Add Experiment Manager tools

[minghangli-uni]

Add Experiment Manager tools to om3-scripts.

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The ACCESS-OM3 Experiment Manager is a Python-based tool designed to streamline the setup and management of ACCESS-OM3 experiments. It automates the creation of experiment directories, applies parameter changes, and updates relevant configuration files based on user-defined settings in a YAML configuration file.

There are two script files,

1. Expts_manager.py:

• contains the ExptManager class, which faciliates the setup, configuration, and execution of experiments. Key functionalities include:
  • Handles configuration based on user-defined parameters.
  • Automates the creation of directories and ensures a smooth workflow for running experiments.
  • Supports updates of parameters, including those for MOM6, namelists (.nml files) and coupling timestep (cpl_dt).
  • Automates the initiation of experiment runs and manages the number of runs to be executed.
  • Skips experiment runs if parameters are identical to the control experiment. This functionality can be switched on and off (currently applicable only to namelists).
  • Integrates Git management during experiments to track changes.
  • Updates experiment metadata, including details and descriptions, facilitated by Payu.

3. Expts_manager.yaml:

• A YAML configuration input file, which is used to define the parameters and settings required for managing control and perturbation experiments. The configuration file enables users to,
  • clone necessary repositories,
  • setup experiments with customised configurations, and,
  • manage diagnostic tools and parameter tunning.

[minghangli-uni]

Since I plan to add more features to this tool, I will keep this issue open for now.