The Joint Effort for Data assimilation Integration (JEDI) SkyLab provides the community with the first integrated Earth System Data Assimilation capability, via a unified end-to-end system that includes a single code build, workflow, data store, and diagnostics dashboard. Initial capabilities are demonstrated for multiple components of the Earth System: atmosphere, ocean, sea-ice, soil moisture, snow, and aerosols.
The release of SkyLab represents an important step to bridge research and operations since it introduces:
- SkyLab as the flagship application to focus and demonstrate joint development toward future operational deployments;
- A turnkey ecosystem enabling the community to easily reproduce SkyLab on multiple platforms; and
- Continuous integration via automated testing of Skylab new prototype functions and hierarchical system development for rapid prototyping.
JEDI SkyLab has been developed by the JCSDA with contributions from its Partner Agencies in NOAA, NASA, the US Air Force, and the US Navy. Links to the code, release notes, and tutorials can be found on www.jcsda.org/jediskylab.
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Rachel Dammann
UCAR/NCAR/UCP
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