Obtaining PlanetWRF:
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- Go to the NCAR WRF website and download WRFv3.0.1.1 from this page – please note that the current version of PlanetWRF is based on WRFv3.0.1.1, so you MUST download THIS version (and NOT the latest version)! Unzip and untar the WRFV3.0.1.1.TAR.gz file ["tar zxvpf WRFV3.0.1.1.TAR.gz"].
- We strongly recommend that you follow the instructions given on the WRF website to configure, compile and run WRF on your system for an idealized test case to make sure you have WRF installed properly. Please make sure basic WRF will at least compile and run before continuing on to PlanetWRF. They have an excellent online tutorial to take you through all of this. NB: if you have problems locating your local netcdf directory, try /opt/netcdf. And if you have problems running a test case, edit the namelist.input file to remove the line “&fdda” and the following line (consisting of “/”).
- Download planetWRFV3.0.1.2.tar.gz from the PlanetWRF downloads page. This gzipped tarball contains the modified and additional files that turn WRF into PlanetWRF. Move this file into the same directory in which you unzipped and untarred the WRFv3.0.1.1.tar.gz file. Now unzip and untar the planetWRFV3.0.1.2.tar.gz file ["tar zxvpf planetWRFV3.0.1.2.tar.gz"]. This will overwrite files in and add files to your existing WRFV3 directory.
- Download planetWRF_DATA.tar.gz, containing the Mars data files you’ll need to run PlanetWRF, also available from the PlanetWRF downloads page. Move the planetWRF_DATA.tar.gz file into the WRFV3/test/em_global_mars directory. Untar and unzip the file ["tar zxvpf planetWRF_DATA.tar.gz"].
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