Description:

Numerical weather prediction and high performance computing have a long history of working synergistically to push the boundaries of weather forecasting. As HPC resources grew and advanced, NWP methods and algorithms were able to take advantage of those enhanced capabilities, which further informed what HPC resources were needed for future advances in NWP. To continue this mutually beneficial relationship between these two fields, this session seeks submissions regarding the following topics that are relevant to modern advances in both HPC and NWP. In addition to the specific topics listed below, general submissions that include significant NWP and HPC crossover are welcome.

1.) Harnessing HPC for Urban and Convective Scale Modeling

2.) Acceleration of NWP Models and Parameterizations with GPUs

3.) Profiling and Addressing Problems of Scale to Prepare NWP Models for Exascale Systems

4.) Data Management of NWP “Big Data” Inputs and Outputs for Processing, Transport, Storage, and Archiving