China uses 100,000 home-grown AI chips to build leading weather forecast system
China said it can now predict weather 10 days in advance at a cutting-edge resolution of 5km (3.1 miles), finer than most major systems in routine use around the world. The advance was achieved by a Chinese-developed weather forecasting model running on Sugon 8,000, a massive home-grown computing system built entirely with domestically made AI chips. Most major global forecasting systems have…
China has developed a weather forecasting system utilizing 100,000 home-grown AI chips that can predict weather up to 10 days in advance with a resolution of 5km (3.1 miles). This advanced model, named Mesoscale Convective Vortex, is capable of finer global resolution of 3km, bringing it closer to China's goal of 1km forecasts nationwide and 100m (328 feet) resolution in key areas by 2030.
Traditional global forecasting systems typically have resolutions of 5km to 10km, with the US Global Forecast System having a maximum resolution of about 13km. The Chinese model was built on Sugon 8,000, a massive computing system constructed entirely with domestically produced AI chips, storage, and networking technology. This unique system can handle both highly precise scientific calculations and the massive data processing typical of AI systems, thanks to its versatile design.
A recent test run produced a 10-day global forecast in approximately an hour, meeting the requirements for routine weather forecasting. The system has also been adapted for various other applications, including protein research, molecular dynamics, and turbulence analysis, across nearly 200 applications and over 30 research and industrial fields.
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