Fortran compiler

DART is written in Fortran. We recommend using a modern Fortran compiler that supports Fortran 2008 or later. The code has been tested with several compilers.

• GNU Fortran Compiler known as “gfortran” (free)

• Intel Fortran Compiler for Linux

• Nvidia Fortran Compiler

• NAG Fortran compiler

• Cray Compiler Environment (available on Cray systems)

Since recompiling the code is a necessity to experiment with different models, there are no DART binaries to distribute.

If you are unfamiliar with Fortran and/or wonder why we would choose this language, see the Why Fortran? discussion for more information.