The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 5-year, $944,511 Geosciences program Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Office of Research Administration on September 1, 2024. Under this award, UCLA will conduct research to understand changes in summertime continental temperature extremes, including the physical mechanisms driving faster warming of the hottest days compared to average temperatures. The research will analyze observational data and climate model simulations to quantify regional trends and explore the role of soil moisture and evapotranspiration in exacerbating heat waves. Additionally, the project includes an educational component to build collaboration between climate science and data science through a freshman-level module and a graduate student workshop at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The award reflects NSF's mission to expand fundamental knowledge of the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences.
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