Complete framework, user interface and Verified and validated interface code Development of high-performance middleware development environment verified with generation that support data (and associated software libraries and interface Exit Success Criteria released as open source to the Earth science assimilation for at least 4 widely used standards) with demonstrated integration community. models during the DS era. between the front-end user environment and the back-end resources. Other Critical None None None Milestones & Dates Technical Risk (L/M/H) Medium High Medium Workflow and development environments have Development of automated interface Main risk is the complexity of the integration of been demonstrated so the challenge is to pick building software is very challenging the front-end, middleware, software libraries one that is usable by the Earth science with different approaches possible. and back-end resources. community and can be interfaced with the Developing an approach that can Risk Comments middleware and Interface Builder tools. support existing models and provides approaches to new development would be very beneficial to the Earth science community. Cost Risk (L/M/H) Medium High High Cost driven mainly by Cost driven by the need to explore Cost driven by the need to integrate the different methods for automated middleware with the user interface, interface Cost Comments interface generation and validate these code generator, resource approaches. Very labor intensive. management/scheduling tools and back-end resources. Dependency Comments The overall Advanced Data Assimilation Framework capability requires completion of each of these enabling technologies. & Notes
Exit Success Criteria Complete framework, user interface and development environment verified with released as open source to the Earth science community. Verified and validated interface code generation that support data assimilation for at least 4 widely used models during the DS era. Development of high-performance middleware (and associated software libraries and interface standards) with demonstrated integration between the front-end user environment and the back-end resources. Other Critical Milestones & Dates None None None Technical Risk (L/M/H) Medium High Medium Risk Comments Workflow and development environments have been demonstrated so the challenge is to pick one that is usable by the Earth science community and can be interfaced with the middleware and Interface Builder tools. Development of automated interface building software is very challenging with different approaches possible. Developing an approach that can support existing models and provides approaches to new development would be very beneficial to the Earth science community. Main risk is the complexity of the integration of the front-end, middleware, software libraries and back-end resources. Cost Risk (L/M/H) Medium High High Cost Comments Cost driven mainly by Cost driven by the need to explore different methods for automated interface generation and validate these approaches. Very labor intensive. Cost driven by the need to integrate the middleware with the user interface, interface code generator, resource management/scheduling tools and back-end resources. Dependency Comments & Notes The overall Advanced Data Assimilation Framework capability requires completion of each of these enabling technologies.