For more information about the trainings, please contact the training team: platform-training-team@listes.ipsl.fr
The platform group at IPSL Climate Modelling Centre gives a two-day training course (in English) about how to use the IPSL models and the tools to configure and manage them. This training starts with a short general introduction to the model and environment and move quickly to hands on exercises. Participants can choose exercises according to there level and interest. The courses are given at IDRIS computing center, in a specific classroom equipped by computers. For hands-on session we have a special allocation on their super computer.
See below for descriptions and materials of current training sessions (January 25 & 26 or February 1 & 2 2024).
Introduction: few slides to introduce the context on IPSL models and tools, and why we use supercomputers.
=> training_slides_2024.pdf
Hands on exercises: usually, the exercises are done at temporary training account at IDRIS' machine but most of the exercises can also be done at TGCC (irene), IPSL (Ciclad) or LSCE (obelix).
=> training_exercises_2024.pdf
=> training_exercises_answers_2024.pdf
=> main_commands_summary_2024.pdf => Day2_quizz_2024.pdf
Registration in advance to the courses is needed. This is mandatory to enter IDRIS building (where the course is given).
How to come to IDRIS
See details here http://www.idris.fr/eng/info/contacts/alleridris-eng.html.
This course is for beginners and advanced users. It will be mostly hands-on sessions that participant could select according to his or her level and interest. The program for these two days is: a general overview of the IPSL environment and tools such as modipsl/libIGCM, and then practicals work about how to launch a simulation, the post-processing step, how to best monitor a simulation, repair errors, verify and redo post-treatment, ensemble of simulation, NEMO model, use of XIOS...
Additional information only when the cours is held at IDRIS:
In addition to the global environment and tools training sessions, there are specific sessions for each component.
There is one Orchidee training session per year, usually in January: https://forge.ipsl.fr/orchidee/wiki/GroupActivities/Training
There is a one week specific session about the IPSL Atmospheric model LMDZ every December: http://lmdz.lmd.jussieu.fr/utilisateurs/formation
There is no official training session for NEMO model but there are every 1 or 2 years the NEMO users meeting.
PISCES training course (contact formation_pisces@locean.ipsl.fr), next session in October 2022.
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In a daily-based climate science work, there exists a wide range of tools used to simplify scientific work. They are well known by the community, but might be not at all for a beginning PhD student. At the same time, supervisors do not usually have time to introduce them to their students ...
The `IPSL Boot camp' pretends to amend this issue. The course will provide a first approach to a bunch of well known and useful tools such as: NetCDF tools (nco, cdo, ncdump...), Python, Ferret, Unix commands, Bash and Shell scripts, Vi and Emacs, Version control (Svn) ... to any one who has never known about them.
A small group of IPSL researchers and engineers will provide a first touch to anyone within the IPSL who might require it. Short tutorials, practical exercises and live coding are the main ingredients of this very first introductory sessions of core tools that can simplify your research work.