NEC SX-6
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The NEC SX-6 is a vector supercomputer system known for its high-performance computing capabilities, notably used as the processing backbone of the Earth Simulator.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | vector supercomputer ⓘ |
| applicationDomain |
climate modeling
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computational fluid dynamics ⓘ earth sciences ⓘ weather prediction ⓘ |
| architectureType | vector architecture ⓘ |
| computerType | supercomputer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| designedFor | massively parallel vector processing ⓘ |
| developer | NEC Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | NEC SX series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | NEC Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market |
high-end scientific computing
ⓘ
research supercomputing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-performance computing capabilities
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large-scale scientific simulations ⓘ |
| notableInstallation | Earth Simulator Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingEnvironment |
large-scale computing centers
ⓘ
meteorological agencies ⓘ national research laboratories ⓘ |
| parallelProcessingSupport | yes ⓘ |
| predecessor | NEC SX-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | NEC SX-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyGeneration | early 2000s supercomputer generation ⓘ |
| usedAs | processing backbone of the Earth Simulator ⓘ |
| usedFor |
global climate simulations on the Earth Simulator
ⓘ
high-resolution atmospheric modeling ⓘ long-term climate change projections ⓘ |
| usedIn | Earth Simulator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vectorProcessingSupport | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Earth Simulator