Description

With ParallelWorks now default Rocky 8 on CSPs, and move to Rocky 8 only after 1/1/2025,
we need to modify global-workflow module files to use Rocky 8 supported spack-stack,
and test compile and run to make sure all works under Rocky 8.

i) Rocky 8 update new features:

a. Wave worked in C48_S2SWA_gefs case, so turn SUPPORT_WAVES to "YES" in awspw.yaml.
Actually, if we did not set SUPPORT_WAVES to "YES", setup_expt.py will rise exception.

b. Using two type of nodes (chips/queues) on AWS, compute/process, where forecasts run in "compute" queue,
which is a big node (more cores), others run in "process" queue, which has small node (less cores).

ii) Rocky 8 update needs the following submodules at or newer than the tags below.

1. gfs_utils:

commit 4848ecbb5e713b16127433e11f7d3edc6ac784c4 (HEAD, origin/develop, origin/HEAD, develop)
Author: Wei Huang [email protected]
Date: Fri Oct 18 10:41:25 2024 -0600

Make gfs-utils compile on CSPs with Rocky 8 (#81)

Support Rocky 8 on CSPs.

2. ufs_utils:

commit 23237610845c3a4438b21b25e9b3dc25c4c15b73 (HEAD)
Author: Wei Huang [email protected]
Date: Wed Oct 9 11:55:13 2024 -0600

Support UFS_UTILS on CSPs under Rocky 8 (#989)

Fixes #982.

3. upp:

commit 66a422db80ea129dd87285fe6e811d4b6e1fe29b (HEAD)
Author: Wei Huang [email protected]
Date: Wed Oct 2 14:38:22 2024 -0600

Make UPP works with Rocky 8 on CSPs (#1034)

* Make UPP works with Rocky 8 on CSPs

* Remove unneeded path

* simplify modulefile

4. ufs_model:

commit 29c2703c715ebdb47bbd4bcc811db340eae530e5 (HEAD)
Author: Cameron Book [email protected]
Date: Tue Nov 12 13:08:12 2024 -0800

Add developmental test cases: idealized baroclinic wave and 2020 July CAPE cases + https://github.com/ufs-community/ufs-weather-model/pull/2459 (#2461)

* UFSWM - Add tests-dev ATM-only idealized dry baroclinic wave test and a 2020 July CAPE case
* UFSWM - Update modulefile to support Rocky 8 on CSPs, with ParallelWorks

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Co-authored-by: Wei Huang <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Jong Kim <[email protected]>

Resolves #2997

Type of change

• Bug fix (fixes something broken)
• New feature (adds functionality)
• Maintenance (code refactor, clean-up, new CI test, etc.)

Change characteristics

• Does this change require a documentation update? YES/NO

  • GFS-utils wave configuration update #81
  • UFS-utils UFS_UTILS#989 (already merged)
  • UFS-weather-model Turn off reducedgrid in the EnKF #2456
  • UPP Error in postanl job not being handled properly in exgdas_atmos_nceppost.sh #1034 (already merged)

How has this been tested?

• Clone and build on CSPs
• Forecast-only on AWS
• GEFS test on AWS

Checklist

• Any dependent changes have been merged and published
• My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have documented my code, including function, input, and output descriptions
• My changes generate no new warnings
• New and existing tests pass with my changes
• This change is covered by an existing CI test or a new one has been added
• I have made corresponding changes to the system documentation if necessary