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Documentation and User Support

Gillian Petro edited this page Oct 25, 2024 · 11 revisions

Documentation and User Support

User Support

The Land DA System’s GitHub Discussions forum provides online support for UFS users and developers to post questions and exchange information. When users encounter difficulties running the workflow, this is the place to post! Users can expect an initial response within two business days. Read our Q&A Posting Guidelines before posting for a more efficient resolution to your questions.

Documentation

User's Guide

The UFS offline Land DA System User's Guide has the most comprehensive information on how to run the Land DA System. Users may need different versions of the User's Guide depending on their goals:

Version Description
Develop Branch Documentation for the head of the development branch. This may have gaps and errors.
Release v2.0.0 Documentation for the v2.0.0 release.
Release v1.2.0 Documentation for the v1.2.0 release.
Release v1.1.0 Documentation for the v1.1.0 release.

Scientific Documentation

To understand the underlying science of the Noah-MP model, see the Community Noah-MP Land Surface Modeling System Technical Description Version 5.0.

Learning Materials

The Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) website includes Technical FAQs and Training Resources that can help users get started with UFS applications. In particular, users may find the Land DA Workflow Demo helpful.

Check Out the Code

Users who only need to check out the latest code or certain tags can clone the repository without having a GitHub account:

% git clone https://github.com/ufs-community/land-DA_workflow.git
% cd  land-DA_workflow
% git checkout develop
% git submodule update --init --recursive