Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 2
Articles | Volume 18, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-529-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-529-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 2
Development and technical paper
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30 Jan 2025
Development and technical paper |  | 30 Jan 2025

Exploring a high-level programming model for the NWP domain using ECMWF microphysics schemes

Stefano Ubbiali, Christian Kühnlein, Christoph Schär, Linda Schlemmer, Thomas C. Schulthess, Michael Staneker, and Heini Wernli

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We explore a high-level programming model for porting numerical weather prediction (NWP) model codes to graphics processing units (GPUs). We present a Python rewrite with the domain-specific library GT4Py (GridTools for Python) of two renowned cloud microphysics schemes and the associated tangent-linear and adjoint algorithms. We find excellent portability, competitive GPU performance, robust execution on diverse computing architectures, and enhanced code maintainability and user productivity.
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