Terrestrial Modelling and
High-Performance Scientific Computing

• Call for registration
  • Date
  • Objectives
  • Keynote Speakers
  • Learning Outcomes
  • Target Audience and Prerequisites
  • Agenda
  • Registration procedures
  • Venue
  • Fees

Call for registration

Date

Monday, 10 October, 2016, 13:00 to Friday, 14 October, 2016, 13:00

Objectives

The objectives of this applied course is to provide the theoretical and technical context of terrestrial modeling in high-performance scientific computing (HPSC) environments utilizing stand-alone and coupled hydrologic, land surface and atmospheric models.
Utilizing the Terrestrial Systems Modeling Platform (TerrSysMP), the course will take a complete tour of terrestrial modeling and HPSC in connection with real-world observations and data assimilation including

• setting up a terrestrial model and performing simulations in massively parallel supercomputer environments at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre,
• parallel performance analysis and profiling,
• parallel data assimilation using TerrSysMP-PDAF (Parallel Data Assimilation Framework), and
• post-processing and visualization in the age of big data.

Keynote Speakers

• Olaf Kolditz, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany
• Reed Maxwell, Colorado School of Mines, U.S.A.
• Lars Nerger, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany
• Christoph Schär, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• Sophie Valcke, Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique, France

Learning Outcomes

Guided by international experts and prominent guest speakers, completion of the course will provide the participants with the generic capabilities of terrestrial modeling and data assimilation in supercomputing environments with a focus on TerrSysMP(-PDAF) including parallel performance analysis and profiling utilizing freely available software tools, and handling of very large data sets in the analyses and visualization process.

Target Audience and Prerequisites

• Master or PhD students, PostDocs with a deep interest in terrestrial modeling (hydrology, land surface, atmosphere)
• Basic knowledge of LINUX/UNIX and programming languages such as R, Python, C/C++, or FORTRAN as well as data formats such as NetCDF is an advantage

Agenda

Monday
13:00-16:30	Introduction to fundamentals of environmental (climate, hydrology, georesources, terrestrial systems) modeling (lectures: Christoph Schär, ETH Zurich; Reed Maxwell, Colorado School of Mines; Olaf Kolditz, UFZ Leipzig)
16:30-18:00	Characteristics and handling of HPC resources (lectures and first hands on)
Tuesday
08:30-11:00	Setup of regional terrestrial models and performing simulations (hands on)
11:00-12:00	The OASIS coupler (lecture: Sophie Valcke, CERFACS)
Lunch break
13:00-16:00	Continue morning projects and inspection of results with real data (hands on)
16:00-18:00	Visualization and big data strategies (lectures: in-situ processing, Jens Hendrik Göbbert; big data analytics, Morris Riedel; parallel I/O, Wolfgang Frings and Sebastian Lührs; all JSC)
Wednesday
08:30-12:00	Parallel performance and profiling (lecture: Markus Geimer, JSC)
Lunch break
13:00-18:00	Performance and profiling analysis (hands on)
Thursday
08:30-11:00	Ensemble data assimilation (lecture: Lars Nerger, AWI)
11:00-12:00	Ensemble data assimilation with TerrSysMP (hands on)
Lunch break
13:00-18:00	Ensemble data assimilation with TerrSysMP (hands on)
Friday (optional)
08:30-12:00	Continue projects and wrap-up (hands on)

Registration procedures

Please apply for participation by sending an informal e-mail with the subject “HPSC TerrSys Fall School 2016 application” to the Geoverbund ABC/J coordination office at geoverbund-abcj@fz-juelich.de including a short letter of motivation. Notifications will go out by the end of May 2016.

Venue

Meteorological Institute
Bonn University
[Campus Endenich]
Auf dem Hügel 20
53121 Bonn
Germany

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Fees

The school is free of charge for members of Geoverbund ABC/J. Please click at the provided links to check for i) member institutions of Geoverbund ABC/J: RWTH Aachen University, University Bonn, University of Cologne, Forschungszentrum Jülich or ii) participating master programs: RWTH Aachen University, University Bonn, University of Cologne. For external participants, there is a 300 EUR contribution to expenses. Payment details, travel and accommodation information will be given with the notifications. All participants need to cover their expenses for travel and accommodation by themselves. Catering during the event will be provided.

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