Compile the MET Package

For this tutorial we'll use the METv3.1_beta2 release with all of the posted bugfixes.

Please use the following instructions to compile MET on your machine:

1. Retreive the MET tarball (copy and paste the following commands):
   cd /data1/$USER/MET
   cp /wrfhelp/MET/METv3.1_beta2.tutorial_112.tar.gz .
   tar -xvzf METv3.1_beta2.tutorial_112.tar.gz
   rm METv3.1_beta2.tutorial_112.tar.gz
   cd METv3.1_beta2
   
2. The user_defs.mk file has already been configured for your machine.
   Build the MET package and send the compilation log to a file:
   make >& make_met.log&
   tail -f make_met.log
   
   • Compilation times vary but it should complete in less than 5 minutes.
     Look for the following message indicating that the compilation has finished:
     *** Finished Making the Model Evaluation Tools Project ***
   • Type CNTRL-C to exit the tail
3. To save time, the test scripts have already been run for you.
   Examine the test scripts output directory:
   ls out/*
   

Tutorial Setup

Throughout the remainder of this tutorial, we'll look at running each of the MET tools in greater detail using the sample data provided with the MET tarball. All future commands listed should be run from the top-level METv3.1_beta2 directory unless otherwise indicated.

The following directory has already been created for you to store your MET output for this tutorial. The tutorial exercises to follow will instruct you to write your output into this directory:

ls tutorial/*