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Description of  Big Data in Astronomy: Scientific Data Processing for Advanced Radio Telescopes

Big Data in Radio Astronomy provides the latest research developments in big data methods and techniques for radio astronomy. Providing examples from such projects as the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), which is the world's largest radio telescope and generates over an Exabyte of data every day, the book offers solutions for coping with the challenges and opportunities presented by the exponential growth of astronomical data. As new technologies emerge, it is important to consider the challenges of how to process, record, calibrate, and clean astronomical big data, as well as how to optimize and accelerate the algorithms for processing, and how to extract knowledge from big data.Presenting state-of-the-art results and research, Big Data in Radio Astronomy is a timely reference for both practitioners and researchers working in radio astronomy, as well as students looking for a basic understanding of big data in astronomy.