Presented on March 13, 2024, by Dr. Chieh-Ying KeDepartment of Atmospheric SciencesNational Central UniversityTaoyuan City, Taiwan ABSTRACT A Mei-Yu front with an accumulated rainfall of over 550 mm in 8 hours stagnated in northern Taiwan in the early morning of
Idealized High-Resolution Simulations of a Back-Building Convective System that Causes Torrential Rain
Presented on March 6, 2024, by Prof. Junshi ItoDepartment of GeophysicsGraduate School of ScienceTohoku UniversitySendai, Miyagi, Japan ABSTRACT A quasi-stationary back-building convective system is reproduced using a regional weather prediction model initialized with a single representative sounding in which the
Investigating an intense coastal rainfall event during TAHOPE/PRECIP-IOP3 using a multiscale radar ensemble data assimilation system
Presented on February 21, 2024, by Shu-Chih Yang, Distinguished ProfessorDepartment Chair of Atmospheric SciencesDirector of GPS Science and Application Research CenterNational Central University, Jhongli, Taiwan ABSTRACT A multi-scale radar ensemble data assimilation system has been developed by applying the successive
Foundational Model with Applications for Air-sea Interaction Research
Presented on February 14, 2024, by Yannik GlasserPhD Candidate, Information & Computer ScienceJustin Stopa, Ph.D.Associate Professor Department of Ocean & Resources Engineering Abstract: Synthetic aperture radars (SAR) aboard space-borne satellites measure sub-mesoscale oceanic and atmospheric phenomena at a global scale.
HPC Portable Containers Modeling Environment
Presented on January 24, 2024, by Dr. Tom Robinson, PhDNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationOak Ridge National LaboratoryGeophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory ABSTRACT The Atmosphere Model 4, Coupled Model 4, and Earth System Model 4 developed by the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Toward Replacing Current NWP with Deep Learning Weather Prediction and Extensions to a Full Earth-System Model
Presented on November 29, 2023, by Dale Durran, ProfessorAtmospheric SciencesUniversity of Washington ABSTRACT We compare the performance of a global deep-learning weather-prediction (DLWP) model with reanalysis data and forecasts from the European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). The
Seasonal Advance of Intense Tropical Cyclones in A Warming Climate
Presented on November 15, 2023, by Pao-Shin Chu, PhDProfessor of Atmospheric SciencesSchool of Ocean and Earth SciencesUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa ABSTRACT Intense tropical cyclones (TCs), which often peak in autumn, have destructive impacts on life and property, making it
Real-Time Operational and High-Resolution Model Forecasts of West Maui Fires on 8 August, 2023
Presented on November 8, 2023, by Derek Wroe, MSNational Weather Service Fire Weather Focal PointHonolulu Forecast Office Yi-Leng Chen, PhDProfessor of Atmospheric SciencesSchool of Ocean and Earth SciencesUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa ABSTRACT The NWS Fire Weather Focal Point will
Climate controls of tropical cyclone size: rotation, Rossby waves, and climate change
Presented on November 1, 2023, by Daniel R. ChavasAssociate Professor of Atmospheric ScienceDepartment of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesPurdue University ABSTRACT Tropical cyclones cause widespread damage and loss of life globally each year. In a future warmer climate, tropical cyclones
The Meteorology of the Maui Firestorm
Presented on October 25, 2023, by Dr. Steven BusingerProfessor of Atmospheric SciencesSchool of Ocean and Earth SciencesUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa ABSTRACT This talk will present preliminary results regarding, i) the role of the large scale weather pattern – e.g.,