Back to Schedule - 2024
Day 2 - Tuesday, July 16, 2024
10:00am - 12:30pm
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Global Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Aya Lahlou is a PhD student at Columbia University's Earth and Environmental Engineering Department. At Columbia, her research interests involve integrating machine learning techniques in land surface models, specifically in the study of phenology dynamics.
https://gentinelab.eee.columbia.edu/people/aya-lahlou
In this lecture, we'll explore climate modeling and its vital role in understanding our environment. We'll dive into leaf phenology, the study of seasonal leaf changes in forests, and how leaf phenology models enhance climate predictions. We'll uncover their impact on predicting climate patterns, carbon levels, and their applications in agriculture and forestry to support better management and sustainability practices.