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Princeton, NJ., U.S.A. 



NOAA GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS LABORATORY 



Environmental Research Laboratories 



National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce 



"Big Science" Descriptor ; Supercomputers for meteorology, atmospheric 

 sciences, and oceanography 



Description of Facility/Instrument : The laboratory has two Cyber 205 

 machines (manufactured by Control Data Corporation) for modeling 

 and simulating those physical processes that govern the behavior 

 of the atmosphere and the oceans as complex fluid systems. 



Date of Construction : The laboratory began operating In 1955. It 

 leased Its first Cyber In June 1982 and Its second in November 

 1983. 



Construction Cost ; 1984 $$ ; The charge for the annual lease of the 

 supercomputers is $5 million. The value of the lifetime lease 

 of eight years Is $40-45 million. The purchase price is $25-30 

 million. 



Present International Cooperation 



Natlonallty(s) of Ovnership ; U.S. 

 Nationallty(s) of Operational Funding : U.S. 

 Nationallty(s) of Management Staff : U.S. 



Natlonallty(s) of Researchers : Mainly U.S., plus foreigners parti- 

 cipating in International programs (generally 10 to 20 visiting 

 scientists who stay one to two years). 



