“Study of a Numerically Modeled Severe Storm” by National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)

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Conference:


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Track:


    17

Title:


    Study of a Numerically Modeled Severe Storm

Company / Institution / Agency:


  • National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)

Description:


    The understanding of severe storms begins by identifying pre-storm conditions. Using this initial environment, a thunderstorm’s complexity is modeled with a set of mathematical equations. These equations are solved on a supercomputer, then visualization techniques are employed to simulate the air flow and other features that exist during a storm’s lifetime.

Hardware:


    HARDWARE: Alliant VFX/80, Silicon Graphics
    Iris 3130. Abekas A62, Crav-2, Macintosh II,
    Sun 360

Software:


    SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: Wavefront Technologies, various in house visualization software.

Additional Contributors:


    Produced by: Scientific Visualization Program, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, supported by the National Science Foundation, State of Illinois, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Corporate Partners.
    Animation: Matthew Arrott, Mark Bajuk, Colleen Bushell, Jeff Yost
    Research: Robert Wilhelmson. Harold Brooks, Brian Jewett, Crystal Shaw, Louis Wicker
    Support: Randy Butler, and the Scientific Media Services, NCSA
    Script: Cathy Robinson
    Audio: Roger Francisco
    Live action footage: Courtesy of the National Severe Storms Laboratory and the University of Mississippi

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