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Solving the oil equation

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Repsol YPF's kaleidoscope project aims to develop a new class of seismic-imaging codes with the help of supercomputers. Solving the two-way wave equation will allow the company to search for oil under 10 kilometers of sediment and lessen the risks in oil exploration.

Author: Guizzo, Erico
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2008
Science & research, Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Crude petroleum and natural gas, Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas, Petroleum refining, Research, Evaluation, Petroleum industry, Spain, Oil and gas exploration, Petroleum exploration, Seismic tomography, Repsol YPF S.A. (Madrid, Spain)

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It's hurricane season: do you know where your storm is?

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Importance of accurate hurricane forecasting and the use of supercomputers in the precise prediction are discussed. Alternate techniques and the attempts to study the formation and travel of the hurricanes by the United States and France are presented.

Author: Gall, Robert, Parsons, David
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2006
United States, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Hurricanes

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Modeling toward accurate storm forecasting

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Need for accurate prediction of hurricanes and storms is emphasized. Concept of ensemble forecasting using supercomputers is also discussed.

Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2006
Michigan, Column

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Subjects list: Usage, Supercomputers, Supercomputer, Methods, Technology application, Emergency management, Flood forecasting, Disaster planning
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