Journal article
Hydrology@Home: a distributed volunteer computing framework for hydrological research and applications
Journal of hydroinformatics, Vol.22(2), pp.235-248
03/01/2020
DOI: 10.2166/hydro.2019.170
Abstract
Abstract Web-based distributed volunteer computing enables scientists to constitute platforms that can be used for computational tasks by using potentially millions of computers connected to the internet. It is a widely used approach for many scientific projects, including the analysis of radio signals for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence and determining the mechanisms of protein folding. User adoption and clients' dependence on the desktop software present challenges in volunteer computing projects. This study presents a web-based volunteer computing framework for hydrological applications that requires only a web browser to participate in distributed computing projects. The framework provides distribution and scaling capabilities for projects with user bases of thousands of volunteers. As a case study, we tested and evaluated the proposed framework with a large-scale hydrological flood forecasting model.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Hydrology@Home: a distributed volunteer computing framework for hydrological research and applications
- Creators
- Ramil Agliamzanov - Higher Institute of Information Technology and Information Systems (ITIS), Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya Street, Kazan 420008, Russian FederationMuhammed Sit - Informatics Graduate Program, The University of Iowa, 100 C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory, Iowa City, IA 52242-1585, USAIbrahim Demir - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Iowa, 100 C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory, Iowa City, IA 52242-1585, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of hydroinformatics, Vol.22(2), pp.235-248
- DOI
- 10.2166/hydro.2019.170
- ISSN
- 1464-7141
- eISSN
- 1465-1734
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2020
- Academic Unit
- Electrical and Computer Engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering; IIHR--Hydroscience and Engineering; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984066350402771
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