User’s Guide

Table of Contents

• 1. Background Information
  • 1.1. Documentation Organization
  • 1.2. Documentation Conventions
  • 1.3. GW User Support and Community Contributions
• 2. Global Workflow Components
  • 2.1. Component Repositories
  • 2.2. Additional Resources for New Users
  • 2.3. External dependencies
• 3. HPC Setup and Support
  • 3.1. Minimum system software requirements
  • 3.2. Feature availability by platform
  • 3.3. HPC Helpdesks
  • 3.4. Restricted Data Access
• 4. Build AWS EC2 Cluster
  • 4.1. Create a utility AWS instance
  • 4.2. Connect to Bootstrap Instance and Build AMI
  • 4.3. Create Persistent Lustre Filesystem
  • 4.4. Building the AWS ParallelCluster
  • 4.5. Importing Data Repositories
• 5. Setup Globus Connections for HPSS
  • 5.1. Setting Up Globus
  • 5.2. Common Globus Issues
• 6. Global Forecast System (GFS)
  • 6.1. Overview
  • 6.2. Key Features
  • 6.3. GFS Workflow
  • 6.4. Configuration Files
  • 6.5. Output Products
  • 6.6. Experimental vs Operational Runs: A Snapshot
• 7. Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS)
  • 7.1. Overview
  • 7.2. Key Features
  • 7.3. GEFS Workflow
  • 7.4. Configuration Files
  • 7.5. Output Products
• 8. Seasonal Forecast System (SFS)
  • 8.1. Overview
  • 8.2. Key Features
  • 8.3. SFS Workflow
  • 8.4. Configuration Files
  • 8.5. Output Products
• 9. Global Chemistry and Aerosol Forecast System (GCAFS)
  • 9.1. Overview
  • 9.2. Key Features
  • 9.3. Running GCAFS
  • 9.4. GCAFS Workflow
  • 9.5. Configuration Files
  • 9.6. Emissions Preprocessing
  • 9.7. GOCART Configuration Files
  • 9.8. Output Products
• 10. Job Descriptions
• 11. Running Global Workflow on Supported HPC
  • 11.1. Clone and build Global Workflow
  • 11.2. Initial Conditions
  • 11.3. Experiment Setup
  • 11.4. Configure Run
  • 11.5. Start your run
  • 11.6. Monitor rocoto Run
  • 11.7. View Experiment output
• 12. Setup and Run Global Workflow on CSPs via NOAA ParallelWorks
  • 12.1. Configuring NOAA CSPs
  • 12.2. Running Global Workflow on CSPs
• 13. Plotting Output
  • 13.1. Plotting Analysis Output
  • 13.2. Plotting Forecast Output
• 14. Common Errors and Known Issues
  • 14.1. Error: Reserved Variables Causing Workflow Issues
  • 14.2. Error: AttributeError: ‘AttrDict’ object has no attribute ‘__frozen’ when running workflow setup
  • 14.3. Error: “ImportError” message when running setup script
  • 14.4. Error: curses default colors when running viewer
  • 14.5. Issue: Directory name change for EnKF folder in ROTDIR