Nimbus is a powerful toolkit focused on converting a computer cluster into an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud for scientific communities. Essentially, it allows a deployment and configuration of virtual machines (VMs) on remote resources to create an environment suitable for the users’ req...
A rain cloud. The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. nimbus Thick grey generally shapeless clouds that form at about 1.3 mi ...
Cloud Computing with Nimbus Cloud Computing for ScienceKeahey, Kate
a.a dark grey rain-bearing cloud b.(in combination):cumulonimbus clouds. 2.(Art Terms) a.an emanation of light surrounding a saint or deity b.a representation of this emanation 3.a surrounding aura or atmosphere [C17: from Latin: cloud, radiance] ...
This paper defines the geometrical, aesthetic and utilitarian factors which must be considered in selecting a geographical reference grid for use with Nimbus cloud pictures. A particular grid is proposed and critically examined with respect to these factors. This grid is found to be acceptable once ...
mi. in the geographical referencing of Nimbus A cloud pictures. This error is tolerable for most operational purposes. For future Nimbus vehicles it is anticipated that this error can be reduced to less than 20 naut. mi.Eugene M. Darlin...
Related to Nimbus (disambiguation):nimbus cloud,Nimbo nim·bus (nĭm′bəs) n.pl.nim·bi(-bī′)ornim·bus·es 1.A cloudy radiance said to surround a classical deity when on earth. 2.A radiant light that appears usually in the form of a circle or halo about or over the head in...
Cloud top altitudes were obtained from the Nimbus II HRIR data and the isotherms on the constant pressure charts. Generally, the direction and speed of the cloud motions were within 20掳 and 15 knots of the observed wind direction and speed.E. R. Kreins...