A model simulation study shows that different diurnal cycles of precipitation are consistent with radically different present and future climate characteristics.
A series of climate
model simulations studied how dust storms altered precipitation during the Dust Bowl drought of the 1930s.
Not exact matches
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Model simulations from previous
studies by other groups indicate that, by 2025, the frequency of these events could be as high as 1 every 2 years,» he says.
By using theoretical
simulations, the researchers were able to
model states of superionic ice that would be difficult to
study experimentally.
When scientists use climate
models for attribution
studies, they first run
simulations with estimates of only «natural» climate influences over the past 100 years, such as changes in solar output and major volcanic eruptions.
The
study combined
simulations from the EAGLE project — which aims to create a realistic
simulation of the known Universe inside a computer — with a
model to calculate gravitational wave signals.
In this
study, the authors describe a computer
model that can be used to calculate the probability that the presence of two Zika cases in a given area will lead to an epidemic, based on real - time
simulations of all the counties in the state of Texas.
The
study used
simulations from the Community Earth System
Model (CESM) run at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and examined warming scenarios ranging from 1.5 degrees Celsius all the way to 4 degrees Celsius (7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century.
Wood scans can also be used to
model sap - flow
simulations, to
study fungus development, and even to
model the penetration of paint layers.
In a way, it is like answering questions about airplane design by
studying a
model airplane in a wind tunnel — solving problems with a physical
simulation rather than a digital computer.
NOC scientist, Dr Andrew Yool, who collaborated in this
study, discussed how the approach used during these
model simulations could help optimise future search and recovery operations at sea by rapidly
modelling oil spills in real - time.
A team of researchers at Access, a research centre associated with the Technical University of Aachen in Germany, has developed a «common language» for
modelling and
simulation tools used in
studying the microstructures of materials.
Next to the mathematical
modeling as in the recent
study Markus Diesmann and his team therefore work in parallel on the creation of
simulation software for the new generation of computers.
For these comparative
studies I applied both simple
model calculations and massive three - dimensional direct numerical
simulations on supercomputers.
A new
study in Geophysical Research Letters uses historical climate
model simulations to demonstrate that there has been an Arctic - wide decrease in sea level pressure since the 1800's.
Applied in combination with crop
simulation models, it is also possible to evaluate local adaptation strategies as successfully shown in an earlier
study for barley in Finland.
The
study's team took an inventory of the wastes at Camp Century and ran climate
model simulations.
The
study, «The effect of horizontal resolution on
simulation quality in the Community Atmospheric
Model, CAM5.1,» has been published online in the Journal of Advances in
Modeling Earth Systems.
A second
study, led by Hailan Wang of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, used different
model simulations and came to a similar conclusion: While a warming sea surface did make it more likely that a high - pressure ridge could form, the signal was not strong enough to explain its extreme nature.
The new
study is based on five years of data collected by Koop, Clayton and colleagues documenting fly damage to finch reproduction, and on mathematical
modeling or
simulation using that and other data.
For the first time, their
study combines the strengths of
simulations based on integrated energy - economy - climate
models that estimate cost - optimal long - term strategies to meet climate targets with life cycle assessment approaches.
The
study analyses data obtained from the
simulation forest growth
model GOTILWA + (Growth Of Trees Is Limited by WAter), based on ecophysiological processes.
Special Online Collection:
Modeling the Mind This week, Science and its online companion sites explore how scientists are using mathematical
models and computer
simulations to
study and predict the behavior of the nervous system.
In a unique
study set - up, the scientists first compared
simulation results from a large ensemble of wheat crop growth
models with experimental data, including artificial heating experiments and multi-locational field trials.
Researchers
studied the performance of 118 noncommercial pilots from 40 to 69 years of age during flight
simulation exercises (in a cockpit
modeled after a single - engine plane) for three years.
Climate
model simulations show that Pinatubo - like eruptions tend to shorten La Niñas, lengthen El Niños and lead to unusual warming during neutral periods, the
study says.
The
study, published online today in Nature Communications, used sophisticated climate
model simulations to show that El Niño tends to peak during the year after large volcanic eruptions like the one at Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991.
As the
model runs progressed, those tiny differences grew and expanded, producing a set of climate
simulations useful for
studying questions about variability and change.
To
study how and why DEB changes in volatility, the researchers measured properties such as vapor pressures and melting points, probed molecular structure, and ran quantum mechanical computer
simulations to
model the hydrogenation process.
As the object of
study was the human body and its biological tissue, a 3D
model of a human body compatible with the chosen
simulation technique was developed.
In the
study, researchers analyzed a series of transient Coupled General Circulation
Model simulations forced by changes in greenhouse gases, orbital forcing, meltwater discharge and the ice - sheet history throughout the past 21,000 years.
Thirty - two students were randomized to practice with the 3 - D - printed
model or the commercial
model in a
simulation experience developed by the authors of the
study.
The thesis is entitled «Dosimetric
study of the radioelectric influence of humans into complex environments through deterministic
simulations and the implementation of a simplified
model.»
But over the last three years Rosner's group has used computer
simulations to
study the
model in great detail.
Its number - crunching capabilities are used to
study ship hydrodynamics and air turbulence, to probe industrial combustion turbines to create cleaner engines, and to understand global ocean circulation, as well as for earthquake
simulations and aircraft noise - reduction
modeling.
A group of research scientists from the International School for Advanced
Studies (SISSA) in Trieste used a
simulation model that is far more accurate than previously used, and carried out an experiment to test a hypothesis about the behaviour of hydrogen that is splitting the scientific community.
SRNL has unique experience and expertise in thermochemical hydrogen production flowsheet development,
modeling, and
simulation using commercial off - the - shelf (COTS) software to support conceptual designs, scenario
studies, capital and operating cost estimates, comparison of alternative designs, and techno - economic analyses.
After the field campaign, Fast will perform computer
simulations to help evaluate all of the field campaign data and quantify the uncertainties associated with using coarse grid global climate
models to
study megacity emissions and to determine the radiative impact of the Mexico City particulates on the local and regional climate.
Here, we
study the origins of biofilm genetic structure by combining
model development, numerical
simulations, and microfluidic experiments using the human pathogen Vibrio cholerae.
Interests: Understanding impacts of human activities on the biogeochemistry of ecological systems using a combination of field
studies and
simulation modeling; conducts research at Harvard Forest LTER.
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Modeling and
simulation play a critical role in organizing diverse data sets and exploring alternate
study designs.
Based on a
simulation model, the
study evaluated how different factors affect the cooling of different types of houses, and how the human body reacts to temperatures.
Most
models run in days or weeks, but the
simulations in this
study took up to six months.
The scientists carefully evaluated many aspects of the climate in the four
simulations, using measurements taken from the area, data pulled together from other
studies, and data produced by the
model.
Prof. Vijay Pande and his group have pioneered several areas of
simulation methodology (including large - scale distributed computing via the Folding@home program, Molecular Dynamics on GPUs, and Markov State
Model approaches) as well as applications of these tools to the
study of protein folding.
According to the
study, which is based on three - dimensional
simulations of geodynamos created by turbulent liquids and
models of Earth's thermal history, the inner core is believed to have begun solidifying roughly 650 million years ago.
The
study finds that the proxy data and
model simulations of wet and dry periods match well for most of the past 1,200 years.
«Experiments have to be tightly integrated with field
studies and
model simulations», Prof. Riebesell recommends.
We apply computational
modelling and
simulation techniques to understand the hetereogeneity of the GAG component and to
study structural and physical characteristics of GAGs in the context of their interaction with their biological binding - partners.
Led by principal investigator Volker Springel at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical
Studies, astrophysicists from the Max Planck Institutes for Astronomy (MPIA, Heidelberg) and Astrophysics (MPA, Garching), Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA) developed and programmed the new universe
simulation model, dubbed Illustris: The Next Generation, or IllustrisTNG.