Vernier Adoption

[mo-marqh]

Are there any linked Issues or Pull Requests?

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Brief description

Vernier is a more richly featured calliper implementation that timer.
Vernier is available for use but is not used as standard in lfric_apps.

A number of steps are required to enable adoption of Vernier within LFRic:

• rose-stem configuration of use of timer or Vernier in a single switch
  • Query whether this is necessary, should both modes be available via switch, or do we just change the default?
• enabling the vernier single file output mode by default, and saving the resulting log output into the log directory of the run (so it is not housekept)
• Adoption of the Vernier post-processing python library, including having this installed and available for use on AzSpice and EX quads
• a post processing task in the rose-stem, triggered on use of Vernier, which produces an easily readable aggregated output of the vernier rank by ranks data, using a text format consistent with the timer implementation
• A set of runs, running parallel tests with Vernier and with Timer, that compare results and validate measurement consistency
• Setting the use of Vernier within lfric_apps to be the default

Further details of the issue.

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[mo-marqh]

supersedes #350