This is a BASH script that provides options to install the following Weather Research & Forecasting Model (WRF) packages in 64-bit systems:
- Weather Research & Forecasting Model (WRF)
- Weather Research & Forecasting Model Chemistry (WRF-CHEM)
- Weather Research & Forecasting Model Hydro Standalone (WRF-Hydro)
- Weather Research & Forecasting Model Hydro Coupled w/ WRF (WRF-Hydro Coupled)
- Hurricane Weather Research & Forecasting Model (HWRF)
- 64-bit system
- Darwin (MacOS) Intel Chipset
- Linux Debian Distro (Ubuntu, Mint, etc)
- Windows Subsystem for Linux (Debian Distro, Ubuntu, Mint, etc)
- CentOS based systems not supported
- 150 Gigabyte (GB) of storage space
WRF Install scripts will install the WRF and WPS with the needed libraries(netcdf4 hdf5, mpich, zlib, libpng, jasper). You can choose the version that you want to install. These scripts are written for Debian and Ubuntu based Linux operating systems, such as Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, Pardus, etc. Since WRF-Install-Script uses operating system libraries, it installs much faster than manually installing the libraries and then installing the WRF model. You can download each version from the releases. Currently only WRF4.5.2_Install.bash, WRF4.5.1_Install.bash, WRF4.5_Install.bash, WRF4.4.2_Install.bash, WRF4.4.1_Install.bash, WRF4.4_Install.bash and WRF4.3.3_Install.bash support Ubuntu 22.04. Therefore if you are using Ubuntu 22.04, please use WRF4.5.2_Install.bash, WRF4.5.1_Install.bash, WRF4.5_Install.bash, WRF4.4.2_Install.bash, WRF4.4.1_Install.bash, WRF4.4_Install.bash and WRF4.3.3_Install.bash, otherwise it will fail to build. All other releases will be updated soon to support Ubuntu 22.04. To run the scripts, you should run the commands below. For WRF4.5.2 with ARW option(default)
or
For WRF4.5.2 with Chem option (WRF-Chem)
For WRF4.5.2 with Hydro option (WRF-Hydro)
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- (Make sure to download folder into your Home Directory): $HOME
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> cd $HOME
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- Libraries are manually installed in sub-folders utilizing either Intel or GNU Compilers.
- Libraries installed with GNU compilers
- zlib (1.2.13)
- MPICH (4.1.2)
- libpng (1.6.39)
- JasPer (1.900.1)
- HDF5 (1.14.1.2)
- PHDF5 (1.14.1.2)
- Parallel-NetCDF (1.12.3)
- NetCDF-C (4.9.2)
- NetCDF-Fortran (4.6.0)
- Miniconda
- Libraries installed with Intel compilers
- zlib (1.2.13)
- libpng (1.6.39)
- JasPer (1.900.1)
- HDF5 (1.14.1.2)
- PHDF5 (1.14.1.2)
- Parallel-NetCDF (1.12.3)
- NetCDF-C (4.9.2)
- NetCDF-Fortran (4.6.0)
- Miniconda
- Intel-Basekit
- Intel-HPCKIT
- Intel-AIKIT
- Libraries installed with GNU compilers
- WRF
- WRF v4.5.1
- WPS v4.5.1
- WRF PLUS v4.5.1
- WRFDA 4DVAR v4.5.1
- WRF-CHEM
- WRF Chem w/KPP 4.5
- WPS 4.5
- WRFDA Chem 3DVAR
- WRF-Hydro Standalone
- WRF-Hydro v5.2
- WRF-Hydro Coupled
- WRF-Hydro v5.2
- WRF v4.5.1
- WPS v4.5.1
- Hurricane WRF (HWRF)
- HWRF Utilities v4.0a
- POMTC v4.0a
- NCEP Coupler v4.0a
- GFDL Vortex Tracker v4.0a
- GSI v4.0a
- UPP v4.0a
- WRF v4.3.3
- WPS 4.3.1
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WRF
- Development Testbed Center (DTC) Model Evaluation Tools (MET) v11.0.2
- Development Testbed Center (DTC) Enhanced Model Evaluation Tools (METplus) v5.0.20
- Development Testbed Center (DTC) Unified Post Processor (UPP) v4.1
- ARWPost v3
- WRF-Python (Conda installed)
- OpenGrADS
- GrADS
- NCAR Command Langauge (Conda installed)
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WRF-CHEM
- Development Testbed Center (DTC) Model Evaluation Tools (MET) v11.0.2
- Development Testbed Center (DTC) Enhanced Model Evaluation Tools (METplus) v5.0.2
- Development Testbed Center (DTC) Unified Post Processor (UPP) v4.1
- ARWPost v3
- WRF-Python (Conda installed)
- OpenGrADS
- GrADS
- NCAR Command Langauge (Conda installed)
- Prep-Chem-SRC v1.5 (GNU only)
- WRF CHEM Tools
- Mozbc
- Megan Bio Emiss
- Megan Bio Data
- Wes Coldens
- ANTHRO EMIS
- EDGAR HTAP
- EPA ANTHO EMIS
- UBC
- Aircraft
- FINN
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WRF-Hydro Standalone
- Development Testbed Center (DTC) Model Evaluation Tools (MET) v11.0.2
- Development Testbed Center (DTC) Enhanced Model Evaluation Tools (METplus) v5.0.2
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WRF-Hydo Coupled
- Development Testbed Center (DTC) Model Evaluation Tools (MET) v11.0.2
- Development Testbed Center (DTC) Enhanced Model Evaluation Tools (METplus) v5.0.2
- Development Testbed Center (DTC) Unified Post Processor (UPP) v4.1
- ARWPost v3
- WRF-Python (Conda installed)
- OpenGrADS
- GrADS
- NCAR Command Langauge (Conda installed)
- WRF-GIS-Preprocessor (Conda installed)
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HWRF
- Development Testbed Center (DTC) Model Evaluation Tools (MET) v11.0.2
- Development Testbed Center (DTC) Enhanced Model Evaluation Tools (METplus) v5.0.2
- Development Testbed Center (DTC) Unified Post Processor (UPP) v4.1
- Built 64-bit system.
- Tested with current available libraries on 07/24/2023, execptions have been noted in the script documentation.
- Sponsorships help the author push updates to the end user faster, maintain and update code, develop new code, provide end user support, and end user consulting.
- Intel compilers take slightly more time to install packages.
- Youtube's meteoadriatic
- GitHub user jamal919
- University of Manchester's Doug L
- University of Tunis El Manar's Hosni S.
- GSL's Jordan S.
- NCAR's Mary B., Christine W., & Carl D.
- DTC's Julie P., Tara J., George M., & John H.
- UCAR's Katelyn F., Jim B., Jordan P., Kevin M.,
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