# Question about ke_soil_in, czml_soil_in parameters – in #10: INT2LM

### Question about ke_soil_in, czml_soil_in parameters

Dear colleagues,
I have some confusion with configuring the GRID _IN NAMELIST block, namely the ke_soil_in, czml_soil_in parameters. I have done the gcm-to-cclm task. But I have replaced the given NCEP “caf”-files (from Training Course) with the ERA -40 (February, 2002) “caf”-files that I have downloaded from DKRZ server. I have replaced some parameters in CONTRL and GRID _IN NAMELISTS accordingly (see the attached INPUT file).

```ncks caf-file... >info
```

for NCEP and ERA -40 “caf”-files. There I have suggested, how to replace many parameters in CONTRL and GRID _IN NAMELISTS . But then I have some doubts with soil parameters. In the NCEP “info”-file, at the end, the following is mentioned:
```soil1[0]=0.05 m
soil1[1]=1.05 m
```

In the corresponding NAMELIST (for NCEP from Training Course) is:

```ke_soil_in=1,
czml_soil_in=0.05, 1.05,
```

In the ERA -40 “info”-file at the same position is mentioned:

```soil1[0]=0.035 m
soil1[1]=0.175 m
soil1[2]=0.64 m
soil1[3]=1.945 m
```

I have suggested to replace the NAMELIST so (see the INPUT file):

```ke_soil_in=4,
czml_soil_in=0.035, 0.175, 0.64, 1.945
```

But I have become errors (see the “slurm”-file and maybe, OUTPUT ). I have tried some variants (it is the commented strings in the INPUT file), but there was almost the same result.
Thank you very much for any suggestions for this problem.