Best Practice Resources for WRF and WPS

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

• Best Practices for namelist.wps Settings

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

• Best Practices for namelist.input Settings

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

• WRF Tutorial Presentation on Best Practices

WRF & MPAS-A Presentations on Best Practices

The following are presentations presented in the Best Practices series, as a part of the annual WRF Workshop:

1. So, you want to run WRF? 12 steps toward improving the outcome
   Chris Davis, NSF NCAR/MMM

2. WRF Advanced Usage and Best Practices
   Jimy Dudhia, NSF NCAR/MMM

3. Some Best Practices for WRFDA
   Craig Schwartz, NSF NCAR/MMM

4. Best Practices for Applying WRF-Chem
   Steven Peckham, NOAA/ESRL

5. Better Practices and Hints: WRF Software and Infrastructure
   David Gill, NCAR/MMM