Development of a common data model for scientific simulations

摘要

The problem of sharing data among scientific simulation models is a difficult and persistent one. Computational scientists employ an enormous variety of discrete approximations in modeling physical processes on computers. Problems occur when models based on different representations are required to exchange data with one another, or with some other software package. Within the DOE's Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI), a cross-disciplinary group called the Data Models and Formats