[geeks] Global warming, was Mr Bill?

[Patrick Giagnocavo]

Dr Robert Pasken wrote:
Since the microscale model
> is still being verified against observations it cann't run on the
> production machines. Two sets of test cases are being run. One is a
> hurricane forecasts where I collected the verification data via
> dropsondes dropped from the NASA DC-8. In this case a 4 day forecast
> takes about 3 days
> with the 1000 meter resolution forecast domain extending from western
> Africa
> to the mid-Atlantic. Closer to home a 6 hour 333 meter resolution
> forecast covering a mid-western city take about 4 hours. The single test
> on the production cluster took a little less than 1 hour to generate the
> 6 hour forecast.
> 

So is this the same model used to predict climate for say 50 years as
mentioned in your previous post?

And how long does the 50-year run take on your production cluster?

Cordially

Patrick