SCD/GTP SEMINAR:
Desktop
Exploration of High Resolution Numerical
Solar
Turbulence Simulations
Speaker and Affiliation:
Nic Brummell ~
John Clyne ~
Abstract:
Fueled by decades of exponential advances in microprocessor technologies,
resulting in the availability of increasingly more capable supercomputers,
numerical simulations employed by researchers in the earth and space sciences
have achieved extraordinary scales. Correspondingly, the outputs of these
simulations have reached unprecedented sizes and single-experiment data sets
occupying tens of terabytes of storage are not uncommon. Unfortunately not all
computing technologies are progressing at the same rate, particularly those
necessary for interactive data analysis. Furthermore, interactive computing
resources possessing capabilities commensurate with batch simulation platforms
are rarely offered. As a consequence the greatest challenge for many numerical
modelers occurs after the simulation has completed and the exploration process
is ready to commence. The Visualization and Analysis Platform for Ocean,
atmosphere, and solar Research (VAPOR) project is an NSF ITR funded effort that
takes aim at this problem, providing a desktop environment for the
investigation of high resolution numerically simulated turbulence data. VAPOR
couples advanced visualization technology with quantitative analysis tools.
This talk will provide an overview of the VAPOR system and will present
experiences with the application’s use in the exploration of numerically
simulated solar turbulence.
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Date, Time, and
Location:
Center Green Bldg 1,
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