= PALM Technical Documentation =

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\\'''PALM core'''\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/gov     Governing equations atmosphere]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/ocean   Governing equations ocean]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/pres    Pressure solver]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/sgs     Turbulence closure]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/discret Discretization]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/bc      Boundary conditions]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/initialization Initialization]\\\\
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\\'''Additional features'''\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/coupled      Atmosphere-ocean coupling]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/microphysics Cloud microphysics]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/nesting      Grid nesting]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/lcm          Lagrangian cloud model (LCM)]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/lpm          Lagrangian particle model (LPM)]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/lsm          Land surface model (LSM)]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/lsf          Large-scale forcing]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/nudging      Nudging]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/canopy       Plant canopy model (PCM)]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/radiation    Radiation models]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/wtm          Wind turbine model (WTM)]\\\\
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\\'''Technical aspects'''\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/doxygen Code documentation with Doxygen]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/data Data handling]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/general General code structure]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/machine Machine-related information]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/parallel Parallelization and optimization]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/particle Particle code structure]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/topography Topography implementation]\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/user User-code implementation]\\\\
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= PALM Program Control =

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'''Model operation'''\\\\
[wiki:doc/tec/modeloperation Overview]\\\\
__Launching a simulation__\\
[wiki:doc/app/jobcontrol     mrun]\\
[wiki:doc/app/mrungui        mrungui]\\
[wiki:doc/app/configexample  Model setup example]\\
[wiki:doc/app/intdbg         Interactive mode and debugging]\\
[wiki:doc/app/runs           Simulation chains]\\
[wiki:doc/app/runs           (Restarts & large-file handling)]\\\\
__Monitoring a simulation__\\
[wiki:doc/app/palm_wd        PALM watchdog (batch jobs)]\\\\
__Debugging a simulation__\\
[wiki:doc/tut/palm#Lecturepresentations Debugging options]\\
[wiki:doc/app/errmsg                    Error messages]\\\\
__Simulation I/O__\\
[wiki:doc/app/iofiles        Input/Output files]\\
[wiki:doc/app/iofiles/pids   Palm input data standard]
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'''Model setup'''\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/par Overview]\\\\
__PALM core parameters__\\
[wiki:doc/app/inipar     Initialization]\\
[wiki:doc/app/d3par      Runtime]\\\\
__PALM feature parameters__\\
[wiki:doc/app/dvrpar               dvr graphics output]\\
[wiki:doc/app/parpar               Lagrangian particle model]\\
[wiki:doc/app/lsmpar               Land surface model]\\
[wiki:doc/app/nestpar              Nesting]\\
[wiki:doc/app/canpar               Plant canopy model]\\
[wiki:doc/app/radpar               Radiation model]\\
[wiki:doc/app/sppar                Spectra output]\\
[wiki:doc/app/stg_par              Synthetic Turbulence]\\
[wiki:doc/app/userpar              User defined]\\
[wiki:doc/app/flpar                Virtual flight model]\\
[wiki:doc/app/wind_turbine_par     Wind turbine model]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/parlist              Alphabetical list]
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'''Code extensions'''\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/userint         Overview]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/userint/int     Interfaces to PALM core]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/userint/comp    Compiling and linking]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/userint/output  User-defined data output]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/userint/subd    User-defined domains]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/userpar         User-defined parameters]\\\\
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= PALM Data I/O and Visualization =

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\\'''PALM I/O files'''\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/iofiles        Input/Output files]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/iofiles/pids   Palm input data standard]\\\\
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\\'''NetCDF data output'''\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/netcdf       Overview]\\\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/ncgen        Generation of a PALM netCDF file]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/ncexample    Example of a PALM netCDF data set]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/maskedoutput Masked data output]\\\\
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\\'''Visualization'''\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/ncl        Plotting with palmplot (NCL)]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/idl        Postprocessing with IDL]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/dvr        Visualization with dvr]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/vapor      Visualization with VAPOR]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/img2video  Creating animations with img2video]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/img2stereo Creating stereo images with img2stereo]\\\\
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= PALM Tutorial =

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\\'''Theory, numerics, technical information'''\\\\
[wiki:doc/tut/palm#Lecturepresentations Lecture presentations of PALM seminar 2017]\\\\
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\\'''Simple simulation examples'''\\\\\\
[wiki:doc/tut/palm#Exercisepresentations Exercises of PALM seminar 2017]\\\\
__Topics__\\\\
Convective boundary layer\\\\
Neutral boundary layer\\\\
Flow around building\\\\
Land surface model\\\\
Lagrangian & Eulerian dispersion modeling\\\\
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\\'''Advanced simulation examples'''\\\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/examples Overview]\\\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/examples/cbl      Minimum set for simulating the CBL]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/examples/topo     Topography]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/examples/turbinf  Turbulent inflow]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/examples/ocean    Ocean runs]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/examples/coupled  Coupled atmosphere-ocean runs]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/examples/lsf      Runs with large scale forcing and nudging]\\\\
[wiki:doc/app/examples/rrtmg    Run with land surface model and coupled to the RRTMG radiation model]\\\\
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==   Where to? ==

* [wiki:doc/tec/changelog History of changes (2018-current)]
* [wiki:doc/tec/contributions Code contributions] ----> move to "About us" (MUST be updated before)
* [wiki:doc/tec/preproc Pre-processor directives] ----> should be mentioned somewhere in palmrun docu
* [wiki:doc/app/jobsteering  Steering of interactive / batch runs!!] ----> add to Model operation overview



== Developers area ==
* [wiki:doc/tec/developerrules Rules for developers]
* [wiki:doc/tec/naming_convention Rules of documentation and naming conventions]
* [wiki:doc/tec/palm4udev PALM-4U development]
* [wiki:doc/tec/eclipse Code development with eclipse]
* [wiki:doc/tec/bugs Known bugs] --> What matters for standard users should be added to parameter descriptions!!
* [wiki:doc/tec/testsuite Testsuite and Testserver]
* [wiki:doc/tec/gpu OpenACC tests]