| Session Details | |
| Section | AS - Atmospheric Sciences |
| Session Title | Mesoscale Meteorology and Typhoon |
| Main Convener | Dr. Kevin Kei Wai Cheung (Macquarie University, Australia) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Chung-Chieh Wang (National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan) Dr. Yihong Duan (National Meteorological Centre, China) |
| Session Description | The session "Mesoscale Meteorology and Typhoon" focuses on mesoscale weather phenomena such as mesoscale convective systems (MCSs), squall lines, bow echoes, severe local storms, hail storms, rain and snow storms, rainbands, snowbands, clouds, tornadoes, fronts, low-level jets (LLJs), and local circulation. Many of these mesoscale systems are closely linked to the occurrences of heavy rainfall, flash floods, land slides, gust winds, and other severe weather phenomena, which cause loss in life and damages to properties. Another focus of this sesssion is on typhoon or in general tropical cyclone, one of the most powerful and destructive weather systems in the atmosphere. Improving our understanding in the physical processes associated with typhoons and mesoscale weather systems is thus vital to the reduction of impacts from their related hazards. This session invites both observational and numerical modeling studies on the development, evolution, structure, dynamics, and related extreme weather of mesocale weather systems and typhoons. Studies on their prediction are also welcomed. |