Story: Climate change

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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Brett Mullan, Petra Pearce, Stephen Stuart, Ben Liley and Stacy Mohan, Climate change – Predicting future climate, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7551/supercomputer (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Brett Mullan, Petra Pearce, Stephen Stuart, Ben Liley and Stacy Mohan, published 2 March 2009, updated 20 July 2020.

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Malogica Software
23 September 2024

Impressive insights on supercomputers! The HPCF's capability to process over two thousand trillion calculations per second is a game-changer for climate modeling. This technology is crucial for understanding complex environmental systems and making informed decisions about our planet's future. Excited to see how these advancements will impact research!