HR: 1340h
AN: SF23A-0036    [Abstracts]
TI: Earth Science Data Grid System
AU: * Chi, Y
EM: ychi@mason.gmu.edu
AF: George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
AU: Yang, R
EM: ryang@gmu.edu
AF: George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
AU: Kafatos, M
EM: mkafatos@gmu.edu
AF: George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
AB: The Earth Science Data Grid System (ESDGS) is a software in support of earth science data storage and access. It is built upon the Storage Resource Broker (SRB) data grid technology. We have developed a complete data grid system consistent of SRB server providing users uniform access to diverse storage resources in a heterogeneous computing environment and metadata catalog server (MCAT) managing the metadata associated with data set, users, and resources. We are also developing additional services of 1) metadata management, 2) geospatial, temporal, and content-based indexing, and 3) near/on site data processing, in response to the unique needs of Earth science applications. In this paper, we will describe the software architecture and components of the system, and use a practical example in support of storage and access of rainfall data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) to illustrate its functionality and features.
DE: 4899 General or miscellaneous
DE: 4299 General or miscellaneous
DE: 1899 General or miscellaneous
DE: 0399 General or miscellaneous
DE: 0999 General or miscellaneous
SC: Special Focus: Advances in Data Acquisition, Management, Analysis and Display [SF]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting