TITLE:

Seasonal climate modeling: generating higher-resolution climate

information and the role of vegetation on water resources.

DATE:

Friday, September 30th, 2016

TIME:

3:30 PM

LOCATION:

GMCS 314

SPEAKER:

Dr. Fernando De Sales. Assistant Professor of Geography, San Diego State

University.

ABSTRACT:

Seasonal climate simulations are inherently global due to the nature of

the Earth’s climate system. However, the spatial resolutions of global

climate models (GCM) are often low because of computational limitations.

I will show how higher-resolution seasonal climate information can be

generated using a dynamic downscaling method and how this technique can

improve GCM results. I will also discuss how climate models can be used

to assess the role of vegetation on the climate, and explore the impacts

of wildfires on water resources in Northern Africa.

HOST:

Dr. Jose Castillo

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