_ArrayBundlePrint(arraybundle, rc=rc)

27.2.3 Accessing Arrays inside the ArrayBundle

Individual items in the ArrayBundle can be accessed directly by their name.

  call ESMF_ArrayBundleGet(arraybundle, arrayName="AonFly", array=arrayOut, &
    rc=rc)

A list containing all of the Arrays in the ArrayBundle can also be requested in a single call. This requires that a large enough list argument is passed into the ESMF_ArrayBundleGet() method. The exact number of items in the ArrayBundle can be queried using the arrayCount argument first.

  call ESMF_ArrayBundleGet(arraybundle, arrayCount=arrayCount, rc=rc)

Then use arrayCount to correctly allocate the arrayList variable for a second call to ESMF_ArrayBundleGet().

  allocate(arrayList(arrayCount))
  call ESMF_ArrayBundleGet(arraybundle, arrayList=arrayList, rc=rc)

Now the arrayList variable can be used to access the individual Arrays, e.g. to print them.

  do i=1, arrayCount
    call ESMF_ArrayPrint(arrayList(i), rc=rc)
    if (rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS) call ESMF_Finalize(endflag=ESMF_END_ABORT)
  enddo

By default the arrayList returned by ESMF_ArrayBundleGet() contains the items in alphabetical order. To instead return the items in the same order in which they were added to the ArrayBundle, the itemorderflag argument is passed with a value of ESMF_ITEMORDER_ADDORDER.

  call ESMF_ArrayBundleGet(arraybundle, arrayList=arrayList, &
    itemorderflag=ESMF_ITEMORDER_ADDORDER, rc=rc)

27.2.4 Destroying an ArrayBundle and its constituents

Destroying an ArrayBundle does not destroy the Arrays. In fact, it leaves the Arrays totally unchanged.

  call ESMF_ArrayBundleDestroy(arraybundle, rc=rc)

The Arrays must be destroyed separately.

  call ESMF_ArrayDestroy(arrayList(1), rc=rc)

  call ESMF_ArrayDestroy(arrayList(2), rc=rc)

  deallocate(arrayList)
  
  call ESMF_DistGridDestroy(distgrid, rc=rc)

27.2.5 Halo communication

One of the most fundamental communication pattern in domain decomposition codes is the halo operation. The ESMF Array class supports halos by allowing memory for extra elements to be allocated on each DE. See section 28.2.15 for a discussion of the Array level halo operation. The ArrayBundle level extents the Array halo operation to bundles of Arrays.

First create an ESMF_ArrayBundle object containing a set of ESMF Arrays.

  arraybundle = ESMF_ArrayBundleCreate(arrayList=arrayList, &
    name="MyArrayBundle", rc=rc)

The ArrayBundle object can be treated as a single entity. The ESMF_ArrayBundleHaloStore() call determines the most efficient halo exchange pattern for all Arrays that are part of arraybundle.

  call ESMF_ArrayBundleHaloStore(arraybundle=arraybundle, &
    routehandle=haloHandle, rc=rc)

The halo exchange pattern stored in haloHandle can now be applied to the arraybundle object, or any other ArrayBundle that is compatible to the one used during the ESMF_ArrayBundleHaloStore() call.

  call ESMF_ArrayBundleHalo(arraybundle=arraybundle, routehandle=haloHandle, &
    rc=rc)

Finally, when no longer needed, the resources held by haloHandle need to be returned to the system by calling ESMF_ArrayBundleHaloRelease().

  call ESMF_ArrayBundleHaloRelease(routehandle=haloHandle, rc=rc)

Finally the ArrayBundle object can be destroyed.

  call ESMF_ArrayBundleDestroy(arraybundle, rc=rc)

27.3 Restrictions and Future Work

27.4 Design and Implementation Notes

The following is a list of implementation specific details about the current ESMF ArrayBundle.

27.5 Class API

27.5.1 ESMF_ArrayBundleAssignment(=) - ArrayBundle assignment


INTERFACE:

     interface assignment(=)
     arraybundle1 = arraybundle2
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle) :: arraybundle1
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle) :: arraybundle2
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Assign arraybundle1 as an alias to the same ESMF ArrayBundle object in memory as arraybundle2. If arraybundle2 is invalid, then arraybundle1 will be equally invalid after the assignment.

The arguments are:

arraybundle1
The ESMF_ArrayBundle object on the left hand side of the assignment.
arraybundle2
The ESMF_ArrayBundle object on the right hand side of the assignment.

27.5.2 ESMF_ArrayBundleOperator(==) - ArrayBundle equality operator


INTERFACE:

   interface operator(==)
     if (arraybundle1 == arraybundle2) then ... endif
               OR
     result = (arraybundle1 == arraybundle2)
RETURN VALUE:
     logical :: result
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle), intent(in) :: arraybundle1
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle), intent(in) :: arraybundle2
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Test whether arraybundle1 and arraybundle2 are valid aliases to the same ESMF ArrayBundle object in memory. For a more general comparison of two ESMF ArrayBundles, going beyond the simple alias test, the ESMF_ArrayBundleMatch() function (not yet implemented) must be used.

The arguments are:

arraybundle1
The ESMF_ArrayBundle object on the left hand side of the equality operation.
arraybundle2
The ESMF_ArrayBundle object on the right hand side of the equality operation.

27.5.3 ESMF_ArrayBundleOperator(/=) - ArrayBundle not equal operator


INTERFACE:

   interface operator(/=)
     if (arraybundle1 /= arraybundle2) then ... endif
               OR
     result = (arraybundle1 /= arraybundle2)
RETURN VALUE:
     logical :: result
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle), intent(in) :: arraybundle1
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle), intent(in) :: arraybundle2
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Test whether arraybundle1 and arraybundle2 are not valid aliases to the same ESMF ArrayBundle object in memory. For a more general comparison of two ESMF ArrayBundles, going beyond the simple alias test, the ESMF_ArrayBundleMatch() function (not yet implemented) must be used.

The arguments are:

arraybundle1
The ESMF_ArrayBundle object on the left hand side of the non-equality operation.
arraybundle2
The ESMF_ArrayBundle object on the right hand side of the non-equality operation.

27.5.4 ESMF_ArrayBundleAdd - Add Arrays to an ArrayBundle


INTERFACE:

     subroutine ESMF_ArrayBundleAdd(arraybundle, arrayList, &
       multiflag, relaxedflag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle), intent(inout)         :: arraybundle
     type(ESMF_Array),       intent(in)            :: arrayList(:)
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical,                intent(in),  optional :: multiflag
     logical,                intent(in),  optional :: relaxedflag
     integer,                intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Add Array(s) to an ArrayBundle. It is an error if arrayList contains Arrays that match by name Arrays already contained in arraybundle.

arraybundle
ESMF_ArrayBundle to be added to.
arrayList
List of ESMF_Array objects to be added.
[multiflag]
A setting of .true. allows multiple items with the same name to be added to arraybundle. For .false. added items must have unique names. The default setting is .false..
[relaxedflag]
A setting of .true. indicates a relaxed definition of "add" under multiflag=.false. mode, where it is not an error if arrayList contains items with names that are also found in arraybundle. The arraybundle is left unchanged for these items. For .false. this is treated as an error condition. The default setting is .false..
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

27.5.5 ESMF_ArrayBundleAddReplace - Conditionally add or replace Arrays in an ArrayBundle


INTERFACE:

     subroutine ESMF_ArrayBundleAddReplace(arraybundle, arrayList, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle), intent(inout)         :: arraybundle
     type(ESMF_Array),       intent(in)            :: arrayList(:)
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     integer,                intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Arrays in arrayList that do not match any Arrays by name in arraybundle are added to the ArrayBundle. Arrays in arraybundle that match by name Arrays in arrayList are replaced by those Arrays.

arraybundle
ESMF_ArrayBundle to be manipulated.
arrayList
List of ESMF_Array objects to be added or used as replacement.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

27.5.6 ESMF_ArrayBundleCreate - Create an ArrayBundle from a list of Arrays


INTERFACE:

   function ESMF_ArrayBundleCreate(arrayList, multiflag, &
     relaxedflag, name, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle) :: ESMF_ArrayBundleCreate
ARGUMENTS:
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_Array), intent(in),  optional :: arrayList(:)
     logical,          intent(in),  optional :: multiflag
     logical,          intent(in),  optional :: relaxedflag
     character(len=*), intent(in),  optional :: name
     integer,          intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Create an ESMF_ArrayBundle object from a list of existing Arrays.

The creation of an ArrayBundle leaves the bundled Arrays unchanged, they remain valid individual objects. An ArrayBundle is a light weight container of Array references. The actual data remains in place, there are no data movements or duplications associated with the creation of an ArrayBundle.

[arrayList]
List of ESMF_Array objects to be bundled.
[multiflag]
A setting of .true. allows multiple items with the same name to be added to arraybundle. For .false. added items must have unique names. The default setting is .false..
[relaxedflag]
A setting of .true. indicates a relaxed definition of "add" under multiflag=.false. mode, where it is not an error if arrayList contains items with names that are also found in arraybundle. The arraybundle is left unchanged for these items. For .false. this is treated as an error condition. The default setting is .false..
[name]
Name of the created ESMF_ArrayBundle. A default name is generated if not specified.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

27.5.7 ESMF_ArrayBundleDestroy - Release resources associated with an ArrayBundle


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_ArrayBundleDestroy(arraybundle, noGarbage, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle), intent(inout)           :: arraybundle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical,                intent(in),   optional  :: noGarbage
     integer,                intent(out),  optional  :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Destroys an ESMF_ArrayBundle object. The member Arrays are not touched by this operation and remain valid objects that need to be destroyed individually if necessary.

By default a small remnant of the object is kept in memory in order to prevent problems with dangling aliases. The default garbage collection mechanism can be overridden with the noGarbage argument.

The arguments are:

arraybundle
ESMF_ArrayBundle object to be destroyed.
[noGarbage]
If set to .TRUE. the object will be fully destroyed and removed from the ESMF garbage collection system. Note however that under this condition ESMF cannot protect against accessing the destroyed object through dangling aliases - a situation which may lead to hard to debug application crashes.

It is generally recommended to leave the noGarbage argument set to .FALSE. (the default), and to take advantage of the ESMF garbage collection system which will prevent problems with dangling aliases or incorrect sequences of destroy calls. However this level of support requires that a small remnant of the object is kept in memory past the destroy call. This can lead to an unexpected increase in memory consumption over the course of execution in applications that use temporary ESMF objects. For situations where the repeated creation and destruction of temporary objects leads to memory issues, it is recommended to call with noGarbage set to .TRUE., fully removing the entire temporary object from memory.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

27.5.8 ESMF_ArrayBundleGet - Get object-wide information from an ArrayBundle


INTERFACE:

     ! Private name; call using ESMF_ArrayBundleGet()   
     subroutine ESMF_ArrayBundleGetListAll(arraybundle, &
       itemorderflag, arrayCount, arrayList, arrayNameList, name, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle),    intent(in)            :: arraybundle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_ItemOrder_Flag), intent(in),  optional :: itemorderflag
     integer,                   intent(out), optional :: arrayCount
     type(ESMF_Array),          intent(out), optional :: arrayList(:)
     character(len=*),          intent(out), optional :: arrayNameList(:)
     character(len=*),          intent(out), optional :: name
     integer,                   intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Get general, i.e. not Array name specific information from the ArrayBundle.

arraybundle
ESMF_ArrayBundle to be queried.
[itemorderflag]
Specifies the order of the returned items in the arrayList and arrayNameList. The default is ESMF_ITEMORDER_ABC. See 54.33 for a full list of options.
[arrayCount]
Upon return holds the number of Arrays bundled in the ArrayBundle.
[arrayList]
Upon return holds a list of Arrays bundled in arraybundle. The argument must be allocated to be at least of size arrayCount.
[arrayNameList]
Upon return holds a list of the names of the Arrays bundled in arraybundle. The argument must be allocated to be at least of size arrayCount.
[name]
Name of the ArrayBundle object.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

27.5.9 ESMF_ArrayBundleGet - Get information about an Array by name and optionally return an Array


INTERFACE:

     ! Private name; call using ESMF_ArrayBundleGet()   
     subroutine ESMF_ArrayBundleGetItem(arraybundle, arrayName, &
       array, arrayCount, isPresent, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle), intent(in)            :: arraybundle
     character(len=*),       intent(in)            :: arrayName
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_Array),       intent(out), optional :: array
     integer,                intent(out), optional :: arrayCount
     logical,                intent(out), optional :: isPresent
     integer,                intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Get information about items that match arrayName in ArrayBundle.

arraybundle
ESMF_ArrayBundle to be queried.
arrayName
Specified name.
[array]
Upon return holds the requested Array item. It is an error if this argument was specified and there is not exactly one Array item in arraybundle that matches arrayName.
[arrayCount]
Number of Arrays with arrayName in arraybundle.
[isPresent]
Upon return indicates whether Array(s) with arrayName exist in arraybundle.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

27.5.10 ESMF_ArrayBundleGet - Get a list of Arrays by name


INTERFACE:

     ! Private name; call using ESMF_ArrayBundleGet()   
     subroutine ESMF_ArrayBundleGetList(arraybundle, arrayName, arrayList, &
       itemorderflag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle),    intent(in)            :: arraybundle
     character(len=*),          intent(in)            :: arrayName
     type(ESMF_Array),          intent(out)           :: arrayList(:)
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_ItemOrder_Flag), intent(in),  optional :: itemorderflag
     integer,                   intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Get the list of Arrays from ArrayBundle that match arrayName.

arraybundle
ESMF_ArrayBundle to be queried.
arrayName
Specified name.
arrayList
List of Arrays in arraybundle that match arrayName. The argument must be allocated to be at least of size arrayCount returned for this arrayName.
[itemorderflag]
Specifies the order of the returned items in the arrayList. The default is ESMF_ITEMORDER_ABC. See 54.33 for a full list of options.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

27.5.11 ESMF_ArrayBundleHalo - Execute an ArrayBundle halo operation


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_ArrayBundleHalo(arraybundle, routehandle, &
     checkflag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle), intent(inout)          :: arraybundle
     type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout)          :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical,                intent(in),   optional :: checkflag
     integer,                intent(out),  optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Execute a precomputed ArrayBundle halo operation for the Arrays in arrayBundle.

See ESMF_ArrayBundleHaloStore() on how to precompute routehandle.

This call is collective across the current VM.

arraybundle
ESMF_ArrayBundle containing data to be haloed.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[checkflag]
If set to .TRUE. the input Array pairs will be checked for consistency with the precomputed operation provided by routehandle. If set to .FALSE. (default) only a very basic input check will be performed, leaving many inconsistencies undetected. Set checkflag to .FALSE. to achieve highest performance.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

27.5.12 ESMF_ArrayBundleHaloRelease - Release resources associated with an ArrayBundle halo operation


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_ArrayBundleHaloRelease(routehandle, &
     noGarbage, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout)          :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical,                intent(in),   optional :: noGarbage
     integer,                intent(out),  optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Release resources associated with an ArrayBundle halo operation. After this call routehandle becomes invalid.

routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[noGarbage]
If set to .TRUE. the object will be fully destroyed and removed from the ESMF garbage collection system. Note however that under this condition ESMF cannot protect against accessing the destroyed object through dangling aliases - a situation which may lead to hard to debug application crashes.

It is generally recommended to leave the noGarbage argument set to .FALSE. (the default), and to take advantage of the ESMF garbage collection system which will prevent problems with dangling aliases or incorrect sequences of destroy calls. However this level of support requires that a small remnant of the object is kept in memory past the destroy call. This can lead to an unexpected increase in memory consumption over the course of execution in applications that use temporary ESMF objects. For situations where the repeated creation and destruction of temporary objects leads to memory issues, it is recommended to call with noGarbage set to .TRUE., fully removing the entire temporary object from memory.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

27.5.13 ESMF_ArrayBundleHaloStore - Precompute an ArrayBundle halo operation


INTERFACE:

     subroutine ESMF_ArrayBundleHaloStore(arraybundle, routehandle, &
       startregion, haloLDepth, haloUDepth, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle),     intent(inout)         :: arraybundle
     type(ESMF_RouteHandle),     intent(inout)         :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     type(ESMF_StartRegion_Flag),intent(in),  optional :: startregion
     integer,                    intent(in),  optional :: haloLDepth(:)
     integer,                    intent(in),  optional :: haloUDepth(:)
     integer,                    intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Store an ArrayBundle halo operation over the data in arraybundle. By default, i.e. without specifying startregion, haloLDepth and haloUDepth, all elements in the total Array regions that lie outside the exclusive regions will be considered potential destination elements for the halo operation. However, only those elements that have a corresponding halo source element, i.e. an exclusive element on one of the DEs, will be updated under the halo operation. Elements that have no associated source remain unchanged under halo.

Specifying startregion allows to change the shape of the effective halo region from the inside. Setting this flag to ESMF_STARTREGION_COMPUTATIONAL means that only elements outside the computational region for each Array are considered for potential destination elements for the halo operation. The default is ESMF_STARTREGION_EXCLUSIVE.

The haloLDepth and haloUDepth arguments allow to reduce the extent of the effective halo region. Starting at the region specified by startregion, the haloLDepth and haloUDepth define a halo depth in each direction. Note that the maximum halo region is limited by the total region for each Array, independent of the actual haloLDepth and haloUDepth setting. The total Array regions are local DE specific. The haloLDepth and haloUDepth are interpreted as the maximum desired extent, reducing the potentially larger region available for the halo operation.

The routine returns an ESMF_RouteHandle that can be used to call ESMF_ArrayBundleHalo() on any pair of ArrayBundles that matches srcArrayBundle and dstArrayBundle in type, kind, and memory layout of the distributed dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of undistributed dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

This call is collective across the current VM.

arraybundle
ESMF_ArrayBundle containing data to be haloed. The data in the halo regions may be destroyed by this call.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[startregion]
The start of the effective halo region on every DE. The default setting is ESMF_STARTREGION_EXCLUSIVE, rendering all non-exclusive elements potential halo destination elements. See section 54.55 for a complete list of valid settings.
[haloLDepth]
This vector specifies the lower corner of the effective halo region with respect to the lower corner of startregion. The size of haloLDepth must equal the number of distributed Array dimensions.
[haloUDepth]
This vector specifies the upper corner of the effective halo region with respect to the upper corner of startregion. The size of haloUDepth must equal the number of distributed Array dimensions.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

27.5.14 ESMF_ArrayBundleIsCreated - Check whether an ArrayBundle object has been created


INTERFACE:

   function ESMF_ArrayBundleIsCreated(arraybundle, rc)
RETURN VALUE:
     logical :: ESMF_ArrayBundleIsCreated
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle), intent(in)            :: arraybundle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     integer,                intent(out), optional :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Return .true. if the arraybundle has been created. Otherwise return .false.. If an error occurs, i.e. rc /= ESMF_SUCCESS is returned, the return value of the function will also be .false..

The arguments are:

arraybundle
ESMF_ArrayBundle queried.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

27.5.15 ESMF_ArrayBundlePrint - Print ArrayBundle information


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_ArrayBundlePrint(arraybundle, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle), intent(in)            :: arraybundle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     integer,                intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Print internal information of the specified ESMF_ArrayBundle object to stdout.

The arguments are:

arraybundle
ESMF_ArrayBundle object.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

27.5.16 ESMF_ArrayBundleRead - Read Arrays to an ArrayBundle from file(s)


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_ArrayBundleRead(arraybundle, fileName, &
     singleFile, timeslice, iofmt, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle), intent(inout)          :: arraybundle
     character(*),           intent(in)             :: fileName
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical,                intent(in),  optional  :: singleFile
     integer,                intent(in),  optional  :: timeslice
     type(ESMF_IOFmt_Flag),  intent(in),  optional  :: iofmt
     integer,                intent(out), optional  :: rc
DESCRIPTION:

Read Array data to an ArrayBundle object from file(s). For this API to be functional, the environment variable ESMF_PIO should be set to either "internal" or "external" when the ESMF library is built. Please see the section on Data I/O, 38.2.

Limitations:

The arguments are:

arraybundle
An ESMF_ArrayBundle object.
fileName
The name of the file from which ArrayBundle data is read. If the ArrayBundle contains multi-tile Arrays, then fileName must contain exactly one instance of "*"; this is a placeholder that will be replaced by the tile number, with each tile being read from a separate file. (For example, for a fileName of "myfile*.nc", tile 1 will be read from "myfile1.nc", tile 2 from "myfile2.nc", etc.) (This handling of the fileName for multi-tile I/O is subject to change.)
[singleFile]
A logical flag, the default is .true., i.e., all Arrays in the bundle are stored in one single file. If .false., each Array is stored in separate files; these files are numbered with the name based on the argument "file". That is, a set of files are named: [file_name]001, [file_name]002, [file_name]003,...
[timeslice]
The time-slice number of the variable read from file.
[iofmt]
The I/O format. Please see Section 54.29 for the list of options. If not present, defaults to ESMF_IOFMT_NETCDF.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

27.5.17 ESMF_ArrayBundleRedist - Execute an ArrayBundle redistribution


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_ArrayBundleRedist(srcArrayBundle, dstArrayBundle, &
     routehandle, checkflag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle), intent(in),    optional :: srcArrayBundle
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle), intent(inout), optional :: dstArrayBundle
     type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout)           :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical,                intent(in),    optional :: checkflag
     integer,                intent(out),   optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Execute a precomputed ArrayBundle redistribution from the Arrays in srcArrayBundle to the Arrays in dstArrayBundle.

The srcArrayBundle and dstArrayBundle arguments are optional in support of the situation where srcArrayBundle and/or dstArrayBundle are not defined on all PETs. The srcArrayBundle and dstArrayBundle must be specified on those PETs that hold source or destination DEs, respectively, but may be omitted on all other PETs. PETs that hold neither source nor destination DEs may omit both arguments.

This call is collective across the current VM.

[srcArrayBundle]
ESMF_ArrayBundle with source data.
[dstArrayBundle]
ESMF_ArrayBundle with destination data.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[checkflag]
If set to .TRUE. the input Array pairs will be checked for consistency with the precomputed operation provided by routehandle. If set to .FALSE. (default) only a very basic input check will be performed, leaving many inconsistencies undetected. Set checkflag to .FALSE. to achieve highest performance.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

27.5.18 ESMF_ArrayBundleRedistRelease - Release resources associated with ArrayBundle redistribution


INTERFACE:

   subroutine ESMF_ArrayBundleRedistRelease(routehandle, &
     noGarbage, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout)          :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical,                intent(in),   optional :: noGarbage
     integer,                intent(out),  optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Release resources associated with an ArrayBundle redistribution. After this call routehandle becomes invalid.

routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[noGarbage]
If set to .TRUE. the object will be fully destroyed and removed from the ESMF garbage collection system. Note however that under this condition ESMF cannot protect against accessing the destroyed object through dangling aliases - a situation which may lead to hard to debug application crashes.

It is generally recommended to leave the noGarbage argument set to .FALSE. (the default), and to take advantage of the ESMF garbage collection system which will prevent problems with dangling aliases or incorrect sequences of destroy calls. However this level of support requires that a small remnant of the object is kept in memory past the destroy call. This can lead to an unexpected increase in memory consumption over the course of execution in applications that use temporary ESMF objects. For situations where the repeated creation and destruction of temporary objects leads to memory issues, it is recommended to call with noGarbage set to .TRUE., fully removing the entire temporary object from memory.

[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

27.5.19 ESMF_ArrayBundleRedistStore - Precompute an ArrayBundle redistribution with local factor argument


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_ArrayBundleRedistStore()
   subroutine ESMF_ArrayBundleRedistStore<type><kind>(srcArrayBundle, &
     dstArrayBundle, routehandle, factor, ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag, &
     srcToDstTransposeMap, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle),  intent(in)            :: srcArrayBundle
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle),  intent(inout)         :: dstArrayBundle
     type(ESMF_RouteHandle),  intent(inout)         :: routehandle
     <type>(ESMF_KIND_<kind>),intent(in)            :: factor
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical,                 intent(in),  optional :: ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag(:)
     integer,                 intent(in),  optional :: srcToDstTransposeMap(:)
     integer,                 intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Store an ArrayBundle redistribution operation from srcArrayBundle to dstArrayBundle. The redistribution between ArrayBundles is defined as the sequence of individual Array redistributions over all source and destination Array pairs in sequence. The method requires that srcArrayBundle and dstArrayBundle reference an identical number of ESMF_Array objects.

The effect of this method on ArrayBundles that contain aliased members is undefined.

PETs that specify a factor argument must use the <type><kind> overloaded interface. Other PETs call into the interface without factor argument. If multiple PETs specify the factor argument its type and kind as well as its value must match across all PETs. If none of the PETs specifies a factor argument the default will be a factor of 1.

See the description of method ESMF_ArrayRedistStore() for the definition of the Array based operation.

The routine returns an ESMF_RouteHandle that can be used to call ESMF_ArrayBundleRedist() on any pair of ArrayBundles that matches srcArrayBundle and dstArrayBundle in type, kind, and memory layout of the distributed dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of undistributed dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

This method is overloaded for:
ESMF_TYPEKIND_I4, ESMF_TYPEKIND_I8,
ESMF_TYPEKIND_R4, ESMF_TYPEKIND_R8.

This call is collective across the current VM.

srcArrayBundle
ESMF_ArrayBundle with source data.
dstArrayBundle
ESMF_ArrayBundle with destination data. The data in these Arrays may be destroyed by this call.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
factor
Factor by which to multiply source data.
[ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag]
If set to .false., the default, source and destination side must cover the identical index space, using precisely matching sequence indices. If set to .true., mismatching sequence indices between source and destination side are silently ignored. The size of this array argument must either be 1 or equal the number of Arrays in the srcArrayBundle and dstArrayBundle arguments. In the latter case, the handling of unmatched indices is specified for each Array pair separately. If only one element is specified, it is used for all Array pairs.
[srcToDstTransposeMap]
List with as many entries as there are dimensions in the Arrays in srcArrayBundle. Each entry maps the corresponding source Array dimension against the specified destination Array dimension. Mixing of distributed and undistributed dimensions is supported.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

27.5.20 ESMF_ArrayBundleRedistStore - Precompute an ArrayBundle redistribution without local factor argument


INTERFACE:

   ! Private name; call using ESMF_ArrayBundleRedistStore()
   subroutine ESMF_ArrayBundleRedistStoreNF(srcArrayBundle, dstArrayBundle, &
     routehandle, ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag, &
     srcToDstTransposeMap, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle), intent(in)            :: srcArrayBundle
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle), intent(inout)         :: dstArrayBundle
     type(ESMF_RouteHandle), intent(inout)         :: routehandle
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical,                intent(in),  optional :: ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag(:)
     integer,                intent(in),  optional :: srcToDstTransposeMap(:)
     integer,                intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Store an ArrayBundle redistribution operation from srcArrayBundle to dstArrayBundle. The redistribution between ArrayBundles is defined as the sequence of individual Array redistributions over all source and destination Array pairs in sequence. The method requires that srcArrayBundle and dstArrayBundle reference an identical number of ESMF_Array objects.

The effect of this method on ArrayBundles that contain aliased members is undefined.

PETs that specify a factor argument must use the <type><kind> overloaded interface. Other PETs call into the interface without factor argument. If multiple PETs specify the factor argument its type and kind as well as its value must match across all PETs. If none of the PETs specifies a factor argument the default will be a factor of 1.

See the description of method ESMF_ArrayRedistStore() for the definition of the Array based operation.

The routine returns an ESMF_RouteHandle that can be used to call ESMF_ArrayBundleRedist() on any pair of ArrayBundles that matches srcArrayBundle and dstArrayBundle in type, kind, and memory layout of the distributed dimensions. However, the size, number, and index order of undistributed dimensions may be different. See section 37.2.5 for a more detailed discussion of RouteHandle reusability.

This call is collective across the current VM.

srcArrayBundle
ESMF_ArrayBundle with source data.
dstArrayBundle
ESMF_ArrayBundle with destination data. The data in these Arrays may be destroyed by this call.
routehandle
Handle to the precomputed Route.
[ignoreUnmatchedIndicesFlag]
If set to .false., the default, source and destination side must cover the identical index space, using precisely matching sequence indices. If set to .true., mismatching sequence indices between source and destination side are silently ignored. The size of this array argument must either be 1 or equal the number of Arrays in the srcArrayBundle and dstArrayBundle arguments. In the latter case, the handling of unmatched indices is specified for each Array pair separately. If only one element is specified, it is used for all Array pairs.
[srcToDstTransposeMap]
List with as many entries as there are dimensions in the Arrays in srcArrayBundle. Each entry maps the corresponding source Array dimension against the specified destination Array dimension. Mixing of distributed and undistributed dimensions is supported.
[rc]
Return code; equals ESMF_SUCCESS if there are no errors.

27.5.21 ESMF_ArrayBundleRemove - Remove Arrays from ArrayBundle


INTERFACE:

     subroutine ESMF_ArrayBundleRemove(arraybundle, arrayNameList, &
       multiflag, relaxedflag, rc)
ARGUMENTS:
     type(ESMF_ArrayBundle), intent(inout)         :: arraybundle
     character(len=*),       intent(in)            :: arrayNameList(:)
 -- The following arguments require argument keyword syntax (e.g. rc=rc). --
     logical,                intent(in),  optional :: multiflag
     logical,                intent(in),  optional :: relaxedflag
     integer,                intent(out), optional :: rc
STATUS:

DESCRIPTION:

Remove Array(s) by name from ArrayBundle. In the relaxed setting it is not an error if arrayNameList contains names that are not found in arraybundle.

arraybundle
ESMF_ArrayBundle from which to remove items.
arrayNameList
List of items to remove.
[multiflag]
A setting of .true. allows multiple Arrays with the same name to be removed from arraybundle. For .false., items to be removed must have unique names. The default setting is .false..
[relaxedflag]
A setting of .true. indicates a relaxed definition of "remove" where it is not an error if arrayNameList contains item names that are not found in arraybundle. For .false. this is