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Modernization NOAA supercomputer gets a 20% boost to help make better weather predictions NOAA's forecast system can now process 29 quadrillion calculations per second.
Twin supercomputers Dogwood (pictured above) and Cactus (NOAA's weather and climate operational supercomputing system) both received a 20% upgrade. Located in Manassas, Virginia, and Phoenix, Arizona, ...
The new “Rhea” supercomputer that will be installed at the NOAA Environmental Security Computing Center (NESCC) in Fairmont, which operates under the auspices of the Research and Development HPC ...
Trump’s nominee to lead NOAA said he backs the president’s proposed cuts while expressing support for the agency’s mission.
Two new supercomputers were brought online at NOAA facilities earlier this month. Combined, this increases NOAA's weather and climate forecasting capacity by 20 percent.
Thanks to A.I., companies like WindBorne hope to usher in a golden age of forecasting. But they rely in part on government ...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be able to make more accurate weather forecasts with upgrades to computer systems deployed in Virginia and Arizona.
ORNL announced that a new supercomputer for tracking climate modeling for NOAA has been assembled after supply chain delays and tested by several experts here in East Tennessee.
The Department of Commerce and NOAA expanded the capacity of the nation’s Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System (WCOSS) by 20% this week. The increased computing power and ...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched its newest hurricane supercomputer forecast on June 27.
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is expanding its Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System (WCOSS) computing power by 20 percent. WCOSS is made up of ...
The supercomputers doing this task for the U.S. are run by NOAA. Those computers run multiple weather models, tailored to different types of weather.