Title :
Toward ecosystem modeling on computing grids
Author :
Wang, Dali ; Carr, Eric ; Gross, Louis J. ; Berry, Michael W.
Author_Institution :
Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN, USA
Abstract :
Grid-based ecosystem modeling holds great promise for aiding the investigation of complex environmental systems. A prototype framework and generic software architecture provide increased interoperability and productivity for spatially explicit ecosystem modeling on heterogeneous grids.
Keywords :
data visualisation; ecology; environmental science computing; grid computing; open systems; software architecture; complex environmental systems; computing grids; ecosystem modeling; generic software architecture; heterogeneous grids; interoperability; prototype framework; Biological system modeling; Computational biology; Computational modeling; Differential equations; Ecosystems; Environmental factors; Grid computing; Kinetic theory; Mathematical model; Organisms; computational ecology; computational framework; distributed databases; ecological multimodeling; ecosystem modeling; grid computing; parallel computation; software architecture;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2005.104
