Modeling Climate Volatility
Climate change intensifies natural disasters like wildfires, flooding, and hurricanes by increasing temperatures, altering precipitation patterns, and raising sea levels. These changes lead to drier conditions that fuel wildfires, more extreme rainfall that causes flooding, and warmer ocean temperatures that strengthen hurricanes.
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Wildfires
Simulating wildfires involves using computational models to predict the spread, behavior, and impact of fires under various environmental conditions and forest compositions, aiding in understanding and mitigating wildfire risks.
02
Forest Growth
We define mathematical models to project the development and dynamics of forest ecosystems over time, taking into account factors such as species composition, climate, and soil conditions.
03
Weather
We develop simulations of weather using visual spatial models to create detailed and dynamic representations of atmospheric conditions, improving the accuracy and clarity of weather predictions.
Accurate Wildfire Simulation
Simulating wildfires in mono-culture forest stands typically reveals a rapid spread of fire due to uniformity in vegetation type and density, making these areas more susceptible to large-scale burns. In contrast, mixed-culture forest stands often exhibit variable fire behavior, as the diversity in species and structure can create natural barriers and reduce the overall intensity and spread of wildfires.
Mixed-Forest Wildfire
Mono-Forest Wildfire