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Large-Scale NASA Science Applications on the Columbia SuperclusterColumbia, NASA's newest 61 teraflops supercomputer that became operational late last year, is a highly integrated Altix cluster of 10,240 processors, and was named to honor the crew of the Space Shuttle lost in early 2003. Constructed in just four months, Columbia increased NASA's computing capability ten-fold, and revitalized the Agency's high-end computing efforts. Significant cutting-edge science and engineering simulations in the areas of space and Earth sciences, as well as aeronautics and space operations, are already occurring on this largest operational Linux supercomputer, demonstrating its capacity and capability to accelerate NASA's space exploration vision. The presentation will describe how an integrated environment consisting not only of next-generation systems, but also modeling and simulation, high-speed networking, parallel performance optimization, and advanced data analysis and visualization, is being used to reduce design cycle time, accelerate scientific discovery, conduct parametric analysis of multiple scenarios, and enhance safety during the life cycle of NASA missions. The talk will conclude by discussing how NAS partnered with various NASA centers, other government agencies, computer industry, and academia, to create a national resource in large-scale modeling and simulation.
Document ID
20050182649
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Brooks, Walter
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
February 3, 2005
Subject Category
Computer Systems
Meeting Information
Meeting: SGI Solution3 Forum 2004 Presentation
Location: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Start Date: January 1, 2004
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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