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R. Loft

The central processing unit–based Cheyenne supercomputer at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)–Wyoming Supercomputing Center
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Earth System Modeling Must Become More Energy Efficient

by R. Loft 28 July 202019 August 2022

As weather and climate models grow larger and more data intensive, the amount of energy needed to run them continues to increase. Are researchers doing enough to minimize the carbon footprint of their computing?

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