# How to run aquaplanet slab ocean experiments using MPI-ESM
Currently, one has to use the `mpiesm-landveg` branch if you'd like to run aquaplanet slab ocean.
The example shown below is based on [previous guideline in here](https://gitlab.dkrz.de/jsbach/jsbach/-/wikis/uploads/3bae9f07c2ab3a9c5ac33a6894f9c211/Getting_Started_with_Git_for_MPIESM.pdf)
## Download model
### Clone mpiesm without --recursive and put it in directory mpiesm-landveg