Dr James Panton

Dr James Panton

Research associate in numerical weather prediction, previously in geodynamics. In my current position I am providing modelling infrastructure other software support to various projects in the Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology at the University of Cologne, whilst also learning about arctic meteorology.

ICON for observationalists

ICON for observationalists, Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, 2025

Myself and José Vicencio ran an course for members of the AC3 community called ‘ICON for observationalists’. This course introduced numercial modelling and HPC concepts to scientists who wanted to improve their understanding of what their modeller colleagues get up to, or were planning to run some models for themselves for their own research. Topics covered included:

  • Installation of ICON
  • Installation of external packages eg pamtra-insitu
  • Generating model grids, external parameters, initial conditions
  • Running a simulation at different resolutions
  • Running a simulation with pamtra-insitu