Primary Recipient

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$428,000.00

Award Date

6/05/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Climate sensitivity is generally studied using two different types of modules. Atmosphere-ocean general circulation models (AOGCMs, or coupled GCMs) include interactive ocean dynamics and detailed heat uptake, but they are computationally expensive to run