Workshop on GPU programming on Levante brings scientists closer to the technology
On July 24, 2024, around 30 scientists from different institutions met for an interactive workshop at the DKRZ in Hamburg. During the one-day event, experts from Nvidia and the DKRZ shared their knowledge and experience in programming Nvidia GPUs on the DKRZ supercomputer Levante with the participants.
Review: natESM training focussing on ComIn and YAC interfaces
On July 17 and 18, 2024, the natESM support team organized a technical training in Hamburg in collaboration with speakers from the DKRZ, the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, the German Aerospace Center and the German Weather Service.
Project kickoff meeting of PalMod Phase III at DKRZ
On June 11 and 12, 2024, more than fifty scientists attended the kickoff meeting of PalMod Phase III at DKRZ in Hamburg.
New podcast: Behind the scenes of the natESM project
In a new episode of “Code for thought – the podcast about software, engineering, research and everything in between”, scientist Peter Schmidt talks to Iris Ehlert and Hendryk Bockelmann from DKRZ about the natESM project.
DKRZ at the PASC24
Several scientists from DKRZ contributed to the PASC24 conference program – they organized mini-symposia, gave invited talks or discussed technical challenges with the hardware vendors.
8th ENES workshop: New developments in high performance computing for climate and weather simulations
From May 22 to 24, 2024, about 40 scientists met at the Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change (CMCC) in Lecce, Italy for the "8th ENES Workshop for High Performance Computing for Climate and Weather". Further participants joined online.
High-level representatives from Fudan University visit MPI-M and DKRZ
A delegation of high-level representatives from Fudan University Shanghai, led by former Vice President Prof. Renhe Zhang, visited the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) and the DKRZ on May 21 and 22, 2024.
NHR workshop on parallel I/O at DKRZ
A highly specialised workshop on parallel I/O (input/output) for climate science was successfully held at DKRZ in Hamburg on May 7 and 8, 2024, engaging 16 participants in lively discussions and collaborative sessions.
ISC24: Levante on rank 92 of TOP500 list
Under the headline "Reinventing HPC", the ISC’24 took place in Hamburg from May 12th to 16th, 2024. As the largest international HPC conference, with a diverse program of talks and exhibitions, it offered a platform to find out about innovations and applications and to network. The DKRZ contributed to the ISC program with poster presentations, sofa talks, the Student Cluster Competition and personal network meetings. On the first day of the conference, the new TOP500 list of the most powerful HPC systems was released, on which the DKRZ supercomputer Levante was ranked on 92. This makes it the fifth strongest German system.
Summer School on HPC for Climate and Weather Applications
The WarmWorld project co-jointly with the Excellence Center for Weather and Climate Research ESiWACE, invites you to a summer school in Helsinki, Finland from August 27th to September 2nd, 2024.
The HANAMI project: Digital partnership between the EU and Japan
DKRZ is one of the 14 European partners of the newly founded consortium HANAMI, to promote cooperation between Europe and Japan in the field of high performance computing.
Contribution to the WMO annual report 2023
Dr. Christopher Kadow, head of the new department "Data Analysis" at DKRZ, contributed to the current annual report “State of the Global Climate 2023” being released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Announcement: 8th ENES-HPC workshop in Lecce/Italy
The ENES-HPC workshop is returning to Lecce/Italy for its 8th edition. The event, which has also been hosted twice by DKRZ, is organized by the European Network for Earth System Modeling (ENES) in collaboration with ESiWACE and will bring together experts in HPC in Earth system modeling on site and online from May 22nd to 24th, 2024.
First WCRP ESMO meeting at DKRZ: bridging climate modelling and observations communities
From 18-22 March 2024, the German Climate Computing Center (DKRZ) hosted the very first Earth System Modelling and Observation (ESMO) meeting of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), with over 100 scientists from all around the world attending on-site and remotely.
EGU 2024: DKRZ, CEN, and CLiCCS represent Hamburg climate research
From April 14th to 19th, 2024, the German Climate Computing Center (DKRZ), the Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), and the Excellence Cluster CLICCS from the University of Hamburg will present climate and sustainability research "made in Hamburg" at the EGU in Vienna.
Python course for geosciences
From March 5-8, 2024, DKRZ and the Scientific Computing Group (WR) of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Hamburg held a dedicated online Python course for geoscientists for the 6th time.
Hands-on Workshop: Machine Learning for Climate Scientists
On March 4 and 5, 2024, the team from the new Data Analysis department held a hands-on workshop on the use of machine learning methods in climate science.
#Zusammenland: The DKRZ is on board!
Like many other scientific institutions in Germany, the DKRZ is participating in the nationwide campaign "#zusammenland - Vielfalt macht uns stark! (Diversity makes us strong)". This campaign stands for a clear stance for an open-minded country and diverse coexistence.
natESM Workshop 2024: Discussion of potential system components in Leipzig
This year's natESM community workshop took place from February 27th to 28th, 2024, in Leipzig. Approximately 80 participants were involved in in-depth discussions regarding the ongoing advancement of the natESM system.
Milestone in Climate and Weather Research: Weather and Climate Model ICON published under Open Source License
The scientific and research community in Germany and Switzerland is setting a milestone in climate and weather research: Since January 31, 2024, the renowned climate and weather model ICON has been made available to the public under an open source license. This groundbreaking step contributes to making science and scientific services more transparent. At the same time, it enables further scientific progress in an area from which society can particularly benefit in times of climate change.
New climate model for more accurate climate prediction: Launch of the project "Coming Decade"
Global warming is advancing, but how will this affect Germany in the upcoming decade? Six research institutions, including the DKRZ, are collaboratively developing a new climate prediction system in the "Coming Decade" project to make more precise predictions for Germany and Europe.
natESM workshop recap: a collaborative success!
From November 14th to 15th, 2023, the natESM support team organized a training workshop in collaboration with partners such as DKRZ, DLR, DWD and MPI-M.
EERIE Project Meeting and Hackathon
From November 6th to 10th, 2023, the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) hosted 50 participants at the first EERIE project meeting and a subsequent hackathon. The DKRZ was represented as a project partner and actively supported the event.
Supercomputing Conference SC23
This year's SC23 will take place from November 12th to 17th, 2023 in Denver, USA. During the conference, the TOP500 list of the most powerful HPC systems was updated, with the DKRZ supercomputer Levante now ranked 74th.
NCAR workshop: Climate model software put to the test
On November 9th and 10th, a workshop on the topic “Correctness and Reproducibility for Climate and Weather Software” took place at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado/USA.
A success story: DKRZ's Python workshop for geosciences
The DKRZ Python course for geosciences remains on track for success.
DKRZ contributions to the 20th ECMWF Workshop on High Performance Computing in Meteorology
With two oral presentations and a poster at the "20th ECMWF Workshop on High Performance Computing in Meteorology", the DKRZ team presented current results from various projects, all of which aim to make climate models fit for the coming supercomputer generations.
Retreatof the Hamburg Excellence Cluster CLICCS
This year's retreat of the Cluster of Excellence CLICCS took place in Fintel, Lower Saxony, on October 5th and 6th, 2023. Under the motto “Synthesize for impact!” Around 130 scientists exchanged ideas about common research goals, collaboration opportunities and relevant publication topics.
GPU Programming Hackathon 2023
From September 18th to 22nd, 2023, a DKRZ team attended the this year's GPU hackathon in Lugano, Switzerland. A total of seven teams, each with up to four participants and two mentors, took part in the event, organized by the Swiss supercomputing center CSCS in cooperation with openhackathons.org.
Data search with the new GEMS system
With the launch of the GEMS system provided by the WarmWorld project the DKRZ offers it’s users central, convenient and quick access to many of the climate and environmental data stored at DKRZ.
