Facilitating Environmental Investigations Employing a Single Column Model

Anticipated changes in coastal, terrestrial, watershed, and weather systems are often investigated by employing multi-scale numerical models of the Earth system. However, the execution of such models and interpretation of results are daunting and at times only feasible using supercomputers. We propose to (1) develop both a single-column model (SCM) and a data assimilation system to simulate processes in soil-atmosphere environments using parameterized physics, including air chemistry, clouds, turbulence, and radiative transfer, (2) create a contemporary graphical user interface and data visualization tools to allow model users to execute and analyze simulations, and (3) forge meaningful collaborations with colleagues at minority-serving institutions.

Resulting Funding

• LEAPS-MPS: Exploration of heterogenous reactions of mercury in the Arctic environment, Award Abstract # 2137662, National Science Foundation, CHE, Division Of Chemistry, $149,737