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Interdisciplinary publications Interest in
climate-related issues has surged in recent
years, reflected partly in increasing demand for climate
information among natural scientists, social
scientists, and policy
makers. At the same time, the capabilities of climate science
to deliver
relevant information have increased dramatically. This is
mainly because
of the ongoing development of high-resolution models
encompassing
physical, chemical, and biological components of the earth system,
including
those we are developing here at UCLA. These emerging models
are useful
because they capture the fine-scale variations in climate left
unresolved by
conventional global climate models. In addition, they
quantify how the
physical climate system impacts and is in turn impacted by humans and
ecosystems. The combination of increased demand for climate information and increased capabilities to produce relevant information paves the way for new opportunities in interdisciplinary research. A recent example includes a collaboration with a group of fire ecologists demonstrating how fire risk is shaped by spatial variations in climate across Southern California. We are also actively involved in using the latest advances in regional climate simulations to aid in development of renewable energy resources. These efforts include developing more accurate predictions of potential distributions of solar and wind resources, and assessing climate-related risks to renewable energy infrastructure. Our collaborations occasionally touch on the boundary between Science and Art. For example, we worked with the producers of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's "Beyond the Score" program to incorporate scientific information about the ocean into their performance of Claude Debussy's La Mer. |
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