Driving Scientific Applications by Data in Distributed Environments

Abstract

Traditional simulation-based applications for exploring a parameter space to understand a physical phenomenon or to optimize a design are rapidly overwhelmed by data volume when large numbers of simulations of different parameters are carried out. Optimizing reservoir management through simulation-based studies, in which large numbers of realizations are sought using detailed geologic descriptions, is an example of such applications. In this paper, we describe a software architecture to facilitate large scale simulation studies, involving ensembles of long-running simulations and analysis of vast volumes of output data. This architecture is built on top of two frameworks we have developed: IPARS and DataCutter. These frameworks make it possible to implement tools and applications to run large-scale simulations, and generate and investigate terabyte-scale datasets efficiently.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2003
Accession Number
AD1001141

Entities

People

  • Alan Sussman
  • Christian Hansen
  • Dennis Sessanna
  • Don Stredney
  • Joel Saltz
  • Malgorzata Peszynska
  • Mary Wheeler
  • Michael Beynon
  • Mike Gray
  • Ryan Martino
  • Shannon Hastings
  • Sivaramakrishnan Narayanan
  • Steve Langella
  • Steven Bryant
  • Tahsin Kurc
  • Umit Catalyurek

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computing-Related Activities
  • Reservoirs
  • Simulations
  • Software Design
  • Terabytes

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development

Technology Areas

  • Space