BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20141119T203000Z DTEND:20141119T210000Z LOCATION:391-92 DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:ABSTRACT: The distributed research infrastructure for hydro-meteorology (DRIHM) project focuses on the development of an e-Science infrastructure to provide end-to-end hydro-meteorological research (HMR) services (models, data, and post- processing tools) by exploiting HPC, Grid and Cloud facilities. In particular, the DRIHM infrastructure supports the execution and analysis of high-resolution simulations through the definition of workflows composed by heterogeneous HMR models in a scalable and interoperable way, while hiding all the low level complexities. This contribution gives insights into best practices adopted to satisfy the requirements of an emerging multidisciplinary scientific community composed of earth and atmospheric scientists. To this end, DRIHM supplies innovative services leveraging high performance and distributed computing resources. Hydro-meteorological requirements shape this IT infrastructure through an iterative “learning-by-doing” approach that permits tight interactions between the application community and computer scientists, leading to the development of a flexible, extensible, and interoperable framework. SUMMARY:The DRIHM Project: A Flexible Approach to Integrate HPC, Grid and Cloud Resources for Hydro-Meteorological Research PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR