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README_prior_posterior_summary_tables.md

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+# README for prior and posterior summary tables
+
+PEcAn's method for keeping the prior and posteriors for the runs is that
+each run has a small `.Rdata` file for priors and posteriors used for that run. 
+We assembled some scripts that can merge all these disparate files into
+one larger csv file so that we could browse the data in one place without needing
+ to use `R`.
+
+The scripts are as follows:
+1. `collate_priors_posteriors.sh` - collects all the .Rdata files converst so csv, and merges to single file
+2. `fix_priors_posteriors_table.py` - prettify parameter names, add units column
+3. `fix_priors_posteriors_table2.R` - adds median and confidence interval columns
+
+## Column Descriptions
+
+* pftname = name of the community type and PFT (4 = shrub tundra, 5 = tussock tundra, 6 = wet sedge tundra , 7 = heath tundra)
+* vname = variable (parameter) name
+* units = the units of measurement
+* distname = statistical distribution assigend to the parameter range of values, using R distributions
+* parama = first parameter of the distribution
+* paramb = second parameter of the distribution
+* n = the number of samples in the Bety DB for the parameter/variable 
+* cimin = lower confidence interval
+* cimax = upper confidence interval
+* median = median value of the parameter

posteriors_table.csv

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-# Posteriors summary table. Generated 12/10/2020 using scripts
-# that collate data from the run directories, and then
-# adjusted using scripts that add the confidence interval, 
-# median, and units columns.
-# 
-# Column descriptions:
-# pftname = name of the community type (4 = shrub tundra, 5= tussock tundra, 6 = wet sedge tundra , 7 = heath tundra)
-# vname = variable name
-# units = the units of measurement
-# distname = statistical distribution assigend to the parameter range of values, using R distributions
-# parama = first parameter of the distribution
-# paramb = second parameter of the distribution
-# n = the number of samples in the Bety DB for the parameter
-# cimin = lower confidence interval
-# cimax = upper confidence interval
-# median = median value of the parameter
-#
 "pft","vname","units","distname","parama","paramb","n","cimin","cimax","median"
 "CMT04-Salix","Extinction coefficient","unitless","weibull",4,0.4,NA,0.0711400720617792,0.554854357511702,0.365298460704564
 "CMT04-Salix","SW_albedo; Shortwave albedo","W m-2","unif",0.01,0.3,NA,0.01029,0.292756966966967,0.155144854854855

priors_table.csv

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-# Priors summary table. Generated 12/10/2020 using scripts
-# that collate data from the run directories, and then 
-# adjusted using scripts that add the confidence interval, 
-# median, and units columns.
-#
-# Column descriptions:
-# pftname = name of the community type (4 = shrub tundra, 5= tussock tundra, 6 = wet sedge tundra , 7 = heath tundra)
-# vname = variable name
-# units = the units of measurement
-# distname = statistical distribution assigend to the parameter range of values, using R distributions
-# parama = first parameter of the distribution
-# paramb = second parameter of the distribution
-# n = the number of samples in the Bety DB for the parameter 
-# cimin = lower confidence interval
-# cimax = upper confidence interval
-# median = median value of the parameter
-#
 "pft","vname","units","distname","parama","paramb","n","cimin","cimax","median"
 "CMT04-Feather","Extinction coefficient","unitless","gamma",5,10,NA,0.0739371731917833,1.02499118557003,0.46786487062656
 "CMT04-Feather","SW_albedo; Shortwave albedo","W m-2","unif",0.01,0.3,NA,0.01029,0.292756966966967,0.155144854854855