Back to top. Back to top. The result is the widest, fastest data transfer network to date. Through this approach the strengths of separate supercomputing centers can be pooled to address world-class problems too complex for any single facility. By comparing POP simulations with real data, scientists can gain insight into aspects of the ocean that are difficult to observe and can develop a unifying framework for their interpretation of data acquired by observation.
Ocean dynamics are key factors in global climate change.
Coupling POP to atmospheric models that also run on massively parallel computers will provide higher-resolution, hence more realistic, global climate simulations than are possible on other computers. By improving our understanding of ocean currents, POP simulations can help reduce the costs and risks associated with off-shore petroleum exploration and production. They also provide guidance for the optimal location of current meters in regions where exploration is just beginning. Written in Fortran 90, POP executes efficiently on massively parallel computers as well as on traditional vector computers, workstations, and clusters of workstations. TeleMed TeleMed is an intuitive, graphic patient-record system that allows for remote sharing of patient data.