Earth Simulator 2
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Earth Simulator 2 is a next-generation Japanese supercomputer designed to deliver significantly enhanced computational performance for large-scale climate, geophysical, and scientific simulations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
supercomputer
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vector supercomputer ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ES2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecture | NEC SX-9/E NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureType | vector architecture ⓘ |
| commissioned | 2009 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| developer | NEC Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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Kanagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Yokohama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | high-performance vector processing for large-scale simulations ⓘ |
| numberOfNodes | 160 ⓘ |
| operator | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPerformanceTFLOPS | 1310 ⓘ |
| peakPerformanceUnit | teraflops ⓘ |
| predecessor | Earth Simulator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryField |
climate science
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earth system science ⓘ geophysics ⓘ |
| processorType | NEC SX-9 vector processor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
climate simulation
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geophysical simulation ⓘ large-scale scientific simulation ⓘ |
| successor | Earth Simulator 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Japanese climate researchers
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geophysical modelers ⓘ |
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Earth Simulator