Climate Prediction Experiment
zcat | 19.02.2006 19:59 | Ecology | Education | Technology
The BBC have teamed up with Oxford University to conduct the world's most ambitious climate modelling experiment. We want to do better than the world's supercomputers, using a technique known as distributed computing. Join in the largest climate prediction experiment ever, developed by climate scientists for the BBC using the Met Office climate model.
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The BBC and Oxford Uni are organising the world's largest ever climate experiment they say "We need thousands of people to help.
They say -
Trying to predict climate change is hard. There are lots of factors involved – air temperature, sea temperature and cloud cover all play a part – as do dozens of other variables. Therefore, there are a huge number of calculations involved.
One solution is for scientists to use the largest supercomputer they can find. But even the biggest supercomputers are only so good.
Using a technique known as distributed computing, we’re hoping to harness the power of thousands of PCs around the world. If 10,000 people sign up, we’ll be faster than the world’s biggest computer. "
[this is a bit like seti@home where they use your computing power to look for et life]
"Modern home computers can perform billions of calculations a second. Most of the time, that's far more power than the average user needs - so even though you're working hard, most of your computer is lying idle. Distributed computing projects make use of this spare computer potential.
All you need to do is install the correct software, and your computer should take care of the rest. The programme automatically manages your computer’s processor, so that programmes you are running get priority. Your computer only works on the experiment when you’re not using the processor for something else.
Distributed computing is a particularly valuable tool for scientists who have large amounts of data to analyse, or who are modelling very complex systems like the Earth's climate."
They got windoz ,mac and best of all linux software that works :)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange/
http://climateprediction.net/
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/
They say -
Trying to predict climate change is hard. There are lots of factors involved – air temperature, sea temperature and cloud cover all play a part – as do dozens of other variables. Therefore, there are a huge number of calculations involved.
One solution is for scientists to use the largest supercomputer they can find. But even the biggest supercomputers are only so good.
Using a technique known as distributed computing, we’re hoping to harness the power of thousands of PCs around the world. If 10,000 people sign up, we’ll be faster than the world’s biggest computer. "
[this is a bit like seti@home where they use your computing power to look for et life]
"Modern home computers can perform billions of calculations a second. Most of the time, that's far more power than the average user needs - so even though you're working hard, most of your computer is lying idle. Distributed computing projects make use of this spare computer potential.
All you need to do is install the correct software, and your computer should take care of the rest. The programme automatically manages your computer’s processor, so that programmes you are running get priority. Your computer only works on the experiment when you’re not using the processor for something else.
Distributed computing is a particularly valuable tool for scientists who have large amounts of data to analyse, or who are modelling very complex systems like the Earth's climate."
They got windoz ,mac and best of all linux software that works :)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange/ http://climateprediction.net/ http://boinc.berkeley.edu/
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