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
Oceanography, atmospheric sciences, more highly ranked for program excellence
The Department of Atmospheric Sciences ranked No. 10 in the U.S. and No. 13 in the world, the Department of Oceanography placed No. 7 in the U.S. and No. 17 in the world, and the School of Travel Industry Management
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.,
Resonance of the Global Atmosphere – from the Marquis de Laplace to the Hunga-Tonga Eruption
Presented on October 11, 2023, by Kevin Hamilton, Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric SciencesSchool of Ocean and Earth SciencesUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa Abstract A fundamental and long-standing issue in dynamical meteorology is how the global atmosphere resonates. Unlike many familiar
Hawai‘i‘s Weather Women
Despite its modest size, the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa (UH Mānoa) has earned both national and international acclaim for its research and is a part of the renowned School of Ocean and Earth
Storm threats spur first atmospheric sciences bachelor’s and master’s student
When Dennis Trotter was in middle and high school, classes were canceled multiple times due to the impending threat from hurricanes and tropical storms approaching the Hawaiian Islands. He took notice and after learning more about these storms, Trotter became
El Niño research earns Christina Karamperidou early career scientist award
Christina Karamperidou, SOEST associate professor of atmospheric sciences, was honored with an Early Career Scientist Award by the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). Read more here: https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/announce/awards/el-nino-research-earns-christina-karamperidou-early-career-scientist-award/
Climate change to produce more rainbows
Climate change will increase opportunities to see rainbows, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa. The study’s authors estimate that by 2100, the average land location on Earth will experience about