\u201c<\/span>We are com\u00admit\u00adted to put Ame\u00adri\u00adca back on top of inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal lea\u00adder\u00adship with the best wea\u00adther fore\u00adcasts, powered by the fas\u00adtest super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adters and world-class wea\u00adther models,\u201d said Neil Jacobs, Ph.D., acting NOAA<\/span> administrator. <\/p>\n Two new Cray com\u00adpu\u00adters, an ope\u00adra\u00adtio\u00adnal pri\u00adma\u00adry and back\u00adup, will be loca\u00adted in Manas\u00adsas, Vir\u00adgi\u00adnia, and Phoe\u00adnix. The com\u00adpu\u00adters \u2014 each with a 12 peta\u00adflop capa\u00adci\u00adty \u2014 will be ope\u00adra\u00adtio\u00adnal and rea\u00addy to imple\u00adment model upgrades by ear\u00adly 2022 after a peri\u00adod of code migra\u00adti\u00adon and test\u00ading. They will replace the exis\u00adting Cray and Dell sys\u00adtems, \u201cLuna\u201d and \u201cMars\u201d in Res\u00adton, Vir\u00adgi\u00adnia, and \u201cSur\u00adge\u201d and \u201cVenus\u201d in Orlan\u00addo, Florida. <\/p>\n Cou\u00adpled with NOAA<\/span>\u2019s rese\u00adarch and deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adters in West Vir\u00adgi\u00adnia, Ten\u00adnes\u00adsee, Mis\u00adsis\u00adsip\u00adpi, and Colo\u00adra\u00addo, which have a com\u00adbi\u00adned capa\u00adci\u00adty of 16 peta\u00adflops, the super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adting capa\u00adci\u00adty sup\u00adport\u00ading NOAA<\/span>\u2019s new ope\u00adra\u00adtio\u00adnal pre\u00addic\u00adtion and rese\u00adarch will be 40 petaflops.<\/p>\n This increase in high-per\u00adfor\u00admance com\u00adpu\u00adting will tri\u00adple the capa\u00adci\u00adty and dou\u00adble the sto\u00adrage and inter\u00adcon\u00adnect speed, allo\u00adwing NOAA<\/span> to unlock pos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties for bet\u00adter fore\u00adcast model gui\u00addance through hig\u00adher-reso\u00adlu\u00adti\u00adon and more com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsi\u00adve Earth-sys\u00adtem models, using lar\u00adger ensem\u00adbles, advan\u00adced phy\u00adsics, and impro\u00adved data assimilation.<\/p>\n The new com\u00adpu\u00adters will pro\u00advi\u00adde ope\u00adra\u00adtio\u00adnal capa\u00adci\u00adty to imple\u00adment rese\u00adarch and deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment advance\u00adments made under NOAA<\/span>\u2019s emer\u00adging Earth Pre\u00addic\u00adtion Inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon Cen\u00adter (EPIC<\/span>) to make the U.S. Glo\u00adbal Fore\u00adcast Sys\u00adtem the best model in the world.<\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>Through EPIC<\/span>, we have an oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to regain our foo\u00adting as a world lea\u00adder in glo\u00adbal wea\u00adther pre\u00addic\u00adtion. NOAA<\/span> is exci\u00adted for the incre\u00addi\u00adble oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty ahead to part\u00adner with uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty and indus\u00adtry sci\u00aden\u00adtists and engi\u00adneers to advan\u00adce U.S. nume\u00adri\u00adcal wea\u00adther pre\u00addic\u00adtion, and this super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter upgrade lays the foun\u00adda\u00adti\u00adon for that to hap\u00adpen,\u201d added Jacobs. <\/p>\n EPIC<\/span> is a joint effort across the Wea\u00adther Enter\u00adpri\u00adse to advan\u00adce ope\u00adra\u00adtio\u00adnal mode\u00adling skill by making it easier for deve\u00adlo\u00adpers across all sec\u00adtors to col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adte on impro\u00adving the nation\u2019s wea\u00adther and cli\u00adma\u00adte models. This approach lever\u00ada\u00adges com\u00adbi\u00adned skills and resour\u00adces, and lowers bar\u00adriers for inter\u00adac\u00adtion and shared ide\u00adas through the use of cloud com\u00adpu\u00adting and a com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty mode\u00adling approach cal\u00adled the Uni\u00adfied Fore\u00adcast Sys\u00adtem\u00adoff\u00adsi\u00adte link. <\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>The Natio\u00adnal Wea\u00adther Ser\u00advice ran a com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adve acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon to ensu\u00adre we have the super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adting power nee\u00added to imple\u00adment all the gre\u00adat mode\u00adling advance\u00adments we anti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adte over the next seve\u00adral years,\u201d said Lou\u00adis W. Uccel\u00adli\u00adni, Ph.D., direc\u00adtor of the Natio\u00adnal Wea\u00adther Ser\u00advice. \u201cThis is an exci\u00adting time for all of us in the wea\u00adther rese\u00adarch and ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty, with bold chan\u00adges on the hori\u00adzon. We are making sure NOAA<\/span> is ready.\u201d<\/p>\n NOAA<\/span> con\u00adduc\u00adted a full and open com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adon to award the con\u00adtract with CSRA<\/span> LLC<\/span>, a Gene\u00adral Dyna\u00admics Infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy com\u00adpa\u00adny. The con\u00adtract pro\u00advi\u00addes for an 8\u2011year base with a 2\u2011year optio\u00adnal rene\u00adwal. The first task order on the con\u00adtract covers pro\u00adducts and ser\u00advices for the first five years, after which NOAA<\/span> will work with the con\u00adtrac\u00adtor to plan the next upgrade pha\u00adse, ensu\u00adring acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon of the best sys\u00adtem money can buy in the mar\u00adket\u00adplace that is tail\u00ado\u00adred to meet the agency\u2019s chan\u00adging needs. 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