NOWESP: Shelf Flux Modelling: A Challenge for High Performance Computing

摘要: Abstract Shelves are important links between land and ocean. An example of such an area is the North-West European Shelf, representing transit region for dissolved particulate matter stemming from major rivers. Results extended research cruises have produced a huge amount information relatively high level knowledge. The combined data sets this provide one most detailed set observations ever undertaken in any shelf sea. However, due to large scale strong variability phenomena involved, present knowledge still has fragmentary character. No insight exists into long term evolution system no reliable estimates available regarding net retention or release matter. To tackle these problems NOWESP project been started, which statistical analysis existing series, new field measurements with emphasis on larger scales, both space time, numerical modelling integrated. Through integrated approach more should be obtained ecosystem under various conditions, environmental response pertubations (natural man-made). calculate fluxes general, carbon particular, present-day models inaccurate because much fine-grained particles concentrated narrow zones along coast. This ask resolution specific regions. Solutions may expected advanced techniques. development generation flux seems now within reach by exploiting possibilities hardware.