earth science and engineering

Securing future energy supply

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KAUST’s Earth Science and Engineering Program is underpinned by a drive to develop sustainable ways to get the best from natural resources and quantify environmental hazards.

Reconstructing the Red Sea's climate patterns

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An advanced numerical model is helping researchers better understand the variability of the Red Sea’s climate patterns.

Assessing Red Sea potential for alternative energy

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Advanced numerical models are helping researchers identify potential sites to exploit offshore wind and wave energy in the Red Sea region.

Winds and waves winding down

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Wind intensities and wave heights in the Red Sea are decreasing over time—potential for a significant impact on its ecosystem.

More rain for the Red Sea if El Niño breezes in

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Modeling leads to a better understanding of the role El Niño plays in increasing rainfall along the coast of the Red Sea.

Diagnosing the impacts of health policy

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Study design allows more rigorous evaluation of complex healthcare interventions.

Later tropical blooms could affect marine life

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Color changes in the northern Red Sea indicate rising sea temperatures could significantly impact tropical marine ecosystems.

Red Sea flushes faster from far-flung volcanoes

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Volcanic eruptions in Mexico and the Philippines can lead to atmospheric changes that favor the ventilation of deep water in the Red Sea.

Eddy currents affect flux of salt more than heat

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Modeling the 3D structure of Red Sea eddies shows how transport of energy and biochemical materials influences circulation patterns in the Red Sea.

Simulating Red Sea water exchanges

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Powerful computer simulations are revealing new insights into water exchanges between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

West Africa warms but airborne dust keeps the Red Sea cool

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World-class computing facilities at KAUST enable researchers to tackle complex questions in climate science and oceanography.

Changing how we predict coral bleaching

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A remote sensing algorithm offers better predictions of Red Sea coral bleaching and can be fine tuned for use in other tropical marine ecosystems.

Remote sensing of toxic algal blooms

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Algal blooms in the Red Sea can be detected with a new method that accounts for dust storms and aerosols.

Measuring solar stores of the Arabian Peninsula

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Mapping variations in sunlight across the Arabian Peninsula reveals a bright future for solar energy in the region.

Georgiy L. Stenchikov

Professor Stenchikov's research interests are in multi-scale modeling of environmental processes and numerical methods; global climate change, climate downscaling, atmospheric convection; assessment of anthropogenic impacts and geoengineering; air-sea interaction, evaluating environmental consequences of catastrophic events like volcanic eruptions, nuclear explosions, forest and urban fires; and air pollution, transport of aerosols, chemically and optically active atmospheric tracers, their radiative forcing and effect on climate.