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Boulder, CO., U.S.A. 



NCAR SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING FACILITY 



National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) 



U.S. National Science Foundation 



"Big Science" Descriptor ; Supercomputers for atmospheric science 



Description of Facility/Instrument ; The facility has two Cray 1 ma- 

 chines. It serves the computational needs of members of the U.S. 

 atmospheric science community who address problems in the theory 

 of weather prediction, climate studies, severe storm research, 

 ocean circulation, and the influences of the Sun, land, and oceans 

 on the atmosphere. The facility serves approximately 1500 to 

 2000 outside users and 500 on-site users, but no overseas users. 



Date of Construction ; The center began operating in 1963. It acquired 

 its first Cray machine in 1977. 



Construction Cost : 1984 $$ ; $25-30 million 



Present International Cooperation 



Nationality(s) of Ownership : U.S. 

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

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

 Nationality (s) of Researchers : U.S. 



Other Information : The NCAR Scientific Computing Facility Is managed 

 by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, a con- 

 sortium of 49 universities. 



