Upgrade of Computational Facilities for Geophysics Research and Student Training at Old Dominion University

欧道明大学地球物理研究和学生培训计算设施升级

• 批准号: 1623816
• 负责人: Jennifer Georgen
• 金额: $ 1.57万
• 依托单位: Old Dominion University Research Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-09-01 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1623816&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Upgrade; Computational; Facilities; Geophysics; Research

1623816GeorgenThis Division of Earth Sciences Instrumentation and Facilities Program grant supports acquisition of computational equipment to support research and research training in geophysics and geodynamics. Funding would allow for purchase of two Mac Pro desktops with 3.5 GHz six-core CPUs, 64 Gb RAM and dual GPUs each to support larger numerical model domains and smaller grid resolutions to better model geological processes with high spatial and temporal gradients, better handling of time-dependent solutions, and higher overall higher model throughput. This support is congruent with NSFs mission of promoting the progress of science and advancing the national health, prosperity and welfare given the importance of training the next generation scientific workforce in computational modeling techniques and the societal importance of understanding the impacts of changing climate and sea level on terrestrial hydrologic reservoirs.Research will focus on modeling of geodynamics processed including mantle plume ? mid ocean ridge interactions, subduction zone dynamics and effects of sea level change on groundwater hydrology and submarine groundwater discharge along the eastern Mid-Atlantic shore.

1623816地球科学仪器和设施司这项计划拨款支持购买计算设备，以支持地球物理和地球动力学方面的研究和研究培训。资金将用于购买两台Mac Pro台式机，配备3.5GHz六核CPU、GB内存和双图形处理器，以支持更大的数值模型域和更小的网格分辨率，以更好地模拟具有高空间和时间梯度的地质过程，更好地处理依赖时间的解决方案，以及更高的总体吞吐量。这种支持与NSFs促进科学进步和促进国家健康、繁荣和福利的使命是一致的，因为培训下一代科学工作者的计算建模技术的重要性，以及了解气候和海平面变化对陆地水文水库的影响的社会重要性。研究将集中在包括地幔羽流在内的地球动力学过程的建模上。中大西洋东部沿岸的洋脊相互作用、俯冲带动力学和海平面变化对地下水水文和海底地下水流量的影响。