Presented on April 9, 2025, by Michael J. Roberts, ProfessorEconomics, Sea Grant, UHEROUniversity of Hawai’i Mānoa ABSTRACT: In this talk, I’ll give an informal overview of research projects that integrate high-resolution weather data into economic analysis. Topics will span several
Spatial Matters! The Role of Rainfall in Flash Floods on Small Mountainous Watersheds
Presented on April 2, 2025, by Dr. Yu-Fen HuangJunior ResearcherTsang Stream LabDepartment of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM)University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ABSTRACT: Flash floods pose significant risks in mountainous watersheds due to the rapid streamflow response to rainfall.
Aerosol dispersion and settling in the turbulent boundary layer
Presented on March 12, 2025, by Dr. David RichterDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth SciencesUniversity of Notre Dame ABSTRACT: In the marine and terrestrial boundary layers, aerosol particles are continually being produced, transported, and deposited, and these particles
The Climate Data Lifecycle: From Measurement to Dissemination
Presented on February 26, 2025, by Ryan Longman, PhDUniversity Consortium Program DirectorPacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center (PICASC)Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawaii at Mānoa ABSTRACT: Climate data and information are foundational to resource management, decision-making, and planning. The
Atmospheric modeling over complex terrain: mesoscale modeling, large-eddy simulation, and the gray zone
Presented on February 12, 2025, by Professor Tina Katopodes ChowCivil and Environmental EngineeringUC Berkeley ABSTRACT This talk describes the challenges posed by taking mesoscale numerical models to finer and finer resolutions, as is becoming increasingly common in atmospheric modeling over complex
Exploring Climate Tipping Points and Surface Temperature Projections through Advanced Modeling
Presented on January 22, 2025, by Dr. Jonathan H. JiangSenior Research ScientistJet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of Technology ABSTRACT This seminar will explore climate tipping points and the conditions under which global temperature changes become irreversible, utilizing advanced atmosphere-ocean-ice coupled models.
Reexamination of the moisture-vortex and baroclinic instabilities in the South Asian summer monsoon
Presented on November 13, 2024, by Professor Tim LiDepartment of Atmospheric SciencesUniversity of Hawaii ABSTRACT Energetic synoptic-scale disturbances often develop over the South Asian Monsoon region, but mechanisms responsible for the observed phenomenon remains open. Given a strong easterly vertical
A climate change signal in the tropical Pacific emerges from decadal variability
Presented on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, by Feng Jiang, Ph.D. Research Scientist Lamont-Doherty Earth ObservatoryColumbia University ABSTRACT Why has the tropical eastern Pacific cooled—or at least resisted warming—over the past several decades? This divergence from the general expectation of warming in response to
NSF Engineering Research Center EARTH: An information session
Presented on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, by The University of Hawaii ERC EARTH Team The University of Hawaii at Manoa is part of a team of six universities (UHM, Notre Dame, Lehigh University, University of South Dakota, and University of
Double Feature: Building Planets, Using General Circulation Models to Understand Extreme Weather and Large-Scale Dynamics in a Changing Climate // Actual Actions to Address Underrepresentation in Climate Science
Presented on October 9, 2024, by Veeshan “Vee” Narinesingh, Ph.D. Physical Scientist, Atmospheric Physics DivisionNOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)Chair, GFDL Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility Committee (DEIAC) ABSTRACT: General Circulation Models (GCMs) are some of humankind’s best tools for understanding