Open AccessWhich Geodynamo Models Will Work Best on Next-Gen Computers?
Author(s) -
Terri Cook
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo047707
Subject(s) - work (physics) , dynamo theory , computer science , dynamo , engineering , physics , mechanical engineering , magnetic field , quantum mechanics
A new study uses identical tests to evaluate the accuracy and performance of current models of Earth's magnetic field, then extrapolates the results to anticipated "petascale" supercomputers.