Title :
Gigabit satellites in distributed supercomputing for global research
Author :
Bergman, Larry A.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper will examine the application of the NASA advanced communications technology satellite (ACTS) for implementing a distributed supercomputer global climate model, and in remote observation and control of the Keck telescope in Hawaii.
Keywords :
astronomical telescopes; climatology; distributed processing; geophysics computing; satellite communication; ACTS; Keck telescope; advanced communications technology satellite; distributed supercomputer; distributed supercomputing; global climate model; global research; remote observation; Acceleration; Distributed computing; Geophysics; High performance computing; High-speed networks; Instruments; NASA; Satellites; Supercomputers; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Compcon '95.'Technologies for the Information Superhighway', Digest of Papers.
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7029-0
DOI :
10.1109/CMPCON.1995.512367
