Mihir : High Performance Computing Facility
- Mihir is a high performance computer system (HPC) or supercomputer
- Inaugurated by Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) in NOIDA
- The HPC will provide facility for improving weather/climate forecasts.
- It is country’s largest HPC facility in terms of peak capacity and performance.
- It also propelled India’s ranking to Top 30 in the list of HPC facilities in world.
- Mihir HPC facility will improve following services
- Weather forecasts at block level over India which can predict extreme weather events.
- High resolution seasonal and extended range forecasts of active and break spells of Monsoon.
- Very high resolution coupled models for prediction of cyclones with more accuracy and lead time.
- Ocean state forecasts including marine water quality forecasts at very high resolution.
- Tsunami forecasts with greater lead time.
- Air quality forecasts for various cities.
- Climate projections at very high resolution.