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hybrid coordinate:

"It is mandatory to use the terrain following coordinate
system (hybrid_opt=0)"?
#404 (comment)

.. Important ::
This tutorial was designed to be compatible with WRF Version 4 and later, and was
tested with WRFv4.5.2. It is mandatory to use the terrain following coordinate
system (hybrid_opt=0) and not the default sigma hybrid coordinates (hybrid_opt=1)
when using WRF-DART. Using the sigma hybrid coordinate can lead to adverse effects
when generating ensemble spread leading to poor forecast performance. For more
details see `DART Issue #650 <https://github.com/NCAR/DART/pull/650>`__.

! hybrid_opt 2 is a hybrid coordinate - terrain following at the
! surface, and straight pressure levels at the top.
integer, parameter :: VERT_HYBRID = 2

Apparently the "It is mandatory to use the terrain following coordinate
system" is only when using WRF CV3 perturbation to generate the boundary condition perturbed ensemble.

echo "ERROR: WRF-DART must use terrain following coordinates, hybrid_opt must be 0"

Needs to be explained in the docs.
Came in in d85b7a0
part of #1030

Originally posted by @hkershaw-brown in #741 (comment)

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