In coastal ocean, estuary, and lake systems, there is much interest in understanding, detecting, and predicting biological events. Continue reading
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You might have heard of a group of diseases called the “Neglected Tropical Diseases”. This isn’t just a generic title for all the forgotten diseases in the world; it’s a specific designation on behalf of the World Health Organization for 13 particular diseases that qualify for neglected status. Collectively, these diseases infect about one sixth of the world’s population. Continue reading
The full report on The Mathematical Sciences in 2025 from the National Academies Press is now available for download. The report analyzes the current state of various fields under the umbrella of the mathematical sciences, presenting ideas to ensure that … Continue reading
This week at AIM features a MPE related workshop concerned with boundary-value problems for nonlinear dispersive evolution equations and systems. The workshop is organized by Jerry Bona, Min Chen, Shuming Sun, and Bingyu Zhang and has participants with diverse interests … Continue reading
The 2013 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (DS13) will be held at the Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Snowbird, Utah, May 19-23. Continue reading
There is widespread interest in finding and designing spacecraft trajectories to the Moon, Mars, other planets, or other celestial bodies (comets, asteroids), which require as little fuel as possible. Continue reading
Pressure is an important property of fluid flow, and it is known that the pressure changes continuously in the fluid domain. In the coupling of flows of different nature, however, the situation can be more complicated and discontinuities may appear in the pressure field. Continue reading
“The science is clear,” climate scientist Emily Shuckburgh told an audience of nearly 800 people at San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts on March 4. Continue reading
A workshop on “Major and Neglected Diseases in Africa” was held at the University of Ottawa, May 6-10, 2013. Continue reading
Cats were the subject of a recent, surprising news item. A group of computer scientists at Google and Stanford University fed YouTube videos to a computer that was running a “machine learning” program. Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago I saw former president Jimmy Carter on the Daily Show. The story he told Jon Stewart was nothing short of amazing. Through persistent efforts over the past twenty-five years, his foundation has essentially eradicated guinea … Continue reading
An interesting collection of web videos from the Energy Systems Week at the Isaac Newton Institute. Continue reading
Commodities and energy markets continue to grow in activity and influence. Because of the growing concern about environmental issues inherent to the production and consumption of energy, quantitative insights into these marketplaces are crucial for sustainable development and policy making with respect to climate change. Continue reading
I recently had the opportunity to travel to the Antarctic peninsula on board the National Geographic Explorer. We departed out of Ushuaia, Argentina, crossed the Drake Passage and spent the better part of a week exploring the northwestern side of the Antarctic peninsula from the South Shetland Islands to just inside the Antarctic Circle in Crystal Sound. Continue reading
Uncertainty issues are paramount in the assessment of risks posed by natural hazards and in developing strategies to alleviate their consequences. In a paper published last month in the SIAM/ASA Journal on Uncertainty Quantification, Jerome and Seth Stein describe a model that estimates the balance between costs and benefits of mitigation following natural disasters, as well as rebuilding defenses in their aftermath. Continue reading
MPE2013 gives us an opportunity to learn more about our planet. There are interesting features to be explored that require simple but deep principles of physics and that can become the basis of a discussion in the classroom. Continue reading
Brinicles are fun things to think about, but they also have broader implications. On one hand, as heat flows through them, they contribute to the energy balance in the ice pack around Antarctica. On the other hand, brinicles may have played a role in the beginnings of life on the early Earth. Continue reading
Today’s blog is an update on a story that was in the news earlier and also some comments on a recent article in the New York Review of Books. (See the blog of 4.11.2013.)
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Climate tipping points refer to sudden rapid transitions of the Earth’s climate that are precipitated by initially small changes of the natural environment. For instance, tipping points could correspond to the activation of positive feedback loops that then lead to a major change in the climate. Continue reading
Infographics (short for Information Graphics) are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge. They are intended to present complex information quickly and clearly. If done right, they enhance our visual system’s ability to see patterns and trends. Continue reading
How fast does water flow through sand or soil? Maybe not so fast, but everyone has seen water soak into beach sand and garden soils. Most people have also noticed a concrete sidewalk soaking up a little water as rain begins to come down. But how fast does water flow through a rock? Continue reading
The Earth is a giant dynamical system that evolves over time at various scales, depending on the state(s) of interest. Therefore, it is not surprising that a conference on applied dynamical systems would feature topics central to Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013. Continue reading
Sandy coasts have a smooth profile while rocky coasts have a fractal nature. One characteristic feature of a rocky coast is that new details appear when we zoom in on it. And if we were to measure the length of the coast, the length would increase significantly when zooming in on the details. Continue reading
How precarious is the existence of the Monarch butterfly? Does personal diet affect the environment? What are the consequences of increased human life expectancy? Continue reading
Our team had begun our initial work on what we call the “berry problem”, and I was able to describe our efforts to help stakeholders in the Pajaro Valley region in California balance water needs among competing interests. Continue reading
Most buildings more than 20 years old are energy “hogs.” They take a lot of energy to heat in the winter, and they take a lot of energy to cool in the summer. The benefits of saving energy in buildings are enormous. Continue reading
It is well known that sea ice has a significant influence on the Earth’s climate system. While global warming causes Arctic sea ice to melt at a measurable and significant rate, sea ice surrounding Antarctica has actually expanded, with record extent in 2010. How can this somewhat paradoxical behavior be reconciled with global warming? Continue reading
Hydrogen fuel cells are of interest as an alternative energy technology. They are electrochemical systems that combine hydrogen and oxygen (from air) to produce electrical energy. They have potential for use in many applications, including automotive, stationary power and small-scale power for mobile electronics. Continue reading
Climate science relies on modeling and computational simulation. Improving the algorithms and codes related to climate modeling is an ongoing research effort. Continue reading
Since the beginning of MPE2013, I have met people who were surprised when I classified celestial mechanics as a topic that would fit under Mathematics of Planet Earth. But part of celestial mechanics is concerned with planetary motion, and Earth is a planet. Continue reading
This week (April 14-20) is National Environmental Education Week. Monday April 22 is Earth Day! On that day, the U.S. Department of Education will announce the winners of the second annual Green Ribbon School awards. Continue reading
In January of 2011, AIM held a Sustainability Problems workshop, with the goal of bringing together mathematicians and industry representatives to work on a variety of sustainability problems, including renewable energy, air quality, water management, and other environmental issues. Continue reading
An exciting aspect of the relationship between mathematics and biology is the potential — the expectation even — that biology will provide the impetus for new mathematics, and that the feedback loop between mathematics and biology will be at least as influential and exciting as the one mathematics and physics has enjoyed for over 2000 years.
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Could the cold weather experienced in northern Eurasia this winter be related to the decrease in Arctic sea ice? This question is currently being debated in the media in Europe. This post shows some weather maps and links to several relevant blogs and articles. Continue reading
It was unusually warm and windy for early April. We piled into the toasty lecture hall with drinks and sandwich wraps in hand. Dr. Smith, with his shock of white hair and the thin frame of a marathon runner, shed his sport jacket as he recounted the 2003 European heat wave. Continue reading
Mathematical modeling and data analysis play a critical role in the mathematics of Planet Earth. Continue reading
“Mathematicians listen as the Earth rumbles… ” was the title of the fourth MPE Simons Lecture given by Ingrid Daubechies in Montreal on April 10. Her splendid lecture was delivered in French, but both English and French videos of the lecture will be on display soon on the Simons website. Continue reading
The Next Generation Science Standards have just been released. They propose that climate change be an integral part of science education starting already in middle school. Continue reading
Last Friday, the Wall Street Journal published an essay by E.O. Wilson that has since generated much discussion from readers (229 comments to date) on the WSJ website and also among mathematicians. Continue reading
A lake that used to be clear, with a rich vegetation and a diverse aquatic life, suddenly becomes turbid, with much less vegetation and only bottom dwelling fish remaining. It turns out that the change comes from increased nutrient loading, but when the runoff leading to the nutrient inflow is reduced, the lake doesn’t become clear again – it remains murky. Continue reading
Please join us at the World Conference on Natural Resource Modeling. This annual meeting is run by the Resource Modeling Association. In June 2013, the conference will be held at Cornell University. Continue reading
A workshop “Mathematics of Climate Change, Related Natural Hazards and Risks” will take place in Guanajuato, Mexico, July 29 to August 2, 2013. The application deadline for participants is April 30, 2013. Priority will be given to young researchers from Latin America and the Caribbean. Continue reading
Last week I attended “MECC 2013” – the International Conference and Advanced School Planet Earth, Mathematics of Energy and Climate Change, Portugal, 21-28 March 2013. Continue reading
Mathematical models can be used to study the spread of technological innovations among individuals connected to each other by a network of peer-to-peer influences, such as in a physical community or neighborhood. Continue reading
Last September the White House honored Michael Flowers, New York’s Director of Policy and Strategic Planning Analytics, as a Champion of Change. Flowers’ team figures out ways to use an effective combination of common sense and analysis of data to efficiently solve some of New York’s vexing problems. Continue reading
As the energy needs are expected to surpass the energy content found in available fossil-fuel resources in this century, interest in renewable energy sources has increased in the past decade. One area of interest is in geothermal energy harvesting. Continue reading
April is Mathematics Awareness Month (MAM). This year’s theme is Mathematics of Sustainability, which explores how mathematics helps us better understand these complex questions. Continue reading
We hear regularly some warnings of scientists on the important rise of the sea level that will occur before the end of the century. The worst scenario usually predicts a rise of less than a meter before 2100. Where does this number come from? Continue reading
A distinguished panel of experts, gathered by the National Academies, has recently produced a very interesting and informative publication: Fueling Innovation and Discovery: The Mathematical Sciences in the 21st Century. This publication was released by the National Academies in advance of their report The Mathematical Sciences in 2025, developed with support from the National Science Foundation. Continue reading
Assuring a sustainable future for our children and grandchildren is, arguably, the greatest challenge facing humanity and raises a plethora of scientific and mathemat- ical challenges. In the language of the Brundtland Report World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987, it means leaving for future generations the same options we have for how we want to live our lives. However, operationalizing that concept is easier said than done. Continue reading
This morning I heard a lecture by Rick Anthes, president emeritus of UCAR, former director of NCAR. His talk was entitled “Butterflies and Demons,” and the subject was predictability of weather and climate. He was a witness to, and participant in the development of numerical weather prediction in the form it exists today at weather centers worldwide. It was a particularly interesting and provocative talk.
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Last Saturday, at the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) Research Symposium at Santa Clara University, Inez Fung gave a wonderful spirited lecture on “Climate Math.” Continue reading
I’ve been wondering whether it’s more energy efficient to go out and buy something at a local store or to order it over the internet and have it delivered to my door. Continue reading
In 1941, the Serbian mathematician Milutin Milankovitch (1879–1958) suggested that past glacial cycles might be correlated to cyclical changes in the insolation (the amount of solar energy that reaches Earth from the Sun). Continue reading
The American Physical Society (APS) now has a Topical Group on the Physics of Climate (GPC). Continue reading
For the past nine weeks, I had the privilege to teach a Massive Open Online Course(MOOC) on image and video processing. Continue reading
The first CliMathNet conference will be held on 1st-5th July 2013 in Exeter, UK. Continue reading
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the 1963 publication of Ed Lorenz’s groundbreaking paper, “Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow,” in the Journal of Atmospheric Science. This seminal work, now cited more than 11,000 times, inspired a generation of mathematicians and physicists to embrace the nonlinearity governing our complex world. Continue reading
It took approximately 40 years for the community of mathematicians to become aware of the various difficulties facing human society in the near future and to accept to work on these questions. Continue reading
One of the most famous images in Japanese art is the Great Wave off Kanagawa, a woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai. The print is also famous in mathematics: the structure of the breaking wave at its crest illustrates features of self-similarity, and the large amplitude of the wave has led it to be interpreted as a rogue wave generated from nonlinear wave effects. Continue reading
While the European launch of MPE2013 was taking place at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, a youth festival was taking place in Lisbon at “Pavilhão do Conhecimento,” the largest science center in Portugal, with hundred of pupils participating in mathematics popularization activities directly or indirectly related to the mathematics of planet earth for schools. Continue reading
March 11, marks two years from the 2011 9.0 earthquake, with epicenter located off the coast of Japan, which caught the world by surprise, including expert seismologists. Continue reading
Sub-Sahara Africa is the epicenter for both the HIV epidemic and poverty. Continue reading
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On Monday, March 4, Emily Shuckburgh delivered the second of the MPE2013-Simons Public Lecture Series talk, “Climate disruption: what math and science have to say” at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Continue reading
In recognition of Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013, the SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (SISC) has dedicated a special issue to Planet Earth and Big Data. Continue reading
On March 5, at 9:00 am, the first visitors started to explore the 20 modules of the first MPE exhibition at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Continue reading
Twenty-nine entries were submitted for the competition for modules for a virtual exhibition Continue reading
Today, Europe celebrates an exceptional event for mathematics. Our concern today is the exposure to scientists and to society at large of one of the most valuable heritages of human knowledge: mathematics. Continue reading
Les observations mettent en évidence un réchauffement global du climat et une augmentation de la concentration en gaz à effet de serre dans l’atmosphère. Continue reading
Though waves of one sort or another are a ubiquitous part of our daily experience, we have to get on with our lives, and therefore tend not to think of the wavelike nature of daily phenomena. Those fortunate among us who can escape to the shore on a hot August week can then take the time to observe the sea and the waves she sends us. Continue reading
MPE2013 continues to spread among schools, science centers and universities. Many people are enthusiastic and eager to organize MPE activities. But what is an MPE topic?
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MPE2013 is a success. It is has generated enthusiasm all over the world, and it is giving mathematics more visibility than we could have hoped for. Continue reading
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This past week at AIM Mark Ablowitz told me about an interesting article (with beautiful pictures) he wrote with Douglas Baldwin called “Nonlinear shallow ocean-wave silicon interactions on flat beaches.” The propagation of these waves may contribute to the growth of tsunami waves. Continue reading
A small research group has been meeting at the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) in Palo Alto, CA, during the week of Feb. 18-22 to work on integrable systems of nonlinear Schroedinger type, a special class of nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs). Continue reading
The interesting “Henbury Conservation Project” was brought to my attention by Ian Noble at the JSPS Symposium on “Climate Change.” Thanks, Ian, for a very good presentation on “Land and Our Responses to Climate Change.” -HGK Continue reading
One of the reasons for designating 2013 as the year of “Mathematics of Planet Earth” is to showcase the work done by mathematics in application areas like climate, ocean, and earth sciences. The SIAM Conference on CS&E, which begins on … Continue reading
On Friday, February 23, 2013, I attended a Symposium on “Climate Change,” organized by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and co-sponsored by the AAAS, NAS, NASA, NOAA and NSF. The symposium was held at the Cosmos … Continue reading
I was planning to send an update every day from the data assimilation workshop at the Banff Center, but I’ve been so busy here that by the time I get back to my room I’m ready to collapse. The Banff … Continue reading
Picture a meadow in spring: grasses and flowers abound, different species competing for our attention and appreciation. But these various species also compete for other things. They compete for water and essential resources to grow, for space, for light. A … Continue reading
Prepared by Roger Temam (Indiana University) and Nathan Glatt-Holtz (University of Minnesota/Virginia Tech) Last week a workshop was held at the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) in Palo Alto, California, around the theme of stochastic PDEs and applications in climate and … Continue reading
We are pleased to announce the 2013 AARMS Mathematical Biology Workshop to be held at Memorial University of Newfoundland, July 27-29, 2013, in St John’s, Newfoundland. Registration closes on May 17, 2013 and abstracts should be submitted by June 30, … Continue reading
The close approach of the asteroid that we have all read about in the newspapers represents something of a coincidence for me as I prepare for the data assimilation workshop in Banff this coming week. Gauss invented data assimilation as … Continue reading
“Science without data is science-fiction” This was on of the boldest (if more facetious…) statements heard at the workshop “Models and Methods in Ecology and Epidemiology (M2E2)” held at CRM last week. Speakers from very diverse backgrounds presented a wide … Continue reading
Perhaps you’ve seen this already, but it’s pretty amazing, and features some well-known faces: Earth from Space Sean Crowell Mathematics and Climate Research Network (MCRN) sean.m.crowell@gmail.com
You would be forgiven for not initially recognizing some of the high-level similarities between the practice of research in sciences such as physics and research in ornithology. One basic similarity is that we are all constrained in what we can … Continue reading
A 5-day workshop on “Mathematics of climate change, related hazards and risks” will be held at the Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas (CIMAT) in Guanajuato, Mexico, July 29-August 2, 2013. This workshop, organized as part of the global program Mathematics … Continue reading
One hears occasionally in the popular media that one possible consequence of global warming might be the disappearance of the Gulf Stream. This makes physical oceanographers cringe. The Gulf Stream and its analogs in other ocean basins exist for fundamental … Continue reading
A scientific workshop, as part of the pan-Canadian MPE2013 thematic program “Models and Methods in Ecology, Epidemiology and Public Health (M2E2)”, started at CRM today. The workshop, focusing on models and methods in ecology and epidemiology, was designed to initiate … Continue reading
I have been involved with MPE2013 activities since the first organizing workshop was held at AIM in March of 2011, not as a mathematician with MPE areas of interest, but more as an institute staff member helping to bring about … Continue reading
Mathematics allows us to explain some of Earth’s past climates. Indeed, they are linked in particular to variations of the orbit of the Earth. While the movement of the Earth is not quasi-periodic (i.e., a superposition of periodic movements), mainly … Continue reading
It is increasingly clear that we are initiating a sequence of dramatic events across our planet. They include habitat loss, an increased rate of extinction, global warming, the melting of ice caps and permafrost, an increase in extreme weather events, … Continue reading
Prepared by Ali Nadim (Claremont Graduate University) and Ami Radunskaya (Pomona College) What do green buildings, environmental toxins, sources of ozone pollution in the atmosphere, and infrastructure planning for electrical power have in common? They were all topics of intense … Continue reading
An exciting day is coming up shortly. Now that MPE2013 has been launched in North America, the next launch will take place in Europe at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on March 5, 2013. The same day will see the … Continue reading
[Adapted from Chapter 1 of the forthcoming text "Mathematics and Climate" by Hans G. Kaper and Hans Engler, to be published by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), 2013.] What is the role of mathematics in climate science? … Continue reading
A workshop is taking place this week at the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) in Palo Alto, California, on “Stochastics in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics: Mathematical foundations and physical underpinnings.” This workshop is co-organized by Nathan Glatt-Holtz (Institute of Mathematics and … Continue reading
A book review in the January 11 issue of Science magazine begins with a wonderful line: “It is not often that mathematical theory is tested with a machine gun.” The book under review is “How Species Interact: Altering the Standard … Continue reading
I have wanted to run this story down since I saw the reference in Lamb’s Hydrodynamics to a paper by G. I. Taylor that contains a description of what oceanic and atmospheric scientists call “Ekman layers.” Physical oceanographers learn early … Continue reading
Why has the MPE2103 movement been popular with mathematicians? The traditional view of mathematicians is that they like to work in solitude and that there is a great divide between pure and applied mathematicians. So how has MPE2013, a massive … Continue reading
Earlier this week, I had the good fortune to attend a talk here in Washington, DC, by former Vice-President Al Gore on “The Future, Six Drivers of Global Change.” This is the title of his latest book, which had just … Continue reading
With a packed lecture theatre and the atmosphere to match, yesterday’s launch of Australia’s participation in Mathematics of Planet Earth was the big red-carpet event for maths and stats. Australian Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb, opened the proceedings by discussing … Continue reading
Like four years ago, my good friend David Levermore (U Maryland) and I joined the crowd that gathered on the National Mall in Washington, DC, yesterday to be part of the inauguration of President Barack Obama. It was a great … Continue reading
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The unprecedented storm surge from Hurricane Sandy was enough to shift coastal shorelines along New York and New Jersey. One barrier island, Fire Island – off the southern coast of Long Island, N.Y., for example, traveled as much as 85 … Continue reading
The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) has partnered with societies and organisations across Australia to celebrate the important role mathematics and statistics play in today’s society. The Australian program will be launched on 29 January 2013 by Australia’s Chief Scientist, … Continue reading
Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768-1830), French mathematician and natural philosopher, did groundbreaking work in mathematics and the theory of heat. He was the first to propose that the Earth's atmosphere acts to raise the planet's temperature.
“As a dam built across a river causes a local deepening of the stream, so our atmosphere, thrown as a barrier across the terrestrial rays, produces a local heightening of the temperature at the Earth’s surface.” Thus in 1862 John … Continue reading
Tomorrow, January 18, 2013, will be the launch of the year of the Mathematics of the planet year in Mexico. The ceremony will be held at CIMAT (Guanajuato) at 5:30 p.m. during the closure of the “6º. Taller de Solución … Continue reading
Global Warming -- Science Meets Politics
Global warming, one of the most important science issues of the 21st century, challenges the very structure of our society. It touches on economics, sociology, geopolitics, local politics, and individuals’ choice of lifestyle. For those interested in learning more about … Continue reading
This session, organized by Thomas Bellsky, Arizona State University, and Lewis Mitchell, University of Vermont, focused on applications of data assimilation to climate issues. It opened with a talk by Chris Jones of the University of North Carolina at Chapel … Continue reading
In concert with the MPE 2013 initiative, the NSF’s Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI) at Ohio State will host the Keyfitz Centennial Symposium on Mathematical Demography in June 2013, cosponsored by the OSU Institute for Population Research (IPR). The main goal … Continue reading
Would you like to learn about conceptual climate models and teach them to your differential equations and modeling classes? Check out the online materials from the MAA Conceptual Climate Models Short Course at the JMM. The course was developed by … Continue reading
On the closing afternoon of the Joint Meetings of the AMS and the MAA in San Diego, the attendees were treated to a fascinating talk by Kenneth Golden (from the University of Utah), who gave this year’s Gerald and Judith … Continue reading
Mathematician at work - Ken Golden in Antarctica
From the U~T San Diego, Saturday January 12, 2013 With a resume of scientific discoveries, and a track record of harrowing Antarctic adventures, University of Utah mathematician Ken Golden has stepped out of the ivory tower and onto thin ice. … Continue reading
I am attending the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Diego, where I was convinced to help organize a special session on environmental mathematics focused on evaluating past climate changes and modeling of future variations. I am a meteorologist by training … Continue reading
Carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere, by country
I was thrilled to get your last letter. I’m glad to see you are looking at some of the references I sent you last time. Figuring out who is responsible for higher atmospheric levels and how to respond to climate … Continue reading
In January I am normally in a southern US city attending the American Meteorological Society annual meeting. This week, I am in San Diego attending a different AMS – the American Mathematical Society Joint Mathematics Meetings. I am helping to … Continue reading
Dr. Emily Shuckburgh, the leader of the Open Oceans research group in the British Antarctic Survey, gave a terrific talk on the mathematics of climate science here in San Diego on the opening day (January 9) of the Joint Mathematics … Continue reading
Today is the official US launch of Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 at the Joint Mathematics Meeting, with a special celebration at the Open House of the Institutes this Wednesday at 5h30pm. It is an excellent opportunity to recall the North-American origin of MPE2013. Here, we all share the passion of mathematics. Most probably, we also share passion for nature and our planet. MPE2013 is an opportunity to put together our two passions. Continue reading
How much salt in your climate pancakes?
Doing your school research paper on climate change sounds like a great idea! Let me see if I can get you started. I’ll even put a few references at the end in case you want to look those up for … Continue reading
It is often the case that at the end of one of my talks about some aspect of climate research or about the development of tools for the analysis of climate I get asked questions regarding global warming. Whether global … Continue reading
Mangrove fishes and algae in water suspension.
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A changing world raises great challenges since we need to take steps that either reduce the rate of global change or that manage resources in the face of global change. Both steps require making predictions, which requires theory. But the … Continue reading
Upon encountering a mathematics topic such as logarithms, students in typical introductory mathematics classes often ask “When will I ever use this math?” Without seeing relevant applications, students lose motivation and without motivation, they struggle to learn the concepts. In … Continue reading
As we enter the new year, SIAM — along with more than one hundred universities, research institutes, and other scientific organizations —is thrilled to be a part of Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013. It is an exciting year-long program dedicated … Continue reading
Unprecedented in its all encompassing scope and geographic reach, the MPE2013 year brings to the forefront the universality of mathematics, with the hopes of making the general public aware of the insights it provides into many human endeavors, of its … Continue reading
Welcome to the MPE2013 Blog! During the coming year we intend to bring you information about the themes of MPE2013: mathematics (including statistics), climate, sustainability and the state of the planet. Some posts will report news items of general interest, … Continue reading
A new year is starting today. What will happen during this year? Will it again be warmer that than the normal, as have been the last 12 years? Will extreme meteorological events threaten our crops? Can we expect dramatic hurricanes … Continue reading
The UK’s Launch event at the Isaac Newton Institute was a fantastic success and the videos are now online! The guest speakers included:
The International Center of Mathematics CIM is a partner institution of the International Program Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 (MPE 2013). CIM plans to organize and support several activities in the scope of International Program Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 … Continue reading
Today’s international launch of MPE 2013 coincides with the Canadian launch that takes place during the winter meeting of the Canadian Mathematical Society in Montreal. Continue reading
Mathematics of Planet Earth beyond 2013 (MPE 2013+) Mathematicians Tackle Challenges to the Planet with Support from the National Science Foundation The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has provided a grant of $467,549 to support the extension of the Mathematics … Continue reading
Have you already remarked that the time when the Sun is at its highest position varies during the year? The earliest sunset is around December 10, before the winter solstice in Northern hemisphere. Why? Continue reading
A message from Hans Kaper: “We anticipate a daily blog during the entire year 2013. You may choose your date(s) and topic(s) to blog about your favorite event(s). We understand that last-minute changes are part of the action. To register, send a message to blog@mpe2013.org, with an indication of preferred dates and topics.” Continue reading
I am particularly lucky on my first contribution to the MPE2013 blog to be able to announce to you that MPE2013 received the patronage of UNESCO. This includes, in particular, the International launching of the Mathematics of Planet Earth Open … Continue reading