Note: MCIPv5.0 is currently available with CMAQ v5.3 from the https://github.com/USEPA/CMAQ repository under the master branch.

Meteorology Chemistry Interface Processor (http://www.cmaq-model.org)

MCIP is an open-source development project of the U.S. EPA Atmospheric Science Modeling Division for converting Weather Research Forecast (WRF) model meteorlogy data for input to the CMAQ air quality model and SMOKE emissions processor. MCIP is supported and distributed by the CMAS Center (http://www.cmascenter.org). Please review issues posted to the CMAS Center Forum under the MCIP category and/or submit a new issue to https://forum.cmascenter.org/c/mcip

The USEPA CMAQ Git archive is organized with the latest public release stored as the master branch under the USEPA CMAQ git repository. To check out MCIPv5.0 code from the CMAQ Git archive, issue the following command from within a working directory on your server:

git clone -b master https://github.com/USEPA/CMAQ.git CMAQ_REPO

MCIPv5.0 will be found under the CMAQ_REPO/PREP/mcip directory.

The release versions of MCIP that are currently available on Git Hub include:

• MCIP v5.0 (August 2019) - bundled under CMAQv5.3
• MCIP v4.5 (October 2018) - bundled under CMAQv5.3b2
• MCIP v4.3 (November 2015)
• MCIP v4.2 (Dec 2013)

To check out MCIP (v4.5) which was bundled with CMAQv5.3b2 from the CMAQ Git archive, issue the following command from within a working directory on your server:

git clone -b 5.3b2 https://github.com/USEPA/CMAQ.git CMAQ_REPO MCIP will be found under the CMAQ_REPO/PREP/mcip directory.

For older versions of MCIP (v4.3 and v4.2):

git clone -b 4.3 https://github.com/CMASCenter/MCIP.git