Winter monsoons keep the Red Sea fertile
May 9, 2015
A warmer Red Sea may be more productive due to the influence of winter monsoons.
Results for modeling
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More rain for the Red Sea if El Niño breezes in
Jul 30, 2017
Modeling leads to a better understanding of the role El Niño plays in increasing rainfall along the coast of the Red Sea.
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Putting some skin in the turbulence game
Jan 7, 2018
Theoretical simulations reveal how subtle changes in friction on an object’s surface can have a large effect on drag.
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The Indian summer monsoon keeps the Arabian Peninsula hot and dry
Nov 7, 2018
Modeling shows that the Indian summer monsoon can trigger heatwaves and sandstorms on the Arabian Peninsula.
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Ancient volcanic eruption destroyed the ozone layer
Jun 1, 2021
Ozone depletion following the Toba eruption around 74,000 years ago compounded the ensuing volcanic winter and caused a human population bottleneck.
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Feeling hot and bothered? It's complicated
Jun 8, 2021
Trends in heat discomfort are more subtle than expected across Saudi Arabia and beyond.
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Predicting the evolution of a pandemic
Jun 15, 2021
An extended epidemic model that accounts for uncertainty and the latest data can better predict the evolution of pandemics.
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Viruses as communication molecules
Jun 23, 2021
Electrical and computer engineers take on complex modeling questions that can further our understanding of virus spread in small spaces.
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Training an AI eye on the Moon
Jul 11, 2021
Machine learning accelerates the search for promising Moon sites for energy and mineral resources.
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Slow slips offer insights into earthquakes
Aug 4, 2021
Studying slow, gentle and previously undetectable events will help reveal the origins of damaging earthquakes.
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Wildfire simulation heats up
Aug 9, 2021
Computational models capture the capricious behavior of forest fires.
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Winds of change bring winter rain to eastern Arabia
Jan 11, 2022
Warmer waters in the central tropical Pacific in recent decades have led to shifts in atmospheric wind jets, bringing more winter rainfall to the eastern Arabian Peninsula and less to the south.
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Decrypting the interdependence of cryptocurrencies
Jan 13, 2022
The statistics of extreme events reveal that cryptocurrency prices tend to fall in tandem but rise more independently.
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Competition sheds light on approximation methods for large spatial datasets
Jan 19, 2022
Comparing different approximation methods for analyzing large spatial datasets allows for a better understanding of when these methods become insufficient.
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Getting the tail straight
Feb 13, 2022
A corrected description of the "tail dependence" for extreme events leads to a better statistical model for environmental data.
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Reconstructing sea-level rises in the Red Sea
Mar 21, 2022
Modeling the impact of meteorological forces on the Red Sea shows that winds in the southern part of the sea modulate sea-level surges across the basin.
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Finding Terra Incognita
Apr 26, 2022
New insights narrow the gap between large-scale atmospheric models and microscale features of atmospheric winds.
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Watching viscous flow, but faster
Jul 28, 2022
A combination of efficient math and parallel computation accelerates the modeling of viscous liquid flow.
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A model for millions of locations
Aug 7, 2022
A faster and more statistically accurate modeling scheme enables better prediction of climate and environmental conditions at very large scales.
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The Arabian plate is holding steady
Aug 14, 2022
A comprehensive study suggests the Arabian plate is geologically stable and capable of withstanding long-term forces from surrounding tectonic activity.
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Following the wind
Sep 6, 2022
How pollutants disperse in the atmosphere can be modeled more reliably using a physically based geostatistical framework.
