J. Walter Larson--Publications

Journal Articles and Book Chapters 2010

M. Tobis, M. Steder, J.W. Larson, R.L. Jacob, E.T. Ong, and R.T. Pierrehumbert, "PyCCSM: Prototyping a python-based community climate system model," ANZIAM J., 48, C1112-C1130 (2010). [Link to article]

J.W. Larson, "Can we define climate using information theory?," IOP Conference Series, 11 (2010). [Link to open-access paper]

M.J. Hole, H.R. Wilson, R. Abeysuriya, and J.W. Larson, "Ideal MHD stability of a spherical tokamak power plant and a component test facility," accepted, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (2010).

2009

J. Walter Larson, "Ten organising principles for coupling in multiphysics and multiscale models," ANZIAM J., 48, C1090-C1111 (2009). [Link to article]

2008

E.T. Ong, J. Walter Larson, B. Norris, R.L. Jacob, M. Tobis, and M. Steder, "A Multilingual Programming Model for Coupled Systems," International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering, 6(1), 39-51 (2008). [Link to article]

J.R. Cary, J. Candy, R.H. Cohen, S. Krasheninnikov, D.C. McCune, D.J. Estep, J. Larson, A.D. Malony, A. Pankin, P.H. Worley, J.A. Carlsson, A.H. Hakim, P. Hamill, S. Kruger, M. Miah, S. Muzsala, A. Pletzer, S. Shasharina, D. Wade-Stein1, N. Wang, S. Balay, L. McInnes, H. Zhang, T. Casper, L. Diachin, T. Epperly, T.D. Rognlien, M.R. Fahey, J. Cobb, A. Morris, S. Shende, G.W. Hammett, K. Indireshkumar, D. Stotler and A.Y. Pigarov, "First results from core-edge parallel composition in the FACETS project," J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. , 125, 012040 (2008). [Link to article] doi:10.1088/1742-6596/125/1/012040

2007

J.R. Cary, J. Candy, R.H. Cohen, S. Krasheninnikov, D.C. McCune, D.J. Estep, J. Larson, A.D. Malony, P.H. Worley, J.A. Carlsson, A.H. Hakim, P. Hamill, S. Kruger, S. Muzsala, A. Pletzer, S. Shasharina, D. Wade-Stein, N. Wang, L. McInnes, T. Wildey, T. Casper, L. Diachin, T. Epperly, T. D. Rognlien, M.R. Fahey, J.A. Kuehn, A. Morris, S. Shende, E. Feibush, G.W. Hammett, K. Indireshkumar, C. Ludescher, L. Randerson, D. Stotler, A. Yu Pigarov, P. Bonoli, C.S. Chang, D.A. D'Ippolito, P. Colella, D.E. Keyes, R. Bramley and J.R. Myra, "Introducing FACETS, the Framework Application for Core-Edge Transport Simulations," Journal of Physics Conference Series 78 0120086 (2007).[PDF] doi:10.1088/1742-6596/78/1/012086

S. Parker, R. Armstrong, D. Bernholdt, T. Dahlgren, T. Epperly, J. Kenny, M. Krishnan, G. Kumfert, J. Larson, L.C. McInnes, J. Nieplocha, J. Ray, and S. Shasharina, "Enabling Advanced Scientific Computing Software," CTWatch Quarterly, 3(4) (2007). [Link to article]

2006

L.C. McInnes, B.A. Allan, R. Armstrong, S.J. Benson, D.E. Bernholdt, T.L. Dahlgren, L. Freitag Diachin, M. Krishnan, J.A. Kohl, J. Walter Larson, S. Lefantzi, J. Nieplocha, B. Norris, S.G. Parker, J. Ray, and S. Zhou, "Parallel PDE-Based Simulations Using the Common Component Architecture," in Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations on Parallel Computers, A.M. Bruaset and A. Tveito, eds, Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering, Volume 51, pp 327-381 (2006). [Link to Book Web Site]

David E. Bernholdt, Benjamin A. Allan, Robert Armstrong, Felipe Bertrand, Kenneth Chiu, Tamara L. Dahlgren, Kostadin Damevski, Wael R. Elwasif, Thomas G. W. Epperly, Madhusudhan Govindaraju, Daniel S. Katz, James A. Kohl, Manoj Krishnan, Gary Kumfert, J. Walter Larson, Sophia Lefantzi, Michael J. Lewis, Allen D. Malony, Lois C. Mclnnes, Jarek Nieplocha, Boyana Norris, Steven G. Parker, Jaideep Ray, Sameer Shende, Theresa L. Windus, and Shujia Zhou, "A Component Architecture for High-Performance Scientific Computing," International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications, 20, 163-202 (2006). [PDF].

F. Bertrand, R. Bramley, K.B. Damevski, J.A. Kohl, D.E. Bernholdt, J.W. Larson, and A. Sussman, "Data Redistribution and Remote Method Invocation for Coupled Components," Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, 66(7), 931-946 (2006) [PDF] doi:10.1016/j.jpdc.2005.12.009

2005

Jay Larson, Robert Jacob, and Everest Ong,"The Model Coupling Toolkit: A New Fortran90 Toolkit for Building Multiphysics Parallel Coupled Models," International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications, 19, 277-292 (2005). [PDF]

Robert Jacob, Jay Larson, and Everest Ong, "M x N Communication and Parallel Interpolation in Community Climate System Model Version 3 Using the Model Coupling Toolkit," International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications, 19, 293-307 (2005). [PDF]

Anthony P. Craig, Robert Jacob, Brian Kauffman, Tom Bettge, Jay Larson, Everest Ong, Chris Ding, and Yun He,"CPL6: The New Extensible, High Performance Parallel Coupler for the Community Climate System Model," International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications, 19, 309-327 (2005). [PDF]

2004

P.M. Lyster, J. Guo, T. Clune, and J.W. Larson, "The Computational Complexity and Parallel Scalability of Atmospheric Data Assimilation Algorithms," Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 21(11), 1689-1700 (2004).[PDF]

2003

C.J. Anderson, R.W. Arritt, E.S. Takle, Z. Pan, W.J. Gutowski, Jr. , F. Otieno, R. da Silva, D. Caya, J.H. Christensen, D. Luethi, M.A. Gaertner, C. Gallarado, F. Giorgi, S-Y. Hong, C. Jones, H-M.H. Juang, J.J. Katzfey, W.M. Lapenta, R. Laprise, J.W. Larson, G. Liston, J.L. McGrgor, R.A. Pielke Sr., J.O. Roads, and J.A. Taylor, "Hydrological Processes in Regional Climate Simulations of the Central United States Flood of June-July 1993," Journal of Hydrometeorology, 4, 584-598 (2003). [PDF]

2001

D.P. Dee, L. Rukhovets, R. Todling, A.M. da Silva, and J.W. Larson, "An Adaptive Buddy Check for Observational Quality Control," Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 127, 245-272 (2001). [Link to QJRMS Site]

1997

J. Syktus, J. Chappell, R. Oglesby, J. Larson, S. Marshall, and B. Saltzman, "Signal-Noise Patterns from Two General Circulation Models with CO2 Forcing: Implications for Recognition of Enhanced Greenhouse," Climate Dynamics, 13(5):293-302 (1997). [PDF]

1996

D.E. Hyman, D.R. Whitehouse, J.A. Taylor, J.W. Larson, and J.A. Lindesay, "The ANU Translator: Facilitating Computer Visualization and Data Analysis of Climate Model Outputs," Environmental Software, 11, 65-72 (1996). [PDF]

S. Marshall, J.A. Taylor, S.D. Prager, R.J. Oglesby, J.W. Larson, and D.J. Erickson III, "Climatic Effects of Biomass Burning," Environmental Software, 11, 53-58 (1996). [PDF]

1994

S. Marshall, R.J. Oglesby, J. Larson, and B. Saltzman, "A Comparison of GCM Sensitivity to Changes in CO2 and Solar Luminosity," Geophysical Research Letters, 21, 2487-2490 (1994). [PDF]

1993

J.W. Larson and E.R. Tracy, "Integrability Properties of Charged Particle Dynamics in Reconnection Regions," Physics Letters 182A, 249 (1993). [PDF]

1989

E.R. Tracy, J.W. Larson, A.R. Osborne, and L. Bergamasco, "On the Relationship between the Spectral Theories for the Periodic Korteweg-de Vries and Nonlinear Schroedinger Equations, in Nonlinear Topics in Ocean Physics, A.R. Osborne and L. Bergamasco, eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam (1989).

1988

E.R. Tracy, J.W. Larson, A.R. Osborne, and L. Bergamasco, "On the Nonlinear Schroedinger Limit of the Korteweg-de Vries Equation," Physica, 32D, 83 (1988). [PDF]

J.W. Larson and E.R. Tracy, "Spectral Averaging of Small-Amplitude Sine-Gordon Wavetrains," Physical Review 38A, 4419 (1988). [PDF]

Refereed Conference Proceedings Papers 2009

J. Walter Larson, "Graphical notation for diagramming coupled systems," in Proceedings Ninth International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS2009), G. Allen, J. Nabrzyski, E. Seidel, G. D. van Albada, J. Dongarra, andP.M.A. Sloot (Eds), Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume 5544, pp 745-754, Springer (2009).[PDF]

I. Wood, J.W. Larson, and H. Gardner, "A Vision and Agenda for Theory Provenance in Scientific Publishing," in Proceedings, First International Workshop on Data and Process Provenance, Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume 5667, L. Chen, C. Liu, Q. Liu, and K. Deng (Eds.), pp. 112-121, Springer (2009).[PDF]

J.W. Larson, "Information-Theoretic Strategies for Quantifying Variability and Model-Reality Comparison in the Climate System," in Proceedings, 18th World IMACS Congress (ModSim 2009), R.S. Anderssen, R.D. Braddock, and L.T.H. Newham (Eds.), pp. 2640-2646 (2009).[PDF]

J.W. Larson, "Proposed Checklist for Building Complex Coupled Models," in Proceedings, 18th World IMACS Congress (ModSim 2009), R.S. Anderssen, R.D. Braddock, and L.T.H. Newham (Eds.), pp. 831-837 (2009).[PDF]

2007

E.T. Ong, J.W. Larson, B. Norris, R.L. Jacob, M. Tobis, and M. Steder, "Multilingual Interfaces for Parallel Coupling in Multiphysics and Multiscale Systems," in Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS 2007), Y. Shi, G.D. van Albada, J. Dongarra, and P.M.A. Sloot (eds) Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume 4487, Springer-Verlag, 931-938 (2007). [PDF]

J.W. Larson and B. Norris, "Component Specification for Parallel Coupling Infrastructure," in Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications (ICCSA 2007), O. Gervasi and M.L. Gavrilova (eds) Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume 4707, Springer-Verlag, 55-68 (2007). [PDF]

J.W. Larson, A.P. Craig, J.B. Drake, D.J. Erickson III, M. Branstetter, and M.W. Ham, "A Massively Parallel Dynamical Core for Continental- to Global-Scale River Transport," Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (ModSim 2007), L. Oxley and D. Kulasiri (eds.), 532-538 (2007). [PDF]

J.W. Larson, E.T. Ong, and C. Tokarz, "The Spheroidal Data Analysis Library and Toolkit: Tools for Climate Model Output Analysis," Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (ModSim 2007), L. Oxley and D. Kulasiri (eds.), 2974-2980 (2007). [PDF]

2005

R.W. Arritt, C.J. Anderson, W.J. Gutowski, E.S. Takle, D. Caya, C.G. Jones, J.J. Katzfey, J.W. Larson, R. Laprise, J.L. McGregor, J. Roads, and J. Taylor, "Influences on predictability in multi-year regional climate simulations for the continental United States," Proceedings of the 16th Conference on Climate Variability and Change. Amer. Meteor. Soc., San Diego (2005).

F. Bertrand, R. Bramley, K.B. Damevski, J.A. Kohl, D.E. Bernholdt, J.W. Larson, and A. Sussman, "Data Redistribution and Remote Method Invocation in Parallel Component Architectures," Proceedings. IPDPS 2005. Winner, Best Paper Award [PDF]

2004

J.W. Larson, E.T. Ong, B. Norris, D.E. Bernholdt, J.B. Drake, W.R. El Wasif, M.W. Ham, C.E. Rasmussen, G. Kumfert, D.S. Katz, S. Zhou, C. Deluca, and N.S. Collins, "Components, the Common Component Architecture and the Climate/Weather/Ocean Community," in Proceedings of the Twentieth International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, 84th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (2004). [PDF]

P.M. Dickens, J.W. Larson, and D.M. Nichol, "Diagnostics for Causes of Packet Loss in a High Performance Data Transfer System," Proceedings of 2004 International Parallel and Distributed Processing Systems (IPDPS). [PDF]

P.M. Dickens and J.W. Larson, "Classifiers for Causes of Data Loss Using Packet-Loss Signatures," CCGrid2004-the Fourth IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid. [PDF]

2002

E.T. Ong, J.W. Larson, and R.L. Jacob "A Real Application of the Model Coupling Toolkit," in Proceedings of the 2002 International Conference on Computational Science, C.J.K. Tan, J.J. Dongarra, A.G. Hoekstra, and P.M.A. Sloot, eds., Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 2330, Springer-Verlag, pp. 748-757 (2002).

2001

J.W. Larson, R.L. Jacob, I.T. Foster, and J. Guo, "The Model Coupling Toolkit," in Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS) 2001, V.N. Alexandrov, J.J. Dongarra, B.A. Juliano, R.S. Renner, and C.J.K. Tan, eds., Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume 2073, pp. 185-194 (2001).

J.A. Taylor and J.W. Larson, "Resolution Dependence in Modeling Extreme Weather Events," in Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS) 2001, V.N. Alexandrov, J.J. Dongarra, B.A. Juliano, R.S. Renner, and C.J.K. Tan, eds., Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume 2073, pp. 204-211 (2001).

1998

W. Sawyer, R. Lucchesi, P.M. Lyster, L.L. Takacs, A. Molod, J. Larson, S. Nebuda, and C. Pabon-Ortiz, "Parallelization Aspects of an Atmospheric General Circulation Model for Data Assimilation," in Proceedings of the 1998 Advanced Simulation Technologies Conference, High Performance Computing Symposium, ed. A. Tentner, Society for Computer Simulation International (1998).

P.M. Lyster, J.W. Larson, J. Guo, W. Sawyer, A. da Silva, and I. Stajner, "Progress in the Parallel Implementation of the Physical-space Statistical Analysis System (PSAS)," in Making Its Mark: Proceedings of the Seventh ECMWF Workshop on the Use of Parallel Processors in Meteorology, eds. G.R. Hoffmann and N. Kreitz, pp. 382-393, World Scientific (1998).

W. Sawyer, R. Lucchesi, P.M. Lyster, L.L. Takacs, A. Molod, J. Larson, S. Nebuda, and C. Pabon-Ortiz, "Parallelization of DAO Atmospheric General Circulation Model," in Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Applied Parallel Computing (PARA98), Springer-Verlag, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, (1998).

C.H.Q. Ding, P.M. Lyster, J.W. Larson, J. Guo, and A. da Silva, "Atmospheric Data Assimilation on Distributed-Memory Parallel Computers," in International Conference and Exhibition on High-Performance Computing and Networking (HPCN Europe '98), Springer-Verlag, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, (1998).

1997

J.W. Larson, P.M. Lyster, W. Sawyer, C.H.Q. Ding, J. Guo, A. M. da Silva, and L.L. Takacs, "Progress in the Design and Optimization of the Parallel Goddard Data Assimilation System (DAS)," in Proceedings of High Performance Computing 1997: Grand Challenges in Computer Simulation, ed. A. Tentner, p. 52., Society for Computer Simulation International (1997).

P.M. Lyster, K. Ekers, J. Guo, M. Harber, D. Lamich, J.W. Larson, R. Lucchesi, R. Rood, S. Schubert, W. Sawyer, M. Sienkiewicz, A. da Silva, J. Stobie, L.L. Takacs, R. Todling, J. Zero, C.H.Q. Ding, and R. Ferraro, "Parallel Computing at the NASA Data Assimilation Office (DAO)," in Proceedings of the ACM/IEEESupercomputing 1997 Conference (SC '97), San Jose, California, November (1997). [PDF] [HTML]

1995

J. W. Larson and R. J. Oglesby, "Various Approaches to the Problem of Model- Reality Comparison," invited paper in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modeling and Simulation (ModSim95), Newcastle, 27-30 November, Vol. II, 274-283 (1995).

J. W. Larson, J. A. Taylor, J. L. Kesteven, and M. F. Hutchinson, "Regional- Scale Climate Studies of Australia Using RegCM2,' in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modeling and Simulation (ModSim95), Newcastle, 27-30 November, Vol. II, 15-20 (1995).

S. Marshall, J. A. Taylor, S. D. Prager, R. J. Oglesby, J. W. Larson, and D. J. Erickson III, "Climatic Effects of Biomass Burning," in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modeling and Simulation (ModSim95), Newcastle, 27-30 November, Vol. II, 56-60 (1995).

D. Hansen, J. W. Larson, and J. A. Taylor "The NCAR CCM2 (Community Climate Model 2) on the ANU Fujitsu VP2200," in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modeling and Simulation (ModSim95), Newcastle, 27-30 November, Vol. II, 269-274 (1995).

D. E. Hyman, D. R. Whitehouse, J. A. Taylor, J. W. Larson and J. A. Lindesay "The ANU Translator: Facilitating Computer Visualization and Data Analysis of Climate Model Outputs," in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modeling and Simulation (ModSim95), Newcastle, 27-30 November, Vol. II, 221-226 (1995).

1988

E. R. Tracy, J. W. Larson, A. R. Osborne, and L. Bergamasco, "On the Nonlin- ear Schrodinger Theory as an Averaging Theory," in Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Nonlinear Evolution Equations and Dynamical Systems, J.Leon, ed., pp. 593-602, World Scientific (1988).

Selected Technical Reports 1998

J. Guo, J.W. Larson, P.M. Lyster, and G. Gaspari, Documentation of the Physical-space Statistical Analysis System (PSAS): The Factored Operator Error Covariance Model Formulation, DAO Office Note 98-04, Data Assimilation Office, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD (1998).[PDF]

J.W. Larson, J. Guo, P.M. Lyster, and G. Gaspari, Documentation of the Physical-space Statistical Analysis System (PSAS): The Software Implementation of the PSAS, DAO Office Note 98-05, Data Assimilation Office, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD (1998). [PDF]

1997

P.M. Lyster, J.W. Larson, C.H.Q. Ding, J.Guo, W.Sawyer, A.M. da Silva, and I. Stajner, Design of the Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS) Parallel Physical-space Statistical Analysis System (PSAS), DAO Office Note 97-05, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD (1997).