TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 13 -- Florida State University issued the following news release:
A Florida State University scientist has received a nearly half-million-dollar grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve nighttime thunderstorm forecasts, research that will help forecasters and communities better prepare for dangerous weather.
Assistant Professor of Scientific Computing Hristo Chipilski will use the $422,645 grant to lead a three-year project combining computational methods with atmospheric observations to accurately model nighttime thunderstorms, which often depend on complex atmospheric conditions that are more difficult for weather models to predict than daytime storms.
"This project is not simply testing a new...