User Manual

The sections of the ICON User Manual are:

Building ICON

Extensive documentation of ICON’s build system. Learn how to configure ICON to build the desired components of ICON on your platform.

Building ICON with ICON4Py

Building ICON with ICON4Py (Python-based dynamical core and diffusion).

Input Data

Learn about the input data which is needed to perform an ICON simulation, from constant data like grid files or external parameter files to time dependent like initial or lateral boundary data.

Running ICON

Learn how to run the ICON model.

Supported Configurations

List of supported configurations, including example input data which can be used to perform first simulations.

Namelist Overview

Description of the available namelist options in ICON.

Supported Environments

Information on supported environments.

FAQ

Collection of frequently asked questions.