MS180 - Digital Twins for Oceanic and Atmospheric Systems
Keywords: atmosphere, earth sciences, multi-scale simulations, ocean, reduced order modeling
Digital twins are emerging as powerful tools for real-time simulation, monitoring, and
predictive control of oceanic and atmospheric systems. Creating effective digital twins for
such complex environments requires computational efficiency without sacrificing
interpretability and accuracy. This mini-symposium focuses on advanced Reduced Order
Models (ROMs) and hybrid, physics-informed machine learning approaches, offering real-
time performance while preserving the critical physical characteristics of environmental
processes.
Oceanic and atmospheric phenomena, characterized by multiscale and multiphysics
interactions, pose substantial computational challenges, particularly for high-resolution and
real-time applications. Hybrid approaches leveraging physics-informed neural networks
(PINNs), dynamic mode decomposition (DMD), proper orthogonal decomposition (POD),
and generative AI techniques bridge the gap between computational feasibility and physical
fidelity. These methods embed domain-specific knowledge into data-driven frameworks,
enhancing reliability, interpretability, and predictive capabilities of digital twins.
Target applications of interest include digital twins for offshore energy systems (e.g., wind
farms, wave energy converters, oil/gas platforms), aerosol-cloud interactions in climate
modeling, ocean-atmosphere coupling dynamics (e.g., hurricane forecasting, air-sea
interactions), and atmospheric pollution transport. Contributions highlighting advancements
in multi-fidelity modeling, data assimilation techniques, uncertainty quantification, and
computational efficiency improvements are particularly encouraged.
Aligned closely with WCCM-ECCOMAS 2026 themes—Digital Twins (700), Multiscale and
Multiphysics Systems (1600), and Scientific Computing (1800)—this symposium will foster
interdisciplinary exchange among researchers from computational mechanics, environmental
engineering, climate science, and applied mathematics communities. Participants will discuss recent developments, challenges, and future directions to advance real-time, scalable, and
interpretable digital twins for oceanic and atmospheric systems.
