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Met Office powers up new supercomputer
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04...rcomputer_met/
Though this was announced previously, it sounds like the system has only recently gone live. Interesting to see if any measureable improvements in forecast accuracy will be seen. JGD www.weatherstations.co.uk |
Met Office powers up new supercomputer
"John Dann" wrote in message
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04...rcomputer_met/ Though this was announced previously, it sounds like the system has only recently gone live. Interesting to see if any measureable improvements in forecast accuracy will be seen. Improvements? Have you not heard about the scandals concerning Her Majesty's IT lamers? -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
Met Office powers up new supercomputer
"John Dann" wrote in message
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04...rcomputer_met/ Though this was announced previously, it sounds like the system has only recently gone live. Interesting to see if any measureable improvements in forecast accuracy will be seen. Improvements? Have you not heard about the scandals concerning Her Majesty's IT lamers? -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
Met Office powers up new supercomputer
"John Dann" wrote in message
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04...rcomputer_met/ Though this was announced previously, it sounds like the system has only recently gone live. Interesting to see if any measureable improvements in forecast accuracy will be seen. Improvements? Have you not heard about the scandals concerning Her Majesty's IT lamers? -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
Met Office powers up new supercomputer
"John Dann" wrote in message
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04...rcomputer_met/ Though this was announced previously, it sounds like the system has only recently gone live. Interesting to see if any measureable improvements in forecast accuracy will be seen. Improvements? Have you not heard about the scandals concerning Her Majesty's IT lamers? -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
Met Office powers up new supercomputer
"John Dann" wrote in message ... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04...rcomputer_met/ Though this was announced previously, it sounds like the system has only recently gone live. Interesting to see if any measureable improvements in forecast accuracy will be seen. The Met Office' own press release is he- http://www.metoffice.com/corporate/p...r20050412.html From which the following is extracted ..... "The new system is geared to provide what our customers want: more accuracy, more detail and a quantification of risk, with a particular emphasis on high impact weather," said Steve Noyes, Chief Technology Officer at the Met Office. "Being as accurate with our predictions as possible is very important to us and our customers. For this reason, the Met Office has acquired a computer that is among the most powerful available. This highlights our commitment to improving our services still further." All very laudable. Unfortunately, if the product is 'scrambled' between the output in Exeter and your television screen (or other medium), it is a bit of a waste of time and money. Martin. -- FAQ & Glossary for uk.sci.weather at:- http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.weather/uswfaqfr.htm |
Met Office powers up new supercomputer
"John Dann" wrote in message ... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04...rcomputer_met/ Though this was announced previously, it sounds like the system has only recently gone live. Interesting to see if any measureable improvements in forecast accuracy will be seen. The Met Office' own press release is he- http://www.metoffice.com/corporate/p...r20050412.html From which the following is extracted ..... "The new system is geared to provide what our customers want: more accuracy, more detail and a quantification of risk, with a particular emphasis on high impact weather," said Steve Noyes, Chief Technology Officer at the Met Office. "Being as accurate with our predictions as possible is very important to us and our customers. For this reason, the Met Office has acquired a computer that is among the most powerful available. This highlights our commitment to improving our services still further." All very laudable. Unfortunately, if the product is 'scrambled' between the output in Exeter and your television screen (or other medium), it is a bit of a waste of time and money. Martin. -- FAQ & Glossary for uk.sci.weather at:- http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.weather/uswfaqfr.htm |
Met Office powers up new supercomputer
"John Dann" wrote in message ... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04...rcomputer_met/ Though this was announced previously, it sounds like the system has only recently gone live. Interesting to see if any measureable improvements in forecast accuracy will be seen. The Met Office' own press release is he- http://www.metoffice.com/corporate/p...r20050412.html From which the following is extracted ..... "The new system is geared to provide what our customers want: more accuracy, more detail and a quantification of risk, with a particular emphasis on high impact weather," said Steve Noyes, Chief Technology Officer at the Met Office. "Being as accurate with our predictions as possible is very important to us and our customers. For this reason, the Met Office has acquired a computer that is among the most powerful available. This highlights our commitment to improving our services still further." All very laudable. Unfortunately, if the product is 'scrambled' between the output in Exeter and your television screen (or other medium), it is a bit of a waste of time and money. Martin. -- FAQ & Glossary for uk.sci.weather at:- http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.weather/uswfaqfr.htm |
Met Office powers up new supercomputer
"John Dann" wrote in message ... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04...rcomputer_met/ Though this was announced previously, it sounds like the system has only recently gone live. Interesting to see if any measureable improvements in forecast accuracy will be seen. The Met Office' own press release is he- http://www.metoffice.com/corporate/p...r20050412.html From which the following is extracted ..... "The new system is geared to provide what our customers want: more accuracy, more detail and a quantification of risk, with a particular emphasis on high impact weather," said Steve Noyes, Chief Technology Officer at the Met Office. "Being as accurate with our predictions as possible is very important to us and our customers. For this reason, the Met Office has acquired a computer that is among the most powerful available. This highlights our commitment to improving our services still further." All very laudable. Unfortunately, if the product is 'scrambled' between the output in Exeter and your television screen (or other medium), it is a bit of a waste of time and money. Martin. -- FAQ & Glossary for uk.sci.weather at:- http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.weather/uswfaqfr.htm |
Met Office powers up new supercomputer
In message , John Dann
writes http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04...rcomputer_met/ Though this was announced previously, it sounds like the system has only recently gone live. Interesting to see if any measureable improvements in forecast accuracy will be seen. My guess is that the inadequacies of the observational database may well be the limiting factor. No matter how good the model and how powerful the computer, if there are significant errors in the initialisation these will flow through the forecasts. But it is only a guess :-) Norman. (delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail) -- Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l. England |
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