Please welcome geoscientist Dr. Lionel Benoit, an Early Postdoc Mobility research fellow from the Swiss National Science Foundation. At WRRC, his research will investigate how topography and atmospheric circulation interact to generate the steep gradients of precipitation observed in most tropical islands, and in particular in Hawai‘i. The goal of the project is to develop a stochastic model that is able to explore the space-time variability of rainfall over the Hawaiian Islands and its possible evolution from climate change.
Photo: Rain gauge installation in the Swiss Alps (left) and Tahiti (right)