Kameleon Live: A Cloud Based Analysis and Visualization Platform for Space Weather Researchers

Abstract:

NASA’s Community Coordinated Modeling Center [CCMC] hosts many of the simulations used by the community of space weather researchers and forecasters. In order to increase the speed of scientific discovery and model validation, we have developed Kameleon Live: a new interactive cloud based analysis and visualization engine that enables users to quickly share, validate, and disseminate their findings. Kameleon Live links several specialized software tools into a single operating environment allowing large datasets to be processed by a central computing system, allowing visualizations to be dynamically generated as users interact with the datasets. Together with feedback from end-users, Kameleon Live will help streamline the workflow for space weather researchers and forecasters.