European forecasters to simulate weather at 1km resolution on supercomputer

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Article by Paul Willis

Scientists from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) have been selected to carry out research on climate simulations on the world’s most powerful supercomputer.

The team from the UK-based center were awarded 500,000 node-hours on the Summit supercomputer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.

They aim to run a global weather simulation for at least a season, and potentially for an entire year. The supercomputer will be able to provide them with 1km resolution.

Source: https://www.meteorologicaltechnologyinternational.com/news/supercomputers/european-forecasters-to-simulate-weather-at-1km-resolution-on-supercomputer.html