Building ROMS and using the ROMS Matlab repository

Many first time ROMS users have a difficult time building and installing the required third-party libraries and getting ROMS running. Tips and tricks for building NetCDF and MPI will be discussed, as well as best practices for building and running ROMS. The build script will be explained and tips for keeping your runs organized will be offered.

The ROMS Matlab repository for model configuration and pre- and post-processing has many new tools needed for the new nesting algorithms. Examples of these tools and the data structures they use will be presented.

With the addition of nesting, the ROMS input file becomes quite complex and sensitive to typos. We are developing a GUI to help alleviate the difficulty and reduce mistakes. This GUI is still under development but what has been achieved so far will be shown.