Earth  ID: 10537

Climate in a Box

Released on December 8, 2009
Recent advances in computer technology and software design make it possible to run massive climate simulations on desktop sized machines. This is a paradigm shift from the need for room sized supercomputers to do important work in climate modelling. In a new initiative, NASA plans to facilitate the wider distribution of desktop sized supercomputers, aimed at democratizing climate research among scientists who might otherwise have been more resource contrained. Included in this video are modelling output runs using GEOS-5 and WRF.
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Climate modeling requires massive computational power. Until recently, that power required room sized machines with daunting technical and logistic requirements. But new advances in computer design, including hardware and software, continue to facilitate a paradigm shift. In an effort to broaden and democratize climate research tools, NASA has begun to facilitate the operation of new desktop sized supercomputers, with the goal of making it substantially easier for more researchers to do meaningful work on vital and essential questions for our world.

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Credits

Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Cindy Starr (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Animator
Victoria Weeks (HTSI): Video Editor
Michael S. Seablom (NASA/GSFC): Interviewee
Tsendgar J. Lee (NASA/HQ): Interviewee
Michael Starobin (HTSI): Narrator
Michael Starobin (HTSI): Producer
William Putman (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Chris Smith (HTSI): Videographer
Victoria Weeks (HTSI): Videographer
Jamal Smith (HTSI): Videographer
Michael Starobin (HTSI): Writer
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This item is part of these series:
Narrated Movies
Climate in a Box
Goddard Shorts

Goddard TV Tape:
G2009-124 -- Climate in a Box

Keywords:
SVS >> Climate
SVS >> Computer Model
SVS >> Forecast
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Simulation
SVS >> Weather
GCMD >> Earth Science
SVS >> Global Climate Models
SVS >> Edited Feature
DLESE >> Narrated
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0

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