Current Projects
Active research funded by federal agencies and collaborative partnerships
iHARP: Institute for Harnessing Data and Model Revolution in the Polar Regions
An NSF-funded institute combining data science and polar science to improve understanding of ice sheet dynamics and their contribution to sea-level rise through physics-informed, data-driven discoveries.
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ASTraL: Arabian Sea Transition Layer
Understanding the dynamical mechanisms controlling the structure and coupling across the ocean and atmospheric boundary layer in the Arabian Sea, targeting climate model biases in ocean heat, atmospheric moisture, and precipitation.
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NASA Salinity Mission
Studying ocean salt content and its connections to climate, ocean circulation, and the global water cycle using satellite measurements and coordinated field research campaigns.
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A distributed research initiative advancing understanding of physical processes associated with air-sea interaction and diabatic amplification that affect weather prediction accuracy and maritime storm development.
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Earth and Environmental Systems Modeling: Sea Level Extremes
Investigating how climate patterns drive extreme sea level events along the U.S. East Coast using high-resolution Earth System Models to simulate past conditions and project future coastal flooding risks.
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Atmospheric River Program
Combining statistical and dynamical forecasting to improve predictions of atmospheric rivers and integrated vapor transport targeting the U.S. West Coast for heavy precipitation monitoring.
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FIRO: Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations
Analyzing global model forecasts to evaluate the impact of atmospheric river reconnaissance observations on landfall predictions, supporting water management decisions in western U.S. watersheds.
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Tropical Pacific Process Studies (TEPEX)
Studying the dynamics of the tropical Pacific through coordinated observational and modeling efforts to advance understanding of ENSO and related climate variability.
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Completed research
Mesoscale Drivers of Oxygen in the Tropical Pacific
MISO-BOB: Prediction of Monsoon Intra-Seasonal Oscillations
Atmospheric River Program Phase II
Air-Sea Interaction in Tropical Western Pacific
Marine Ecosystem Driver Predictability in California Current
Spring Heat Wave Predictability
Pacific Decadal Climate Variability (EASM-3)
CESM Tropical Pacific Bias Reduction
Diurnal Wind Variability Assessment
Probabilistic Earth-System Model Development