Harsh Vardhan, Union minister for earth science, environment, forest & climate change launched high performance computer at the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting in Noida. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/MintNew Delhi: In an initiative to improve India’s weather forecasting, the ministry of earth science (MoES) on Tuesday launched a high performance computer (HPC) system named Mihir. The new HPC facility is expected to improve weather forecasts at the block level across India, predict extreme weather events, and offer high resolution seasonal and extended range forecasts of active/break spells of the monsoon. The facility will also make possible very high resolution coupled models for prediction of cyclones with more accuracy and lead time. Further, the services that will improve with the new facility are ocean state forecasts including marine water quality forecasts at very high resolution, tsunami forecasts with greater lead time, air quality forecasts for various cities and climate projections at very high resolution.

Source: Mint January 30, 2018 18:45 UTC