Cloud Computing in Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

✍ Scribed by Tiffany C Vance, Nazila Merati, Chaowei Yang, May Yuan

Publisher: Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier
Year: 2016
Tongue: English
Leaves: 431
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Cloud Computing in Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences provides the latest information on this relatively new platform for scientific computing, which has great possibilities and challenges, including pricing and deployments costs and applications that are often presented as primarily business oriented. In addition, scientific users may be very familiar with these types of models and applications, but relatively unfamiliar with the intricacies of the hardware platforms they use.

The book provides a range of practical examples of cloud applications that are written to be accessible to practitioners, researchers, and students in affiliated fields. By providing general information on the use of the cloud for oceanographic and atmospheric computing, as well as examples of specific applications, this book encourages and educates potential users of the cloud. The chapters provide an introduction to the practical aspects of deploying in the cloud, also providing examples of workflows and techniques that can be reused in new projects.

Provides real examples that help new users quickly understand the cloud and provide guidance for new projects
Presents proof of the usability of the techniques and a clear path to adoption of the techniques by other researchers
Includes real research and development examples
that are ideal for cloud computing adopters in ocean and atmospheric domains

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter,Copyright,Dedication,List of Contributors,Author Biographies,Foreword,Acknowledgments,IntroductionEntitled to full textChapter 1 - A Primer on Cloud Computing, Pages 1-13, T.C. Vance
Chapter 2 - Analysis Patterns for Cloud-Centric Atmospheric and Ocean Research, Pages 15-34, K. Butler, N. Merati
Chapter 3 - Forces and Patterns in the Scientific Cloud: Recent History and Beyond, Pages 35-41, R.S. Wigton
Chapter 4 - Data-Driven Atmospheric Sciences Using Cloud-Based Cyberinfrastructure: Plans, Opportunities, and Challenges for a Real-Time Weather Data Facility, Pages 43-58, M. Ramamurthy
Chapter 5 - Supporting Marine Sciences With Cloud Services: Technical Feasibility and Challenges, Pages 59-88, B. Combal, H. Caumont
Chapter 6 - How We Used Cloud Services to Develop a 4D Browser Visualization of Environmental Data at the Met Office Informatics Lab, Pages 89-106, N. Robinson, R. Hogben, R. Prudden, T. Powell, J. Tomlinson, R. Middleham, M. Saunby, S. Stanley, A. Arribas
Chapter 7 - Cloud Computing in Education, Pages 107-119, C.N. James, J. Weber
Chapter 8 - Cloud Computing for the Distribution of Numerical Weather Prediction Outputs, Pages 121-135, B. Raoult, R. Correa
Chapter 9 - A2CI: A Cloud-Based, Service-Oriented Geospatial Cyberinfrastructure to Support Atmospheric Research, Pages 137-161, W. Li, H. Shao, S. Wang, X. Zhou, S. Wu
Chapter 10 - Polar CI Portal: A Cloud-Based Polar Resource Discovery Engine, Pages 163-185, Y. Jiang, C. Yang, J. Xia, K. Liu
Chapter 11 - Climate Analytics as a Service, Pages 187-219, J.L. Schnase
Chapter 12 - Using Cloud-Based Analytics to Save Lives, Pages 221-244, P. Dhingra, K. Tolle, D. Gannon
Chapter 13 - Hadoop in the Cloud to Analyze Climate Datasets, Pages 245-276, A. Sinha
Chapter 14 - LiveOcean, Pages 277-296, R. Fatland, P. MacCready, N. Oscar
Chapter 15 - Usage of Social Media and Cloud Computing During Natural Hazards, Pages 297-324, Q. Huang, G. Cervone
Chapter 16 - Dubai Operational Forecasting System in Amazon Cloud, Pages 325-345, B. McKenna
Chapter 17 - Utilizing Cloud Computing to Support Scalable Atmospheric Modeling: A Case Study of Cloud-Enabled ModelE, Pages 347-364, J. Li, K. Liu, Q. Huang
Chapter 18 - ERMA® to the Cloud, Pages 365-374, K. Sheets, A. Merten, R. Wright
Chapter 19 - A Distributed, RESTful Data Service in the Cloud in a Federal Environment—A Cautionary Tale, Pages 375-384, R. Mendelssohn, B. Simons
Chapter 20 - Conclusion and the Road Ahead, Pages 385-391, M. Yuan
Index, Pages 393-415

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