Networking technologies enable advances in earth science

Authors:
Marjory Johnson;Kenneth Freeman;Raymond Gilstrap;Richard Beck
Affiliations:
RIACS, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA;NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA;NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA;Department of Geography, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Venue:
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking - Special issue: Networking for the earth science
Year:
2004

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Abstract

This paper describes an experiment to prototype a new way of conducting science by applying networking and distributed computing technologies to an Earth Science application. A combination of satellite, wireless, and terrestrial networking provided geologists at a remote field site with interactive access to supercomputer facilities at two NASA centers, thus enabling them to validate and calibrate remotely sensed geological data in near real time. This represents a fundamental shift in the way that Earth scientists analyze remotely sensed data. In this paper we describe the experiment and the network infrastructure that enabled it, analyze the data flow during the experiment, and discuss the scientific impact of the results.