?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4894%2F&rft.title=Platform-Independent+Storage+of+Data%3A+An+Application+of+HDF+for+the+Simplified+Ozone+Model&rft.creator=Haagsma%2C+I.J.G.&rft.description=Many+definitions+are+given+for+decision+support+systems+(DSSs)+and+much+research+effort+is+put+into+the+development+of+these+systems+for+general+use.+Too+much+of+this+effort%2C+however%2C+is+directed+toward+the+development+of+computer+tools+and+not+enough+emphasis+is+placed+onto+the+architectural+design+of+such+systems.+This+paper+tries+to+combine+architectural+design+with+a+real+life+application.+One+key+element+in+designing+a+DSS%2C+that+of+platform+independence%2C+is+emphasised+using+the+simplified+ozone+model+as+an+example.+Adaptation+of+the+hierarchical+data+format+(HDF)+to+store+scientific+data+sets+is+one+of+the+options+available+for+reaching+a+certain+level+of+platform+independence.&rft.publisher=WP-96-133&rft.date=1996-11&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4894%2F1%2FWP-96-133.pdf&rft.identifier=++Haagsma%2C+I.J.G.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1303.html%3E++(1996).++Platform-Independent+Storage+of+Data%3A+An+Application+of+HDF+for+the+Simplified+Ozone+Model.+++IIASA+Working+Paper.+IIASA%2C+Laxenburg%2C+Austria%3A+WP-96-133+++++