【MPAS-A and MPAS-JEDI Tutorials Agenda】
MPAS-A Tutorial Agenda (2.5 days):Download
| Monday, 23 October 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 08:30-08:50 (20 mins) | Registration | |
| 08:50-09:00 (10 mins) | Opening Remarks - Dr. Gretchen Mullendoore (NCAR), Dr. Jing-Shan Hong (CWA) | |
| 09:00-09:20 (20 mins) | MPAS Overview | Bill Skamarock |
| 09:20-09:40 (20 mins) | Downloading and compiling MPAS-Atmosphere | Michael Duda |
| 09:40-10:35 (55 mins) | Running MPAS, part 1: Creating ICs and running a basic global simulation | Michael Duda |
| 10:35-10:50 (15 mins) | Break | |
| 10:50-11:00 (10 mins) | Introduction to the practical exercises | Michael Duda |
| 11:00-12:00 (60 mins) | Practical session | |
| 12:00-13:00 (60 mins) | Lunch | |
| 13:00-13:30 (30 mins) | Running MPAS, part 2: Variable-resolution, I/O streams, restarts, and other options | Michael Duda |
| 13:30-14:15 (45 mins) | Dynamics and dynamics configuration | Bill Skamarock |
| 14:15-14:30 (15 mins) | Break | |
| 14:30-15:15 (45 mins) | Physics and physics configuration | Wei Wang |
| 15:15-17:00 (105 mins) | Practical session | |
| Tuesday, 24 October 2023 | ||
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 09:00-09:30 (30 mins) | An overview of the structure of MPAS meshes | Michael Duda |
| 09:30-10:00 (30 mins) | Running MPAS, part 3: Preparing limited-area meshes and LBCs | Wei Wang |
| 10:00-10:30 (30 mins) | Post-processing and visualizing MPAS-Atmosphere output | Michael Duda |
| 10:30-10:45 (15 mins) | Break | |
| 10:45-11:25 (40 mins) | Spatial discretization, filters and transport | Bill Skamarock |
| 11:25-11:45 (20 mins) | Unique aspects of MPAS code: Registry, pools, and logging | Michael Duda |
| 11:45-13:00 (75 mins) | Lunch | |
| 13:00-13:30 (30 mins) | Adding passive tracers to MPAS-Atmosphere simulations | Michael Duda |
| 13:30-14:00 (30 mins) | Computing new diagnostic fields in MPAS-Atmosphere simulations | Michael Duda |
| 14:00-15:30 (90 mins) | Practical session | |
| 15:30-15:45 (15 mins) | Break | |
| 15:45-17:00 (75 mins) | Practical session | |
| Wednesday, 25 October 2023 | ||
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 09:00-09:20 (20 mins) | MPAS mesh generation | Michael Duda |
| 09:25-09:45 (25 mins) | New MPAS capabilities under development, and concluding remarks | Bill Skamarock |
| 09:45-10:45 (60 mins ) | Practical session | |
| 10:45-11:00 (15 mins) | Break (optional) | |
| 11:00-12:00 (60 mins) | Practical session | |
| 12:00-13:00 (60 mins) | Lunch | |
MPAS-JEDI Tutorial Agenda (1.5 days):Download
| Wednesday Afternoon, 25 October 2023 | ||
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| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 13:30-13:50 (20 mins) | Welcome and Participants’ Introduction | |
| 13:50-14:40 (50 mins) | Fundamentals of Data Assimilation | Jake Liu |
| 14:40-15:00 (20 mins) | Photo Taken and Break | |
| 15:00-15:15 (15 mins) | MPAS-JEDI Overview | Jake Liu |
| 15:15-15:30 (15 mins) | Introduction to the practical exercises | I-Han Chen |
| 15:30-16:00 (30 mins) | Observations (1): Converting bufr obs to IODA format & HofX Application | Junmei Ban |
| 16:00-17:00 (60 mins) | Practical session (1): code build/ctest, obs conversion, hofx | |
| Thursday, 26 October 2023 | ||
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 09:00-09:30 (30 mins) | Algorithms (1): 3D/4DEnVar | I-Han Chen |
| 09:30-10:00 (30 mins) | Observations (2): Assimilate "conventional" obs | Junmei Ban |
| 10:00-10:15 (15 mins) | Break | |
| 10:15-11:00 (45 mins) | Algorithms (2): 3DVar, Static B, and hybrid-EnVar | Jake Liu |
| 11:00-12:00 (60 mins) | Practical session (2): 3D/4DEnVar with conventional obs | |
| 12:00-13:00 (60 mins) | Lunch | |
| 13:00-13:45 (45 mins) | Observations (3): Satellite radiance DA | Jake Liu |
| 13:45-14:15 (30 mins) | Workflow & Graphics packages | Jake Liu |
| 14:15-14:30 (15 mins) | Break | |
| 14:30-14:45 (15 mins) | Regional MPAS-JEDI | Jake Liu |
| 14:45-17:00 (135 mins) | Practical session (3): 3DVar, Hybrid,Radiance, Plot OMB/OMA, Regional | |