diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index b2d51bdfe..96fb572c7 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@
   path = physics/Radiation/RRTMGP/rte-rrtmgp
   url = https://github.com/earth-system-radiation/rte-rrtmgp
   branch = main
+[submodule "physics/MP/TEMPO"]
+	path = physics/MP/TEMPO
+	url = https://github.com/NCAR/TEMPO.git
diff --git a/physics/MP/TEMPO b/physics/MP/TEMPO
new file mode 160000
index 000000000..fd45f0cfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/physics/MP/TEMPO
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit fd45f0cfe600f6698c94dc5989a513bf9efef11c