Performance analysis of Volna-OP2 -- massively parallel code for tsunami modelling
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Publication:6334653
DOI10.1016/J.COMPFLUID.2020.104649arXiv2002.04889MaRDI QIDQ6334653FDOQ6334653
Authors: Daniel Giles, Eugene Kashdan, Dimitra M. Salmanidou, S. Guillas, Frédéric Dias 
Publication date: 12 February 2020
Abstract: The software package Volna-OP2 is a robust and efficient code capable of simulating the complete life cycle of a tsunami whilst harnessing the latest High Performance Computing (HPC) architectures. In this paper, a comprehensive error analysis and scalability study of the GPU version of the code is presented. A novel decomposition of the numerical errors into the dispersion and dissipation components is explored. Most tsunami codes exhibit amplitude smearing and/or phase lagging/leading, so the decomposition shown here is a new approach and novel tool for explaining these occurrences. It is the first time that the errors of a tsunami code have been assessed in this manner. To date, Volna-OP2 has been widely used by the tsunami modelling community. In particular its computational efficiency has allowed various sensitivity analyses and uncertainty quantification studies. Due to the number of simulations required, there is always a trade-off between accuracy and runtime when carrying out these statistical studies. The analysis presented in this paper will guide the user towards an acceptable level of accuracy within a given runtime.
Packaged methods for numerical algorithms (65Y15) Seismology (including tsunami modeling), earthquakes (86A15) Software, source code, etc. for problems pertaining to fluid mechanics (76-04)
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