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.
For more information, contact Jennifer Tobyne at ext. 1263, jtobyne@ucar.edu,
or see the Web page at SCD Seminars.
Mon, Jun 12, 2006 to Fri, Jun 16, 2006
