metos3d 1.0.6

Marine Ecosystem Toolkit for Optimization and Simulation in 3-D

Metos3D

Marine Ecosystem Toolkit for Optimization and Simulation in 3-D

About Metos3D

What is Metos3D?

Metos3D is a collection of

• simulation software (simpack)
• optimization software (optpack)
• chemical / biogeochemical / marine ecosystem models
• transport and forcing data

that is based on the Transport Matrix Method.

What is Metos3D for?

Metos3D can be used for

• simulation of
• computation of annual periodic steady-states of
• parameter estimates for

chemical / biogeochemical / marine ecosystem models coupled to global 3-D ocean circulation.

See: [Piwonski and Slawig, 2016]

Why was Metos3D developed?

In the field of climate research and ocean simulation, marine ecosystem models still entail the most uncertainties. Therefore

• an application programming interface for biogeochemical models BGC API was designed and
• a comprehensive, state-of-the-art, high-performance software based on PETSc was built around it.

See: [Piwonski and Slawig, 2016]

How do I use Metos3D?

Have a look into the Metso3D docs, specifically the

• Metos3D cheat sheet.
• Metos3D BGC API reference.
• Metos3D tutorial.

Reference

[Piwonski and Slawig, 2016]
Metos3D: the Marine Ecosystem Toolkit for Optimization and Simulation in 3-D – Part 1: Simulation Package v0.3.2

Install Metos3D

Note: For the time being, we only support Linux-x86_64 platforms as easy install.

Easy install

Install the Miniconda/Python3 distribution if you haven't done already:

curl -O https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
bash Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
# accept the license agreement ...
# let the installer modify your PATH ...

Install Metos3D using the just installed conda command:

conda install -c jpicau metos3d

Custom install

Refer to Metso3D custom install for a detailed discussion.

Thanks

The authors would like to thank:

• Samar Khatiwala for the Transport Matrix Method.
• Iris Kriest for the support for biogeochemistry.
• Joscha Reimer for the support for Anaconda.