Pie in the sky or models in the cloud? Unlocking cloud architectures for environmental modelling with Model Driven Engineering.
Environmental models have increasing complexity as we move towards integrated modelling, a need to reason about uncertainties, and the desire for finer resolution. Yet, with a few exceptions, environmental modellers have not taken full advantage of the latest advances in computer science. In our work we focus on cloud computing alongside advances in software engineering tools and techniques, examining in particular how such tools can transform the development and deployment of environmental models in the cloud.