Parallel Supercomputing in Atmospheric Science

Weather forecasting and climatology have traditionally been using the world's fastest supercomputers. The recent emergence of massively parallel supercomputers as likely successors to current vector supercomputers has created an acute need to convert weather and climate models to suit parallel supercomputers with thousands of processors. Several major efforts are underway worldwide to accomplish this. ECMWF has established itself as the central venue for gathering together operational weather forecasters, climate researchers and parallel computer manufacturers to share their experience on these efforts every second year. The recent dramatic changes in supercomputer manufacturing have made the 1992 meeting timelier than ever before.