Articles | Volume 17, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-6301-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-6301-2024
Development and technical paper
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27 Aug 2024
Development and technical paper |  | 27 Aug 2024

Mixed-precision computing in the GRIST dynamical core for weather and climate modelling

Siyuan Chen, Yi Zhang, Yiming Wang, Zhuang Liu, Xiaohan Li, and Wei Xue

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This study explores strategies and techniques for implementing mixed-precision code optimization within an atmosphere model dynamical core. The coded equation terms in the governing equations that are sensitive (or insensitive) to the precision level have been identified. The performance of mixed-precision computing in weather and climate simulations was analyzed.
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