SDSU researchers are using AI to tackle important environmental issues in this NSF-funded project
A sample interface of the 4DVD big data technology developed at the SDSU Climate Informatics Lab
Under a $2.7 million grant from the NSF Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, scientists from San Diego State University are exploring the applications of AI in environmental science research.
In this project, researchers use AI to model geophysical processes and work to develop 4-dimensional data visualization tools to enhance atmospheric sciences and AI teaching practices. Through these efforts, the research team aims to recruit a diverse group of researchers to tackle challenges related to climate change, sustainability and extreme weather.
Sam Shen, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, is the Principal Investigator for this research, which is a partnership between SDSU, the University of California Irvine, and the AI Institute for Research on Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate and Coastal Oceanography (AI2ES).
The NSF AI project is housed at the SDSU Climate Informatics Lab, which has produced a suite of data science products, such as the 4-Dimensional Visual Delivery (4DVD) of Big Climate Data (www.4dvd.org) and computer codes for Climate Mathematics (www.climatemathematics.org). Part of this new NSF project is to further develop the 4DVD technology and use it to deliver real climate data to classrooms and households visually and quickly, just like shopping for an Amazon online movie or E-book.