Next-generation Solar Data and Data Services from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope

Abstract:

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST), when completed in 2019, will be the largest, most capable, solar telescope in the world. Currently under construction on the summit of Haleakalā on Maui, the DKIST will enable foundational insights into the physics of the Sun's photosphere, chromosphere, and corona. Its suite of first-light instruments will produce approximately 25 TB of raw data per day, with occasional bursts of 50TB per day. These high data rates will require a scalable, flexible data and computing architecture that enables and promotes scientific inquiry and discovery. We briefly describe the DKIST data stream and then provide an overview of the proposed data-center architecture and resources that will allow users to fully exploit this world-class facility.