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Supercomputer for Kiwi enviro forecasting
Peter Dinham
Monday, 31 August 2009 14:40
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“The supercomputer will also provide more computational
power for NIWA.s world-class environmental forecasting system,
EcoConnect. EcoConnect provides forecasts of climate and
weather-related information that are used by regional councils, energy
companies, port companies, and other customers to mitigate hazards to
their activities.”Moxon says the system includes using sea water from Evans Bay, which is adjacent to NIWA.s facility in Wellington, which will save the equivalent of 50 households of electricity.
The supercomputer will be available to scientists throughout New Zealand through the Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network (KAREN), and will also support NIWA.s crucial role in the recently-announced Natural Hazards Research Platform, where different research organisations work closely together to understand, model and forecast natural hazards.
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