Presented on September 20, 2023, byBin Wang, Professor Emeritus Department of Atmospheric SciencesSchool of Ocean and Earth SciencesUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa Abstract Five multi-year La Niña (ML) events have occurred since 1998, including two rare ‘triple’ La Nina. The clustered ML

Yi-Leng (Dave) Chen, ProfessorDepartment of Atmospheric SciencesSchool of Ocean and Earth SciencesUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa Abstract During the early summer rainy season over Taiwan, three types of low-level jets are observed, including a synoptic low-level jet (SLLJ) situated in

Yuqing WangDepartment of Atmospheric Sciences and International Pacific Research CenterSchool of Ocean and Earth SciencesUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa Abstract In this presentation, the relationship between the observed rapid eyewall contraction (in terms of the radius of maximum wind–RMW) and

Presented on May 3, 2023, by José Martínez-ClarosPostdoctoral scholarScripps Institution of OceanographyLa Jolla, CA Abstract Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are large-scale moisture transport systems in the atmosphere, commonly associated with an extratropical cyclone. Two key variables are used to characterize ARs

Presented on April 5, 2023, by Niklas SchneiderDirector, International Pacific Research CenterProfessor, Department of OceanographyUniversity of Hawai’i at Mānoa Abstract: The Gulf Stream Convergence Zone is a dipole of long-term averaged surface-wind divergence and convergence over the cold and warm

Presented on March 29, 2023, by Prof. Yuqing WangDepartment of Atmospheric SciencesInternational Pacific Research CenterSchool of Ocean and Earth Science and TechnologyUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa Abstract: In this presentation, some applications of the newly developed time-dependent theory of tropical

Presented on March 22, 2023, by Dr Nadya MoisseevaPost-Doctoral ResearcherAtmospheric Sciences DepartmentUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa Abstract: Volcanic activity and the associated vog (volcanic smog) emissions into the atmosphere often result in adverse air quality conditions and present a hazard

Presented on March 15, 2023, by Meiji HONDAProfessor, Faculty of ScienceNiigata University, Japan Abstract: We propose a new scheme based on geopotential height fields to detect cutoff lows starting in the preexisting trough stage. The intensity and scale derived from

Presented on March 8, 2023, by Prof. Yali LuoNanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyChinese Academy of Meteorological SciencesThe State Key Laboratory of Severe WeatherBeijing, China Abstract: Extreme precipitation is an issue of worldwide concern, but its microphysics remain elusive.Using