Downloading DART¶
The DART source code is distributed on the GitHub repository NCAR/DART with the documentation served through GitHub Pages at http://dart.ucar.edu.
Go to https://github.com/NCAR/DART and clone the repository or get the ZIP file according to your preference. See the github help page on cloning for more information on how to clone a repository. Take note of the directory you installed into, which is referred to as DARTHOME throughout this documentation.
Note
If you are interested in contributing to DART, see the Contributors’ guide for more information. In short, you will need to be familiar with the GitHub workflow.
Unzip or clone the distribution in your desired directory, which we refer to as
DART
in this document. Compiling the code in this tree (as is usually the
case) may require a large amount of additional disk space (up to the 1 Gb
required for DART), so be aware of any disk quota restrictions before
continuing.
Organization of the repository¶
The top level DART source code tree contains the following directories and files:
Directory |
Purpose |
---|---|
|
assimilation tools and programs |
|
Configuration files for installation |
|
regression testing |
|
routines to diagnose assimilation performance |
|
General documentation and DART_LAB tutorials |
|
the interface routines for the models |
|
routines for converting observations and forward operators |
|
pedagogical material discussing data assimilation theory |
Files |
Purpose |
|
Brief summary of recent changes |
|
terms of use and copyright information |
|
Basic Information about DART |