Project Grant 2412755

This $796,213 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports research to assess and understand the sensitivity of tropical orographic precipitation to climate variations. The principal investigator at the University of California, Berkeley is developing a theory for convective orographic precipitation, with the goal of determining how tropical orographic rainfall responds to large-scale environmental factors like wind, temperature, and humidity. The work incorporates field observations, satellite data, and various model simulations to investigate the mechanisms and environmental influences on tropical orographic precipitation, particularly in the context of climate variability and long-term warming trends. In addition to the research, the award provides training and research experiences for graduate and undergraduate students.