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Computing Capability

Computing Capability. $20M/Year Investment. Commissioned/Operational IBM Supercomputer in Gaithersburg, MD (June 6, 2003). Receives Over 116 Million Global Observations Daily Sustained Computational Speed: 450 Billion Calculations/Sec Generates More Than 5.7 Million Model Fields Each Day

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Computing Capability

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  1. Computing Capability $20M/Year Investment Commissioned/Operational IBM Supercomputer in Gaithersburg, MD (June 6, 2003) • Receives Over 116 Million Global Observations Daily • Sustained Computational Speed: 450 Billion Calculations/Sec • Generates More Than 5.7 Million Model Fields Each Day • Global Models (Weather, Ocean, Climate) • Regional Models (Aviation, Severe Weather, Fire Weather) • Hazards Models (Hurricane, Volcanic Ash, Dispersion)

  2. Hurricane Michelle October 29 - November 5, 2001

  3. Hurricane Claudette5-Day Hurricane Forecast Radar 10:45 AM July 15, 2003

  4. Thursday, 9/18/03 12 PM EDT 5-day forecast Hurricane Isabel 3-day forecast

  5. NHC Yearly-averaged Atlantic Track Forecast Errors

  6. TPC Atlantic 72 hr Track Forecast Errors

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