MPAS-Atmosphere 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 (45 mins), Practical session
12:15 – 13:30 (75 mins), Break
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, 13 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 (75 mins), Break
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 – 9:25 (25 mins), Unique aspects of MPAS code: Registry, pools, and logging
9:25 – 9:50 (25 mins), Adding passive tracers to MPAS-Atmosphere simulations
9:50 – 10:15 (25 mins), Computing new diagnostic fields in MPAS-Atmosphere simulations
10:15 – 10:30 (15 mins), Break
10:30 – 11:10 (40 mins), Spatial discretization, filters and transport
11:10 – 11:40 (30 mins), MPAS mesh generation
11:40 – 12:05 (25 mins), New MPAS capabilities under development, and concluding remarks
12:05 – 13:30 (85 mins), Break
13:30 – 14:45 (75 mins), Practical session
14:45 – 15:00 (15 mins), Break
15:00 – 16:00 (60 mins), Practical session