CMAQ v5.5 crashes on Day 2 with OPACONC error and “Invalid file name argument CTM_CONC_1

Hi everyone,

I am running CMAQ v5.5 on an HPC cluster. The simulation period is April 2026.

I originally had a MEGAN-related issue, but after fixing the restart configuration the model is now able to complete Day 1 successfully and start Day 2.

The output files from Day 1 are generated correctly, including:

CCTM_CGRID_v55_gcc_D03_Apr2026_20260401.nc

CCTM_CONC_v55_gcc_D03_Apr2026_20260401.nc

CCTM_MSOILOUT_v55_gcc_D03_Apr2026_20260401.nc

Day 2 starts normally:

Processing 2026-04-02

and a Day 2 concentration file is also created:

CCTM_CONC_v55_gcc_D03_Apr2026_20260402.nc

However, the model crashes before completion.

The batch log ends with:

MPI_ABORT was invoked on rank 3 in communicator MPI_COMM_WORLD
ERROR: CMAQ failed on 2026-04-02

The processor-specific logs show:

*** ERROR ABORT in subroutine OPACONC on PE 001
*** ERROR ABORT in subroutine OPACONC on PE 002
*** ERROR ABORT in subroutine OPACONC on PE 003

Immediately before the OPACONC error I see:

Maximum current record number         4

>>--->> WARNING in subroutine DESC3
Invalid file name argument "CTM_CONC_1"

*** ERROR ABORT in subroutine OPACONC on PE 001

My run script contains:

setenv CTM_CONC_1 $OUTDIR/CCTM_CONC_${CTM_APPL}.nc

and the output directory exists and is writable.

Has anyone encountered an OPACONC crash associated with:

WARNING in subroutine DESC3
Invalid file name argument "CTM_CONC_1"

Any suggestions for additional diagnostics would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.