MPAS-Atmosphere Tutorial
The tentative agenda below is based on the agenda from the previous virtual tutorial. Although no major changes are expected, minor modifications may be incorporated as content is refined, and a final agenda will be posted closer to the start of the tutorial.
Please note that all times are US Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7)
Monday, 12 January 2026:
9:30 – 9:50 (20 mins), MPAS Overview
9:50 – 10:10 (20 mins), MPAS-A System Requirements and Installation
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 – 12:15 (75 mins), Practical session
12:15 – 13:30, Lunch
13:30 – 14:00 (30 mins), Running MPAS, part 2: Variable-resolution, I/O streams, restarts, and other options
14:00 – 16:00 (120 mins), Practical session
Tuesday, 12 January 2026:
9:00 – 9:45 (45 mins), Dynamics and dynamics configuration
9:45 – 10:30 (45 mins), Physics Introduction and Configuration in MPAS
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 running regional simulation
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, 14 January 2026:
9:00 – 9:20 (20 mins), Unique aspects of MPAS code: Registry, pools, and logging
9:20 – 9:45 (25 mins), Adding passive tracers to MPAS-Atmosphere simulations
9:45 – 10:10 (25 mins), Computing new diagnostic fields in MPAS-Atmosphere simulations
10:10 – 10:25 (15 mins), Break
10:25 – 11:05 (40 mins), Spatial discretization, filters and transport
11:05 – 11:35 (30 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