What kind of technology powers Deep Thunder?
The system that enables the Deep Thunder service consists of a sophisticated infrastructure of hardware and software that is integrated and automated. The hardware includes a satellite receiver for access to weather data from the National Weather Service, IBM System p machines for computing, and IBM System x machines for dissemination. The software includes data processing, weather modeling, data analysis, and visualization capabilities.
The system that enables the Deep Thunder service consists of a sophisticated infrastructure of hardware and software that is integrated and automated. The hardware includes a satellite receiver for access to weather data from the National Weather Service, IBM System p machines for computing and IBM System x machines for dissemination. The software includes data processing, weather modelling, data analysis and visualization capabilities.