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Dear WRF-users,</h1>
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We plan to buy a new cluster machine to run</h1>
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WRF in MPP mode. I would like to ask a couple of questions:</h1>
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1. How many processors (Opteron, for instance)</h1>
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would it be sensible for us to buy to run WRF (in mesoscale
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resolution for New Zealand) over 3 - 14 model days (we don't
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to use WRF for climate research);</h1>
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2. What is it better for us to have, from the point of view of WRF run
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more CPUs per machine or more machines with a smaller
number of CPUs?</h1>
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Any help are highly appreciable.</h1>
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Thank you very much.</h1>
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Mike Titov</h1>
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(University of Canterbury,</h1>
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Christchurch, New Zealand)</h1>
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