Future
ESMF is expanding into a number of new areas. Some of these
are already being pursued as part of our
current work plans.
Others are longer term, and look towards
future generations of Earth system models, emerging computer
architectures, and highly interactive, distributed collaborative
environments. Many of the areas we are growing into are described
in a 2004 white paper,
Future
Directions for the Earth System Modeling Framework.
Modeling environments
- Integration with configuration, job submission, data
provision, analysis, and visualization services to create
modeling environments
- Automatic generation of couplers, executables, and metadata
- Easier user access to components through web services
- Extension to desktop computing
The
Earth System Curator project is an
offshoot of ESMF that is creating an environment for climate modeling.
Numerical methods and kernels
- Support for a wider variety of grids
- Support for a range of numerical methods
- Ability for users to register their own grids and methods
ESMF is extending the range of grids and methods it supports
with every release.
Domain extension
- Integration with space weather frameworks
- Integration with hydrology frameworks
- Integration with air quality systems
Partnerships
