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The Dynamics of the Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation in Past, Present and Future Climate: Jet Streams, Storm Tracks, Stationary Waves, and Monsoons
The Dynamics of the Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation in Past, Present and Future Climate: Jet Streams, Storm Tracks, Stationary Waves, and Monsoons
Session ID#: 76201
Session Description:
Large-scale atmospheric circulation plays a key role in the global climate system. Understanding the fundamental dynamics of the large-scale circulation is essential for constraining regional climate projections under a changing climate. Furthermore, the dynamics of the atmospheric general circulation intimately interact with the energy and hydrological cycles, exerting profound impacts on extreme weather and climate events. Such interactions in both the tropics and extra-tropics occur on a wide range of spatial and temporal scales, which calls for a combination of conceptual understanding, hierarchical modeling, and observations.
We welcome contributions covering theory, idealized and comprehensive modeling, and novel diagnostic frameworks for observations and CMIP model outputs to improve our understanding of the large-scale atmospheric circulation and how it may respond to future climate change. Contributions including, but not limited to, the ITCZ, monsoons, jet streams, storm tracks, extreme weather events, blocking, stationary waves, and atmospheric rivers are highly encouraged.
Index Terms:
3305 Climate change and variability [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
3319 General circulation [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
3337 Global climate models [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
3373 Tropical dynamics [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
Primary Convener: Lei Wang, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States
Conveners: Simona Bordoni, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States, Gang Chen, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States and Isla Simpson, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States
Primary Liaison: Lei Wang, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States
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