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WRF & MPAS-A Support Forum

Welcome to the WRF/WRFDA/WRF-Chem/MPAS Users' Support Forum, please read the guidelines & suggestions below.
*WRFDA NOTICE*

Registration

  • You must create an account to post, first-time posts need manager approval and it may take 2-3 business days.

Posting Threads

  • Before posting, use the search utility to verify whether a solution to your inquiry already exists
  • Post inquiries to the relevant forum (i.e., WPS, WRF, WRF-Chem, MPAS)
  • Open a new thread for each new question. Do not post inquiries more than once.
  • State the problem or error in the subject line and attach relative files - e.g., namelists, error logs
  • Under "Options" check the boxes for "Watch this thread..." and "receive email notifications" to stay up to date on replies. Alternatively, click your name at the top of the forum site, and then "preferences" to choose notification options for the entire forum site.
  • If the problem is related to compiling WRF or WPS, see the WRF/WPS Compiling web page.
  • Add relevant tags to your thread (see list of all tags). Contact us if you need additional tags.

Including Files

  • Avoid attaching screen shots of error messages, as the content is not searchable.
  • If attaching packaged files, use zipped or .tar format (not .rar format).
  • If files are too large to upload, package files as a single .tar file, and upload to our Nextcloud storage, and then let us know the file name or link to the file. You can also view any uploaded files.

Responses

  • The NCAR team tries to reply to inquiries in a timely manner, but it can sometimes take a few days due to other obligations.
  • The NCAR team does not work nights (Mountain Time), weekends, or holidays.
  • The NCAR CM1 team is very small, and it might take several weeks for a response. Thank you for your patience.
  • We welcome experienced users to respond to inquiries. This helps expedite the response process.

Note

  • This is the official NCAR-supported forum for the WRF, MPAS, and CM1 models. While other similar forums may exist and be perfectly functional, we are not affiliated with any forum outside of this one.
  • Prior to June 2022, this forum used a different platform. All content from the older platform can be found in the "Historical/Archive" section further down on this page.

Development Team Announcements

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers
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WRF model coupled to Chemistry (WRF-Chem)

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WRF-Solar

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General Questions

All general or miscellaneous topics, including website problems, WRF documentation, code contribution, cloud-computing, and bug reports
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Post-processing and Utilities

WRF-Python and NCL

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WRF ARWpost

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WRF RIP

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WRF General Post-processing

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MPAS Atmosphere

Compiling & Installation

Discussions related to downloading and compiling MPAS-Atmosphere
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Running & Issues

General questions about running, issues encountered while trying to run, or reports of suspected bugs in MPAS-Atmosphere
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Post-processing & Utilities

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Science

Questions related to MPAS-Atmosphere dynamics, numerics, and physics.
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Code development

Questions about modifying the MPAS-Atmosphere code, and general discussion of MPAS code structure and development
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GPU & OpenACC

Questions about and discussion of the GPU-enabled MPAS-Atmosphere branch.
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General Questions

All general or miscellaneous topics
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CM1 (Cloud Model 1)

Compiling and Running

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Science and General Questions

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Off-Topic

User Contributed Tools

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General Information

General information WRF/MPAS users wish to share with the community. Please delete when the post topic has expired
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Event Announcements

Post any announcements about conference/meetings, or calls for papers, related to modeling. Please delete when the post topic has expired
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Jobs & Opportunities

Post any job or position opportunity announcements here. Please delete when the post topic has expired
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Forum Feedback

Questions, comments, or problems about this forum
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Historical / Archive

These posts are from a previous version of the WRF&MPAS-A Support Forum. New replies have been disabled and if you have follow up questions related to a post, then please submit your request as a normal post in the correct forum.

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