Why do we store GEOS-Chem data on the cloud?

Storing the GEOS-Chem Input Data portal on the AWS cloud offers several advantages:

Scalability

Cloud storage scales seamlessly to accommodate growing datasets without the need for physical infrastructure upgrades.

Accessibility

Data hosted on the cloud can be accessed from anywhere in the world, facilitating collaboration among teams. Data stored at the GEOS-Chem Input Data portal is covered by the AWS Open Data Sponsorship Program. and may be downloaded without incurring any data egress fees.

Performance

Setting up a high-resolution nested simulation often requires significant time to retrieve the necessary meteorological fields. The new paradigm to solve this big data challenge is to “move compute to data”, meaning that computations are performed directly in the cloud environment where the data is already available. This approach leverages Amazon’s considerable infrastructure, providing users with a more customized computing environment (For more information, see Running GCHP on AWS).