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Basic WRF Tutorial Agenda
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Tutorial Dates:  **12-15 October, 2026**

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   All times in the below agenda are in U.S. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).

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Monday
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*October 12*

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   9:00, Welcome Remarks, Joe Klemp
   9:15, Instructor and Student Introductions, ""
   9:45, `WRF Modeling System Overview <https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/wrf_tutorial_linked_files/WRF_Modeling_System_Overview.pdf>`_  (`video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzSu-343b-0&list=PLJ_1sjucSSZCTNBRM4D3BfEak-XT7TKJo&index=1&t=1s&pp=iAQB>`_), Wei Wang
   10:15, `WPS Overview <https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/wrf_tutorial_linked_files/WPS_Overview.pdf>`_ (`video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wORnG-gFXkE&list=PLJ_1sjucSSZCTNBRM4D3BfEak-XT7TKJo&index=2&pp=iAQB>`_), Michael Duda
   10:45, *Break*, ""
   11:05, `Program Real <https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/wrf_tutorial_linked_files/Program_Real.pdf>`_ (`video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UhCYMBf3tM&list=PLJ_1sjucSSZCTNBRM4D3BfEak-XT7TKJo&index=3&t=547s&pp=iAQB>`_), Wei Wang
   11:25, `Running WPS and WRF <https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/wrf_tutorial_linked_files/Running_WPS_and_WRF.pdf>`_ (`video1 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIbg5T-aUM4&list=PLJ_1sjucSSZCTNBRM4D3BfEak-XT7TKJo&index=4&t=10s&pp=iAQB>`_) (`video2 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yixvMF-g0nc&list=PLJ_1sjucSSZCTNBRM4D3BfEak-XT7TKJo&index=5&pp=iAQB>`_), Kelly Werner
   12:00, *Break*, ""
      1:00, `Practice Instructions <https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/wrf_tutorial_linked_files/practice_instructions.pdf>`_, Kelly Werner
      1:10, *Live Practice Session*, ""
   2:15, *Break*, ""
   2:35 - 3:30, *Live Practice Session*, ""

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Tuesday
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*October 13*

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   9:00, `Overview of WRF Physics (*Part 1*) <https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/wrf_tutorial_linked_files/Overview_of_Physics.pdf>`_ (`video1 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2_BnOFPbaA&list=PLJ_1sjucSSZCTNBRM4D3BfEak-XT7TKJo&index=12&pp=iAQB>`_) (`video2 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmjL6uxwOkQ&list=PLJ_1sjucSSZCTNBRM4D3BfEak-XT7TKJo&index=13&pp=iAQB>`_) (`video3 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPsotmEqTBw&list=PLJ_1sjucSSZCTNBRM4D3BfEak-XT7TKJo&index=14&pp=iAQB>`_), Jimy Dudhia
   9:40, `Introduction to Nesting <https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/wrf_tutorial_linked_files/Introduction_to_Nesting.pdf>`_ (`video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIncq6mLh4k&list=PLJ_1sjucSSZCTNBRM4D3BfEak-XT7TKJo&index=7&pp=iAQB>`_), Kelly Werner
   10:10, *Break*, ""
   10:30, End-to-end Setup of a Model Simulationi *(Live Demo)*, Michael Duda
   12:00, *Break*, ""
   1:00, *Live Practice Session*, ""
   2:15, *Break*, ""
   2:35 - 3:30, *Live Practice Session*, ""

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Wednesday
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*October 14*

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   9:00, `WRF Dynamics <https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/wrf_tutorial_linked_files/WRF_Dynamics.pdf>`_ (`video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iGYgC7lUI8&list=PLJ_1sjucSSZCTNBRM4D3BfEak-XT7TKJo&index=17&pp=iAQB>`_), Bill Skamarock 
   9:30, `Overview of Physics (*Part 2*) <https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/wrf_tutorial_linked_files/Overview_of_Physics.pdf>`_ (`video1 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSFiQemJx6k&list=PLJ_1sjucSSZCTNBRM4D3BfEak-XT7TKJo&index=15&pp=iAQB>`_) (`video2 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6qXNcbKO0c&list=PLJ_1sjucSSZCTNBRM4D3BfEak-XT7TKJo&index=16&pp=iAQB>`_), Jimy Dudhia
   10:10, *Break*, ""
   10:30, `Compiling WRF and WPS <https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/wrf_tutorial_linked_files/Compiling_WRF_and_WPS.pdf>`_ (`video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zenCyRD08EE&list=PLJ_1sjucSSZCTNBRM4D3BfEak-XT7TKJo&index=10&pp=iAQB>`_), Kelly Werner
   11:00, `WRF-Python Post-processing Tool <https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/wrf_tutorial_linked_files/WRF_python_Post_processing_Tool.pdf>`_, Abby Jaye
   11:30, `Other Runtime Options <https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/wrf_tutorial_linked_files/Other_Runtime_Options.pdf>`_ (`video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NIR21GVXwk&list=PLJ_1sjucSSZCTNBRM4D3BfEak-XT7TKJo&index=21&pp=iAQB>`_), Wei Wang
   12:00, *Break*, ""
   1:00, *Live Practice Session*, ""
   2:15, *Break*, ""
   2:35 - 3:30, *Live Practice Session*, ""

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Thursday
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*October 15*

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   9:00, `Best Practices <https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/wrf_tutorial_linked_files/Best_Practices.pdf>`_ (`video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG8dTF9yvPU&list=PLJ_1sjucSSZCTNBRM4D3BfEak-XT7TKJo&index=18&pp=iAQB>`_), Ming Chen
   9:30, `Advanced Usage of the WPS <https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/wrf_tutorial_linked_files/Advanced_Usage_of_the_WPS.pdf>`_ (`video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xibGSLSaj6w&list=PLJ_1sjucSSZCTNBRM4D3BfEak-XT7TKJo&index=23&pp=iAQB>`_), Michael Duda 
   10:00, *Break*, ""
   10:20, `WRF Computation <https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/wrf_tutorial_linked_files/WRF_Computation.pdf>`_ (`video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KbVupU_MOU&list=PLJ_1sjucSSZCTNBRM4D3BfEak-XT7TKJo&index=25&pp=iAQB>`_), Anthony Islas
   10:50, WRF/MPAS Transition Discussion, Gretchen Mullendore
   11:50, `Tutorial Summary and Wrap-up <https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/wrf_tutorial_linked_files/Tutorial_Summary_and_Wrap-up.pdf>`_, Kelly Werner
   12:00, *Break*, ""
   1:00, *Live Practice Session*, ""
   2:15, *Break*, ""
   2:35 - 3:30, *Live Practice Session*, ""

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