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JASMIN4: A crucial upgrade for environmental science | |
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2018-03-08 | |
发布年 | 2018 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
正文(英文) | A major upgrade is being made to double the storage available in one of the UK's national supercomputers. JASMIN supercomputer JASMIN is a globally unique data intensive supercomputer for environmental science. Currently supporting over 160 science projects, JASMIN users research topics ranging from earthquake detection and oceanography to air pollution and climate science. The upgrade will double the available storage to more than 44 petabytes, equivalent to over 10 billion photos. It will also add around 40% to the processing capability, with 11,500 cores on 600 nodes, similar to adding the power of several thousand high-end laptops. This means that the 1,700 registered users of JASMIN can process and analyse big datasets simultaneously and in very little time. When JASMIN was brought online six years ago with just 4·5 petabytes of storage, it revolutionised access to data for the environmental science community in the UK. Researchers can access the data, which is typically too big for them to download to their own computers, and process it rapidly, reducing the time it takes to test new ideas and get results, from months or weeks to days or hours. The Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) manages the software and data available on JASMIN. Dr Victoria Bennett, Head of CEDA, said:
Funded with a multi-million pound investment from NERC, the upgraded system will support the global analysis of the next generation of climate models, provide a venue for UK academia and industry to exploit Earth observation data, and continue to provide the 'UK environmental data commons' - an online collaborative space bringing together data, services and expertise - underpinning much of academic environmental science. NERC Associate Director of National Capability & Capital Dr Liz Fellman, said:
Professor Pier Luigi Vidale from the University of Reading has been using JASMIN since 2012 to store and analyse high-resolution global climate model data. Professor Vidale welcomed the JASMIN upgrade:
As a 'customised' data intensive supercomputer, the JASMIN upgrade involves the integration of computing equipment from many suppliers, a specialised new network, the development and deployment of new software, and the migration of petabytes of archived data from old hardware in need of retirement, to new. The entire process will take many months, from the integration of the first new equipment in March until the last of the old storage is retired. Completion is expected by the end of 2018. The system integration is being led by the Science & Technology Facilities Council's Scientific Computing Department (SCD), and the software and data management by CEDA. Jonathan Churchill, JASMIN Systems Architect & Manager for SCD, said:
JASMIN is jointly managed on behalf of NERC by CEDA (part of RAL Space) and SCD, all based within the Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) at Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire. Further informationMary Goodchild Notes1. JASMIN is a globally unique data intensive supercomputer for environmental science. Jointly managed by CEDA and STFC SCD. 2. RAL Space is an integral part of STFC's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL). RAL Space carries out world-class space research and technology development with involvement in over 210 space missions. The Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, based within RAL Space, serves the environmental science community through three data centres, data analysis environments and participation in a host of relevant research projects. 3. SCD manages high performance computing facilities, services and infrastructure, supporting some of UK's most advanced scientific facilities. SCD staff, which is made up of approximately 160 computing experts, offer services and products that help the scientific community to make vital discoveries and deliver progress. SCD are leaders in the advancement and support of scientific computing, carrying out research and development to gather and interpret results quickly and clearly. Whether it's creating new computational science software, helping to visualize complex scientific results, or developing the infrastructure that allows SCD to process huge amounts of data, research and development from SCD is driving improvements across the scientific research landscape. In addition to our wider R&D activities, we are also trouble-shooters and problem-solvers, providing day-to-day products and services that help meet scientific needs. This includes hardware - both computational and storage facilities - as well as data management, networks, software, skilled people and expertise, policies and all of the other behind-the-scenes components vital to scientific investigation. 4. NERC is the UK's main agency for funding and managing research, training and knowledge exchange in the environmental sciences. Our work covers the full range of atmospheric, Earth, biological, terrestrial and aquatic science, from the deep oceans to the upper atmosphere and from the poles to the equator. We coordinate some of the world's most exciting research projects, tackling major issues such as climate change, environmental influences on human health, the genetic make-up of life on Earth, and much more. NERC is a non-departmental public body. We receive around £330 million of annual funding from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. |
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/103742 |
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