Welcome to the flex_extract Documentation!

Flex_extract is an open-source software to retrieve meteorological fields from the MARS archive of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) to serve as input for the FLEXTRA/FLEXPART atmospheric transport modelling system.

ECMWF data Overview Access modes Link collection	Installation Dependencies Download flex_extract Install flex_extract	Usage Job preparation CONTROL files Hints on parameter combinations
Code-level documentation Overview Scripts, control & input data Output data	Evaluation Code Functionality Regression	Developer guide Updating the documentation

Changelog v7.1.1 v7.1 v7.0.4 v7.0.3

Support Ticket system Mailing list Known bugs or issues FAQ

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Table of Contents:

• ECMWF Data
• Installation
  • Registration at ECMWF
  • Accept licences for public datasets
  • Download flex_extract
  • Dependencies
  • Installation of flex_extract
  • Flex_extract in combination with FLEXPART
  • Test installation
    • Fortran program test
    • Full test
• Usage
  • Job preparation
    • Remote and gateway modes
    • Local mode
  • Selection and adjustment of CONTROL files
    • Public datasets
    • CERA
    • ERA 5
    • ERA-Interim
    • Operational data
    • Specific features
    • Hints for proper definition of certain parameter combinations
• Code-Level Documentation
• Evaluation
• Developer Guide
• Changelog
  • Release v7.1.2
    • Changes
  • Release v7.1.1
    • Bug fixes
  • Release v7.1
    • New Features
    • Changes
  • Release v7.0.4
    • New Features
    • Bug fixes
  • Release v7.0.3
    • New Features
  • Release v7.0.2
    • New Features
    • Changes
  • Release v0.1 - v6.0
• Support
  • Ticket system
  • Mailing list
  • Reporting an issue
  • Known bugs and issues
  • FAQ
• FAQ - Frequently asked questions
  • What can I do if I can’t install the third-party libraries from distribution packages?
• Developer Team