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¹China Energy Dadu River Hydropower Development Co., Ltd., Chengdu, China.

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This study accelerates the computationally intensive Zhang-McFarlane (ZM) deep convective parameterization scheme for atmospheric models using GPU computing. The new GPU-based algorithm significantly speeds up calculations, improving weather forecasting and climate simulation efficiency.

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Area of Science:

Computational science
Atmospheric science
Climate modeling

Background:

Accurate weather forecasting and climate simulation rely on atmospheric circulation models.
The Zhang-McFarlane (ZM) deep convective parameterization scheme is crucial but computationally expensive, hindering model efficiency.
Parallelizable computations within the ZM scheme offer potential for acceleration.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate a GPU-based acceleration algorithm for the Zhang-McFarlane (ZM) deep convective parameterization scheme.
To assess the performance improvements compared to CPU-based implementations.
To enhance the operational efficiency of atmospheric circulation models for climate studies and hazard prediction.

Main Methods:

Developed one-dimensional and two-dimensional GPU-based acceleration algorithms for the ZM scheme using CUDA C.
Implemented and compared the algorithms against single CPU and OpenMP multi-core CPU versions.
Utilized CUDA streaming technology for performance optimization, focusing on CPU-GPU data transmission efficiency.

Main Results:

Achieved a speedup of 413.6× in the absence of I/O transmission compared to CPU implementations.
Demonstrated a significant speedup of 350.1× on an A100 GPU in the presence of I/O transmission.
Validated the substantial acceleration effect and efficiency gains of the proposed GPU algorithms.

Conclusions:

The proposed GPU-based acceleration algorithm significantly enhances the computational efficiency of the ZM deep convective parameterization scheme.
This advancement is vital for improving the speed and applicability of climate models and deep convective parameterization schemes.
Optimized data transmission further boosts performance, making GPU acceleration a practical solution for operational climate modeling.