Re: Get the bubble wrpa ready!

In article <3q35q2Fd2vlrU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Mike Lyle <mike_lyle_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Bob Hobden wrote:
>> "Nick Maclaren" wrote > |> >
>>>
>>> Some meterologists are extremely proud of those forecasts because,
>>> in the past few years, they have started to be more reliable than
>>> listening to the oldest inhabitant of the local pub. Others feel
>>> that the difference in reliability is small.
>>>
>> When you think of the computing power they have at their disposal,
>> two new NEC's to replace their Cray system, then they bloody well
>> should be getting better.
>> http://www.metoffice.com/research/nwp/numerical/computers/
>
>What? When a butterfly flaps its wing in the Amazon forest..?

Be kind to him. Elementary numerical analysis[*] isn't obvious to
the uninitiated layman :-)

[*] What are now often referred to as chaotic systems were referred
to as numerically unstable ones when they were studied before about
1980. The problem is the same - the approach differs. I am no
expert, but anyone insane enough to ask for a more detailed
explanation is welcome to do so :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
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