New GPU-accelerated Weather Forecasting System Dramatically Improves Accuracy

Originally published at: New GPU-accelerated Weather Forecasting System Dramatically Improves Accuracy | NVIDIA Technical Blog

At CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, The Weather Company, an IBM subsidiary, announced a new GPU-accelerated global weather forecasting system that uses crowdsourced data to deliver hourly weather updates worldwide. The new system named GRAF, Global High-Resolution Atmospheric Forecasting System, can predict something as small as thunderstorms globally. “Compared to existing models, GRAF will provide…