Parallelization of the GESIMA mesoscale atmospheric model

Parallel Computing

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 2201-2213

  Ashworth, M ^a,d   Foelkel, F ^a   Gulzow V ^a   Kleese, K ^a   Eppel, D P ^b   Kapitza, H ^b   Unger, S ^c  

^a Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c FRAUNHOFER FIRST   (Germany)

^d DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conjugate gradients; Distributed memory; Mesoscale atmospheric model; Message passing; Parallel computing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGRAM PROCESSORS;

CONJUGATE GRADIENTS; DISTRIBUTED MEMORY PARALLEL COMPUTERS; MESOSCALE ATMOSPHERIC MODELS;

PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031332593     PISSN: 01678191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8191(97)00109-9     Document Type: Article

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