Earth System Modeling Framework

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Earth System Modeling Framework
ESMF Usability and Training
http//www.esmf.ucar.edu
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Usability Strategies

• Challenge Increase and maintain functionality
  while retaining ease of use.
• Strategies
• Continue to resolve outstanding bug and support
  requests
• Continue the standardization of interfaces
• Implement a consistent look and feel
• Major effort to increase the number of examples
  scheduled
• Comprehensive documentation review is ongoing

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Training Strategies

• Annual meeting is really a 2 day tutorial with a
  new approach
• Two tracks, new users and converting from the 2
  to the 3 series.
• One on one time with developers.
• Portable machine in which students can log in and
  build ESMF, explore the code etc.
• Greater use of telecons to assist individual
  developers.

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Questions?
http//www.esmf.ucar.edu