AMDave
01-29-2015, 01:27 AM
Using grid computing to understand an underwater world
The Chesapeake Bay is suffering: excess nutrient levels in runoff from populated areas are leading to oxygen-depleted "dead zones." The Computing for Sustainable Water project modeled nutrient flows and oxygenation levels in the Bay and predicted the effectiveness of various environmental policies - helping policymakers understand the best and most cost-effective ways of preserving this important economic and ecological region.
More... (http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/about_us/viewNewsArticle.do?articleId=414)
The Chesapeake Bay is suffering: excess nutrient levels in runoff from populated areas are leading to oxygen-depleted "dead zones." The Computing for Sustainable Water project modeled nutrient flows and oxygenation levels in the Bay and predicted the effectiveness of various environmental policies - helping policymakers understand the best and most cost-effective ways of preserving this important economic and ecological region.
More... (http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/about_us/viewNewsArticle.do?articleId=414)