Transcript CDSC Posters Introduction

NSF Expeditions in
Computing PI Meeting
May 14-16, 2013
UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE CHANGE:
A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH
PI: Vipin Kumar Co-PIs: A. Banerjee, S. Chaterjee, A. Choudhary, J. Foley, A. Ganguly, A. Homaifar, J. Knight, S. Shekhar, P. Snyder, N. Samatova, F. Semazzi
Participating Universities: U. of Minnesota, North Carolina A & T State U., North Carolina State U., Northeastern U., Northwestern U.
Vision of Research
Research Overview
A new and transformative data-driven approach that:
• Makes use of wealth of observational and simulation data
• Advances understanding of climate processes
• Informs climate change impacts and adaptation
“The sad truth of climate science
is that the most crucial
information is the least reliable”
(Nature, 2010)
Figure Courtesy: ORNL
Research Highlights
Sparse statistical models
Ocean eddy monitoring
Drought detection
Education/Outreach Activities
• Undergraduate and graduate courses and programs
Teleconnection discovery
Precipitation extremes
at the intersection of climate and data sciences
• Cross disciplinary training environment
• Extensive research opportunities for students from
historically underrepresented groups
Annual workshop
• Fostering interdisciplinary collaborations by
organizing workshops and sessions at climate and
computer science venues
Hurricane track predictions Scalable global cloud resolution • Engagement with UNEP and IPCC
Hurricane causal networks
Cyclone intensity estimation
Climate Prediction Community
Interface