(ocean)=

# Ocean component

The `ocean` component in polaris contains tasks for the
[MPAS-Ocean](https://mpas-dev.github.io/ocean/ocean.html)) and 
[Omega](https://github.com/E3SM-Project/Omega) components of E3SM.  For more
information on MPAS-Ocean, see the most recent
[user's guide](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1246893) for version 6.  Omega
is still in the early stages of development, but more information will be
provided in the coming months and years.

Some helpful external links related to MPAS-Ocean:

- MPAS website: <https://mpas-dev.github.io>

- [MPAS-Ocean User's Guide](https://zenodo.org/record/1246893#.WvsFWNMvzMU)
  includes a quick start guide and description of all flags and variables.

- Tasks (not requiring polaris) for latest MPAS-Ocean release:

  - <https://mpas-dev.github.io/ocean/releases.html>
  - <https://mpas-dev.github.io/ocean/release_6.0/release_6.0.html>

```{toctree}
:titlesonly: true

tasks/index
framework/index
suites
```