Kōrero: Climate change

Supercomputer

Supercomputer

Computer climate modelling requires extremely powerful computers. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research’s High Performance Computing Facility (HPCF)  undertakes atmospheric, oceanic and fisheries modelling. The HPCF consists of three interconnected Cray supercomputers – together capable of processing more than two thousand trillion calculations per second.

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NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Brett Mullan, Petra Pearce, Stephen Stuart, Ben Liley and Stacy Mohan, 'Climate change - Predicting future climate', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7551/supercomputer (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Brett Mullan, Petra Pearce, Stephen Stuart, Ben Liley and Stacy Mohan, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006, reviewed & revised 20 Jul 2020