Title : 
The architecture of the Earth System Modeling Framework
         
        
            Author : 
Hill, Chris ; DeLuca, Cecelia ; Balaji ; Suarez, Max ; Da Silva, Arlindo
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Earth Atmos. & Planetary Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The Earth System Modeling Framework (ESMF) project is developing a standard software platform for Earth system models. The standard, which defines a component architecture and a support infrastructure, is being developed under open-software practices. Target applications range from operational numerical weather prediction to climate-system change and predictability studies.
         
        
            Keywords : 
climatology; geophysics computing; object-oriented programming; public domain software; software standards; ESMF project; Earth System Modeling Framework; Earth system models; climate-system change; climate-system predictability studies; component architecture; open software practices; operational numerical weather prediction; standard software platform; Atmosphere; Atmospheric modeling; Earth; Flexible manufacturing systems; Fluid dynamics; NASA; Oceans; Predictive models; Space technology; Weather forecasting;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Computing in Science & Engineering
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/MCISE.2004.1255817