Flex_extract v7.1.2 – a software package to retrieve and prepare ECMWF data for use in FLEXPART

Tipka, Anne; Haimberger, Leopold; Seibert, Petra

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-5277-2020

Articles | Volume 13, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-5277-2020

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The Lagrangian particle dispersion model FLEXPART

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-5277-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 13, issue 11

Development and technical paper

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05 Nov 2020

Development and technical paper |

| 05 Nov 2020

Flex_extract v7.1.2 – a software package to retrieve and prepare ECMWF data for use in FLEXPART

Anne Tipka, Leopold Haimberger, and Petra Seibert

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-5277-2020-supplement

Model code and software

Flex_extract v7.1: Software and documentation A. Philipp, L. Haimberger, and P. Seibert https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.130

Short summary

Flex_extract v7.1 is an open-source software to retrieve and prepare meteorological fields from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) MARS archive to serve as input for the FLEXTRA–FLEXPART atmospheric transport modelling system. It can be used by public as well as member-state users and enables the retrieval of a variety of different data sets, including the new reanalysis ERA5. Instructions are given for installation along with typical usage scenarios.