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Best Practice Resources for WRF and WPS
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The following are useful resources for following recommended procedures and settings for both WPS and WRF. 

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* `Best Practices for namelist.wps Settings <./namelist.wps_best_practices.html>`_

Descriptions of common namelist parameters and best practice guidance (useful for setting up domains)

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* `Best Practices for namelist.input Settings <./namelist.input_best_practices.html>`_

Descriptions of common namelist parameters for running real.exe and wrf.exe, along with best practice guidance

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* `WRF Tutorial Presentation on Best Practices <https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/site_linked_files/best_practices/chen_better_performance.pdf>`_

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WRF & MPAS-A Presentations on Best Practices
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The following are presentations presented in the Best Practices series, as a part of the annual WRF Workshop:

#. `So, you want to run WRF? 12 steps toward improving the outcome <http://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/site_linked_files/best_practices/discussion1.pdf>`_ |br|
   **Chris Davis**, *NSF NCAR/MMM*
#. `WRF Advanced Usage and Best Practices <http://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/site_linked_files/best_practices/best_prac_wrf.pdf>`_ |br|
   **Jimy Dudhia**, *NSF NCAR/MMM*
#. `Some Best Practices for WRFDA <http://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/site_linked_files/best_practices/best_prac_wrfda.pdf>`_ |br|
   **Craig Schwartz**, *NSF NCAR/MMM*
#. `Best Practices for Applying WRF-Chem <http://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/site_linked_files/best_practices/best_prac_chem.pdf>`_ |br|
   **Steven Peckham**, *NOAA/ESRL*
#. `Better Practices and Hints: WRF Software and Infrastructure <http://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/site_linked_files/best_practices/best_prac_software.pdf>`_ |br|
   **David Gill**, *NCAR/MMM*

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