Second T3E for UK Met
Mountain View 21 Sep 99 The United Kingdom Meteorological Office (The Met. Office) has bought a second Cray T3E for daily weather forecasting and long-range studies that simulate the impact of global climate change on food and water resources. The machine has 608 processors.
The increased processing power represented by the new supercomputer, which makes The Met. Office the owner of two of the world’s largest computers, will enable the agency to create more accurate and timely daily weather forecasts and increase the confidence in global warming simulations. This capability will lead to a better understanding of the global climate patterns that affect the world’s supply of food and water and influence severe weather. “The Cray T3E will help us understand and prepare for climate change, which will be one of humanity’s greatest challenges in the next century,” said Peter Ewins, chief executive, The Met. Office. “SGI Cray supercomputers power our complex mathematical models that simulate climate change on a global scale,” said Ewins. “Research institutions use the predictions from these models to estimate how future climate change will impact the world’s food supply and human health.” Government and commercial customers rely on The Met. Office to produce accurate forecasts every day. According to Ewins, the Met. Office chose the Cray T3E-1200E< supercomputer because its outstanding performance and reliability will add to the competitive advantage the agency needs to meet industry demands. “This win was strictly based on business-focused benchmarks, and we are dedicated to providing the environmental market with systems that will support their research needs for many years to come,” said William White, product manager, Cray T3E and Cray SV2 , SGI. The 608-processor Cray T3E supercomputer represents another milestone in the relationship between SGI and The Met. Office, which purchased its first Cray supercomputer in 1990.
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