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| Titel |
Spud and FLML: generalising and automating the user interfaces of scientific computer models |
| VerfasserIn |
D. A. Ham, P. E. Farrell, J. R. Maddison, G. J. Gorman, C. R. Wilson, S. C. Kramer, J. Shipton, G. S. Collins, C. J. Cotter, M. D. Piggott |
| Konferenz |
EGU General Assembly 2009
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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| Digitales Dokument |
PDF |
| Erschienen |
In: GRA - Volume 11 (2009) |
| Datensatznummer |
250023408
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| Zusammenfassung |
| The interfaces by which users specify the scenarios to be simulated by scientific computer
models are frequently primitive, under-documented and ad-hoc text files which make using
the model in question difficult and error-prone and significantly increase the development
cost of the model.
We present a model-independent system, Spud[1], which formalises the specification of
model input formats in terms of formal grammars. This is combined with an automatically
generated graphical user interface which guides users to create valid model inputs based on
the grammar provided, and a generic options reading module which minimises the
development cost of adding model options.
We further present FLML, the Fluidity Markup Language. FLML applies Spud to the
Imperial College Ocean Model (ICOM) resulting in a graphically driven system which
radically improves the usability of ICOM. As well as a step forward for ICOM, FLML
illustrates how the Spud system can be applied to an existing complex ocean model
highlighting the potential of Spud as a user interface for other codes in the ocean modelling
community.
[1] Ham, D. A. et.al, Spud 1.0: generalising and automating the user interfaces
of scientific computer models, Geosci. Model Dev. Discuss., 1, 125-146, 2008. |
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