MPAS-A and MPAS-JEDI Tutorials

Monday, 18 September 2023:

9:00 – 9:30, Registration     

9:30 – 9:50 (20 mins), MPAS Overview        
9:50 – 10:10 (20 mins), Downloading and compiling MPAS-Atmosphere        
10:10 – 11:05 (55 mins), Running MPAS, part 1: Creating ICs and running a basic global simulation        
11:05 – 11:20 (15 mins), Break        
11:20 – 11:30 (10 mins), Introduction to the practical exercises        
11:30 – 12:30 (60 mins), Practical session        
12:30 – 13:30, Lunch        
13:30 – 14:00 (30 mins), Running MPAS, part 2: Variable-resolution, I/O streams, restarts, and other options        
14:00 – 14:45 (45 mins), Practical session        
14:45 – 15:00 (15 mins), Break        
15:00 – 16:00 (60 mins), Practical session        
 

Tuesday, 19 September 2023:

9:00 – 9:45 (45 mins), Dynamics and dynamics configuration        
9:45 – 10:30 (45 mins), Physics and physics configuration        
10:30 – 10:45 (15 mins), Break        
10:45 – 11:15 (30 mins), An overview of the structure of MPAS meshes        
11:15 – 11:45 (30 mins), Running MPAS, part 3: Preparing limited-area meshes and LBCs        
11:45 – 12:15 (30 mins), Post-processing and visualizing MPAS-Atmosphere output        
12:15 – 13:30, Lunch        
13:30 – 14:45 (75 mins), Practical session        
14:45 – 15:00 (15 mins), Break        
15:00 – 16:00 (60 mins), Practical session        
 

Wednesday, 20 September 2023:

9:00 – 9:20 (20 mins), Unique aspects of MPAS code: Registry, pools, and logging        
9:20 – 9:50 (30 mins), Adding passive tracers to MPAS-Atmosphere simulations        
9:50 – 10:20 (30 mins), Computing new diagnostic fields in MPAS-Atmosphere simulations        
10:20 – 10:35 (15 mins), Break        
10:35 – 11:15 (40 mins), Spatial discretization, filters and transport        
11:15 – 11:35 (20 mins), MPAS mesh generation        
11:35 – 12:00 (25 mins), New MPAS capabilities under development, and concluding remarks        
12:00 – 13:30, Lunch        
13:30 – 14:45 (75 mins), Practical session        
14:45 – 15:00 (15 mins), Break        
15:00 – 16:00 (60 mins), Practical session        
 

Thursday, 21 September 2023:

8:30 – 9:00, Registration   

9:00 – 9:15 (15 mins), Welcome and Participants’ Introduction      
9:15 – 10:10 (55 mins), Fundamentals of Data Assimilation      
10:10 – 10:30 (20 mins), Photo Taken and Break      
10:30 – 11:00 (30 mins), MPAS-JEDI Overview and Introduction to Practical Exercises      
11:00 – 11:30 (30 mins), Observations (1): converting obs to IODA format      
11:30 – 12:30 (60 mins), Practical session (1): code build/ctest, obs conversion, probing/plotting obs      
12:30 – 13:30, Lunch      
13:30 – 14:00 (40 mins), Algorithms (1): 3D/4DEnVar      
14:00 – 15:00 (60 mins), Attend MMM Seminar or practical session (2)      
15:00 – 15:00 (50 mins), Algorithms (2): 3DVar, Static B, and Hybrid      
15:00 – 15:15 (15 mins), Break      
15:15 – 16:00 (45 mins), Algorithms (2): 3DVar, Static B, and Hybrid      
16:00 – 17:00 (60 mins), Practical session (2): running 3DEnVar, 3DVar, and hybrid-3DEnVar, B/localization generation, single-obs tests      
 

Friday, 22 September 2023:

9:00 – 9:50 (50 mins), Observations (2): Satellite Radiance DA      
9:50 – 10:30 (40 mins), Algorithms (3): EDA and LETKF      
10:30 – 10:45 (15 mins), Break      
10:45 – 11:15 (30 mins), Observations (3): Quality Control setting      
11:15 – 12:30 (75 mins), Practical session (3): Satellite DA, EDA, QC filters      
12:30 – 13:30, Lunch      
13:30 – 14:10 (40 mins), Workflow/Graphics package      
14:10 – 14:30 (20 mins), Regional MPAS-JEDI      
14:30 – 15:00 (30 mins), TBD      
15:00 – 15:15 (15 mins), Break      
15:15 – 17:00 (105 mins), Practical session (4): Regional, Cycling DA, Graphics