PATC: Earth Sciences Simulation Environments
Date: 12/Nov/2019 Time: 10:00 - 14/Nov/2019 Time: 17:30
The course will take place in Barcelona Supercomputing Center, within the UPC Campus Nord premises.
Vertex Building VS208
Target group: Level: (All courses are designed for specialists with at least 1st cycle degree or similar background experience) INTERMEDIATE: For trainees with at least University degree in progress on Earth Sciences, Computer Sciences or related area.
Cost: There is no registration fee. The attendees would need to cover the expenses for travel, accommodation and meals.
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Day 1 (12 Nov)
9:30-9:45 Welcome and introduction of the BSC Earth Sciences Department
9:45-10:00 Technical and logistic information
10:00-11:00 Introduction to earth science fundamentals and modelling
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-13:00 Introduction to Linux and HPC, BSC facilities, PRACE and RES
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-15:30 HPC hands-on tutorial. At the end of this tutorial, the students will be able to compile and execute jobs on Mare Nostrum 4
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 Introduction to analysis and visualisation tools for model outputs (s2dverification, MapGenerator, CDO, NCO, panoply, ncview)
Day 2 (13 Nov)
8:30-9:15 Visit to MareNostrum 4
9:30-10:30 Lecture on the EC-EARTH climate model
10:30-11:00 Lecture on setting up and running the model with Autosubmit
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-13:00 Model hands-on tutorial. Students will run with a prepared case
13:00-14:30 Lunch break (social lunch)
14:30-16:30 Analysis hands-on tutorial. Students will apply tools for analysis and visualisation to the outputs created in the morning
Day 3 (14 Nov)
9:30-10:30 Lecture on the NMMB-MONARCH mode
10:30-11:00 Lecture on setting up and running the model
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-13:00 Model hands-on tutorial. Students will run a prepared case.
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-16:00 Analysis hands-on tutorial. Students will apply tools for analysis and visualisation to the outputs created in the morning
END of COURSE