Climate Modeling Expert (WRF / RegCM) Required – Large-Scale Desert Climate Impact Simulation -- 2

Job ID: 40266793

Budget: $3,000 – $5,000 USD

We are seeking a highly qualified climate modeling expert with a strong scientific background in atmospheric sciences, regional climate modeling, or environmental engineering.

Important:
This project requires proven prior experience in regional climate simulations.
All applicants must provide:

Examples of previous similar climate modeling work

Published papers (if available)

Technical reports or project samples

Full CV (Curriculum Vitae)

Applications without demonstrated relevant experience will not be considered.

Project Objective:

We aim to conduct a high-resolution regional climate simulation over a vast desert region (country-scale domain) to assess the climatic impacts of restoring or constructing large inland water bodies (sabkhas, paleo-lakes, surface reservoirs).

The study will evaluate the potential impacts on:

Surface air temperature

Relative humidity

Precipitation patterns

Land–sea breeze circulation

Convective activity and atmospheric instability

Surface energy fluxes and evaporation

Regional pressure systems and circulation dynamics

Soil moisture response

Technical Requirements:

Applicants must demonstrate strong expertise in:

Running and configuring Regional Climate Models such as:

WRF

RegCM

Or equivalent high-resolution RCMs

Working with reanalysis datasets (e.g., ERA5)

Modifying Land Use / Land Cover (LULC) datasets to introduce hypothetical water bodies

Running comparative simulations:

Baseline scenario (current conditions)

Modified scenario (with water bodies)

Performing difference analysis and statistical validation

Physics parameterization configuration:

Microphysics schemes

Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL)

Cumulus parameterization

Surface layer and land surface models

Producing high-resolution outputs (target resolution 1–5 km if feasible)

Study Scope:

Large desert domain (country-scale)

Addition of extensive inland water surfaces (tens of thousands of km²)

Focus on dry summer season (120–150 days)

Possibility of extending to full annual simulations

HPC or cloud computing resources required

Deliverables:

Model configuration documentation

NetCDF output files

GIS ready maps

Time-series analysis

Comparative statistical analysis (Before vs After)

Scientific technical report suitable for academic publication

Collaboration Nature:

This is a serious scientific project with potential for long term collaboration and academic publication.