Earth Simulator 2
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Earth Simulator 2 is a next-generation Japanese supercomputer designed to deliver significantly enhanced computational performance for large-scale climate, geophysical, and scientific simulations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Earth Simulator 2 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8694821 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Earth Simulator 2 Context triple: [Earth Simulator, successor, Earth Simulator 2]
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A.
Taikon
Taikon is a Romani Swedish family name most prominently associated with activist and silversmith Rosa Taikon and her relatives.
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B.
EarthViewer 3D
EarthViewer 3D was the original 3D virtual globe software developed by Keyhole, Inc. that later evolved into what is now known as Google Earth.
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C.
Tairiku Datsū Sakusen
Tairiku Datsū Sakusen was a major 1944 Japanese military offensive in China during World War II, aimed at securing railways, destroying U.S. air bases, and linking Japanese-held territories.
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D.
Kato Zakros
Kato Zakros is a coastal village and archaeological site on the eastern coast of Crete, known for the remains of a significant Minoan palace complex.
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E.
Jimo
Jimo is a county-level city under the administration of Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong Province, known for its historical heritage and rapidly developing economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Earth Simulator 2 Target entity description: Earth Simulator 2 is a next-generation Japanese supercomputer designed to deliver significantly enhanced computational performance for large-scale climate, geophysical, and scientific simulations.
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A.
Taikon
Taikon is a Romani Swedish family name most prominently associated with activist and silversmith Rosa Taikon and her relatives.
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B.
EarthViewer 3D
EarthViewer 3D was the original 3D virtual globe software developed by Keyhole, Inc. that later evolved into what is now known as Google Earth.
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C.
Tairiku Datsū Sakusen
Tairiku Datsū Sakusen was a major 1944 Japanese military offensive in China during World War II, aimed at securing railways, destroying U.S. air bases, and linking Japanese-held territories.
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D.
Kato Zakros
Kato Zakros is a coastal village and archaeological site on the eastern coast of Crete, known for the remains of a significant Minoan palace complex.
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E.
Jimo
Jimo is a county-level city under the administration of Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong Province, known for its historical heritage and rapidly developing economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
supercomputer
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vector supercomputer ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ES2 ⓘ |
| architecture | NEC SX-9/E ⓘ |
| architectureType | vector architecture ⓘ |
| commissioned | 2009 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| developer | NEC Corporation ⓘ |
| location |
Japan
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Kanagawa Prefecture ⓘ Yokohama ⓘ |
| notableFeature | high-performance vector processing for large-scale simulations ⓘ |
| numberOfNodes | 160 ⓘ |
| operator | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology ⓘ |
| owner | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology ⓘ |
| peakPerformanceTFLOPS | 1310 ⓘ |
| peakPerformanceUnit | teraflops ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Earth Simulator
ⓘ
linked to:
Earth Simulator supercomputer
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| primaryField |
climate science
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earth system science ⓘ geophysics ⓘ |
| processorType | NEC SX-9 vector processor ⓘ |
| purpose |
climate simulation
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geophysical simulation ⓘ large-scale scientific simulation ⓘ |
| successor |
Earth Simulator 3
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linked to:
Earth Simulator supercomputer
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| usedBy |
Japanese climate researchers
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geophysical modelers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Earth Simulator 2 Description of subject: Earth Simulator 2 is a next-generation Japanese supercomputer designed to deliver significantly enhanced computational performance for large-scale climate, geophysical, and scientific simulations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Earth Simulator supercomputer