The ecological impact of high-performance computing in astrophysics
Abstract
Computer use in astronomy continues to increase, and so also its impact on the environment. To minimize the effects, astronomers should avoid interpreted scripting languages such as Python, and favour the optimal use of energy-efficient workstations.
- Publication:
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Nature Astronomy
- Pub Date:
- September 2020
- DOI:
- 10.1038/s41550-020-1208-y
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2009.11295
- Bibcode:
- 2020NatAs...4..819P
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics;
- Physics - Computational Physics;
- Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
- E-Print:
- Originated at EAS 2020 conference, sustainability session by https://astronomersforplanet.earth - published in Nature Astronomy, September 2020