“ … “ … a new age has dawned in scientific and a new age has dawned in scientific and engineering research, pushed by continuing engineering research, pushed by continuing progress in computing, information and progress in computing, information and communication technology, and pulled by communication technology, and pulled by the expanding complexity, scope, and scale the expanding complexity, scope, and scale of today’s challenges.”of today’s challenges.”

- Atkins Report, 2003- Atkins Report, 2003Blue Ribbon Panel on CyberinfrastructureBlue Ribbon Panel on Cyberinfrastructure

Revolutionizing Science and Engineering Through CyberinfrastructureRevolutionizing Science and Engineering Through Cyberinfrastructure

BackgroundBackground

• Many reports on supercomputing, networking etc. Many reports on supercomputing, networking etc. over last two years have suggested that scientific over last two years have suggested that scientific investigation has added a new methodology to investigation has added a new methodology to observation, experimentation and theory: observation, experimentation and theory:

numerical investigationnumerical investigation

• Most recently, the Atkins report recommended an Most recently, the Atkins report recommended an additional $1B/year support of additional $1B/year support of cyberinfrastructure (CI) to support numerical cyberinfrastructure (CI) to support numerical investigationinvestigation

• Several initiatives are getting underway, Several initiatives are getting underway, including geosciences CI and environmental CI including geosciences CI and environmental CI activitiesactivities

Cyberinfrastructure Cyberinfrastructure drivers drivers

• Atmospheric scienceAtmospheric science• Atmospheric science educationAtmospheric science education• Computer/networking hardwareComputer/networking hardware• Computer softwareComputer software

Cyberinfrastructure Cyberinfrastructure enablers CS, IT and Mathenablers CS, IT and Math

• Research into data storage, data Research into data storage, data distribution, data transport, and knowledge distribution, data transport, and knowledge discovery, e.g., data mining, pattern discovery, e.g., data mining, pattern recognition, etc.recognition, etc.

• Dynamical systems theory, stochastic Dynamical systems theory, stochastic models, probabilistic treatment, discrete models, probabilistic treatment, discrete systems and more sophisticated systems and more sophisticated (probabilistic and statistical) analysis (probabilistic and statistical) analysis strategiesstrategies

• Development of model-data fusion methodsDevelopment of model-data fusion methods• Advanced visualization and virtual reality Advanced visualization and virtual reality

methodologiesmethodologies

CI Goals for the CI Goals for the Atmospheric SciencesAtmospheric Sciences

• How can cyberinfrastructure lead to more rapid How can cyberinfrastructure lead to more rapid and more substantial progress in research and and more substantial progress in research and more efficient and effective education?more efficient and effective education?

• What cyberinfrastructure barriers are impeding What cyberinfrastructure barriers are impeding progress? progress?

• What are the central issues that atmospheric What are the central issues that atmospheric scientists, educators and technologists scientists, educators and technologists consider most important, from their individual consider most important, from their individual perspectives, to help them achieve what they perspectives, to help them achieve what they hope to accomplish.hope to accomplish.

CyRDAS – QuestionsCyRDAS – Questions

• Social and cultural issuesSocial and cultural issues• High-end computing issuesHigh-end computing issues• Data issuesData issues• Software issuesSoftware issues

CyRDAS – CI Planning for CyRDAS – CI Planning for the Atmos Sci Communitythe Atmos Sci Community

• Seeks broadest possible representation of Seeks broadest possible representation of the atmospheric sciences communitythe atmospheric sciences community

• The beginning of a process for integration The beginning of a process for integration of CI planning for the atmospheric sciences of CI planning for the atmospheric sciences into the larger planning processes for into the larger planning processes for geosciences and environmental sciencesgeosciences and environmental sciences

• Seeks broadest possible dissemination of Seeks broadest possible dissemination of findings and recommendationsfindings and recommendations

CyRDAS focus group CyRDAS focus group datesdates

• Mountain region, NCAR, Oct 10Mountain region, NCAR, Oct 10• Midwest region, NCSA, Oct 13Midwest region, NCSA, Oct 13• Northeast region, Access Center (DC), Oct Northeast region, Access Center (DC), Oct

1515• Southwest region, SDSC, Oct 21Southwest region, SDSC, Oct 21• Southeast region, Georgia Tech, Oct 28Southeast region, Georgia Tech, Oct 28• Northwest region, Univ. Washington, Oct 30Northwest region, Univ. Washington, Oct 30

Details and registration atDetails and registration atwww.cyrdas.orgwww.cyrdas.org

CyRDAS – CommitteeCyRDAS – CommitteeD. Bader (Dept. Energy)D. Bader (Dept. Energy)E. Barron (Penn State)E. Barron (Penn State)J. Bredekamp (NASA HQ)J. Bredekamp (NASA HQ)G. Carmichael (Univ. Iowa)G. Carmichael (Univ. Iowa)C. DeLuca (NCAR - ESMF)C. DeLuca (NCAR - ESMF)K. Droegemeier (Univ. K. Droegemeier (Univ. Oklahoma)Oklahoma)T. Gombosi (Univ. Michigan)T. Gombosi (Univ. Michigan)J. Hansen (MIT)J. Hansen (MIT)J. Holt (MIT)J. Holt (MIT)D. Jacob (Harvard Univ.)D. Jacob (Harvard Univ.)J. Kinter (COLA) – chair J. Kinter (COLA) – chair W. Matthaeus (Univ. W. Matthaeus (Univ. Delaware)Delaware)M. Marlino (UCAR - DLESE)M. Marlino (UCAR - DLESE)M. Meehl (NCAR - SCD)M. Meehl (NCAR - SCD)M. Ramamurthy (UCAR - M. Ramamurthy (UCAR - Unidata)Unidata)R. Wilhelmson (Univ. Illinois)R. Wilhelmson (Univ. Illinois)