References & Sources

Weather service’s supercomputer burns

A fire last month destroyed the main supercomputer used to forecast the nation’s weather.

References:

Details on the fire are available through the National Centers for Environmental Prediction at http://www.ncep.noaa.gov/director/supercomputer/.

Sources:

Louis W. Uccellini
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
5200 Auth Road, 101 WWBG
Camp Springs, MD 20746

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 17, October 23, 1999, p. 270. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.