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
La Niña Came to Eden
Presented on February 16, 2022, by Dr. Michael McPhadenSenior ScientistNOAA/PMELSeattle, Washington Abstract: In 1929, Dr Friedrich Ritter and his mistress Dore Strauch left their spouses and the turmoil of post-World War I Germany for the remote, rugged and uninhabited volcanic
The Cloud-Top Features of Atmospheric Deep Convection
Presented on January 12, 2022, by Chian-Yi LiuProfessor and Associate Research FellowResearch Center for Environmental ChangesAcademia Sinica, Taiwan Abstract: Convective system plays an important role in the global climate including: hydrological cycle; radiative budget; and vertical energy transportation. It is
The simplicity of precipitation–dialogue between diagnostics and theoretical underpinnings
Presented on November 10, 2021, by Professor J. David NeelinDepartment of Atmospheric and Oceanic SciencesUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Abstract: Precipitation processes are notoriously complex, so it is not surprising that weather and climate models exhibit deficiencies in simulation
A New Time-dependent Theory of Tropical Cyclone Intensification
Presented on November 3, 2021, by Professor Yuqing WangDepartment of Atmospheric Sciences & International Pacific Research Center (IPRC)School of Ocean and Earth Science and TechnologyUniversity of Hawai’i at Mānoa Abstract: In this study, the boundary-layer tangential wind budget equation following
Evidence for increasing tropical cyclone activity in the North Atlantic region over the 20th century
Presented on October 27, 2021, by Professor Kerry A. EmanuelDepartment of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS)Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge Abstract: I will present new results from downscaling tropical cyclones from three different 20th century reanalyses, which use
Physical factors impacting convective storms and weather hazards
Presented by Dr. Jiwen FanLaboratory FellowPacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)Richland, Washington Abstract: Deep convective clouds play a crucial role in atmospheric circulation, energy, and water cycle of our climate system. The extreme form of such storms produces weather hazards such
The terrestrial biosphere contributes to current climate warming: an unexpected role resulting from anthropogenic perturbation
Presented by Dr. Hanqin TianSolon & Martha Dixon ProfessorDirector of International Center for Climate and Global Change ResearchSchool of Forestry and Wildfire SciencesAuburn University Abstract: The terrestrial biosphere can release or absorb the greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4)
Irreversible Response of the International Convergence Zone (ITCZ) to CO2 Forcing
Presented by Dr. Jong-Seong KugPohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)Pohang, South Korea Abstract: With the unprecedented rate of global warming in this century, whether or not human-made climate change is irreversible is the most critical question. Based on idealized