This function returns reads in the YAML file and checks for any parameters that might not be included. This may not matter for the given run, but it's handy to be able to check for any and all potential variables.
read_parameters(filename = "cape.parameters.yml", yaml_parameters = NULL)
Returns a named list with all possible options
full path to the .yml file holding CAPE parameters (is not needed if yaml_parameters is provided)
yaml string holding CAPE parameters (can be NULL)