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Selected Research Projects |
| DRI Faculty: | Vanda Grubisic (PI) |
| Title: | Acquisition of a High-Performance Computer Cluster for Atmospheric Modeling |
| Sponsor(s): | National Science Foundation, Major Research Instrumentation Program, State of NV ARI |
| Objectives-Results: | The objective of the project is the acquisition of a high-performance Linux cluster to be used as the primary computational resource for the Mesoscale Dynamics and Modeling (MDM) group in DAS. The acquisition of the 32-node, Beowulf-class, computer cluster, the architecture of which has been carefully selected to be optimal for atmospheric numerical models, will be a significant and cost-effective expansion of the research infrastructure at DRI. Such a dedicated, high-speed computing platform will provide supercomputer performance at a fraction of the cost of a commercial supercomputer, and is crucial for the MDM group and associated students to continue to conduct competitive research aimed at improving numerical weather forecasting within current and future projects. |