Scientists are increasingly turning to AI to model future changes in the climate. However, existing approaches often lack precision, oversimplifying natural phenomena and reducing the accuracy of their predictions as a result. Researchers at NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Center for Data Science have now developed a first-of-its-kind neural network—Samudra—that emulates the ocean in 3D. Samudra (Sanskrit for “ocean”) reproduces key ocean variables like sea surface height, oce