1. ACCESS NWP Version Releases
Michael Naughton
ACCESS Research Leaders Group Meeting
1 May 2015

2. ACCESS NWP Versions ACCESS NWP versions release strategies
ACCESS NWP releases are principally based on Bureau operational ACCESS NWP systems
APS0/1/2/3/.. == ACCESS Parallel Suite n, cf. Met Office PSnn
Bureau NWP Governance
ACCESS NWP Working Group (ANWP)
OSICG – Operational Systems Implementation Co-ordination Group
Bureau Numerical Prediction Board
Processes defined in 2013 Bureau Realignment Project WG5 report
APS2 Science Business Case
APS2 Business Case
APS0 – Developed 2005 onwards – Operational
APS1 – Developed 2009 onwards – Operational
APS2 – Developed 2013 onwards – Operational 2015-
APS3 – Developed 2015 onwards – Operational 2018- …
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3. APS1 APS1 AC-G1/R1/C1/TC1 Based on MO PS24 jobs; UM7.5/7.6
MO PS components provided via collab_wiki
Documented build jobs and suites for each system
Code managed under svn
Scripts & suites managed under svn and umui/varui/opsui/scsui
Data files in ~access
Documentation in AMOJ ACCESS NWP paper and Bureau NWP Forecast Bulletins
Standard configurations supported in ACCESS Model Experiment Library, as part of CWSLab project (G1, C1)
Output forecast files and model cycling files
Saved to MARS and sam
RDSI archive at NCI in /g/data/rr4 for G1/R1/C1 since 2014
Some charts also archived
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4. APS2 APS2 AC-G2/GE2/R2/C2/TC2
Based on MO PS28 jobs; UM , UM7.9 for GE
MO PS components provided via collab_wiki
Documented build jobs and suites for each system
Code managed under svn
Scripts & suites managed under svn and umui/varui/opsui/scsui
Data files in ~access
Documentation in CAWCR Research Report and Bureau NWP Forecast Bulletins
Output forecast files and model cycling files
Being saved to MARS and sam
RDSI archive at NCI in /g/data/rr4 for G2/R2/C2
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5. APS3 onwards APS3 onwards AC-G3/GE3/R3/C3/GE3/TC3
Release management based on MOSRS shared repository working practices with Met Office (Met Office Science Repository Service)
Based on MO PS36+ jobs; UM10.x
MO & ACCESS NWP suites maintained in Rosie:u shared suites database
Component codes managed under MOSRS svn source repositories
Data files obtained via UK Jasmine data server
Output forecast files and model cycling files
Saved to MARS and sam
RDSI archive at NCI: depending on availability and resourcing
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6. ACCESS Model Experiment Library
Developed under NeCTAR CWSLab projects , 2015
Climate and NWP configurations
Standard, supported experiments
Documented run cases
NWP experiments based on APS1 & APS2 configurations
Formal user testing and evaluation was conducted in 2014
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7. NWP Research Versions
NWP Research versions are also in use at various times.
Presently, there is not an official release strategy for research versions, they vary from application to application, based on scientists projects and collaborations.
Some research versions are available in the ACCESS Model Experiment Library, such as NWP configurations for T-AMIP, SCM's.
ACCESS versions of Stuart Webster's nested suites and 1.5km ENDGAME configurations are also available.
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8. Shared Repository Service collaboration
Met Office Science Repository Service (MOSRS)
Supported by Met Office
Shared resource available to all UM collaborators
Source code svn repositories – UM, JULES, OPS, VAR, GCOM, etc.
Configuration management -- single trunk & user-based branches
Mirrored on accessdev & ngamai for risk management and faster access speed
TRAC system for version documentation
wiki documentation pages (replacing collab_wiki)
code and issue tickets, linked to svn revisions
Rosie:u database of suites/experiments – svn repository
Replacement for UMUI, VARUI, OPSUI, SCSUI
Source versions: UM10.1, 10.2, etc.
Science configuration release versions: GA6, GA7, etc.
ACCESS version releases can be same or different from Met Office
To be determined
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