Services
Provision of computing power
DKRZ provides the German climate researchers with computing power and data storage at the highest level.
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The high performance computer and data storage systems are optimized for the profiles of applications in climate and earth system research. Currently, the "High Performance Computing System for the Earth System Research 2 " (HLRE2), an IBM Power6 system with a total of about 8500 cores and a peak performance of 160 TFLOPS, is the workhorse of the "German laboratory of climate research". |
Who can apply for resources on HLRE 2?
DKRZ is open to all interested research groups working in the field of climate and earth system modelling. International research groups might be accepted if they contain a significant German contribution or provide services in compensation to German groups.
How are resources allocated?
The resources available at DKRZ (computer time and storage capacity) are evenly distributed among two groups:
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The shareholders: 50% of the resources belong to the shareholders of DKRZ, who internally determine their allocations.
- Others: Half of the resources are given to external groups free of charge. DKRZ's scientific steering committee (WLA) selects admissible projects. Scientific quality and the need for high performance computing and data archiving resources are the principal selection criteria. A positive review of the project by German funding agencies such as German Science Foundation (DFG) or the Federal Ministry for Research and Education (BMBF) or by the European Commission is an advantage, but not an absolute prerequisite.
How to apply for ressources?
- To apply for resources from the public share, a leading scientist has to fill in an online application form. Deadline for new applications is October 31. for allocation of resources in the following year.
- Before filing an application, members of share holder institutions first have to get approval from the heads of their institutes. There will be no external assessment in this case.
- After approval of his application, the project administrator can create user accounts for project members by using the interactive user management form.
Access to the Visualization Sytem
- Administrators of approved projects can apply for access to the visualization system ("halo") for the accounts belonging to their project.
