Streamlining the PRISM
The PRISM (Programme for Integrated earth System Modelling) system consists of an infrastructure that helps users undertake numerical experiments. They can join interchangeable model components such as atmosphere, ocean, biosphere and chemistry through standardised interfaces. With the infrastructure's architecture, the user can remotely configure, submit, monitor, archive and diagnose the results. Because of its design, which employs a Web Services System, administration and duplication of resources is minimised. Furthermore, it is in cooperation with Java clients. As a result, the Graphic User Interface allows the user to distribute the configuration to a remote site where the PRISM infrastructure is located. In addition to the fact that it is a portable system for many platforms and for remote use, the Web Services System has additional innovative features. Some of these include modularity that allows for different levels of adaptation and use and that the graphical interfaces can be viewed on SMS. The benefits are scientific, social as well as economic across a broad spectrum. Users of the infrastructure will be able to focus on the actual modelling since technical problems will not stand in their way. Thanks to employing the same system and remote systems, scientists will be able to concentrate more on science and less on travel. Both large and small computing services will be able to save time and money since less support is required. Currently, two computing centres have implemented the entire Web Services Systems.
