Providing a Tutorial for the NOAA Environmental Modeling System (NEMS) Nonhydrostatic Multiscale Model on the B-grid (NMMB)

Craig Hartsough(1), Isidora Jankov(2), Jeff Beck(2), and Hongli Jiang(2)

Abstract
The Nonhydrostatic Multi-Scale Model on the B grid (NMMB) core of the NOAA Environmental Modeling System (NEMS) was developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). The NMMB is suitable for use in a broad range of applications, and users with a wide variety of backgrounds will need training and documentation in its use. The Earth Modeling Branch (EMB) of the NOAA Global Systems Division (GSD) in Boulder was tasked to create and coordinate an NMMB Tutorial for new users on 1-2 April 2015. Here we present the stages of the Tutorial that was developed for NMMB users, including: creating a Web site for communicating with participants, writing a User Guide, organizing the tutorial presentations, designing and running a practical training session, and reviewing strengths and weaknesses of the process through a post-Tutorial survey.