Acquisition of a Small Computing Cluster for Atmospheric Physics Studies

这项温和的提案寻求资金，以购买一个8节点计算集群系统，以支持海岸卡罗莱纳大学(CCU)的研究和教育，CCU是一家非博士授予机构。该集群的主要用途将是应用物理专业的本科生研究培训和教育，尽管该机器将适用于整个大学。该群组将在CCU的研究和教育一体化方面发挥不可或缺的作用，并将加强CCU通过研究性学习加强本科教育的机构承诺。应用物理系将特别关注两个专题：全球环流模式对中间层-平流层-对流层耦合及其如何影响臭氧变异性的模拟，以及探索重力波的动力学和影响的中尺度模式模拟。

This modest proposal seeks funding to purchase an 8-node computing cluster system to support research and education at the Coastal Carolina University (CCU), a Non-PhD granting institution. The primary use of the cluster will be for undergraduate research training and education in the Applied Physics major, although the machine will be available for general use by the entire university. The cluster will play an integral part in the integration of research and education at CCU, and will strengthen CCU's institutional commitment toward enhancing undergraduate education through inquiry-based learning. The particular focus in the Department of Applied Physics will be on two topics: global circulation model simulations of mesosphere-stratosphere-troposphere coupling and how that impacts ozone variability, and mesoscale model simulations to explore the dynamics and impacts of gravity waves.