GEOS-5 Run-Time Characteristics

Application (AMIP-Style simulation, climatology aerosols) Resolution CPUs (typical) WallClock Hours CPU Hours Data Volume (typical) Notes
GEOS-5 AGCM (Ganymed Tag, FV Lat/Lon Dynamical Core) b72 (2-deg) 48 0.25 hours/10-Days 2.75 hours/10-Days 3 Gb/10-Days Highly depends on fields saved
GEOS-5 AGCM (Ganymed Tag, FV Lat/Lon Dynamical Core) c72 (1-deg) 96 0.5 hours/10-Days 6 hours/10-Days 13 Gb/10-Days Highly depends on fields saved
GEOS-5 AGCM (Ganymed Tag, FV Lat/Lon Dynamical Core) d72 (0.5-deg) 384 1 hour/10-Days 11.5 hours/10-Days 52 Gb/10-Days Highly depends on fields saved
GEOS-5 AGCM (Ganymed Tag, FV Lat/Lon Dynamical Core) e72 (0.25-deg) 768 4.75 hours/10-Days 55.5 hours/10-Days 288 Gb/10-Days Highly depends on fields saved