MCA: Navigating the Clouds on the Horizon: Research and Education for Cloud-enabled Computational Hydrology in the Data Revolution

该项目将提供有关斯内克河流域的降水、降雪和径流如何受到气候变率和变化影响的知识，同时还将扩大云计算在水科学研究中的应用。尽管云计算在研究中越来越重要，但水科学界缺乏培训材料和案例研究，无法让船上的研究人员进行有效的实践。本项目通过以下方式解决了这一矛盾：(1)为水科学中的三种常见计算用途开发云计算解决方案，(2)使用这些方法创建表征气候变率和变化对斯内克河流域水文影响的数据集，以及(3)设计和传播教材，培训水科学家使用云计算。该项目将产生科学见解和数据集，以帮助水资源管理者为美国西部的气候变化做好准备，并在现代计算范式中培养下一代水资源科学家。PI将与国家大气研究中心（NCAR）和水文科学促进大学联盟（CUAHSI）的同事合作，参与专业发展，使研究活动能够完全通过云计算进行。开源的中级复杂大气研究（ICAR）、天气研究与预报（WRF）和WRF- hydro模型将用于在Snake河流域创建区域高分辨率气候和水文集合。将通过分析洪水和干旱等极端事件风险的变化来量化水文变量的变化。数据将被共享，这样研究人员和从业者将能够通过CUAHSI的HydroShare平台发现、访问和分析数据。该项目还将通过向南帕学区的中学科学教师提供夏季研究经验，开发课程材料，向8年级学生介绍计算气候科学。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project will produce knowledge of how precipitation, snow, and runoff in the Snake River Basin will be impacted by climate variability and change, while also expanding the use of cloud computing in water science research. Although cloud computing is increasingly important in research, the water science community lacks training materials and case studies to onboard researchers to effective practices. This project addresses this tension by: (1) developing cloud computing solutions to three common computing uses in water science, (2) using those approaches to create datasets that characterize the effects of climate variability and change on hydrology in the Snake River Basin, and (3) designing and disseminating educational materials to train water scientists in the use of cloud computing. This project will produce scientific insights and datasets to help water managers prepare for climate change in the western US and prepare the next generation of water scientists in modern computing paradigms. Partnering with colleagues at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences, Inc. (CUAHSI), the PI will engage in professional development that will enable research activities to be performed exclusively through cloud computing. The open-source Intermediate Complexity Atmospheric Research (ICAR), Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF), and WRF-Hydro models will be used to create a regional high-resolution climate and hydrology ensemble in the Snake River Basin. That ensemble will be analyzed to quantify changes in hydrologic variables through a lens of changes in risks of extremes like floods and droughts. Data will be shared such that researchers and practitioners will be able to discover, access, and analyze the data via CUAHSI’s HydroShare platform. The project will also develop curricular materials to introduce 8th graders to computational climate science by supporting middle school science teachers in the Nampa School District with summer research experiences.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.