UC San Diego Awarded Millions from Google for Climate Modeling
UC San Diego researchers have received a $2.35 million grant to develop AI-driven climate models and guide ocean observations.
UC San Diego researcher Duncan Watson-Parris and collaborators have been awarded $2.35 million from the Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Science program to use artificial intelligence to improve climate models and guide ocean measurements.
The Intersection of AI and Ocean Science
Duncan Watson-Parris and his team will use artificial intelligence technologies to improve climate models.
The project aims to strengthen the link between computational models and ocean observations.
Globally Supported Projects
The Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Science is a global initiative aimed at accelerating scientific discoveries.
Seventeen projects were selected out of thousands of applications from thirty countries.
Interdisciplinary Research Approach
Watson-Parris, as an atmospheric physicist, studies the interactions between aerosols, clouds, and climate.
His work combines physical and data-driven models to enhance the understanding of climate systems.
GAIA Initiative and Partners
The new project builds upon the GAIA Initiative at UC San Diego, which unites artificial intelligence with Earth sciences.
The project features individuals such as Rose Yu, Matthew Alford, Pierre Gentine, and Veronika Eyring.