On Design of a Coupling Component for Parallel Multimodeling

A component-based simulation framework is a favorable choice for many multi-scale simulations, which requires dedicated coupling to support flexible data communication/exchange between components, computational parallelism and on-demand dynamic load balancing. In this paper, authors first present the considerations in the course of design and implementation of a coupling component to support integrated parallel multimodeling. Then, authors use an integrated ecological modeling case, as a part of the Across Trophic Level System Simulation (ATLSS) for the ecological restoration projects in the Everglades of South Florida, to demonstrate the practical application of such component in real-world simulations. In the case study, we illustrated the internal data flow between the ecological models and the performance enhancement of the integrated simulation via the coupling component.