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Computational Tools & Techniques Program

Coupler SequenceCoupler Sequence

Extended Pole Model Grid: Analytically smooth alternative to standard tripolar grid, under consideration for AusCOMExtended Pole Model Grid: Analytically smooth alternative to standard tripolar grid, under consideration for AusCOM

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Grid Program

ESS Grid Vision: To deliver seamless access to data discovery, visualisation, and computing services.ESS Grid Vision: To deliver seamless access to data discovery, visualisation, and computing services.

ESS Grid Architecture: Enabling access to data and compute resources through portals, web services and open-source applications.ESS Grid Architecture: Enabling access to data and compute resources through portals, web services and open-source applications.

National Grid Infrastructure: Systems on the Grid provide more than 4500 processors of compute power, more than 3 petabytes of storage, and a wide range of software products installed at various sites.National Grid Infrastructure: Systems on the Grid provide more than 4500 processors of compute power, more than 3 petabytes of storage, and a wide range of software products installed at various sites.


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About TPAC

The Tasmanian Partnership for Advanced Computing (TPAC) is part of the Australian network of advanced computing facilities, and is a partner in the Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing (APAC) with expertise in Earth Systems Science.

TPAC is located at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, and its partners are the University of Tasmania, CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research, the Australian Government Antarctic Division, Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (ACE CRC), Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre, and the Australian Maritime College.

TPAC provides expertise and educational programs, as well as high performance computing facilities to the Australian and International research community. TPAC supports Australian researchers and industry through:


Reports

Jade Coloured Iceberg: These spectacular icebergs are created by super-cooled water refreezing onto the bottom of ice shelves.Jade Coloured Iceberg: These spectacular icebergs are created by super-cooled water refreezing onto the bottom of ice shelves.


Brochures

Our Facilities and Expertise Programs brochure is available for download as a pdf document (815Kb).

Our Facilities brochure is also available for download as a pdf document (658Kb).


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Research Programs

National Grid Infrastructure: Seamless access to computing, data and visualisation services.National Grid Infrastructure: Seamless access to computing, data and visualisation services.

Earth System Models: Sequence of numerical coupler for a three component ocean-ice model with data atmosphere.Earth System Models: Sequence of numerical coupler for a three component ocean-ice model with data atmosphere.

Grid Program

The TPAC Grid program is developing infrastructure on the APAC National Grid that enables data and computing resources to be made transparently available to the Earth Systems Science (ESS) research community. Earth systems science, with its heritage of global collaboration and long tradition of sharing data collected on ground, air and sea events, is well suited to the adoption of grid systems.


Aims & Activities

Global Ocean Modelling: Parameterizing mesoscale eddies - six month averaged surface velocity field in the region 71S-52S, 75E-93E.Global Ocean Modelling: Parameterizing mesoscale eddies - six month averaged surface velocity field in the region 71S-52S, 75E-93E.

Climate Change Research: Variations of the Earth's surface temperature (from the IPCC Third Assessement Report).Climate Change Research: Variations of the Earth's surface temperature (from the IPCC Third Assessement Report).

To develop numerical models for high performance computers with reference to the oceans, atmosphere, Antarctic Ice Sheet and the environment. To establish nationally and internationally recognised courses in the application of high performance computer modelling and visualisation of numerical models.


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Name Function Organisation
Prof Nathan Bindoff TPAC Director, Oceanographer

TPAC, CSIRO Marine Research, ACE CRC
Prof Bill Budd Emeritus, Climate Modelling TPAC
Pauline Mak Grid Program Manager TPAC
Leigh Gordon Grid HPC Coordinator TPAC
Ben Joseph HPC Systems Administrator