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Nature 416, 579-580 (11 April 2002) | doi:10.1038/416579a
Computer modelling: Our virtual planet
Robert Triendl1
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Japan's Earth Simulator supercomputer could provide the most accurate models yet of the planet's climate and geophysics — but there are obstacles to realizing that potential. Robert Triendl reports.
On the outskirts of Yokohama, just outside Tokyo, a very special computer has been assembled. Housed in a building the size of an aircraft hangar, the Earth Simulator boasts some impressive statistics.
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