Configuration options

CLIMADA searches for a local configuration file located in the current working directory. A static default configuration file is supplied by the package and used as fallback. The local configuration file needs to be called climada.conf. All other files will be ignored.

The climada configuration file is a JSON file and consists of the following values:

• config

• local_data

• global

• trop_cyclone

A minimal configuration file looks something like this:

{
    "config":
    {
        "env_name": "climada_env"
    },

    "local_data":
    {
        "save_dir": "./results/"
    },

    "global":
    {
        "log_level": "INFO",
        "max_matrix_size": 1.0e8
    },

    "trop_cyclone":
    {
        "random_seed": 54
    }
}

config

Configuration parameters related with configuration settings such as paths.

Option	Description	Default
env_name	Name given to CLIMADA’s virtual environement. Used for checks of paths of libraries.	“climada_env”

local_data

Configuration parameters related to local data location.

Option	Description	Default
save_dir	Folder were the variables are saved through the save command when no absolute path provided.	“./results”

global

Configuration parameters with global scope within climada’s code.

Option	Description	Default
log_level	Minimum log level showed by logging: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR or CRITICAL.	“INFO”
max_matrix_size	Maximum matrix size that can be used. Set a lower value if memory issues.	1.0E8

trop_cyclone

Configuration parameters related to tropical cyclones.

Option	Description	Default
random_seed	Seed used for the stochastic tracks generation.	54