[CF-metadata] AGU Session IN11: Challenges in Achieving Earth System Model Interoperability

From: Bert Jagers <bert.jagers>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:44:15 +0200

Dear all,

Please consider submitting an abstract to the following session before
the abstract deadline of 3 September 23:59 Eastern Daylight Time.
I hope to see you (or one of your colleagues) at the AGU Fall Meeting,
December 14-18 in San Francisco!

Bert

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Session IN11:
Challenges in Achieving Earth System Model Interoperability
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Complex questions trigger researchers around the world to link numerical
models of different origins together for integrated modeling of the
environment and related socio-economic fields. This leads to new
challenges concerning the coupling of models across scales, disciplines,
and media. Various approaches have in this context been proposed to
address supposedly conflicting demands like generality, flexibility,
ease of use, accuracy and performance. This session aims at stimulating
the dialog amongst the various groups and individuals in order to learn
from and build on each others approaches. We therefore encourage both
individuals and communities to contribute to this session and address
the technical (e.g. efficiency of coding, numerical stability, web
services, HPC), scientific (e.g. overlap of and gaps between linked
models, calibration and verification of models across space and time
scales) and social (e.g. group dynamics, identity of individuals)
challenges of integrated modeling: identify issues and document
approaches and lessons learned. And since it holds for each individual
community that there are more researchers and models outside that group
than inside it, we would also like to encourage contributions addressing
the overall interoperability of the various approaches; this includes
but is not limited to topics like consistency of physical concepts,
semantic mediation between earth science disciplines and hierarchical
model coupling paradigms.

Invited contributions:
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Chris Duffy, Portland State Univ on a.o. hydrology modeling and HPC
Robert Armstrong, Sandia on a.o. common component arch. (CCA)
John Graybeal, MBARI on a.o. data descr. using ontologies
Joe Galewsky, Univ. of New Mexico on a.o. coupling WRF

Conveners:
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Bert Jagers, Deltares (previously Delft Hydraulics)
Jonathan Goodall, University of South Carolina
Scott Peckham, CSDMS Facility, University of Colorado
Olaf David, Colorado State University & US Department of Agriculture
Alexey Voinov, Chesapeake Community Modeling Program
Received on Sat Aug 22 2009 - 05:44:15 BST