diff --git a/tar_create.sh b/tar_create.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#SBATCH --account=<ACCOUNT>
+#SBATCH --job-name=tarcreate
+#SBATCH --partition=shared
+#SBATCH --nodes=1
+#SBATCH --output=<LOG-PATH>/tarcreate.%j.o
+#SBATCH --error=<LOG-PATH>/tarcreate.%j.o
+#SBATCH --mem=6GB
+#SBATCH --time=12:00:00
+#SBATCH --mail-user=<EMAIL>
+#SBATCH --mail-type=ALL
+
+cd <ZARR-FILE>
+for var in u v w temp qc qv qi qr cloud_num tke theta_v pres rho div;
+       do
+               echo $var
+               tar_creator -i ${var}/ -t <ZARR-FILENAME-WITHOUT-ENDING>.${var}.{:03d}.tar -s 33554432000
+       done
+
+tar_creator -i time height height_bnds .zmetadata .zattrs .zgroup -t <ZARR-FILENAME-WITHOUT-ENDING>.coords.{:03d}.tar -s 33554432000
+
+for var in u v w temp qc qv qi qr cloud_num tke theta_v pres rho div coords;
+do
+        echo $var
+        tar_referencer -t <ZARR-FILENAME-WITHOUT-ENDING>.${var}.???.tar -p <ZARR-FILENAME-WITHOUT-ENDING>.${var}.tar.preffs
+done
+
+#in a last step the preffs files need to be combined