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AN: NG12B-04 INVITED     [PDF]
TI: The international Solid Earth Virtual Research Observatory (iSERVO) institute seed project
AU: * Mora, P
EM: morap@quakes.uq.edu.au
AF: QUAKES, Earth Systems Science Computational Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Qld 4072 Australia
AU: * Mora, P
EM: morap@quakes.uq.edu.au
AF: Australian COmputational Earth Systems Simulator MNRF, Earth Systems Science Computatioinal Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4072 Australia
AU: Donnellan, A
EM: donnellan@jpl.nasa.gov
AF: NASA/JPL, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099 United States
AU: Fox, G
EM: gfc@indiana.edu
AF: Community Grid Labs, Indiana University, 501 N. Morton Street, Suite 224, Bloomington, IN 47404-3730 United States
AU: Pierce, M
EM: marpierc@indiana.edu
AF: Community Grid Labs, Indiana University, 501 N. Morton Street, Suite 224, Bloomington, IN 47404-3730 United States
AU: Matsu'ura, M
EM: matsuura@eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
AF: Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
AU: McLeod, D
EM: mcleod@pollux.usc.edu
AF: PHE 406, Computer Science Department, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0781 United States
AU: Yin, X
EM: xcyin@public.bta.net.cn
AF: Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, 15 Zhong Guan Cun, Beijing, 100080 China
AU: Yin, X
EM: xcyin@public.bta.net.cn
AF: Centre for Analysis and Prediction, China Seismological Bureau, LNM, Institute of Mechanics, 15 Zhong Guan Cun, Beijing, 100080 China
AB: Numerical simulation models that capture the essential physics and dynamics of the solid earth system provide a critical means to probe the earth's complex system behaviour. The APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Simulation (ACES) was established to develop simulation models for the complete physics of earthquakes and related processes, to foster collaboration between complementary national programs, and to foster development of research infrastructure. Research by ACES participants is summarised in 3 special issues of PAGEOPH (2000, 2002, and in press). Solid earth simulator programs linked via ACES include a new 5 year program to establish a national facility in Australia (Australian Computational Earth Systems Simulator MNRF), USA programs being developed by NASA JPL in collaboration with science centers, and Japan's new Centre of Excellence in predictability of the evolution and variation of the multi-scale earth system. Plans are now commencing to establish the framework for an international institute for computational earth system simulation to maximise benefits of these international efforts. The institute will make extensive use of the World Wide Web, computational Grid technologies, and multi-tiered information architectures to allow simulation models and data to be manipulated by symbolic means in a way not previously possible. A seed iSERVO project is underway to illustrate the approach. It involves development of web based services and portals to enable different numerical simulation models contributed by Australia, Japan and USA to be run using several "standard" crustal fault system models (strike-slip, intraplate, and subduction). The iSERVO Grid is being constructed from Web services enhanced to be consistent with Grid Forum standards. The system uses distributed computing including high performance computers and distributed heterogeneous databases using OGSA interfaces. These are accessed with portals exploiting the new portlet standards. The iSERVO project aims to lead to an international virtual laboratory for solid earth systems simulation that builds on complementary efforts worldwide, and hence, to provide a basis to foster breakthrough advances in grand challenge science questions such as that of earthquake forecastability.
UR: http://www.quakes.uq.edu.au/ACES
DE: 3210 Modeling
DE: 3230 Numerical solutions
DE: 7209 Earthquake dynamics and mechanics
DE: 7260 Theory and modeling
SC: Nonlinear Geophysics [NG]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting