The inaugural in-person tutorial workshop of the E3SM project took place at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in Berkeley, CA. Supported by the US Department of Energy’s BER EESSD ESMD program area, this event marked a significant milestone. Drawing in a diverse cohort of 56 participants, including new graduate students, postdocs, university professors, and laboratory scientists, the workshop catered to new users involved in BER’s EESSD projects, associated DOE initiatives, and other projects invested in utilizing E3SM. Figure 1 shows the pie chart of the distribution of the career stages of attendees.

Over the span of four days, attendees benefited from the expertise of 29 speakers and instructors. These sessions covered a spectrum of topics, delving into the overview of the E3SM coupled system and its components, providing guidance on running the model, modifying the code, effectively processing the model output, as well as best practice using the model and contributing to model development. The E3SM project team presented on unique E3SM features, including its exascale readiness, Earth-Human system and a hierarchical of simulation configurations including Single Column Model (SCM), Doubly-Periodic (DP) configuration, Multi-scale Modeling Framework (MMF), Regionally Refined Model (RRM) and cloud resolving configuration (SCREAM). Furthermore, a series of technical and scientific highlights showcased model enhancements and the unique scientific applications of this model.

The workshop attendees had the chance to utilize the NERSC facility, including familiarizing themselves with computational resources at NERSC, along with a guided tour of the machine room graciously provided by NERSC.

The Tutorial was a great success thanks to the hard work and dedication of the Organizing Committee: Jill Zhang, Noel Keen, Chris Terai, Wuyin Lin, and Mark Petersen, and countless E3SM members who gave the talks, served as teaching assistants at the workshop, as well as those worked around the clock to release documentation and tools in preparation of the workshop. Our heartfelt thank you to all who contributed to the success!

• Agenda and tutorial material: Agenda 2024 E3SM Tutorial Workshop
• The tutorials recordings will be made available at E3SM – Energy Exascale Earth System Model

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This article is a part of the E3SM “Floating Points” Newsletter. Read the full May 2024 edition.