Supercomputer to Give 30-year Weather Forecast
Japan's science ministry has announced plans to harness the power of the Earth Simulator, until recently the world's fastest supercomputer, to predict the weather up to 30 years.
Japan's science ministry has announced plans to harness the power of the Earth Simulator, until recently the world's fastest supercomputer, to predict the weather up to 30 years.
The ministry, which will invest 10bn yen (£46m) in the project over five years, hopes to harness the power of the vast simulator, which occupies a warehouse the size of four tennis courts in Tokyo, to calculate long-term patterns.
Scientists should be able to use the data to map the routes taken by typhoons, heatwaves and droughts, and potentially spare millions from death and disease.
The ministry, which will invest 10bn yen (£46m) in the project over five years, hopes to harness the power of the vast simulator, which occupies a warehouse the size of four tennis courts in Tokyo, to calculate long-term patterns.
Scientists should be able to use the data to map the routes taken by typhoons, heatwaves and droughts, and potentially spare millions from death and disease.
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