Articles | Volume 14, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-4241-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-4241-2021
Development and technical paper
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06 Jul 2021
Development and technical paper |  | 06 Jul 2021

Parallel computing efficiency of SWAN 40.91

Christo Rautenbach, Julia C. Mullarney, and Karin R. Bryan

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The simulation of ocean waves is important for various reasons, e.g. ship route safety and coastal vulnerability assessments. SWAN is a popular tool with which ocean waves may be predicted. Simulations using this tool can be computationally expensive. The present study thus aimed to understand which typical parallel-computing SWAN model set-up will be most effective. There thus do exist configurations where these simulations are most time-saving and effective.
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