Annual Report 2002

Annual Report of the Earth Simulator 2002

Message from the Director

Outline of the Earth Simulator Project

Earth Simulator Research Projects

Chapter 1 Atmospheric and Oceanic Simulation

Chapter 2 Solid Earth Simulation

Chapter 3 Computer Science

Chapter 4 Epoch-Making Simulation

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Preface
Tetsuya Sato
Director-General of the Earth Simulator Center

Outline of the Earth Simulator Project

1.	Mission and Basic Principles of the Earth Simulator
2.	Managing System for the Earth Simulator Project
3.	Earth Simulator Research Project
3.1	Earth Simulator Research Project
3.2	Resource Allocation
4.	Selected Projects in FY2002
4.1	Atmospheric and Oceanic Simulation (17 projects)
4.2	Solid Earth Simulation (8 projects)
4.3	Computer Science (4 projects)
4.4	Epoch-making Simulation (11 projects)
5.	System Configuration of the Earth Simulator
6.	History and Event Calendar

Earth Simulator Research Projects

Chapter1 Atmospheric and Oceanic Simulation

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Development of a Nonhydrostatic Icosahedral High-resolution Atmospheric General Circulation Models

Masaki Sato Frontier Research System for Global Change

Atmospheric Composition Change and Its Climate Impact Studied by Global and Regional Chemical Transport Models

Hajime Akimoto Frontier Research System for Global Change

Investigation of Asian Summer Monsoon System using a Cloud Resolving Regional Climate Model

Takao Yoshikane Frontier Research System for Global Change

Advanced Prediction System and Counter Measures of Regional- and Meso-scale Water Cycle

Hiromasa Ueda Kyoto University

Eddy-resolving Simulation of World Ocean Circulation using the PFES -Toward the Sophisticated J-COPE Project-

Takashi Kagimoto Center for Climate System Research, The University of Tokyo

Development of Super High Resolution Global and Regional Climate Models

Takayo Matsuo Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry

Future Climate Change Projection using a High-Resolution Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Climate Model

Akimasa Sumi Meteorological Research Institute

Development of Highly Parallel Ocean General Circulation Model using Cubic Grid System

Yukio Tanaka Frontier Research System for Global Change

Development of an Integrated Earth System Model for Prediction of Global Environmental Changes

Taro Matsuno Frontier Research System for Global Change

Eddy-resolving Simulation of the World Ocean Circulation by using MOM3-based OGCM Code (OFES) Optimized for the Earth Simulator

Hideharu Sasaki Earth Simulator Centerr
Development of High-resolution Atmosphere Ocean Coupled Model and Global Warming Prediction

Koki Maruyama Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry

Super-High-Resolution Climate Simulations with an Atmospheric General Circulation Model

Wataru Ohfuchi Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry

Research Development of 4-Dimensional Data Assimilation System using a Coupled Climate Model and Construction of Reanalysis Datasets for Initialization

Toshiyuki Awaji Frontier Research System for Global Change

Development of Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Sea ice Model with Optimized Computational Performance on the Earth Simulator

Keiko Takahashi Earth Simulator Center"

Parameterization of Turbulent Diffusivity in the Deep Ocean

Toshiyuki Hibiya Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo

Coupled Physical-Ecosystem Model in the Bering-Chukchi Seas

Jia Wang IARC-FRSGC, YES and University of Alaska Fairbanks

Process Studies and Seasonal Prediction Experiment using Coupled General Circulation Model

Toshio Yamagata Frontier Research System for Global Change

Chapter2 Solid Earth Simulation

TOP

Simulation Study on the Generation and Distortion Process of the Geomagnetic Field in Earth-like Conditions

Yozo Hamano Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution

Development of Solid Earth Simulation Platform

Hiroshi Okuda Department of Quantum Engineering and Systems Science, University of Tokyo

Predictive Simulation for Crustal Activity in and around Japan

Mitsuhiro Matsu'ura Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo

Numerical Simulation of Seismic Wave Propagation and Strong Motions in 3D Heterogeneous Structure

Takashi Furumura Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
Global Elastic Response Simulation

Seiji Tsuboi Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution
Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution

Yoshio Fukao Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution

Numerical Simulation of Mantle Convection and Material Properties of the Earth's Interior

Tomoeki Nakakuki Dept. of Earth and Planetary Systems Science, Hiroshima University
Simulation of Earthquake Generation Process in a Complex System of Faults

Kazuro Hirahara Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University

Chapter3 Computer Science

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Numerical Simulation of Rocket Engine Internal Flowsr

Hiroshi Miyajima National Space Development Agency of Japan

Development of a Visualization Scheme for Large-scale Data on the Earth Simulator

Yoshio Suzuki Center for Promotion of Computational Science and Engineering, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute

Performance Evaluation of Large-scale Parallel Simulation Codes and Designing New Language Features on the HPF (High Performance Fortran) Data-Parallel Programming Environment

Yasuo Okabe Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University

Designing and Implementation of Parallel Numerical Computing Library for Multi-node Environment of the Earth Simulator

Ken'ichi Itakura Earth Simulator Center

Chapter 4 Epoch-Making Simulation

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Large-Scale Numerical Simulations on Thermal-Hydraulics of Multi-Phase Flows in Nuclear Reactors with a Direct Analysis Method

Kazuyuki Takase Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute

Large-scale Simulation on the Properties of Carbon-Nanotube

Kazuo Minami Research Organization for Information Science & Technology

Studies on Protein Dynamical Structures and Electronic States by Large-Scale Computations

Fumitoshi Sato Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo

Large-scale Parallel Fluid Simulations for Spallation Type Mercury Target Adopted in the Project of High-intensity Proton Accelerator

Chuichi Arakawa Center for Promotion of Computational Science and Engineering, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute

Development of the Next-generation Computational Solid Mechanics Simulator for a Virtual Demonstration Test

Ryuji Shioya Center for Computational Physics, University of Tsukuba

Study of the Standard Model of Elementary Particles on the Lattice with the Earth Simulator

Akira Ukawa Center for Computational Physics, University of Tsukuba

Large-scale Simulation for a Tera Hz Resonance Superconductors Device

Masashi Tachiki National Institute for Materials Science

Geospace Environment Simulator

Yoshiharu Omura Kyoto University

Direct Numerical Simulations of Fundamental Turbulent Flows with the Largest Grid Numbers in the World and its Application of Modeling for Engineering Turbulent Flows

Chuichi Arakawa Center for Promotion of Computational Science and Engineering, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute

First Principles Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Solution

Masaru Hirata Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute

Research on Structure Formation of Plasmas Dominated by Multiple Hierarchical Dynamics

Yasuaki Kishimoto Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute

Annual Report of the Earth Simulator 2002

Contents

Message from the Director

Outline of the Earth Simulator Project

Earth Simulator Research Projects

Chapter 1 Atmospheric and Oceanic Simulation

Chapter 2 Solid Earth Simulation

Chapter 3 Computer Science

Chapter 4 Epoch-Making Simulation

Published by

Earth Simulator Center, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center

Earth Simulator Research Projects