Presented on May 4, 2022, by Professor I-I LinDepartment of Atmospheric SciencesNational Taiwan University Abstract: This talk will cover 2 topics. The first is a climate-scale study discussing the change in tropical cyclone translation speed in the South China Sea
Influences of Saharan dust on air-sea interactions and cloud activities over North Africa and North Atlantic Ocean
Presented on April 20, 2022, by Professor Shu-Hua ChenDepartment of Land, Air & Water ResourcesUniversity of California, Davis Abstract: Dust aerosols have various impacts on the Earth system, including their influences on weather, large-scale circulations, and climate through their interactions
An Overview of Low-Level Jets (LLJs) and Their Roles in Heavy Rainfall over the Taiwan Area during the Early Summer Rainy Season
Presented on April 13, 2022, by Professor Yi-Leng ChenDepartment of Atmospheric SciencesSchool of Ocean and Earth Science and TechnologyUniversity of Hawai’i at Mānoa Abstract: During the early summer rainy season over Taiwan, three types of low-level jets are observed, including
Impact of Radio Occultation Data on the Prediction of Tropical Cyclogenesis
Presented on April 6, 2022, by Ying-Hwa (Bill) KuoDirector, UCAR Community Programs (UCP)University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)Boulder, Colorado Abstract: Tropical cyclones are one of the most devastating severe weather systems that are responsible for huge loss of lives and
Student Opportunities at NCAR and UCAR
Presented on April 6, 2022, by In-Person Bill Kuo, Director, UCAR Community Programs (UCP) Liz Page, Director, UCP Education & Training Center Director and COMET Program Paul Kucera, Assistant Director, International Capacity Development, COMET Program Remote Rebecca Haacker, Director, NCAR
Mechanisms and Predictability of Wavelike Banded Convection Over Southern China
Presented on March 30, 2022, by Dr. Yu DuAssociate ProfessorSchool of Atmospheric SciencesSun Yat-sen University, China Abstract: The mechanisms and predictability of wavelike banded convection that occurred near the south coast of China on 30 January 2018 are investigated through
Investigating the Lagrangian evolution of microphysical characteristics of convective precipitation systems using dual-polarimetric radar
Presented on March 23, 2022, by Dr. Wei-Yu ChangAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Atmospheric SciencesNational Central University, Taiwan Abstract: The mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) play essential role in contributing heavy precipitation in Taiwan. The microphysical characteristics vary vastly in different types of
Moisture variability observed from radars and lidars
Presented on March 9, 2022, by Dr. Ya-Chien FengEarth ScientistDepartment of Atmospheric Sciences & TechnologyPacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Abstract: The development of clouds and convection are highly sensitive to the small change of the water vapor in both observations
Where does the recharge really takes place for ENSO preconditioning?
Presented on March 2nd, 2022, by Dr. Takeshi IzumoResearcherResearch Institute for Development (IRD)Presently at UMR EIO (Oceanian Island Ecosystems) lab Abstract: The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the leading mode of interannual climate variability, with large socioeconomical and environmental
Characteristics of the Marine Boundary Layer Jet over the South China Sea during the Early Summer Rainy Season of Taiwan
Presented on February 23, 2022, by Dr. Chuan-Chi TuPostdoctoral FellowDepartment of Atmospheric SciencesNational Central University, Taiwan Abstract: The marine boundary layer jets (MBLJs) over the northern South China Sea during the early summer rainy season over Taiwan are analyzed using