MPAS Atmosphere User GuideΒΆ

Foreword

MPAS-A acknowledgements and contributions

Overview

Introduction to the MPAS-A model features and model components

Quick Start Guide

A high-level description of the process of building and running MPAS-A

Building MPAS

Setup aims to guide you through the next steps post installation. Such as adding domains, setting up additional users and configuring languages.

Preparing Meshes

Step descriptions for preparing SCVT meshes for use in MPAS-Atmosphere

Configuring Model Input and Output

A description of model stream configuration, attributes, and examples

Physics Suites

A description of supported physics suites

Running the MPAS Non-hydrostatic Atmosphere Model

Detailed instructions for creating initial conditions and running the model

Model Options

Guidance for using periodic SSTs, sea-ice updates, and running a regional simulation

Visualization

Instructions on creating plots for meshes and horizontal and vertical plots

Appendix A : Initialization Namelist Options

A summary of the complete set of namelist options available for running MPAS initialization

Appendix B : Model Namelist Options

A summary of the complete set of namelist options available for running the MPAS-atmosphere model

Appendix C: Grid Description

An introduction to common grid types used in the MPAS framework

Appendix D: Description of Model Fields

A description of all fields that may be read or written by the MPAS-Atmosphere model