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Chemical Simulation Software Predicts Climate Change, Air Quality
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
Climate scientists use physical measurements coupled with computer models to observe what is happening across the entire planet over time. This requires supercomputers and can be very slow, especially for modeling chemical reactions. Baltimore-based ParaTools Inc., with SBIR funding through Ames Research Center, built faster and easier-to-use software for advanced computer processors to analyze chemical kinetics. Now it is being used around the world, including by the air quality research division of Environment and Climate Change Canada.