Data-Intensive Science in the US DOE: Case Studies and Future Challenges

by James P. Ahrens, Bruce Hendrickson, Gabrielle Long, Steve Miller, Robert Ross, and Dean Williams

The growing ubiquity and volume of data are changing the landscape of commerce, science, and national security. Companies like Google use a form of data-intensive computing to organize information for the mass market. The US Department of Defense maintains situational awareness through numerous sensors and data-intensive computing. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA generate vast quantities of earth observational data that, with the help of data-intensive computing, can be used to answer questions about planetary dynamics and ecosystems. READ FULL ARTICLE (login required) »