An updated non-intrusive, multi-scale, and flexible coupling interface in WRF 4.6.0

Masson, Sébastien; Jullien, Swen; Maisonnave, Eric; Gill, David; Samson, Guillaume; Le Corre, Mathieu; Renault, Lionel

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-1241-2025

Articles | Volume 18, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-1241-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-1241-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 4

Development and technical paper

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28 Feb 2025

Development and technical paper |

| 28 Feb 2025

An updated non-intrusive, multi-scale, and flexible coupling interface in WRF 4.6.0

Sébastien Masson, Swen Jullien, Eric Maisonnave, David Gill, Guillaume Samson, Mathieu Le Corre, and Lionel Renault

Data sets

input files for CROCO-WRF-OASIS3-MCT coupled model with a nest in CROCO Swen Jullien https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14235449

input files for CROCO-WW3-WRF-OASIS3-MCT coupled model Swen Jullien https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14235409

Model code and software

massonseb/WRF: oa3mct2.1.1 Sébastien Masson, Swen Jullien, Eric Maisonnave, David Gill, Guillaume Samson, Mathieu Le Corre, Lionel Renault https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13350615

Short summary

This article details a new feature we implemented in the popular regional atmospheric model WRF. This feature allows for data exchange between WRF and any other model (e.g. an ocean model) using the coupling library Ocean–Atmosphere–Sea–Ice–Soil Model Coupling Toolkit (OASIS3-MCT). This coupling interface is designed to be non-intrusive, flexible and modular. It also offers the possibility of taking into account the nested zooms used in WRF or in the models with which it is coupled.