NCMRWF accepts Cray SV1 systemSeattle 16 August 2001 Cray has successfully completed the acceptance test for a Cray SV1 supercomputer at India's National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF). The system will help NCMRWF enhance models used to develop medium range forecasts (three to 10 days in advance) of monsoons and other weather patterns that affect agriculture, ocean state forecasting and other public services.
Under a subcontract with SGI, the 24-processor Cray SV1 supercomputer was
installed at the NCMRWF facility in Delhi, India, during the second quarter
2001. The consolidated package of high-performance hardware and software, valued
at nearly $2 million, also included services and servers.
The Cray SV1 supercomputer replaced a prior-generation Cray XMP(TM) system.
The National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting is the premier
in>stitution in India to provide medium range weather forecasts through
deterministic methods and to render agrometeorological advisory services to
farmers based on such forecasts.
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