Web-based visual analytics for extreme scale climate science

Chad A. Steed, Katherine J. Evans, John F. Harney, Brian C. Jewell, Galen Shipman, Brian E. Smith, Peter E. Thornton, Dean N. Williams

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Abstract

In this paper, we introduce a Web-based visual analytics framework for democratizing advanced visualization and analysis capabilities pertinent to large-scale earth system simulations. We address significant limitations of present climate data analysis tools such as tightly coupled dependencies, inefficient data movements, complex user interfaces, and static visualizations. Our Web-based visual analytics framework removes critical barriers to the widespread accessibility and adoption of advanced scientific techniques. Using distributed connections to back-end diagnostics, we minimize data movements and leverage HPC platforms. We also mitigate system dependency issues by employing a RESTful interface. Our framework embraces the visual analytics paradigm via new visual navigation techniques for hierarchical parameter spaces, multi-scale representations, and interactive spatio-temporal data mining methods that retain details. Although generalizable to other science domains, the current work focuses on improving exploratory analysis of large-scale Community Land Model (CLM) and Community Atmosphere Model (CAM) simulations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2014 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, IEEE Big Data 2014
EditorsJimmy Lin, Jian Pei, Xiaohua Tony Hu, Wo Chang, Raghunath Nambiar, Charu Aggarwal, Nick Cercone, Vasant Honavar, Jun Huan, Bamshad Mobasher, Saumyadipta Pyne
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages383-392
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781479956654
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event2nd IEEE International Conference on Big Data, IEEE Big Data 2014 - Washington, United States
Duration: Oct 27 2014Oct 30 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2014 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, IEEE Big Data 2014

Conference

Conference2nd IEEE International Conference on Big Data, IEEE Big Data 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington
Period10/27/1410/30/14

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