A series of short tutorials provide practical examples of how to set up and run CMAQ, exercise different features in the software, and better understand the software system. Community members are encouraged to both suggest ideas for new tutorials and to contribute tutorials directly to this repository. Contact the CMAS Center with new tutorial ideas.

• Getting Started: This tutorial describes the steps required to prepare your Linux system for installing and running CMAQ
• Running the CMAQ Test Case: This tutorial describes how to run the CMAQ test case and use the result to verify the installation of the software.
• Creating an OCEAN file: This tutorial describes methods to a CMAQ Ocean file.
• Adding an Inert Tracer Species to CMAQ: This tutorial will step you through the process of adding chemically inert tracers to the CMAQ model.
• CMAQ Program Relationships: This tutorial uses a flow diagram to explore the relationships and dependencies between the different CMAQ programs.
• Wind-Blown Dust Input Data: This tutorial describes the procedure for obtaining MODIS satellite data needed to drive the wind-blwon dust module in CMAQ.