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IBM chosen to replace the current NEC SX-8 supercomputers
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporat...r20080804.html

Amongst other things it will bring about the operational use of
convective-scale NWP (~1km models) and improved short period ensemble based
systems.

Examples of convective-scale NWP :-
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research..._high_res.html
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research...ghwycombe.html

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Default New supercomputer

On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 at 15:30:43, Jon O'Rourke
wrote in uk.sci.weather :

IBM chosen to replace the current NEC SX-8 supercomputers
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporat...r20080804.html

Amongst other things it will bring about the operational use of
convective-scale NWP (~1km models) and improved short period ensemble based
systems.

Now all we need is a new breed of super-butterflies to make it
worthless...
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)
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