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Add horizontal (CPU) scaling via dask #54

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tcmetzger opened this issue Oct 11, 2024 · 1 comment
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Add horizontal (CPU) scaling via dask #54

tcmetzger opened this issue Oct 11, 2024 · 1 comment
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The Python user interface will take advantage of horizontal (CPU) scaling options provided by xarray. Specifically, when a user supplies the chunks argument when loading data in xarray, the xarray.DataArray is backed by a dask.Array which requires consideration by pyRTE-RRTMPG.

This task also includes creating a notebook of a global example (roughly 1 degree resolution at one point in time) using the existing clear_sky problem with a snapshot of the globe (Robert to obtain data).

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tcmetzger commented Oct 28, 2024

The wrinkle here is that the underlying kernel expects chunks - how big should they be? we need a reasonable default, depending on the platform or hardware - something that the user can override.

Potentially: chunking in Python, then call multiple instances of Fortran without chunks? However, this might have severe performance drawbacks.

Potentially: chunk in python by default, but also allow user to pass on a param to Fortran.

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