GSO professor Isaac Ginis is leading a four-year, $1.5 million grant through NOAA to study the effects of sea level rise and how it may exacerbate the impact of extreme weather.
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Tropical Storm Henri was the perfect opportunity for researchers at GSO and the University of Rhode Island to test out the real-time storm modeling capabilities of the Rhode Island Coastal Hazards, Analysis, and Modeling Prediction (RICHAMP) system.
Continue reading "Tropical Storm Henri provides opportunity to test real-time storm modeling capabilities"The Atlantic hurricane season is upon us, and thanks to a University of Rhode Island scientist we’ll know more about what to expect when the winds howl. Isaac Ginis, an internationally renowned hurricane expert, was the first scientist to show the role the ocean plays in the path and intensity of hurricanes. Improvements made by […]
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