1999 — 2003 |
Barry, Roger [⬀] Frei, Allan |
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Collaborative Research: Evaluation of Snow Simulations in the Second Phase of the Atmsopheric Model Intercomparison Project (Amip-Ii) @ University of Colorado At Boulder
Abstract ATM-9818098 Frei, Allan University of Colorado Title: Evaluation of Snow Simulation in the Second Phase of the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP-II)
The overall goal of this project is to evaluate simulations of snow covered area and snow mass in General Circulation Models (GCM) submitted under the auspices of the second phase of the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP-II). AMIP is an international effort to determine the systematic errors in atmospheric climate models. Three main objectives are identified to evaluate AMIP-II snow simulations. These are: (1) evaluation of snow covered area (SCA) climatology and kinematics; (2) evaluation of snow mass climatologies; and (3) evaluation of atmospheric circulation patterns associated with snow. Snow is an important modulator of surface energy fluxes, and one of the largest seasonally varying surface parameters over the Northern Hemisphere. These investigations will help modelers evaluate their treatment of snow, from the perspectives of both atmospheric dynamics as well as surface parameterizations. By identifying regions, models, and model characteristics with biased snow simulations, this research will aid modelers in their diagnoses of surface fluxes, an important physical process relevant to climate prediction.
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0.951 |
1999 — 2003 |
Clark, Martyn Hoerling, Martin Serreze, Mark [⬀] Frei, Allan Nolin, Anne |
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Local, Regional and Remote Effects of Northern Hemispheric Snow Cover On Western U.S. and Water Resources: a Multiscale Investigation @ University of Colorado At Boulder
Abstract ATM-9900687 Nolin, Anne W. University of Colorado Title: Local, Regional and Remote Effects of Northern Hemisphere Snow Cover on Western U.S. Climate and Water Resources: A Multiscale Investigation
The primary goal of this collaborative investigation is to identify, characterize, and quantify the local, regional and remote effects of snow cover on the western US climate and water resources. The present proposal considers snow not as a passive responder but as an active driver of climate variability on multiple scales. The effects of snow cover within the western US and the climate signals due to remote snow forcing will be considered. Empirical analyses and a suite of model experiments will be conducted. The work is important because it will lead to enhanced understanding of the role of snow cover in climate variability on a range of spatial and temporal scales.
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0.951 |
2015 — 2020 |
Frei, Allan Fein, Martin Khan, Shazia Raps, Shirley Robbins, Dennis Weiler, Jeanne |
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The Hunter Noyce Science Scholar Program (Hc-Nssp) Phase 2
There is an established need for well-qualified teachers in high-need school districts, which are often located in urban communities. New York City, in particular, has a need for teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) who are competent with a diverse and international student population. Working to address this need with funding from the National Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program, and in partnership with Bronx Community College (BCC), New York City (NYC) public schools within the New Visions network, and East Harlem community-based youth organizations, the The Hunter Noyce Science Scholar Program (HC-NSSP) Phase 2 will recruit individuals with strong STEM backgrounds and prepare them to become secondary science teachers. Building on a successful Phase 1 project, this Phase 2 project will support 15 new undergraduate STEM majors, each receiving 2 or 3 years of funding, plus 11 new STEM professionals (recent graduates), each receiving 1 year of funding. Thus, the project will produce 25 new biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics middle grades and high school teachers. The NYC middle and high schools in which Hunter College Noyce Scholars will teach serve thousands of students from underrepresented minority populations who live in high-poverty communities across the city.
The HC-NSSP Phase 2 project will prepare and support Noyce Scholars to teach in high-need schools through professional learning communities for Noyce Scholars and Teachers, extensive and intensive clinical field experiences prior to student teaching, and a comprehensive induction program that will provide science teachers with coaches, faculty mentors, and "near peer" mentors (second year Noyce Teachers who will mentor first year Noyce Teachers). HC-NSSP Phase 2 research and evaluation studies will advance understanding of the distinguishing factors related to urban STEM teacher recruitment, retention, and career satisfaction by examining the contextual and attitudinal factors of Noyce Phase 1 and 2 teachers. The longitudinal study will investigate questions such as: What factors of the school environment, including the presence of teacher support and induction as reported by the teacher, are related to their decisions to continue teaching at high-need schools? How do these factors relate to any changes in school assignments or the decision to leave teaching? What was the nature of in-school support for novice, inservice Noyce teachers? Data to address these questions will come from such sources as surveys and interviews as well as instruments such as a self-efficacy to teach instrument.
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