Updated chapter about model development with material from Wiki

doc/UsersGuide/Makefile

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+# Minimal makefile for Sphinx documentation
+#
+
+# You can set these variables from the command line, and also
+# from the environment for the first two.
+SPHINXOPTS    ?=
+SPHINXBUILD   ?= sphinx-build
+SOURCEDIR     = source
+BUILDDIR      = build
+
+# Put it first so that "make" without argument is like "make help".
+help:
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+
+.PHONY: help Makefile
+
+# Catch-all target: route all unknown targets to Sphinx using the new
+# "make mode" option.  $(O) is meant as a shortcut for $(SPHINXOPTS).
+%: Makefile
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)

doc/UsersGuide/README.md

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+This directory contains the Developer's Guide for the UFS Medium-Range Weather Application.
+
+To build in html format (from this directory, above source and build) type:
+
+`make html`
+
+This will create an `index.html` file in `./build/html`.
+
+To view in a browser window:
+
+`open build/html/index.html`

doc/UsersGuide/build/.gitignore

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+# Ignore everything in this directory
+* 
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore

doc/UsersGuide/make.bat

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+@ECHO OFF
+
+pushd %~dp0
+
+REM Command file for Sphinx documentation
+
+if "%SPHINXBUILD%" == "" (
+	set SPHINXBUILD=sphinx-build
+)
+set SOURCEDIR=source
+set BUILDDIR=build
+
+if "%1" == "" goto help
+
+%SPHINXBUILD% >NUL 2>NUL
+if errorlevel 9009 (
+	echo.
+	echo.The 'sphinx-build' command was not found. Make sure you have Sphinx
+	echo.installed, then set the SPHINXBUILD environment variable to point
+	echo.to the full path of the 'sphinx-build' executable. Alternatively you
+	echo.may add the Sphinx directory to PATH.
+	echo.
+	echo.If you don't have Sphinx installed, grab it from
+	echo.http://sphinx-doc.org/
+	exit /b 1
+)
+
+%SPHINXBUILD% -M %1 %SOURCEDIR% %BUILDDIR% %SPHINXOPTS% %O%
+goto end
+
+:help
+%SPHINXBUILD% -M help %SOURCEDIR% %BUILDDIR% %SPHINXOPTS% %O%
+
+:end
+popd

doc/UsersGuide/requirements.txt

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+sphinxcontrib-bibtex

doc/UsersGuide/source/Acronyms.rst

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+.. _Acronyms:
+
+*************************
+Acronyms
+*************************
+
+.. table:: 
+   :widths: 20 80
+
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | Abbreviation   | Explanation                                       |
+   +================+===================================================+
+   | AOML           | NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological  |
+   |                | Laboratory                                        |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | API            | Application Programming Interface                 |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | b4b            | Bit-for-bit                                       |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | CCPP           | Common Community Physics Package                  |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | CPP            | C preprocessor                                    |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | dycore         | Dynamical core                                    |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | EDMF           | Eddy-Diffusivity Mass Flux                        |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | EMC            | Environmental Modeling Center                     |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | ESMF           | The Earth System Modeling Framework               |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | ESRL           | NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory             |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | FMS            | Flexible Modeling System                          |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | FV3            | Finite-Volume Cubed Sphere                        |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | GFDL           | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory             |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | GFS            | Global Forecast System                            |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | GSD            | Global Systems Division                           |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | HTML           | Hypertext Markup Language                         |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | LSM            | Land Surface Model                                |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | MPI            | Message Passing Interface                         |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | NCAR           | National Center for Atmospheric Research          |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | NCEP           | National Centers for Environmental Predicction    |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | NEMS           | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   |
+   |                | (NOAA) Environmental Modeling System              |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | NOAA           | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | NSSL           | National Severe Storms Laboratory                 |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | OpenMP         | Open Multi-Processing                             |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | PBL            | Planetary Boundary Layer                          |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | png            | Portable Network Graphic                          |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | PR             | Pull request                                      |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | PROD           | Compiler optimization flags for production mode   |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | REPRO          | Compiler optimization flags for reproduction mode |
+   |                | (bit-for-bit testing)                             |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | RRTMG          | Rapid Radiative Transfer Model for Global         |
+   |                | Circulation Models                                |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | RT             | Regression test                                   |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | SAS            | Simplified Arakawa-Schubert                       |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | SDF            | Suite Definition File                             |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | sfc            | Surface                                           |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | SHUM           | Perturbed boundary layer specific humidity        |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | SKEB           | Stochastic Kinetic Energy Backscatter             |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | SPPT           | Stochastically Perturbed Physics Tendencies       |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | TKE            | Turbulent Kinetic Energy                          |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | UFS            | Unified Forecast System                           |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | VLab           | Virtual Laboratory                                |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+   | WM             | Weather Model                                     |
+   +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+

doc/UsersGuide/source/CodeOverview.rst

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+.. _CodeOverview:
+
+*************************
+Code Overview
+*************************
+
+===================================================
+UFS Weather Model Hierarchical Repository Structure
+===================================================
+
+The ufs-weather-model repository supports the short- and medium-range UFS applications. It contains atmosphere and wave components and some infrastructure components. Each of these components has its own repository. All the repositories are currently located in GitHub with public access to the broad community. :numref:`Table %s <Repo_Structure>` describes the list of repositories that comprises the ufs-weather-model.
+
+.. _Repo_Structure:
+
+.. list-table:: *List of Repositories that comprise the ufs-weather-model*
+  :widths: 50 50
+  :header-rows: 1
+
+  * - Repository Description
+    - Authoritative repository URL
+  * - Umbrella repository for the UFS Weather Model
+    - https://github.com/ufs-community/ufs-weather-model
+  * - Infrastructure: Flexible Modeling System 
+    - https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/FMS
+  * - Infrastructure: NOAA Environmental Modeling System
+    - https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NEMS
+  * - Infrastructure: add description
+    - https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-pyprodutil
+  * - Framework to connect the CCPP library to a host model 
+    - https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-framework
+  * - CCPP library of physical parameterizations
+    - https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-physics
+  * - Umbrella repository for the physics and dynamics of the atmospheric model
+    - https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/fv3atm
+  * - FV3 dynamical core
+    - https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere
+  * - Stochastic physics pattern generator  
+    - https://github.com/noaa-psd/stochastic_physics
+  * - WAVEWATCH 3 wave model 
+    - https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/WW3
+
+In the table, the left column contains a description of each repository, and the right column shows the component repositories which are pointing to (or will point to) the authoritative repositories. The ufs-weather-model currently uses git submodule to manage the sub-components. 
+
+The umbrella repository for the UFS Weather Model is named ufs-weather-model.  Under this repository reside a number of submodules that are nested in specific directories under the parent repository’s working directory.  When the ufs-weather-model repository is cloned, the *.gitmodules* file creates the following directories:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   ufs-weather-model/
+   ├── FMS                                     https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/FMS
+   ├── FV3                                     https://github.com/NCAR/fv3atm
+   │   ├── atmos_cubed_sphere                  https://github.com/NCAR/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere
+   │   ├── ccpp
+   │   │   ├── framework                       https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-framework
+   │   │   ├── physics                         https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-physics
+   ├── NEMS                                    https://github.com/NCAR/NEMS
+   │   └── tests/produtil/NCEPLIBS-pyprodutil  https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-pyprodutil
+   ├── stochastic_physics                      https://github.com/noaa-psd/stochastic_physics
+   └── WW3                                     https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/WW3
+
+===================
+Directory Structure 
+===================
+
+When the ufs-weather-model is cloned, the basic directory structure will be similar to the example below. Files and some directories have been removed for brevity.
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   ufs-weather-model/
+   ├── cmake               --------- cmake configuration files
+   ├── compsets            --------- configurations used by some regression tests
+   ├── conf                --------- unused
+   ├── doc                 --------- READMEs with build, reg-test hints
+   ├── FMS                 --------- The Flexible Modeling System (FMS),a software framework
+   ├── FV3                 --------- FV3 atmosphere model
+   │   ├── atmos_cubed_sphere   ---- FV3 dynamic core
+   │   │   ├── docs
+   │   │   ├── driver
+   │   │   ├── model
+   │   │   └── tools
+   │   ├── ccpp             -------- Common Community Physics Package
+   │   │   ├── config
+   │   │   ├── driver
+   │   │   ├── framework    -------- CCPP framework
+   │   │   ├── physics      -------- CCPP compliant physics schemes
+   │   │   └── suites       -------- CCPP physics suite definition files (SDFs)
+   │   ├── cpl              -------- Coupling field data structures
+   │   ├── gfsphysics       -------- unused - IPD version of physics codes
+   │   │   ├── CCPP_layer
+   │   │   ├── GFS_layer
+   │   │   └── physics
+   │   ├── io              --------- nemsio code
+   │   ├── ipd             --------- unused - IPD driver/interfaces
+   │   ├── test            --------- unused
+   ├── log                 --------- log files from NEMS compset regression tests
+   ├── modulefile          --------- system module files for supported HPC systems
+   ├── NEMS                --------- NOAA Earth Modeling System framework
+   │   ├── exe
+   │   ├── src
+   │   └── test
+   ├── parm                --------- regression test configurations
+   ├── release             --------- unused
+   ├── stochastic_physics   -------- stochastic physics pattern generator
+   ├── tests               --------- regression test scripts
+   └── WW3                 --------- WAVEWATCH III (wave component)
+
+The physics subdirectory in the *gfsphysics* directory  is not used or supported as part of this release (all physics is available through the :term:`CCPP`).
+

doc/UsersGuide/source/CompilingCodeWithoutApp.rst

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+.. _CompilingCodeWithoutApp:
+
+*****************************************
+Compiling the Code without an Application
+*****************************************
+
+UFS weather model uses the cmake build system.  Since UFS weather model requires several external libraries to be available and appropriate environment variables pointing to those libraries to be set, a build script named ``build.sh`` is provided In the top-level directory of the repository to ensure all necessary variables are actually set.
+
+The required libraries and environment variables can be set as shown in :numref:`Table %s <ReqLibEnvVar>` and :numref:`Table %s <ReqLibEnvVar2>` for the bash shell.
+
+1. NCEP libraries:
+
+.. _ReqLibEnvVar: 
+
+.. list-table:: *List of NCEP libraries that comprise the ufs-weather-model*
+   :widths: 20 80
+   :header-rows: 1
+
+   * - NCEP Library
+     - Environment Variables
+   * - nemsio
+     - export NEMSIO_INC=<path_to_nemsio_include_dir> 
+   * -
+     - export NEMSIO_LIB=<path_to_nemsio_lib_dir>/libnemsio.a
+   * - bacio
+     - export BACIO_LIB4=<path_to_bacio_lib_dir>/libbacio.a
+   * - splib
+     - export SP_LIBd=<path_to_sp_lib_dir>/libsp_d.a
+   * - w3emc
+     - export W3EMC_LIBd=<path_to_w3emc_lib_dir>/libw3emc_d.a
+   * - w3nco
+     - export W3NCO_LIBd=<path_to_w3nco_lib_dir>/libw3nco_d.a
+
+2. Third party libraries:
+
+.. _ReqLibEnvVar2: 
+
+.. list-table:: *List of External libraries that comprise the ufs-weather-model*
+   :widths: 20 80
+   :header-rows: 1
+
+   * - Third Party Library
+     - Environment Variables
+   * - NetCDF
+     - export NETCDF=<path_to_netcdf_install_dir>
+   * - ESMF
+     - export ESMFMKFILE=<path_to_esmfmk_file>/esmf.mk
+
+You can either manually set those environment variables in your shell, or if you are on one of the supported platforms (Tier 1) the easiest way of setting those variables is by using environment module and load all required modules. Modulefiles for all supported platforms are located in ``modulefiles/<platform>/fv3``. To load those modules, for example on hera, run:
+
+..  code-block:: console
+
+    $ cd modulefiles/hera.intel
+    $ module use $(pwd)
+    $ module load fv3
+    $ cd ../..
+
+Currently the build system supports two compiler families: GNU and Intel. The COMPILE environment variable must be set to either ‘gnu’ or ‘intel’ before running build script. For example, to use Intel compilers when using the bash shell, run:
+
+..  code-block:: console
+
+    $ export COMPILER=intel
+
+You can further customize compiler MPI wrappers by setting these four environment variables:
+
+..  code-block:: console
+
+    CMAKE_Platform : if not set the default is linux.${COMPILER}
+    CMAKE_C_COMPILER : if not set the default is mpicc
+    CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER : if not set the default is mpicxx
+    CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER : if not set the default is mpif90
+
+In order to have one or more CCPP physics suites available at runtime, you need to select those  suites at build time by setting the ``CCPP_SUITES`` environment variable. Multiple suites can be set, as shown below in an example for the bash shell
+
+..  code-block:: console
+
+    $ export CCPP_SUITES=’FV3_GFS_2017_gfdlmp,FV3_GFS_v15’
+
+If ``CCPP_SUITES`` is not set, the default is ``‘FV3_GFS_2017_gfdlmp’``.
+
+After setting all the environment variables, you can build the model using
+
+..  code-block:: console
+
+    $ ./build.sh
+
+Once ``build.sh`` is finished, you should see the executable, named ufs_weather_model, in the top-level directory.
+
+
+
+
+

doc/UsersGuide/source/ContributingDevelopment.rst

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+.. _ContributingDevelopment:
+
+*************************
+Contributing Development
+*************************
+
+* Overview; big picture
+
+* Opening issues
+
+* Description of development workflow (fork, branch, commit, test, PR submission, review)
+
+* What are the requirements for a code to be accepted?
+
+* What platforms are supported
+