The Aerosol Modeling Testbed
EMSL Project ID
25655
Abstract
An Aerosol Modeling Testbed will be developed that will simplify and greatly increase the efficiency of evaluating new aerosol treatments for regional and global climate models. The Aerosol Modeling Testbed has recently been funded by the Aerosol Initiative - one of PNNLs Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) programs. The project consists of four primary tasks: 1) improving the modularity and "user-friendliness" of a 3-D aerosol model to facilitate evaluations; 2) developing a series of test simulations, archived field data, and analysis tools suitable for systematically evaluating aerosol process modules; 3) utilizing the 3-D aerosol model and analysis tools on various computer platforms, including EMSL high performance computing facilities, to ensure platform portability; and 4) testing and evaluating new aerosol treatments using the Aerosol Modeling Testbed. This proposal seeks to obtain the EMSL computational resources needed as part of task 3), although all aspects of the Aerosol Initiative proposal is included here to provide the context of task 3).
Project Details
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Start Date
2007-05-22
End Date
2009-09-30
Status
Closed
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