Sentences with phrase «model simulation study»

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

«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.
«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.
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