NOAA Establishes Supercomputing Center in West Virginia
NOAA
Administrator Jane Lubchenco today announced a $27.6 million American
Reinvestment and Recovery Act investment to build a new state-of-the-art
supercomputer center in Fairmont, W. Va. Lubchenco was joined by U.S.
Rep. Alan B.
Mollohan for a ribbon-cutting
ceremony for the NOAA Environmental Security Computing Center (NESCC), which is
geared to develop and improve the accuracy of global and regional climate and
weather model predictions.
“This state-of-the-art supercomputer will not only give NOAA a powerful new tool in climate and weather modeling and service delivery, it will also cement north central West Virginia's reputation as a growing high-tech center,” said Rep. Mollohan. “This facility will help anchor the I-79 Technology Park for decades to come.” Read more