| 9:30 | – | 9:50 (20 mins) | MPAS Overview (slides) |
| 9:50 | – | 10:10 (20 mins) | MPAS-A System Requirements and Installation (slides) |
| 10:10 | – | 11:05 (55 mins) | Running MPAS, part 1: Creating ICs and running a basic global simulation (slides) |
| 11:05 | – | 11:20 (15 mins) | Break |
| 11:20 | – | 11:30 (10 mins) | Introduction to the practical exercises (slides) |
| 11:30 | – | 12:15 (45 mins) | Practical session |
| 12:15 | – | 13:30 (75 mins) | Break |
| 13:30 | – | 14:00 (30 mins) | Running MPAS, part 2: Variable-resolution, I/O streams, restarts, and other options (slides) |
| 14:00 | – | 14:45 (45 mins) | Practical session |
| 14:45 | – | 15:00 (15 mins) | Break |
| 15:00 | – | 16:00 (60 mins) | Practical session |
| 9:00 | – | 9:45 (45 mins) | Dynamics and dynamics configuration (slides) |
| 9:45 | – | 10:30 (45 mins) | Physics Introduction and Configuration in MPAS (slides) |
| 10:30 | – | 10:45 (15 mins) | Break |
| 10:45 | – | 11:15 (30 mins) | An overview of the structure of MPAS meshes (slides) |
| 11:15 | – | 11:45 (30 mins) | Running MPAS, part 3: Preparing limited-area meshes and running regional simulation (slides) |
| 11:45 | – | 12:15 (30 mins) | Post-processing and visualizing MPAS-Atmosphere output (slides) |
| 12:15 | – | 13:30 (75 mins) | Break |
| 13:30 | – | 14:45 (75 mins) | Practical session |
| 14:45 | – | 15:00 (15 mins) | Break |
| 15:00 | – | 16:00 (60 mins) | Practical session |
| 9:00 | – | 9:25 (25 mins) | Unique aspects of MPAS code: Registry, pools, and logging (slides) |
| 9:25 | – | 9:50 (25 mins) | Adding passive tracers to MPAS-Atmosphere simulations (slides) |
| 9:50 | – | 10:15 (25 mins) | Computing new diagnostic fields in MPAS-Atmosphere simulations (slides) |
| 10:15 | – | 10:30 (15 mins) | Break |
| 10:30 | – | 11:10 (40 mins) | Spatial discretization, filters and transport (slides) |
| 11:10 | – | 11:40 (30 mins) | MPAS mesh generation (slides, animation 1, animation 2, animation 3 ) |
| 11:40 | – | 12:05 (25 mins) | New MPAS capabilities under development, and concluding remarks (slides) |
| 12:05 | – | 13:30 (85 mins) | Break |
| 13:30 | – | 14:45 (75 mins) | Practical session |
| 14:45 | – | 15:00 (15 mins) | Break |
| 15:00 | – | 16:00 (60 mins) | Practical session |