Utah State University was awarded a three-year, $382,257 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant will support collaborative research to quantify watershed dynamics in snow-dominated mountainous karst watersheds using hybrid physically based and deep learning models. The research funded through this award will strengthen understanding of integrated Earth systems through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences as...
The University of Arizona was awarded a $466,484 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences to conduct research related to concentration-ratio-discharge relationships of transient water-age distributions. Specifically, the University will collaborate on research examining the dynamics of water movement and mixing within watersheds and aquifers through the project period of January 15, 2022 to December 31, 2024. The research is intended to strengthen...
The University of Arizona was awarded a $507,877 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences to support research titled "Hydrologic Closure Relationships at Different Levels of Hillslope Model Complexity" from June 2021 through May 2024. This project aims to strengthen understanding of integrated Earth systems through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences as part of NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). Specifically, the...
The National Science Foundation awarded Arizona State University a three-year $596,097 project grant under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) to develop actionable climate solutions through urban greening. The university will integrate physical modeling of urban systems with machine learning techniques to discover nature-based solutions for sustainable urban development under changing climates. Specific tasks include improving models of urban dynamics and anthropogenic...
The National Science Foundation awarded $712,190 to Arizona State University under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for the project "CAS-CLIMATE: A NOVEL PROCESS-DRIVEN METHOD FOR FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS BASED ON MIXED DISTRIBUTIONS." The award period is from August 15, 2022 to July 31, 2025. The project will develop a new approach to flood frequency analysis that incorporates the effects of multiple physical mechanisms leading to flood generation. Researchers will identify...
Boise State University was awarded a $110,797 three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant will fund research to quantify watershed dynamics in snow-dominated mountainous karst watersheds using hybrid physically based and deep learning models. The Geosciences program supports basic research to strengthen understanding of Earth system processes. This award will further those goals by applying advanced modeling techniques to...
This $180,267 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) aims to investigate the impact of climate change on karst groundwater resources using advanced deep-learning techniques. The research, led by Sam Houston State University, will develop innovative deep-learning models to analyze comprehensive data from U.S. karst aquifers and integrate climate projection data to forecast the future status of these critical groundwater resources...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Arizona State University to develop a geostatistical framework for modeling spatiotemporal extremes, such as heat waves, drought, and intense precipitation. The research aims to better understand the distributions of extreme weather events and develop statistical tools to model the associated spatial and temporal trends and uncertainties. The project will...
Arizona State University was awarded a two-year, $401,503 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research quantifying the influence of fluvial thresholds on erosion rates and landscape morphology in Hawaii. The University will lead efforts to advance understanding of landscape response to climate change through studying evolving Hawaiian landforms. Researchers will examine landscapes across islands and rainfall patterns...
This $228,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems will fund research at Arizona State University from December 2022 through November 2025 aimed at improving nonstationary intensity-duration-frequency analysis of extreme precipitation. Specifically, the researchers will advance understanding of how the generating mechanisms of sub-daily and daily extreme precipitation may change in response to climate...