14 DAY TRIAL // A group of investigators from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), in Greenbelt, Maryland, showcases a new supercomputer model of wind patterns on a global scale. The image above is a snapshot from the new model, at a resolution of 3.5 kilometers (2.17 miles).
The simulation was conducted at the NASA Center for Climate Simulation (CSS), and was compiled by the Discover supercomputer running the advanced Goddard Earth Observing System Model (GEOS-5) software.
NASA officials say that this model is an excerpt from the 2-year “Nature Run” simulation, which seeks to provide an accurate representation of Earth's atmosphere with all its components, These include everything from sea and surface temperatures to volcanoes, biomass burning and human actions.
The agency plans to reveal more models from Nature Run at the SC13 international supercomputing conference, which takes place in Denver, Colorado, between November 17 and 22. Experts at NASA say that around 30 models have been prepared for presentation.