OpenIFS help and documentation
Information specific to OpenIFS can be found on the following pages. See below for other useful documentation including detailed scientific and technical documentation about IFS and accompanying software.
- Guide to using FCM to build OpenIFS
- HowTos: find out how to do a number of things such as altering the code, visualizing the output and so on.
- Frequently Asked Questions
Publications : Manuals
ECMWF have many publications online, including user manuals, tutorials, seminar proceedings, technical reports and the newsletter, amongst other documents. The full list of ECMWF publications can be found online at: http://www.ecmwf.int/publications.
Manuals relevant to OpenIFS are:
- Scientific and technical documentation for IFS - Cycle 37r2. (available as PDF files).
OpenIFS is based on Cycle 38r1 (operational model as of December 2012). Documentation for Cy38r2 will be available in 2013, however much of the Cy37r2 documentation is still valid. - MARS - Data Archive Retrieval documentation.
- GRIB-API documentation.
- MAGICS graphics software. Includes manuals and training course materials.
- METVIEW visualisation, data processing desktop application.
See IFS wiki for more detailed information about IFS Cycles and release notes.
Tutorials
ECMWF provide a number of tutorials useful for learning about OpenIFS... coming soon...