Waiting to “Exascale”: Prepping the EURO Model for the Next Generation in Computing Power

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English - March 25, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 159 ratings
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Guest: Dr. Peter Bauer, ECMWF Deputy Director of Research & Head of the Scalability Programme

Introduction: I need more power…!! Computing power that is. This has been a major focus for numerical weather prediction in hopes of creating more accurate and detailed predictions of Earth’s systems. The highly touted European Model has long been one of the leaders in numerical weather prediction performance. As the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) prepares to integrate the next generation of supercomputers, model efficiency may suffer as more data is computed at higher resolutions. Current processing capabilities and codes are not adapted to meet these needs. Today’s guest, Dr. Peter Bauer, will outline how they are working with meteorological modellers, computer scientists and hardware providers to make sure the EURO is ready for this upgrade.

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