Internal And Consistency Outputs
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This page is generated from in-code XGC I/O metadata by ``utils/python/document_outputs.py``.

Internal helper and consistency-check outputs that may be useful for debugging or verification.

./xgc.saved_volumes.bp
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   * - Variable
     - Units
     - Description
   * - ``nnode``
     - Positive integer
     - Number of 2D mesh nodes.
   * - ``node_area``
     - m^2
     - Poloidal-plane area associated with each mesh node.
   * - ``node_vol``
     - m^3
     - Spatial volume associated with each 3D mesh node. The volume of the whole torus is :math:`N_{\mathrm{wedge}} N_{\phi,\mathrm{tot}} \sum_k V_k`, where :math:`V_k` is node_vol(k).
   * - ``node_vol_ff_h``
     - m^3
     - Field-following spatial volume associated with each mesh node for the two neighboring field-following planes.
   * - ``node_vol_ff_l_h``
     - m^3
     - Left-side field-following spatial volume associated with each mesh node for the two neighboring field-following planes.
   * - ``node_vol_ff_r_h``
     - m^3
     - Right-side field-following spatial volume associated with each mesh node for the two neighboring field-following planes.
   * - ``node_vol_nearest``
     - m^3
     - Spatial volume assigned to each mesh node using nearest-node volume accumulation.
   * - ``npsi00``
     - Positive integer
     - Number of points in the uniformly spaced psi00 flux grid used for saved volume data.
   * - ``ntriangle``
     - Positive integer
     - Number of triangles in the planar mesh.
   * - ``tr_area_h``
     - m^2
     - Area of each triangle in the 2D plane mesh.
   * - ``tr_vol_h``
     - m^3
     - Toroidal volume associated with each triangle in the 3D mesh wedge.
   * - ``vol00``
     - m^3
     - Volume associated with each point of the uniformly spaced psi00 flux grid.

moments_check.bp
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   * - Variable
     - Units
     - Description
   * - ``density``
     - m^-3
     - Reference density moments on [toroidal plane, mesh node, species] for the moments check.
   * - ``nnodes``
     - Positive integer
     - Number of 2D mesh nodes per toroidal plane in the moments-check reference data.
   * - ``nplanes``
     - Positive integer
     - Number of toroidal planes in the moments-check reference data.
   * - ``nspecies``
     - Positive integer
     - Number of non-adiabatic species in the moments-check reference data.
   * - ``ptl_resolution``
     - Non-negative integer
     - Total marker-particle count used to generate the moments-check reference data.
   * - ``temp``
     - eV
     - Reference temperature moments on [toroidal plane, mesh node, species] for the moments check.
   * - ``temp_para``
     - eV
     - Reference parallel-temperature moments on [toroidal plane, mesh node, species] for the moments check.
   * - ``temp_perp``
     - eV
     - Reference perpendicular-temperature moments on [toroidal plane, mesh node, species] for the moments check.
   * - ``upara``
     - m s^-1
     - Reference parallel-flow moments on [toroidal plane, mesh node, species] for the moments check.