Software, Data and Modelling News: VGE-CUGrid: An integrated platform for efficient configuration, computation, and visualization of MM5

  • Authors:

  • Bingli Xu;Hui Lin;Long S. Chiu;Sammy Tang;Jimmy Cheung;Ya Hu;Liping Zeng

  • Affiliations:

  • Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China and Department of Information Engineering, Academy of Armored Forces Engineeri ...;Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China;Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China;Information Technology Services Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China;Information Technology Services Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China;Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China;Department of Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China

  • Venue:
  • Environmental Modelling & Software
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

The platform of VGE-CUGrid integrates a computational grid (CUGrid) and a virtual geographic environment (VGE) to enable an efficient life-cycle process of MM5. The CUGrid is used to speed up MM5 computation. The VGE, which is supported by an underlying GIS system and virtual reality, is adopted as the friendly and efficient interface for initiation, computation, and visualization and analysis of MM5.