The National Center launches the `Atmosphere` supercomputer to enhance its capabilities in the field of weather forecasts

Written By رنا السيلاوي on 2021/10/20

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Weather of Arabia - The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) in the UAE announced the launch of the supercomputer developed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, with the aim of enhancing its capabilities in the field of weather forecasts and climate research. The supercomputer, called Atmosphere, can process millions of calculations in just one second, and will allow forecasters to issue immediate weather warnings to air traffic controllers and police.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Supercomputer # <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A3%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B2_%D8%A7%... National</a> Meteorological Center <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF?s... Meteorology</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%82%D8%B3?src=hash&... Weather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%... Temperatures</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%... Sea State</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HPE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HPE</a> <a href="https://t.co/lyVGNsRluq">pic.twitter.com/lyVGNsRluq</a> — National Center of Meteorology (@NCMS_media) <a href="https://twitter.com/NCMS_media/status/1450091184815321098?ref_src=twsrc%... 18, 2021</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> “The system will be completed and operational by the end of the year,” said Omar Al Yazidi, director of research, development and training at NCM. General on what the weather will be like in five days, 10 days, or even longer periods of time if necessary. The supercomputer "Atmosphere" running on the HPE Cray EX system will help researchers at the center to carry out many complex operations with high accuracy and speed, such as numerical modeling and simulation, using artificial intelligence, employing deep learning capabilities to process complex data, forecasting weather events and others. His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Al Mandoos, Director General of the National Center of Meteorology and President of the Asian Meteorological Federation, said: “The launch of this computer comes within the framework of our constant keenness to provide all the needs of the UAE in the field of weather forecasting and to provide data and weather alerts in real time to various local authorities as well as to all segments of society. To ensure the safety of lives and property, as well as to gain a better understanding of the complex factors that affect weather patterns, and to develop innovative technologies that contribute to enhancing sustainability.” Al-Mandoos explained that the joint cooperation between the National Center of Meteorology and Hewlett Packard Enterprise has resulted in the design of a computer with superior performance and capabilities that theoretically reach a peak of 2.8 petaflops in the field of numerical modeling, simulation and artificial intelligence, which helps the center to develop the speed of weather forecasting and enhance research capabilities. He added that the UAE has become the first country in the Middle East and Africa to use the HPE Cray EX supercomputer at the level of national weather centres. “Most weather forecasting systems around the world use Hewlett-Packard supercomputers, whether it's for hurricane forecasting or for predicting the spread of hurricanes," said Bill Mannell, vice president and general manager of HPC The impact of forest fires is better, and world-leading organizations such as the National Center of Meteorology in the UAE rely on supercomputing capabilities to obtain accurate information and data about the weather and climate, which helps them in the decision-making process and ensure the safety of everyone.” Manil added: "It is a great honor for us to work with the National Center of Meteorology to build the supercomputer "Atmosphere", which provides advanced solutions and capabilities in the field of high-performance computing to achieve its goals of using artificial intelligence to analyze weather and climate data in real time in the UAE." To support the current needs of the UAE in the field of weather forecasting, the National Center of Meteorology uses the numerical weather modeling program, including the weather research, forecasting and high-resolution modeling (COSMO), through which physical and dynamic models of the atmosphere and oceans are relied upon to simulate and predict weather conditions. <img alt="" src="https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/z4vA...(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/thenational/ICY35TTBPKZLFPT2KGBBW5FA34.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 467px;" /> The center's new supercomputer provides faster performance than the current system, as simulations will take up to 200% less uptime when using the Weather Research and Forecasting model and up to 300% when using the Cosmo model, making weather forecasts faster. <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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