Download or read book Numerical Analysis and Parallel Processing written by Peter R. Turner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-11-14 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each week of this three week meeting was a self-contained event, although each had the same underlying theme - the effect of parallel processing on numerical analysis. Each week provided the opportunity for intensive study to broaden participants' research interests or deepen their understanding of topics of which they already had some knowledge. There was also the opportunity for continuing individual research in the stimulating environment created by the presence of several experts of international stature. This volume contains lecture notes for most of the major courses of lectures presented at the meeting; they cover topics in parallel algorithms for large sparse linear systems and optimization, an introductory survey of level-index arithmetic and superconvergence in the finite element method.

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Download or read book Realizing Teracomputing Proceedings Of The Tenth Ecmwf Workshop On The Use Of High Performance Computers In Meteorology written by Norbert Kreitz and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2003-11-11 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geosciences and in particular numerical weather prediction are demanding the highest levels of available computer power. The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, with its experience in using supercomputers in this field, organizes every other year a workshop bringing together manufacturers, computer scientists, researchers and operational users to share their experiences and to learn about the latest developments. This book provides an excellent overview of the latest achievements in and plans for the use of new parallel techniques in meteorology, climatology and oceanography.The proceedings have been selected for coverage in:• Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings)

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