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Penn State researchers will use a grant from NASA to improve atmosphere and ocean forecasts by incorporating AI and satellite data into current forecasting models. Credit: NASA. All Rights Reserved.

ICDS co-hire’s team receives $1.23M NASA grant to support improving satellite weather forecasting with AI

Posted on January 14, 2025

Editor’s Note: A version of this article was published on Penn State News.

 

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) co-hire Romit Maulik is leading a research team the recently received a two-year, $1.23 million grant from NASA to improve atmosphere and ocean forecasts by incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and satellite date into current forecasting models, according to Penn State News.

Maulik, assistant professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) is working alongside Steven Greybush, ICDS co-hire and associate professor of meteorology in the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. The team is also working with scientists from the Argonne National Library, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of Chicago.

Researchers will use both data assimilation — combining different sources of information together for more accurate results — and computer vision in their study. Computer vision is a form of AI that allows computers to interpret and analyze visual information like images and videos.

“The work will involve retraining some portions of our model to take these new datasets as inputs and improve predictions,” Maulik said. “Then, we will integrate these improved algorithms into the NASA Goddard Earth Observing System so it can rapidly incorporate satellite system observations into its operational data assimilation workflows.”

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