Virtual Observation System for Earth System Model: An Application to ACME Land Model Simulations

Investigating and evaluating physical-chemical-biological processes within an Earth system model (EMS) can be very challenging due to the complexity of both model design and software implementation. A virtual observation system (VOS) is presented to enable interactive observation of these processes during system simulation. Based on advance computing technologies, such as compiler-based software analysis, automatic code instrumentation, and high-performance data transport, the VOS provides run-time observation capability, in-situ data analytics for Earth system model simulation, model behavior adjustment opportunities through simulation steering. A VOS for a terrestrial land model simulation within the Accelerated Climate Modeling for Energy model is also presented to demonstrate the implementation details and system innovations.

@article{Wang2017,
  title     = {Virtual Observation System for Earth System Model: An Application to ACME Land Model Simulations},
  journal   = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
  volume    = {8},
  number    = {2},
  year      = {2017},
  publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
  author    = {Dali Wang and Fengming Yuan and Benjamin Hernandez and Yu Pei and Cindy Yao and Chad Steed},
  doi       = {10.14569/IJACSA.2017.080223},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2017.080223}
}