Title
Parallel computing of GRAPES 3D-variational data assimilation system
Abstract
The three-dimensional variational assimilation (3D-Var) is the most commonly used technique currently to generate an analysis that provides better consistent initial conditions for numerical weather prediction (NWP). The Global and Regional Assimilation Prediction System (GRAPES) is a new generation NWP system in China, in which 3D-Var is one of the main components and plays an important role in direct assimilation for non-conventional observations. In this study, the principal theory and serial implementation of GRAPES 3D-Var are introduced firstly, and the details of distributed parallel computing algorithm of GRAPES 3D-Var are discussed, including data partitioning strategies, data communication strategies and stagger parallelization strategies. At last, some parallel experimental results on 16-CPU cluster platform are put forward, and the numerical simulations of the parallelization show that the parallel strategies can be combined to achieve considerable load balancing and good performance.
Year
DOI
Venue
2007
10.1007/978-3-540-68111-3_47
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Keywords
Field
DocType
parallelization show,data assimilation system,numerical weather prediction,parallel computing algorithm,stagger parallelization strategy,new generation nwp system,parallel strategy,direct assimilation,numerical simulation,data communication strategy,parallel experimental result,load balance,initial condition,three dimensional,parallel computing,parallel computer
Assimilation (phonology),Load balancing (computing),Computer science,Parallel computing,Theoretical computer science,Data assimilation,Data partitioning,Numerical weather prediction,Prediction system
Conference
Volume
Issue
ISSN
4967 LNCS
null
16113349
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
3-540-68105-1
0
0.34
References 
Authors
2
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Xiaoqian Zhu18616.92
Weimin Zhang27221.91
Junqiang Song318526.86